Introduction to Control Templating in Silverlight
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Introduction to Control Templating in Silverlight

on Oct 26th 2010 with 2 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Expression Blend 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
This entry is part 9 of 15 in the Silverlight for Beginners Session
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One of Silverlight’s most powerful features is that the built-in controls have a look-and-feel that comes from a template. These templates can be replaced to provide completely different visuals onto a control which still behaves the same way. In this video we’ll use Expression Blend to replace the look and feel of a simple control, see how the control still functions correctly, then how we can set up the different visual states and transitions.

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Mike Taulty works in the Developer and Platform Group at Microsoft in the UK where he has spent the past few years helping developers understand and get the best from the Microsoft platform. Prior to this, Mike spent 3 years with Microsoft Consulting Services as a consultant on developer technologies. You can find more of a complete career history over on LinkedIn.  

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  1. Mohamed says:
    October 27, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    Thanks, but i think it is a good to move to adobe flash!

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