WPF
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Is fun. I have only really been working with it for about four days, and yet I already have a very good grasp on how it works. The issue I posted about eariler (related to disabled commands not having grayed out images) was easy to resolve with the class linked to in that post, and I have created a style to bind that class' (classes? class's?) IsFullColor dependency property to the IsEnabled property on the parent UIElement. It works, and is rather simple. I usually just type out the XAML by hand, as the designer is sort of finicky to get working the way you want it to. Other than that, WPF is quite easy, once you wrap your head around the various concepts, which may take a while.
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My weapon of Choice for windows apps, though not normally being a forms developer, I didn't get the whole who moved my cheese experience. It looks like Metro apps are pretty similar, pity no-one is using windows 8.
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Is fun. I have only really been working with it for about four days, and yet I already have a very good grasp on how it works. The issue I posted about eariler (related to disabled commands not having grayed out images) was easy to resolve with the class linked to in that post, and I have created a style to bind that class' (classes? class's?) IsFullColor dependency property to the IsEnabled property on the parent UIElement. It works, and is rather simple. I usually just type out the XAML by hand, as the designer is sort of finicky to get working the way you want it to. Other than that, WPF is quite easy, once you wrap your head around the various concepts, which may take a while.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
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Long live Windows 8 XAML?
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Long live Windows 8 XAML?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Windows 8 XAML/WinRT only for Windows Store Apps running full screen with the Metro interface? That's how I understood it and if so, then it doesn't really replace anything since Windows Store Apps are a pretty narrow set. It doesn't seem to provide anything for desktop apps so I would think the prior tools would still be just as applicable.
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it doesn't matter, if you understand xaml, you can re-use your knowledge in Silverlight, WinPhone or Win8. I like xaml much more than WinForms or something like MFC.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Windows 8 XAML/WinRT only for Windows Store Apps running full screen with the Metro interface? That's how I understood it and if so, then it doesn't really replace anything since Windows Store Apps are a pretty narrow set. It doesn't seem to provide anything for desktop apps so I would think the prior tools would still be just as applicable.
Dave Calkins wrote:
isn't Windows 8 XAML/WinRT only for Windows Store Apps running full screen with the Metro interface?
Well, you can still use WPF on the Windows 8 desktop. And then there's ModernMix. Note: I haven't actually used WinRT or ModernMix.
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And what, may I ask, do you consider the 'replacement' for WPF? That person, and consequently you, seem to be complete ID-TEN-Ts. WPF is NOT dead. Anyone who says that needs to be taken out of the development community and put on a one-way trip to some other galaxy. And I don't care if this offends you, as I am sick and tired of hearing these complete nutcases declare 'X is dead' whenever a new technology comes out. So there. That is final/const/immutable/etc. Vote this abusive. I don't care. I just hate the people who say and do things like this, and the ones who believe those lies.
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Dave Calkins wrote:
isn't Windows 8 XAML/WinRT only for Windows Store Apps running full screen with the Metro interface?
Well, you can still use WPF on the Windows 8 desktop. And then there's ModernMix. Note: I haven't actually used WinRT or ModernMix.
modern mix does look interesting. Just saying, from MS perspective, WinRT doesn't really replace anything since it only applies to store apps. Rather than providing a new way of creating UIs (WinRT) they just add a new way of creating UIs specifically for store apps. Doesn't seem to have any affect at all for desktop apps. I've done some reading on WinRT and it seems to be nice from a tech perspective, then you realize it only applies to store apps though. But yes, with an addon like modern mix that changes things a bit. Still, for desktop UI development, I'm not sure WinRT is even an option unless you can rely on your users having the addon installed?
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And what, may I ask, do you consider the 'replacement' for WPF? That person, and consequently you, seem to be complete ID-TEN-Ts. WPF is NOT dead. Anyone who says that needs to be taken out of the development community and put on a one-way trip to some other galaxy. And I don't care if this offends you, as I am sick and tired of hearing these complete nutcases declare 'X is dead' whenever a new technology comes out. So there. That is final/const/immutable/etc. Vote this abusive. I don't care. I just hate the people who say and do things like this, and the ones who believe those lies.
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I think you're right that its not dead primarily because WinRT/Metro doesn't REPLACE anything it seems to merely ADD a new way of doing things, but ONLY for Windows store apps which are a pretty narrow field. WinRT doesn't appear to provide anything for desktop apps and so doesn't make any prior tech "dead".
