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thinking in wpf
ivan towlsonmindscape
model is everything
DateTime LastActive
string UserName
bool IsModerator
model
DateTime LastActive
string UserName
bool IsModerator
model
presenter
viewview interface
don’t repeat yourself
DateTime LastActive
string UserName
bool IsModerator
model
view
if i can’t data bind to it,it’s not my framework
with apologies to emma goldman
what is the work oflist boxes
in this framework?
with apologies to joel spolsky
what is the work ofcheck boxes
in this framework?
with apologies to joel spolsky
what is the work ofbuttons
in this framework?
with apologies to joel spolsky
what is the work ofcontrols
in this framework?
with apologies to joel spolsky
Behaviour
Behaviour
Content
Behaviour
Layout
Content
Stacked
Positioned
Tabular
None Selectablelist
Selectablelist
Text
Images
Composite with trigger
Selectablelist
Positioned
Images
today we would prefer not to havenaming of parts
about that of whichone cannot speak,one must be silent
with apologies to ludwig wittgenstein
how will clicky-ba know them?
with apologies to steve bell and the wolf of kabul
you can’t use an event there
you do not need a new control
except for a property grid, a tree list view and 11 others– you need those
timer is not missing
you can still sort list boxes
this is your brain on xaml
with apologies to talking heads
what is the value of adependency property?
it depends...
onthe default value
onthe value inherited from a parent
onthe value specified in a style
onthe value specified in a trigger
onthe value you put in there
onthe value of a data binding
onwhether the property is animated
onwhether the property is coerced
it depends
why is this text green?
and is this text green for the same reason?
why is this text green?
and is this text green for the same reason?
<TextBlock Foreground="{StaticResource QueryText}">
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Foreground="{Binding IsInCredit, Converter=...}">
</TextBlock>
how did i get here?
<DockPanel>
</DockPanel>
<TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">how did i get here?
where did this content come from?
where did this content come from?
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cupboards, not storyboards
building blocks
extensibility is like elvis:everywhere
accessing a property from codeis an admission of defeat
accessing a control from codeis an admission of defeat
string UserName
model
viewtextBox1.Text = member.UserName;
member.UserName = textBox1.Text;
textBox1.TextChanged += UpdateUserName;
string UserName
model
viewtextBox1.Text = member.UserName;
member.UserName = textBox1.Text;
textBox1.TextChanged += UpdateUserName;
code smellalert!
string UserName
model
view
DateTime LastActive
string UserName
bool IsModerator
model
view
building blocks
ConvertersSelectorsTriggersLookless
controls
StylesTemplatesBindings
Events / comman
ds
the littlest birdssing the prettiest songs
with apologies to the be good tanyas
