WPF

Learn how to build a light version RSS reader using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Understand how to have a simple user controls with themes that match the standard controls. The themes supported in the sample are generic, luna (all types) and royale.For re-usability, these are packaged in a library.

Learn how to apply 2D transformations of Windows Presentation Foundation elements.

Learn how to bind, custom sort and more with the ObservableCollection in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications are often classified as applications that are resource hungry, and yes they are. However, you can still improve their performance to a greater extent by following few techniques that we'll examine in this tutorial.

WPF lets us discover the rich typographic features available in both the OpenType Fonts. In particular it leverages the ClearType font rendering capabilities which use sub-pixel spacing and anti-aliasing features. Read along to learn a few techniques in WPF that will help you do typography text manipulations.

Part three of a series that illustrates using WCF to communicate between a Windows service and client application.

Part one of a series that illustrates using WCF to communicate between a Windows service and client application.

Part two of a series that illustrates using WCF to communicate between a Windows service and client application.

Learn to use WPF animations to create complex screen transitions with ease.

Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF, a graphical system used for rendering rich user interfaces, has redefined it's UI Elements. WPF now brings together all of the elements of application services including, user interfaces, 2D & 3D drawing, fixed & adaptive documents, advanced typography, graphics and more.

In this new installment, you'll discover how to write an even more robust version of a debugger visualizer using WIndows Presentation Foundation (WPF). You'll learn how to visualize additional data types as well as how to change the value of variables.

There are lots of good examples of creating a debugger visualizer for Visual Studio, but one thing that this is common is that all of them are written using Windows form. It is, however, possible to make a debugger visualizer in WPF, and thus display data in a much more sophisticated way using modern technology.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 RTM is now here and developers are excited about its many new features. Even the venerable code editor has got its share of new features. These additions can make a big difference in how developers write and navigate code. Read on to learn how they work!

Explore the Managed Extensibility Framework and create a demo app using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Learn to extend the XamDataGrid from Infragistics using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Learn how to skin a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application in Expression Blend.

Learn how to enable resizing of a custom window in WPF using VB.NET code.

This article will discuss improving the user experience of the WPF XamDataGrid control by adding the missing functionality - Manage Columns.

Learn about the Microsoft Automatic Graph Layout using a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) sample application.

Create a standalone autocomplete library that can be clubbed into any Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application and used with minimal efforts.

Learn how to carry out a RotateTransform on an object in a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application, created in Expression Blend using VB.NET code.

A look at the top 10 features of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) which inspire many Microsoft application developers to opt for it.

Paul takes a look at WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) to see how it might bridge the gap between Web development and Windows development.

This article explains how one can use WPF and Windows Forms windows from native code as modal windows, and what are the problems that can arise and what are the solutions.