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Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit - August 2011 (7.1 SDK) Released

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Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit - August 2011 (7.1 SDK) Released
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Microsoft released the new stable version of "Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit (SDK 7.1)" at Codeplex. This is the first stable build after the February 2011 release. This release features several new controls and fixes to the existing controls.

In this post, find the new controls that have been added to this release. Also find the setup link and URLs to the release notes.

What's New in the August 2011 Release?

In this release, the Windows Phone 7 Toolkit team added the following new controls to the library:

  • PhoneTextBox
  • DateTimePickers
  • LockablePivots
  • MultiSelectList
  • LongListSelector
  • HubTitle
  • ExpanderView
  • HeaderedItemsControl

They also updated several existing controls which improves performance and several bug fixes. Till now, the following controls are present in the Toolkit: AutoCompleteBox, ContextMenu, DatePicker, DateTimeConverters, DatePicker, ExpanderView, GestureService/GestureListener, HeaderedItemsControl, HubTile, ListPicker, LocalizedResources, LockablePivot, LongListSelector, MultiselectList, Page Transitions, PerformanceProgressBar, PhoneTextBox, TiltEffect, TimePicker, ToggleSwitch, WrapPanel.

Download WP7 Toolkit - August 2011

You can download the Toolkit from the Codeplex site. Here are the links:

You can find the release notes and complete list of updated controls at Windows Phone Toolkit - August 2011 (7.1 SDK). Also visit the post "The Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit is now available for ‘Mango’ application development" by Jeff Wilcox at The Windows Phone Developer Blog.

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About the Author

_ Kunal Chowdhury _

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Kunal Chowdhury is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Silverlight Technology, a Codeproject MVP & Mentor, DZone MVB (Most Valuable Blogger), Speaker in various Microsoft events, Author, passionate Blogger and a Software Engineer by profession.
 
He is currently working as a Software Engineer II in an MNC located at Pune, India. He has a very good skill over XAML, C#, Silverlight and WPF. He has a good working experience in Windows 7 application (including Multi-touch) development too.
 
He posts his findings in his technical blog. He also writes for SilverlightShow and Codeproject portal. Many of his articles were highlighted as "Article of the Day" in Microsoft sites.
 
He also has another website called Silverlight-Zone.com where he posts article links on Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and XNA accumulated from various web sites to help the community grow on specified technologies.
 
You can reach him in his Blog : http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com
He is also available in Twitter : http://twitter.com/kunal2383

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