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Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

shawnoster — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:35:45 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience
Shortened the product name to just "Windows Phone Toolkit"
Moved to a pure NuGet or source distribution model

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

Installation
Given how popular and useful NuGet is along with the fact that it's included in Visual Studio 2012 the MSI-based installer for the toolkit has been deprecated in favor of installation via NuGet or compiling directly from source.

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP
Optionally you can download the source and compile the assembly yourself.

Samples
There is a full featured sample application that is checked in that shows the usage of all the Windows Phone Toolkit controls. It's highly recommended that you download the latest source and run the sample app to find examples of using the controls.

Released: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:35:45 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience
Shortened the product name to just "Windows Phone Toolkit"
Moved to a pure NuGet or source distribution model

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP
Optionally you can download the source and compile the assembly yourself.

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

shawnoster — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:28:13 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience
Shortened the product name to just "Windows Phone Toolkit"
Moved to a pure NuGet or source distribution model

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP
Optionally you can download the source and compile the assembly yourself.

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - Nov 2011 (7.1 SDK) (Nov 15, 2011)

shawnoster — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:41:31 GMT

What's new

ListPicker once again works in a ScrollViewer
LongListSelector bug fixes around OutOfRange exceptions, wrong ordering of items, grouping issues, and scrolling events. ItemTuple is now refactored to be the public type LongListSelectorItem to provide users better access to the values in selection changed handlers.
PerformanceProgressBar binding fix for IsIndeterminate (item 9767 and others)
There is no longer a GestureListener dependency with the ContextMenu, WrapPanel, and ListPicker
The GestureListener should be considered deprecated for all Windows Phone 7.1 SDK development. There is no direct replacement at this time, though the platform now supports events such as Tap right on visual elements.

Other changes

Updates the ExpanderView sample so that each individual item has its own tilt effect.
Fixes PhoneTextBox bugs 9342 and 9345
PhoneTextBox hides actionitem when empty
ListPicker can be in horizontally scrollable views.
ListPicker now only supports Tap for activation (before it supported any touch that began in bounds and stayed in bounds)
The LongListSelector's Background color now is used for the picker grid to enable better app/brand styling
LongListSelector state name correction
Comments added to clarify that ListPicker does not support UIElements directly by design since the framework only permits one instance of a UI Element in the tree at a time
ExpanderView visual glitch fixed (9525)
Additional null checks in ContextMenu visual state change methods
ListPicker SelectedItems is now settable
Small fixes to ToggleSwitch
A startup crash correction in the gesture listener.
The ExpanderView sample is documented better
LockablePivot's IsLocked property is now a dependency property
RelativeTimerConverter fixes a UTC bug and no longer throws on future dates
Fixes some reported issues with VB.NET samples
Fixed a ToggleSwitchButton reanimation issue.
Owner is a public property now on ContextMenu
Handle listpicker selected item with a null items
Fixes sample issues when building.
Fixes build warnings.

Released: Windows Phone Toolkit - Nov 2011 (7.1 SDK) (Nov 15, 2011)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:41:31 GMT

What's new

ListPicker once again works in a ScrollViewer
LongListSelector bug fixes around OutOfRange exceptions, wrong ordering of items, grouping issues, and scrolling events. ItemTuple is now refactored to be the public type LongListSelectorItem to provide users better access to the values in selection changed handlers.
PerformanceProgressBar binding fix for IsIndeterminate (item 9767 and others)
There is no longer a GestureListener dependency with the ContextMenu, WrapPanel, and ListPicker
The GestureListener should be considered deprecated for all Windows Phone 7.1 SDK development. There is no direct replacement at this time, though the platform now supports events such as Tap right on visual elements.

Other changes

Updates the ExpanderView sample so that each individual item has its own tilt effect.
Fixes PhoneTextBox bugs 9342 and 9345
PhoneTextBox hides actionitem when empty
ListPicker can be in horizontally scrollable views.
ListPicker now only supports Tap for activation (before it supported any touch that began in bounds and stayed in bounds)
The LongListSelector's Background color now is used for the picker grid to enable better app/brand styling
LongListSelector state name correction
Comments added to clarify that ListPicker does not support UIElements directly by design since the framework only permits one instance of a UI Element in the tree at a time
ExpanderView visual glitch fixed (9525)
Additional null checks in ContextMenu visual state change methods
ListPicker SelectedItems is now settable
Small fixes to ToggleSwitch
A startup crash correction in the gesture listener.
The ExpanderView sample is documented better
LockablePivot's IsLocked property is now a dependency property
RelativeTimerConverter fixes a UTC bug and no longer throws on future dates
Fixes some reported issues with VB.NET samples
Fixed a ToggleSwitchButton reanimation issue.
Owner is a public property now on ContextMenu
Handle listpicker selected item with a null items
Fixes sample issues when building.
Fixes build warnings.

