The Problem If you have used the Infragistics xamDialogWindow control in your WPF or Silverlight application, I can probably guess your biggest complaint with the control. I know what mine is! Currently, the XamDialogWindow has to be part of the visual tree in order for you to use it in your View. What do I … Continued
The XamRichTextEditor CTP is Now Available for Download!
I am very excited to announce the immediate availability of the newest member of the Infragistics NetAdvantage for WPF and Silverlight control suites, the xamRichTextEditor. What is the xamRichTextEditor? The xamRichTextEditor is a highly customizable cross-platform WPF and Silverlight control that allows you to edit rich text documents. Think of it as a version of … Continued
Adding Keyboard Shortcut Support to the WPF XamOutlookBar
I recently received a question regarding support for keyboard shortcuts for changing groups in the Infragistics WPF xamOutlookBar. If you are a user of Microsoft Outlook, you may have noticed that you can navigate to the different outlook groups using simple keyboard shortcuts. For example, you can press CRTL+2 to navigate to the Calendar group, … Continued
FT. Wayne .NET User Group Follow Up
Well, it has been exactly one week since I presented at the Ft. Wayne .NET User Group in Ft. Wayne Indiana. Why did it take me so long to write my follow up post? What can I say, I’m a busy guy. What matters is that I have time now. So here it goes. I … Continued
Another look at the Planar Helium 27” Touch Display–Final Grade B+
It has been four months since my last review of the Planar Helium 27” Touch Display. If you read my initial review, the display didn’t fare so well in my brightly lit home office. In fact, my final grade was an F, which may have been a little harsh, but that was my feeling at … Continued
Come see me at DevIntersection and hangout at the Infragistics Geek Nostalgia Room
Are you going to DevIntersection? If you are, then you need to stop by and see me at the Infragistics booth. Come check out our collection of mind blowing controls for every platform from web, to XAML, to iOS and Android. No matter what your platform, we have controls to make your application sing that … Continued
My I-90 User Group Tour (Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse) Follow up
What an awesome week! If you have been following me on twitter, then you know that I was on my I-90 User Group Tour last week. I spoke at three user groups, in three days. Unlike my BAM! User Group Tour that took me on nine airplanes, this tour only had me on four. I … Continued
Boise Code Camp 2013 Recap
Last Saturday, we had the 7th annual Boise Code Camp which was held at Boise State University. With over 60 sessions, 54 speakers from 5 different states, over 400 attendees, and 10.5 hours of community, this was one hell of an event. It all started on Friday March 15th at the Fuddruckers in Boise … Continued
XamDockManager–An Updated Prism Region Adapter
Last September, I wrote what has become a very popular Prism region adapter for the Infragistics XamDockManager control. As pointed out in the post, this original XamDockManager Prism region adapter didn’t support all scenarios. Frankly, it’s difficult to write a custom region adapter without knowing every usage of the control. After receiving tons of requests … Continued
On the Road Again! The I-90 User Group Tour (Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse)
I’m on the road again for my second user group tour of 2013. This time I am headed to the great state of New York. I am calling it the I-90 Tour, mainly because all the groups I will be speaking at are located along the I-90 New York State Thruway. On March 26 I … Continued