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Introduction to Avalon (Windows Presentation Foundation)

This paper describes some important features related to this new technology that will change the way of thinking about graphics. AVALON is an engine that paints pixels on the screen. It's a tool that is used to generate graphics, animations, shapes, combining 2D with 3D very easy. This paper gives...

Tags: Introduction, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Graphics, Avalon, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-06-01

XML Data Binding Using Data Templates in XAML

Avalon provides a number of conveniences in terms of accessing and binding external data sources. This paper explains how one can bind and display XML data using a data template in XAML. For ease of demonstration, the XML is defined as a resource within the XAML document. This technique is...

Tags: XAML, XML-Data, Avalon

White papers 2005-12-10

XAML Layout Using the Panel Class

Avalon provides a number of options to achieve complex layouts. The framework supports an integrated set of components as part of a single, flexible layout model that has been optimized for content presentation. This paper describes how to use the DockPanel element to achieve standard layouts in XAML. While there...

Tags: XAML, Layout, Framework, Avalon

White papers 2005-12-10

'Avalon' Extended to Mac, Web Devices

In September 2005 Professional Developers Conference, a lot of the focus was on making the user experience within Windows better. Microsoft is aiming to extend that user experience within Windows across platforms and devices through "Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere," or WPF/E. Windows Presentation Foundation, formerly code-named "Avalon," is the new...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, Avalon, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2005-09-16

CSS: To hack or not to hack

In this week's Design and Usability Tactics newsletter, author Michael Meadhra explains why he avoids using hacks whenever possible. He also offers how to select a hack when there is no other way to achieve an acceptable result in today's major browsers.How do you deal with CSS hacks? What hacks...

Tags: CSS, hack, Newsletter Editor, programming, standard solution

Discussion threads 2004-11-09

Microsoft gives developers a glimpse of Avalon

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Avalon, John Montgomery, developer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows

Technical articles 2004-11-22

Get up to speed on Microsoft's coming attractions

Want to stay on top ofthe latest security updates? Automaticallysign up for our free IT Locksmith newsletter, delivered each Tuesday!All's quiet on the cyberterrorism front, but Microsoft'sLonghorn and other releases loom large on the horizon. Let's take a look.DetailsAs of my deadline, no big new vulnerabilities or patches hadcropped up...

Tags: Microsoft Indigo, John McCormick, Avalon, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Services

Technical articles 2005-03-21

Additional Resources

The Mists of Avalon - Part 1: A First Glimpse Through the Fog

This paper introduces "Avalon," the exciting new presentation layer of the upcoming Windows version codenamed Longhorn. The author will first point out what's so fundamentally new and advantageous about the way Avalon deals with graphics, and then show how to use XAMLPad, a tool that comes with the WinFX SDK,...

Tags: Jupitermedia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2005-07-25

Custom Controls in Avalon

Writing a custom control in Avalon is easy, right? Wrong. A person might be thinking right now that easiness is the essence of Avalon. And, he is right. The problem is that as software evolves, the person tries to build more and more complex things, while maintaining about the same...

Tags: Interscape Technologies Inc., Problem, Tools & Techniques, Management

White papers

Avalon (zip)

Welcome to the island of luxury. Scattered throughout the island of Avalon are enormous amounts of riches and you must collect them and place them in your treasure house. But it's not that simple! First you must find groups of similar gems and click to gather them. The bigger the...

Tags: Island

Software downloads 2008-02-08

Avalon (exe)

Welcome to the island of luxury. Scattered throughout the island of Avalon are enormous amounts of riches and you must collect them and place them in your treasure house. But it's not that simple. First you must find groups of similar gems and click to gather them. The bigger the...

Tags: Island

Software downloads 2006-09-20

Working With Brushes in XAML

Brushes are used to fill drawing objects such as a rectangle, ellipse, and path. The XAML and Avalon model has significant improvement over previous GDI and GDI+ drawing model. This paper covers basics of painting and various brush types and how to use them in XAML. Avalon and XAML work...

Tags: XAML

White papers 2005-06-08

Runes of Avalon - Path of Magic (exe)

Evelyne has beaten Morganna la Fay and now it's time to find way home. To find a way on the Path of Magic. A stunning puzzle-driven game with addictive game play. As, Evelyn the Protector of Avalon, you must make your way through Avalon with over 51 challenging levels, 6...

Tags: Evelyne, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-09-26

"Avalon" Application Types

In Vista world, application type selection is based of security requirement and deployment method but not on user interface requirements. By security and deployment point of view, there are two types of application in Avalon: Express application and Installed application. This paper describes various application types supported by Avalon sub-system...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

White papers 2005-08-19

Creating 2-D and 3-D Dynamic Animations in "Avalon"

This paper shows how to build an animated version of Task Manager using the 2-D animation infrastructure provided by Avalon, then moving into the world of 3-D, showing how to create a dynamically animated 3-D mesh. This paper shows how easy it is to create a graph in Avalon using...

Tags: 3D, 2D, Animation

White papers 2005-01-01

Special Holiday Episode II: Avalon Layout Basics

The presenter of this webcast explains the basics of writing custom layout code in Avalon. Most developers will be able to use the stock panels for layout, but for more adventurous types, this will give the basic building blocks.

Tags: Basics, Stock, Layout, Investment, Finance

Webcasts

Learn Navigation in "Avalon" - The Windows Presentation Foundation

In this paper the author discusses his foray into Avalon application development; this time he focuses on the "Navigational" nature of Avalon applications. WPF applications can be broadly classified into two types: Standalone Windows applications, Applications containing a series of pages. The latter type, where a user navigates among a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Jupitermedia Corp., Software Development, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

White papers 2005-08-18

Take Avalon to the Next Dimension to Achieve 3D Effects

The paper discusses XML Application Markup Language XAML; WinFX, the next generation of development APIs for Windows; Avalon, aka the Windows Presentation Foundation WPF, the collection of APIs and runtime technologies for user interfaces; Expression, the new tool for developing with XAML and WPF; Cider, the plug-in for handling XAML...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, API, Jupitermedia Corp., Microsoft Windows, XML, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development

White papers 2006-05-08

Avalon SQL Editor (zip)

Avalon SQL Editor is a platform-independent low-cost tool, designed for database developers. Currently, it supports: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, HSQLDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Firebird, and Derby. Supported features Database objects tables tree with their properties shown SQL Editor with syntax highlighting, code completion, word casing. Result Pane with export. Version...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Avalon Team, Avalon SQL Editor, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-14

Understanding XAML Controls

XAML Controls are basic building blocks of building user-interfaces in XAML and Avalon programming model. Unlike Windows Forms and ASP.NET, XAML and Avalon separates controls on based on their functionality and capabilities. This paper explains different types of controls in XAML. The paper gives a better idea about XAML controls....

Tags: XAML

White papers 2005-05-06