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

shawnoster — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:40:59 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience
Shortened the product name to just "Windows Phone Toolkit"
Moved to a pure NuGet or source distribution model

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

Installation
Given how popular and useful NuGet is along with the fact that it's included in Visual Studio 2012 the MSI-based installer for the toolkit is being deprecated in favor of installation via NuGet or compiling directly from source.

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP
Optionally you can download the source and compile the assembly yourself.

Released: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:40:59 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience
Shortened the product name to just "Windows Phone Toolkit"
Moved to a pure NuGet or source distribution model

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP
Optionally you can download the source and compile the assembly yourself.

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

shawnoster — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:47:43 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

Installation
Starting with this release installation via NuGet or compiling directly from source are the only two installation methods supported, the MSI installer has been deprecated.

Install via NuGet

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP

Install via Source

Download the latest source
Open the solution and compile the assembly

Released: Windows Phone Toolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:47:43 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP

Install via Source

Download the latest source
Open the solution and compile the assembly

Updated Release: WPToolkit - September 2012 (Oct 09, 2012)

shawnoster — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:45:43 GMT

What's New

New control CustomMessageBox
New control Rating
New transition effects
Updated control templates to more closely match the 1st party experience

Bug Fixes

24 bugs fixed with this release.
Some great fixes for page transitions
Complete list of bugs fixed in this release

If you don't already have NuGet installed go to http://nuget.org and install the NuGet Visual Studio extension
Once NuGet is installed install the Windows Phone Toolkit package from http://nuget.org/packages/SilverlightToolkitWP

Install via Source

Download the latest source
Open the solution and compile the assembly

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - Nov 2011 (7.1 SDK) (Nov 15, 2011)

shawnoster — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:19:53 GMT

What's new

ListPicker once again works in a ScrollViewer
LongListSelector bug fixes around OutOfRange exceptions, wrong ordering of items, grouping issues, and scrolling events. ItemTuple is now refactored to be the public type LongListSelectorItem to provide users better access to the values in selection changed handlers.
PerformanceProgressBar binding fix for IsIndeterminate (item 9767 and others)
There is no longer a GestureListener dependency with the ContextMenu, WrapPanel, and ListPicker
The GestureListener should be considered deprecated for all Windows Phone 7.1 SDK development. There is no direct replacement at this time, though the platform now supports events such as Tap right on visual elements.

Other changes

Updates the ExpanderView sample so that each individual item has its own tilt effect.
Fixes PhoneTextBox bugs 9342 and 9345
PhoneTextBox hides actionitem when empty
ListPicker can be in horizontally scrollable views.
ListPicker now only supports Tap for activation (before it supported any touch that began in bounds and stayed in bounds)
The LongListSelector's Background color now is used for the picker grid to enable better app/brand styling
LongListSelector state name correction
Comments added to clarify that ListPicker does not support UIElements directly by design since the framework only permits one instance of a UI Element in the tree at a time
ExpanderView visual glitch fixed (9525)
Additional null checks in ContextMenu visual state change methods
ListPicker SelectedItems is now settable
Small fixes to ToggleSwitch
A startup crash correction in the gesture listener.
The ExpanderView sample is documented better
LockablePivot's IsLocked property is now a dependency property
RelativeTimerConverter fixes a UTC bug and no longer throws on future dates
Fixes some reported issues with VB.NET samples
Fixed a ToggleSwitchButton reanimation issue.
Owner is a public property now on ContextMenu
Handle listpicker selected item with a null items
Fixes sample issues when building.
Fixes build warnings.

