Re: Blend 2, 2.5 etc - WPF Discussion Boards

17-Sep-08 4:36

Either MyCustomButton is in an external reference which you need to add into your project and reference using the assembly syntax at the end or, if the button is in your project, it hasn't successfully built - and so, won't appear.

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Is animated masking possible in WPF?

azwethinkheiz17-Sep-08 0:48

azwethinkheiz

17-Sep-08 0:48

As the title above, is it possible to create an animated masking in WPF just like in adobe flash? Let's say I have a circle on the top layer as the mask and I have rectangle on second layer, I want to to make the circle grow from small to large and moving. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.

Re: Is animated masking possible in WPF?

Insincere Dave18-Sep-08 7:05

Insincere Dave

18-Sep-08 7:05

See Clip and OpacityMask. There is an example for silverlight at http://www.projectrosetta.com/ftsl/masking.aspx[^] which may be some help.

Re: Is animated masking possible in WPF?

azwethinkheiz18-Sep-08 22:30

azwethinkheiz

18-Sep-08 22:30

thanks dave, i found the link that you gave me very useful Smile | :)

MatrixAnimationUsingPath

rednaw15-Sep-08 11:10

rednaw

15-Sep-08 11:10

Hi
I´m trying to make an ellipse move along a path and there are some things I don´t get. What I don´t get is the positioning of the ellipse path. It moves along the path but not on the path. Actully it moves like an inch below. Why? They have the same pathgeo. Can anyone help me out?

I just have an ellipse and a path in my wpf app and the code looks like this.

private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
MatrixAnimationUsingPath anima = new MatrixAnimationUsingPath();
MatrixTransform xform = new MatrixTransform();
PathGeometry pathGeo = path1.Data.GetFlattenedPathGeometry();
e1.RenderTransform = xform;
anima.PathGeometry = pathGeo;
anima.BeginTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0);
xform.BeginAnimation(MatrixTransform.MatrixProperty, anima);
}

Rednaw

Blend 2, 2.5 etc

stevio15-Sep-08 3:50

stevio

15-Sep-08 3:50

I've just bought an upgrade to Blend 2, which I notice still doesn't appear to be able to target silverlight 2.

I see that the 2.5 preview does, but I can't seem to find any info on what the upgrade path (any costs and timescale) will be. Has anyone seen any details of what this will be?

Jared Bienz [MSFT]17-Sep-08 6:13

Jared Bienz [MSFT]

17-Sep-08 6:13

The Expression team has said that Blend will continue to rev as Silverlight revs. I'm not sure whether there will be a full studio update when Silverlight ships, but I would expect a more finalized release or service pack for Blend at that time.

You can view upgrade information here:
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Upgrade.aspx[^]

Service packs and minor releases are of course free. When Blend went from 1.0 to 2.0 the upgrade cost was $99. You can also buy a subscription for continuous updates.

Other ways to get Expression:

If you have an MSDN Pro license you have Expression Blend already.
If you have an MSDN Pro Premium license you have Expression Studio already.
If you are a college student you have access to Expression Studio through DreamSpark:

https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com[^]

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stevio17-Sep-08 7:09

stevio

17-Sep-08 7:09

Thanks Jared,

Could you just clarify, are you saying that silverlight 2.x will correspond to Blend 2.x, and therefore Silverlight 2 support will *likely* be added to Blend 2 as a (free) service pack -

Or - When Silverlight 2 is finally released, a new release of Blend 3 will fully support it, which is likely to be available at an upgrade cost?

Obviously it's all guesswork to a certain extent until it's announced, but intelligent guesses are usually better than my guesses Wink | ;)

Cheers,
Steve

Jared Bienz [MSFT]17-Sep-08 8:07

Jared Bienz [MSFT]

17-Sep-08 8:07

I just forwarded the question on to the Blend team for a more official answer. They said they don't have any annoucments to make about future versions or service packs at this time. However, they also went on to say they are committed to enabling existing Blend 2 customers to create Silverlight 2 content when it is released at no charge.

So, yes, there should be some sort of free update or add-on for existing Blend 2 users.

