Rob Relyea - Xamlified

WPF Controls

• Emphess.Net: A MenuKiller Control - this article is a work in progress detailing how to build a new paradigm for menus...
• Filipe Fortes: BindableRun - I recently had to point this out to somebody inside of Microsoft.  Ever wanted to databind to a <Run />
• Righthand blogs: Developer Express steps into WPF (DXCharts for WPF)

WPF How To

• John Gossman: The Attached Behavior Pattern.  John describes using attached properties to add behavior via attached properties.  I believe this is a common pattern...I recently talked with an ISV who has ~100 attached properties that they have defined for use throughout their project.
• Douglas Day: Adding automatic updates to your program (codeproject).  This project shows an alternative to ClickOnce for updating your application.
• Steve Rodgers: Creating "Expression Blend" Scrollbars in WPF
• Josh Smith: Creating the Same Program in Windows Forms and WPF
• BrownBot: Handling application close from a user control in WPF
• NewThingsILearned: Pack URI Authority - Local Assembly = Executable
• Alkampfer's Place: Converting System.Windows.Input.Key to Char or String
• XClave: Extensionising Wpf (or Chris’ fun with Extension methods and Wpf)

WPF Tools

• WPF Designer in VS2008: WPF and how to move between graphics and XAML describes Shift-F7 as a way to jump between the WPF Designer and the XAML View.  F7 jumps to code behind.
• Josh Smith: List of Cider Improvements in SP1. We've been talking since Mix08 about what is coming in the "servicing release" for .Net 3.5.  These are the first public details about what is coming for WPF developers in VS2008 SP1.
• Blend/Design Blog: What would you like to see in the next versions of Blend and Design?  Lots of great feedback already in the comments.  Make sure the team gets your feedback!

WPF Frameworks

• Patterns and Practices Guidance: Caliburn - An MVP Framework for WPF Composite Applications

WPF Books

• Billy Hollis looks like he released his book WPF: A Scenario Based Approach
• Victor Gaduioso (Identity Mind) has released "Foundation Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight"

Silverlight

• Joe Blogs: The Spectrum of RIA.  I like Joe's 4 bullets...
• Wpf-Graphics.com: Just noticed that Paste2Xaml and ViewerSVG now support Silverlight. See posts in April 2008
• Silverlight.net Forums: XamlWriter for Silverlight
• Marlon Grech: Silverlight Attached Properties for WPF Developers  I need to follow up on this one...ideally Silverlight doesn't have this incompatibility with WPF.
• Deep Zoom Composer update - I love <MultiScaleImage /> in Silverlight 2. WPF doesn't have it yet, but it is very cool...
• John Gossman: Silverlight: the art of subsetting.  John is back to blogging...go check out what he is up to!

Scripting/DLR

• Jimmy Schementi: The story of Ruby and Python in Silverlight  Jimmy is a PM on the DLR team, he describes the journey of integration of the DLR and Silverlight...

Microsoft Office

• IStartedSomething: Search Commands now available from Office Labs.  I had heard about this powertoy to make it easier to find commands in Ribbon based office apps for a while, but never used it until now...