Released: Windows Phone Toolkit - Nov 2011 (7.1 SDK) (Nov 15, 2011)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:19:53 GMT

What's new

ListPicker once again works in a ScrollViewer
LongListSelector bug fixes around OutOfRange exceptions, wrong ordering of items, grouping issues, and scrolling events. ItemTuple is now refactored to be the public type LongListSelectorItem to provide users better access to the values in selection changed handlers.
PerformanceProgressBar binding fix for IsIndeterminate (item 9767 and others)
There is no longer a GestureListener dependency with the ContextMenu, WrapPanel, and ListPicker
The GestureListener should be considered deprecated for all Windows Phone 7.1 SDK development. There is no direct replacement at this time, though the platform now supports events such as Tap right on visual elements.

Other changes

Updates the ExpanderView sample so that each individual item has its own tilt effect.
Fixes PhoneTextBox bugs 9342 and 9345
PhoneTextBox hides actionitem when empty
ListPicker can be in horizontally scrollable views.
ListPicker now only supports Tap for activation (before it supported any touch that began in bounds and stayed in bounds)
The LongListSelector's Background color now is used for the picker grid to enable better app/brand styling
LongListSelector state name correction
Comments added to clarify that ListPicker does not support UIElements directly by design since the framework only permits one instance of a UI Element in the tree at a time
ExpanderView visual glitch fixed (9525)
Additional null checks in ContextMenu visual state change methods
ListPicker SelectedItems is now settable
Small fixes to ToggleSwitch
A startup crash correction in the gesture listener.
The ExpanderView sample is documented better
LockablePivot's IsLocked property is now a dependency property
RelativeTimerConverter fixes a UTC bug and no longer throws on future dates
Fixes some reported issues with VB.NET samples
Fixed a ToggleSwitchButton reanimation issue.
Owner is a public property now on ContextMenu
Handle listpicker selected item with a null items
Fixes sample issues when building.
Fixes build warnings.

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit 2012.06

shawnoster — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:30:08 GMT

This release is coming soon!

What's new

Other changes

Updated Release: Windows Phone Toolkit - June 2012 (7.1 SDK)

shawnoster — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:26:23 GMT

This release is coming soon!

What's new

Other changes

Created Release: Silverlight 5 Toolkit Source - May 2012 (May 30, 2012)

andyriv — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:41:12 GMT

Source code for December 2011 Silverlight 5 Toolkit release.

Released: Silverlight 5 Toolkit Source - May 2012 (May 30, 2012)

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:41:12 GMT

Source code for December 2011 Silverlight 5 Toolkit release.

Updated Release: Silverlight 5 Toolkit - December 2011 (Dec 09, 2011)

jasonrshaver — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:53:42 GMT

Silverlight Toolkit December 2011 Overview

This is the 9th and newest release of the toolkit targeting the Silverlight 5. New to this release are some controls targeting Silverlight 5's new 3D features. For more information on these 3D extensions, please check out David Catuhe's blog entry on the topic.

If you have previously installed the Silverlight 5 September 2011 toolkit, please make sure to uninstall before installing the December 2011 toolkit.

Note: You must install XNA Studio in order to use the new Silverlight 3D templates. Otherwise the new templates will not show up.

Components in the Silverlight 5 Toolkit

The Silverlight Toolkit defines four Quality Bands that describe the stability and finish-level of each component. Below is a summary of where the components currently in the Silverlight Toolkit fall within the quality bands.

Components in the Mature/SDK Quality Band
- AutoCompleteBox
- Calendar
- ChildWindow
- DataGrid
- DataPager
- DatePicker
- GridSplitter
- HeaderedItemsControl
- TabControl
- TreeView

Components in the Stable Quality Band
- DockPanel
- Expander
- HeaderedContentControl
- Label
- NumericUpDown
- Viewbox
- WrapPanel

Components in the Preview Quality Band
- Accordion
- Charting
- ContextMenu
- DataForm
- DomainUpDown
- ImplicitStyleManager
- LayoutTransformer
- Rating
- TimePicker
- TimeUpDown
- 11 Themes

Components in the Experimental Quality Band
- GlobalCalendar
- TransitioningContentControl
- TreeMap
- Drag and Drop support for items controls
- BusyIndicator

Infrastructure and Development Tools in the Experimental Quality Band
- Visual Studio unit test project and item templates
- Silverlight Unit Test Framework and Visual Studio unit test metadata for Silverlight
- Silverlight test automation for automating unit test runs in the web browser
- DefaultStyleTask for large control library development

