MVVM made easy with Calcium - Part 1

Katka Vaughan

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Learn how to create a simple MVVM pattern based application using the Calcium SDK.

calciumsample.zip
- CalciumSample
  - Libraries
    - Calcium
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.DiagramDesigner.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.Modules.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.TextEditor.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.Themes.BureauBlue.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Calcium.UserAffinity.dll
      - DanielVaughan.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Logging.dll
      - DanielVaughan.Logging.Log4NetLogStrategy.dll
      - log4net.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Composite.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder2.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
      - Microsoft.Practices.Unity.StaticFactory.dll
      - WPFToolkit.dll
  - Source
    - CalciumSample
      - _ReSharper.CalciumSample
        
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        Resources
        
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      - CalciumSample.5.0.ReSharper.user
      - CalciumSample.ImageDesigner
        
        AboutBox.xaml
        
        AboutBox.xaml.cs
        
        bin
        
        Debug
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.dll
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.dll
        
        log4net.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder2.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.StaticFactory.dll
        
        Release
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.csproj
        
        CustomMenuItems.xaml
        
        CustomMenuItems.xaml.cs
        
        Icons
        
        zoomIn.png
        
        zoomOut.png
        
        ImageDesignerMenu.xaml
        
        ImageDesignerMenu.xaml.cs
        
        ImageDesignerModule.cs
        
        ImageDesignerToolBar.xaml
        
        ImageDesignerToolBar.xaml.cs
        
        ImageDesignerView.xaml
        
        ImageDesignerView.xaml.cs
        
        ImageDesignerViewModel.cs
        
        ImageListView.xaml
        
        ImageListView.xaml.cs
        
        ImageListViewModel.cs
        
        ImageSelectorView.xaml
        
        ImageSelectorView.xaml.cs
        
        ImageSelectorViewModel.cs
        
        MetadataGeneration.cs
        
        MetadataGeneration.tt
        
        obj
        
        Debug
        
        AboutBox.baml
        
        AboutBox.g.cs
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.dll
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.g.resources
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.pdb
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner_MarkupCompile.cache
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner_MarkupCompile.lref
        
        CustomMenuItems.baml
        
        CustomMenuItems.g.cs
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferences.cache
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferencesInput.cache
        
        GeneratedInternalTypeHelper.g.cs
        
        ImageDesignerMenu.baml
        
        ImageDesignerMenu.g.cs
        
        ImageDesignerToolBar.baml
        
        ImageDesignerToolBar.g.cs
        
        ImageDesignerView.baml
        
        ImageDesignerView.g.cs
        
        ImageListView.baml
        
        ImageListView.g.cs
        
        ImageSelectorView.baml
        
        ImageSelectorView.g.cs
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        MetadataGeneration.cs.dll
        
        Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
      - CalciumSample.sln
      - CalciumSample.suo
      - CalciumSample
        
        AboutBox.xaml
        
        AboutBox.xaml.cs
        
        App.config
        
        app.manifest
        
        App.xaml
        
        App.xaml.cs
        
        bin
        
        Debug
        
        CalciumSample.application
        
        CalciumSample.exe
        
        CalciumSample.exe.config
        
        CalciumSample.exe.manifest
        
        CalciumSample.ImageDesigner.dll
        
        CalciumSample.pdb
        
        CalciumSample.vshost.application
        
        CalciumSample.vshost.exe
        
        CalciumSample.vshost.exe.config
        
        CalciumSample.vshost.exe.manifest
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.xml
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.TextEditor.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.TextEditor.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Themes.BureauBlue.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.Themes.BureauBlue.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Calcium.xml
        
        DanielVaughan.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.Log4NetLogStrategy.dll
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.Log4NetLogStrategy.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.Log4NetLogStrategy.xml
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.Logging.xml
        
        DanielVaughan.pdb
        
        DanielVaughan.xml
        
        Log4Net.config
        
        log4net.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Composite.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder2.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder2.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.StaticFactory.dll
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.StaticFactory.xml
        
        Microsoft.Practices.Unity.xml
        
        WPFToolkit.dll
        
        Release
        
        Calcium.ico
        
        CalciumSample.csproj
        
        CalciumSample.csproj.user
        
        Client.Launcher_TemporaryKey.pfx
        
        Icons
        
        icon.ico
        
        save.png
        
        saveAll.png
        
        Log4Net.config
        
        MetadataGeneration.tt
        
        MetadataGeneration1.cs
        
        obj
        
        Debug
        
        AboutBox.baml
        
        AboutBox.g.cs
        
        App.baml
        
        App.g.cs
        
        CalciumSample.application
        
        CalciumSample.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        CalciumSample.exe
        
        CalciumSample.exe.manifest
        
        CalciumSample.g.resources
        
        CalciumSample.pdb
        
        CalciumSample_MarkupCompile.cache
        
        CalciumSample_MarkupCompile.lref
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferences.cache
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferencesInput.cache
        
        Refactor
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        MetadataGeneration1.cs.dll
        
        Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
        
        Service References
        
        splash.gif

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C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\DanielVaughan.Calcium.Client.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\DanielVaughan.Calcium.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\DanielVaughan.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.Composite.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
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C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder2.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\DanielVaughan.Logging.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.dll
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
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C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\obj\Debug\ImageDesignerToolBar.g.cs
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\obj\Debug\ImageDesignerView.g.cs
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\obj\Debug\ImageListView.g.cs
C:\Development\CalciumSample\CalciumSample.ImageDesigner\obj\Debug\ImageSelectorView.g.cs
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Written By

Katka Vaughan

Product Manager Outcoder

United States

Katka has several years of experience working in software development in the areas of market research and e-commerce. She has wide ranging experience in developing Java, ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net, WPF, Silverlight, and Windows Phone applications.

Company: Outcoder.com
Group: XAML Experts
Proud co-creator of: Surfy browser, Airlock Browser

MVVM made easy with Calcium - Part 1

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