WPF: Access from a class to the Main-Form

stevio17-Sep-08 8:17

stevio

17-Sep-08 8:17

Many thanks for your help Jared

der_tankwart14-Sep-08 10:39

der_tankwart

14-Sep-08 10:39

Hello

How can i access to an Element of the Startup-Form from a other (WPF-)class??
My start is:

Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        Me.InitializeComponent()
 End Sub

Many thanks to all!

Peter

Re: WPF: Access from a class to the Main-Form

Pete O'Hanlon14-Sep-08 10:50

14-Sep-08 10:50

You can always use the StartupUri on the Application to find this. Here's an example, in C#:

MyControl control =((Window1)Application.Current.StartupUri).MyControl

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Configure WCF endpoints for Network and Internet

Kyon8614-Sep-08 3:55

Kyon86

14-Sep-08 3:55

Hi,
i was reading this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/WCFWPFChat.aspx[^]
article, and working with the application and its source code, as well as this one
http://www.ms.phy.hr/wcfchat/[^]
which it is somewhat based on.
I got my client/server to communicate with each other, but only if i run them on the same machine. I just don´t know how to configure the client and server when they are running on different machines in a network or over the internet. Every single example i found so far was about localhost. So I was hoping you could tell me how to set the endpoints(and the bindings) for Network and Internet on Client and server. An Example would be very helpful. Have a lot of thanks

Windows Media Player style buttons in WPF

M Harris13-Sep-08 22:13

M Harris

13-Sep-08 22:13

Hi All, i'm trying to replicate the Windows Media Player style buttons in WPF, however i cant quite get it right, specifically the glow on the bottom. I've searched google and MSDN however i cant find a guide or existing control anywhere.

I can replicate them with a airbrush and colour dodge in photoshop, with a overlay layer for the top gradient. The glow effect in WPF doesnt quite get the right look though. I'm also having a bit of trouble figuring out the orders (the highlight part) without moving a path around when an item is selected. See this image:
http://www.intelligentflight.net/mark/WMP-MenuBar.jpg
taken from WMP and blown up 200%.

The corners on the top are easy enough using a border and just adding a corner radius to the top left/right, the highlight i can do with a rectangle or path and about 60% opacity, however the blue glow at the bottom has me rather confused. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

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Barcode Tracking WPF 3D

Stevie13-Sep-08 1:11

Stevie

13-Sep-08 1:11

Hi,

some of you might have already seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CufEjqqZ7WU

Does anybody know if and where there's some code around?

Kind regards,
Stevie

Greetings,

Stephan Eberle
hawke@deltacity.org

chaiguy133713-Sep-08 7:44

13-Sep-08 7:44

That's really neat--but no, I don't sorry.

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Pete O'Hanlon13-Sep-08 10:23

13-Sep-08 10:23

Just to let you know - I'm most of the way through the auto commenting power toy. It's working pretty neatly right now - although I still haven't figured out the whole commenting attributes bit yet. Boy am I having fun.

The next bit is to work on the auto-uncommenting. Big Grin | :-D

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chaiguy133713-Sep-08 10:26

13-Sep-08 10:26

Awesome! Can't wait to see what you've come up with. It'll sure be nice to comment XAML with some authority!

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
The next bit is to work on the auto-uncommenting.

That would be nice, too. Smile | :)

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Pete O'Hanlon13-Sep-08 10:30

13-Sep-08 10:30

I'm wishing that I'd done it sooner - it's already proving to be a time saver.

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chaiguy133713-Sep-08 10:42

13-Sep-08 10:42

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Pete O'Hanlon14-Sep-08 10:52

14-Sep-08 10:52

Well - I've uploaded the source for MoXAMLPowerToys to my blog here[^]. Please feel free to download it and have a look (and be my unofficial beta-tester Big Grin | :-D

). I'd love to know what you think.

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chaiguy133714-Sep-08 14:18

14-Sep-08 14:18

Hey Pete. I'm away from my comp for a couple days, but will definitely check that out when I get home (probably Tuesday)!

Looking forward to trying it out. Smile | :)

Logan

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Pete O'Hanlon17-Sep-08 8:28

17-Sep-08 8:28

Logan - I've updated the code for MoXAMLPowerToys. I hope you like it - the code is significantly reengineered, and it should be easier for me to add new features now.

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