Released: Silverlight 5 Toolkit - December 2011 (Dec 09, 2011)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:53:42 GMT

Silverlight Toolkit December 2011 Overview

Components in the Silverlight 5 Toolkit

Components in the Mature/SDK Quality Band
- AutoCompleteBox
- Calendar
- ChildWindow
- DataGrid
- DataPager
- DatePicker
- GridSplitter
- HeaderedItemsControl
- TabControl
- TreeView

Components in the Stable Quality Band
- DockPanel
- Expander
- HeaderedContentControl
- Label
- NumericUpDown
- Viewbox
- WrapPanel

Components in the Preview Quality Band
- Accordion
- Charting
- ContextMenu
- DataForm
- DomainUpDown
- ImplicitStyleManager
- LayoutTransformer
- Rating
- TimePicker
- TimeUpDown
- 11 Themes

Components in the Experimental Quality Band
- GlobalCalendar
- TransitioningContentControl
- TreeMap
- Drag and Drop support for items controls
- BusyIndicator

Infrastructure and Development Tools in the Experimental Quality Band
- Visual Studio unit test project and item templates
- Silverlight Unit Test Framework and Visual Studio unit test metadata for Silverlight
- Silverlight test automation for automating unit test runs in the web browser
- DefaultStyleTask for large control library development

Updated Release: Silverlight 5 Toolkit - September 2011 (Oct 05, 2011)

jasonrshaver — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:37:51 GMT

Silverlight Toolkit September 2011 Overview

This is the 8th and newest release of the toolkit targeting the Silverlight 5 RC. New to this release are some controls targeting Silverlight 5's new 3D features. For more information on these 3D extensions, please check out *David Catuhe's blog entry on the topic*.

Note: You must install XNA Studio in order to use the new Silverlight 3D templates. Otherwise the new templates will not show up.

Components in the Silverlight 5 Toolkit

Components in the Mature/SDK Quality Band
- AutoCompleteBox
- Calendar
- ChildWindow
- DataGrid
- DataPager
- DatePicker
- GridSplitter
- HeaderedItemsControl
- TabControl
- TreeView

Components in the Stable Quality Band
- DockPanel
- Expander
- HeaderedContentControl
- Label
- NumericUpDown
- Viewbox
- WrapPanel

Components in the Preview Quality Band
- Accordion
- Charting
- ContextMenu
- DataForm
- DomainUpDown
- ImplicitStyleManager
- LayoutTransformer
- Rating
- TimePicker
- TimeUpDown
- 11 Themes

Components in the Experimental Quality Band
- GlobalCalendar
- TransitioningContentControl
- TreeMap
- Drag and Drop support for items controls
- BusyIndicator

Infrastructure and Development Tools in the Experimental Quality Band
- Visual Studio unit test project and item templates
- Silverlight Unit Test Framework and Visual Studio unit test metadata for Silverlight
- Silverlight test automation for automating unit test runs in the web browser
- DefaultStyleTask for large control library development

Released: Silverlight 5 Toolkit - September 2011 (Oct 05, 2011)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:37:51 GMT

Silverlight Toolkit September 2011 Overview

Components in the Silverlight 5 Toolkit

Components in the Mature/SDK Quality Band
- AutoCompleteBox
- Calendar
- ChildWindow
- DataGrid
- DataPager
- DatePicker
- GridSplitter
- HeaderedItemsControl
- TabControl
- TreeView

Components in the Stable Quality Band
- DockPanel
- Expander
- HeaderedContentControl
- Label
- NumericUpDown
- Viewbox
- WrapPanel

Components in the Preview Quality Band
- Accordion
- Charting
- ContextMenu
- DataForm
- DomainUpDown
- ImplicitStyleManager
- LayoutTransformer
- Rating
- TimePicker
- TimeUpDown
- 11 Themes

Components in the Experimental Quality Band
- GlobalCalendar
- TransitioningContentControl
- TreeMap
- Drag and Drop support for items controls
- BusyIndicator

Infrastructure and Development Tools in the Experimental Quality Band
- Visual Studio unit test project and item templates
- Silverlight Unit Test Framework and Visual Studio unit test metadata for Silverlight
- Silverlight test automation for automating unit test runs in the web browser
- DefaultStyleTask for large control library development