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modern mix does look interesting. Just saying, from MS perspective, WinRT doesn't really replace anything since it only applies to store apps. Rather than providing a new way of creating UIs (WinRT) they just add a new way of creating UIs specifically for store apps. Doesn't seem to have any affect at all for desktop apps. I've done some reading on WinRT and it seems to be nice from a tech perspective, then you realize it only applies to store apps though. But yes, with an addon like modern mix that changes things a bit. Still, for desktop UI development, I'm not sure WinRT is even an option unless you can rely on your users having the addon installed?
Sounds like an accurate assessment.
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And what, may I ask, do you consider the 'replacement' for WPF? That person, and consequently you, seem to be complete ID-TEN-Ts. WPF is NOT dead. Anyone who says that needs to be taken out of the development community and put on a one-way trip to some other galaxy. And I don't care if this offends you, as I am sick and tired of hearing these complete nutcases declare 'X is dead' whenever a new technology comes out. So there. That is final/const/immutable/etc. Vote this abusive. I don't care. I just hate the people who say and do things like this, and the ones who believe those lies.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
And what, may I ask, do you consider the 'replacement' for WPF?
Nothing, and that's the catch-22.
Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
WPF is NOT dead. Anyone who says that needs to be taken out of the development community and put on a one-way trip to some other galaxy.
Where do I get the ticket? Because WPF is dead, just like Silverlight, like it or not.
Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
And I don't care if this offends you
I am wiping the tears as I am typing this :((
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it doesn't matter, if you understand xaml, you can re-use your knowledge in Silverlight, WinPhone or Win8. I like xaml much more than WinForms or something like MFC.
Irina Pykhova wrote:
if you understand xaml, you can re-use your knowledge in Silverlight
Also dead.
Irina Pykhova wrote:
WinPhone or Win8.
These are pretty risky bets, but they may pay off.
Irina Pykhova wrote:
I like xaml much more than WinForms or something like MFC
Or CSS, for that matter. XAML is great for the UI layout, I agree. Just not sure if there is any future in it.
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My weapon of Choice for windows apps, though not normally being a forms developer, I didn't get the whole who moved my cheese experience. It looks like Metro apps are pretty similar, pity no-one is using windows 8.
“Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed”
“One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated”Sir Thomas More (1478 – 1535)
*Cough* *ahem*. Watch this space.
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Gosh, that's news to me. Perhaps that futures talk I'm soon going to is a complete waste of time then. Scott has his own agenda. He was hurt pretty badly by the whole experience, and it pays to take what he says with a pinch of salt.
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Gosh, that's news to me. Perhaps that futures talk I'm soon going to is a complete waste of time then. Scott has his own agenda. He was hurt pretty badly by the whole experience, and it pays to take what he says with a pinch of salt.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierAfter reading some of his other posts, I am wondering if he is trying to cause Microsoft to go under. As it sure seems like he is. And if he is, he needs to see Psychologist, as he likely has something wrong with his mind. If he even has one.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
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After reading some of his other posts, I am wondering if he is trying to cause Microsoft to go under. As it sure seems like he is. And if he is, he needs to see Psychologist, as he likely has something wrong with his mind. If he even has one.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
As I said. He has an agenda.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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Is fun. I have only really been working with it for about four days, and yet I already have a very good grasp on how it works. The issue I posted about eariler (related to disabled commands not having grayed out images) was easy to resolve with the class linked to in that post, and I have created a style to bind that class' (classes? class's?) IsFullColor dependency property to the IsEnabled property on the parent UIElement. It works, and is rather simple. I usually just type out the XAML by hand, as the designer is sort of finicky to get working the way you want it to. Other than that, WPF is quite easy, once you wrap your head around the various concepts, which may take a while.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
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As I said. He has an agenda.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
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Irina Pykhova wrote:
if you understand xaml, you can re-use your knowledge in Silverlight
Also dead.
Irina Pykhova wrote:
WinPhone or Win8.
These are pretty risky bets, but they may pay off.
Irina Pykhova wrote:
I like xaml much more than WinForms or something like MFC
Or CSS, for that matter. XAML is great for the UI layout, I agree. Just not sure if there is any future in it.
why not, do you have anything better? Html 5? No, thanks How something might die before there is some replacement? IMHO, it's not dead, it's just thinking where to grow
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Is fun. I have only really been working with it for about four days, and yet I already have a very good grasp on how it works. The issue I posted about eariler (related to disabled commands not having grayed out images) was easy to resolve with the class linked to in that post, and I have created a style to bind that class' (classes? class's?) IsFullColor dependency property to the IsEnabled property on the parent UIElement. It works, and is rather simple. I usually just type out the XAML by hand, as the designer is sort of finicky to get working the way you want it to. Other than that, WPF is quite easy, once you wrap your head around the various concepts, which may take a while.
Gryphons Are Awesome! Gryphons Are Awesome!
Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
the designer is sort of finickyan elephanting abortion
FTFY
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