Registering a BackgroundTask is quite well explained here at MSDN. Here is simple example fired upon TimeTrigger and showing a Toast, the steps are (applies to both – RunTime and Silverlight apps): 1. BackgroungTask must be a Windows Runtime Componenet (no matter if your App is Runtime or Silverlight). To add a new one, right … Read more
You can create multiple ObservableCollections and then bind your ItemsSource to a CompositeCollection which joins those collections. Then in your XAML you can create different DataTemplates for the respective types using the DataType property which like styles gets automatically applied if it is placed in the resources. (You can also create the composite in XAML … Read more
Edit: After a long journey, me and Nasenbaer have found the following. The possible reasons for IIS to fail run an EXE are: Lack of permissions for IIS Users, such as the application pool user, or the Network service (in IIS6). x86 EXE running on x64 machine issues. Typical EXE failure issues such as missing … Read more
In fact, it’s working, but it lacks some documentation. After some troubles, here’s how to use it : reference ImageTools reference ImageTools.Controls reference ImageTools.IO.Gif Add namespace in xaml : xmlns:imagetools=”clr-namespace:ImageTools.Controls;assembly=ImageTools.Controls” And resources : <phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources> <imagetools:ImageConverter x:Key=”ImageConverter” /> </phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources> Then use the control with the converter : <imagetools:AnimatedImage Source=”{Binding ImageSource, Converter={StaticResource ImageConverter}}” /> Your ImageSource should … Read more
From what I understand you’re only guaranteed identical results provided that you’re dealing with the same instruction set and compiler, and that any processors you run on adhere strictly to the relevant standards (ie IEEE754). That said, unless you’re dealing with a particularly chaotic system any drift in calculation between runs isn’t likely to result … Read more
Is the tblPersoon implementing IEnumerable<T>? You may need to do it using: var query = (from p in tblPersoon.Cast<Person>() select p).Single(); This kind of error (Could not find an implementation of the query pattern) usually occurs when: You are missing LINQ namespace usage (using System.Linq) Type you are querying does not implement IEnumerable<T> Edit: Apart … Read more
What are you trying to do that requires you to databind to the ActualWidth property? This is a known issue with Silverlight, and there is no simple workaround. One thing that could be done is to set up the visual tree in such a way that you do not need to actually set the Width … Read more
I studied the Silverlight version of the Validation Error Template and created a WPF version of it which looks like this Added an animated GIF at the bottom of the post but after I finished it I noticed that it might be annoying because of the moving mouse in it. Let me know if I … Read more
Silverlight for WP7 does not support the syntax you’ve listed. Do the following instead: <TextBox TextChanged=”OnTextBoxTextChanged” Text=”{Binding MyText, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=Explicit}” /> UpdateSourceTrigger = Explicit is a smart bonus here. What is it? Explicit: Updates the binding source only when you call the UpdateSource method. It saves you one extra binding set when the user leaves … Read more
Seems to me like you want to create a property. public int MyProperty { get { return _myProperty; } set { _myProperty = value; if (_myProperty == 1) { // DO SOMETHING HERE } } } private int _myProperty; This allows you to run some code any time the property value changes. You could raise … Read more