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A Simple Solution to Some Problems with Asynchrony in Silverlight

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9 Mar 2010CPOL15 min read 24.8K   128   25  
A small, extensible suite of classes that elegantly solve some common problems involving asynchrony and event handling that tend to occur when Silverlight and WCF are used together.
<Application xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
             x:Class="TaskManagerDemo.App"
             >
    <Application.Resources>
        <Style x:Key="CloseButton" TargetType="Button">
            <Setter Property="Width" Value="30" />
            <Setter Property="Height" Value="12" />
            <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left" />
            <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top" />
            <Setter Property="Template">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
                        <Border Width="22" Height="12" CornerRadius="0,0,3,3">
                            <TextBlock 
                                Foreground="WhiteSmoke" 
                                Text="r" 
                                FontSize="10" 
                                FontFamily="Webdings"
                                TextAlignment="Center"
                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
                            >
                            </TextBlock>
                            <Border.Background>
                                <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
                                    <GradientStop Color="#FFDB9F96" Offset="0"/>
                                    <GradientStop Color="#FFBE6D5F" Offset="0.499"/>
                                    <GradientStop Color="#FFA63A29" Offset="0.5"/>
                                    <GradientStop Color="#FFbE6E5A" Offset="1"/>
                                </LinearGradientBrush>
                            </Border.Background>
                        </Border>
                    </ControlTemplate>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

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Software Developer (Senior) Concur
United States United States
George Henry has worked as a software developer for more than 20 years. He is currently employed by Concur in Bellevue, Washington, USA.

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