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  • Changing the cursor in WPF

    Expert Walt Ritscher discusses how in Windows Presentation Foundation you can set the mouse pointer for any element using the Cursor property.

  • Setting defaults for null values in WPF

    Dealing with null values in data sources can be tricky. Windows Presentation Foundation has built in support for binding to null data sources.

  • Using search engines effectively in Visual Studio 2010

    Visual Studio provides a number of handy search tools. The most obvious place to use search is in your source code but Microsoft has also made search available in other parts of the IDE like the To...

  • Tooltips in child elements

    A tooltip is a simple concept. You put a tooltip on a WPF control and whenever the mouse hovers over the control WPF launches the tooltip. This article explores some of these idiosyncrasies in WPF.

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    Dealing with null values in data sources can be tricky. Windows Presentation Foundation has built in support for binding to null data sources.  Tip

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  • Tooltips in child elements

    A tooltip is a simple concept. You put a tooltip on a WPF control and whenever the mouse hovers over the control WPF launches the tooltip. This article explores some of these idiosyncrasies in WPF.  Tip

  • Draw a bounding rectangle during selection

    The bounding rectangle's purpose is to provide feedback to the designer during the selection process. It's a convenient way to show what is currently selected before applying the next operation.  Tip

  • Using images in tooltips

    The tooltip came from an idea regarding how to show contextual help in the user interface and is now considered an essential part of a UX designer's tool bag.  Tip

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    In Windows, there is a native ColorDialog window. This dialog is not very friendly to WPF applications however. This tip shows how to force the dialog to give you the color in the correct WPF format.  Tip

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    Enlarging a shape in WPF is simple enough. But if you want to auto-expand to fill a space you need to do some work. Using a ViewBox makes the shape expand, but it expands everything including the stroke drawn around the outside of the shape. This tip...  Tip

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About Windows Presentation Foundation

.NET Framework rich client application development using Windows Presentation Foundation and third-party WPF tools.