We already know that Silverlight 2 beta 2 will be released this weekend. I did not wait until last night. We finally waited early this morning.
Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008
The Microsoft Silverlight 2 SDK beta 2 documentation
Microsoft Silverlight 2 software development kit
Expression blend 2.5 June previewdeep zoom composer
In addition, many important control developers are also gradually introducing the Silverlight 2 control.
Componentone studio for Silverlight pre-release
Agdatagrid suite for silverlightagdatagrid is free of charge and has Source code But it cannot be downloaded yet. The controls produced by devexpress have been used before and are indeed very useful. Actually, I have used C1, and each of them has its own merits. I will try both in the future.
The following are some new features:
- UI framework:Beta 2 events des improvements in animation support, error handling and reporting, automation and accessibility support, keyboard input support, and general performance. This release also provides more compatibility between Silverlight and WPF.
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- Enhanced UI framework: Beta 2 has improved support for animation, error processing, reporting, automation and accessibility, keyboard input, and common performance. This version also provides better compatibility between Silverlight and WPF.
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- Rich controls:Beta 2 events des a new templating model called visual state manager that allows for easier Templating for controls. other features include the introduction of a tabcontrol, text wrapping and scrollbars for textbox. dataGrid additions include autosize, reorder, sort, performance increases and more. most controls are now in the runtime instead of packaged with the application.
- Rich controls: Beta 2 contains a new templated model called visual State Manager, which allows easier templated controls. It also contains some other controls and features, such as tabcontrol, textbox text lines, and scroll bar support. The DataGrid has added autosize, reorder, sort, and performance improvement. Many widgets are now added to the runtimeProgramInstead of packaging the application.
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- Networking support:Beta 2 events des improved cross domain support and security enhancements, upload support for WebClient, and duplex communications ("push" from server to Silverlight client ).
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- Network Support: Beta 2 includes enhanced cross-origin support and enhanced security. WebClient supports uploading and two-way students (as well as pushing data from the server to the Silverlight client)
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- Rich base class Library:Beta 2 supported des improved threading abilities, LINQ-to-JSON, ADO. NET data services support, better support for soap and other improvements to make networking and data handling easier.
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- Rich base class libraries: Beta 2 includes enhancements to thread functions, support for LINQ to JSON and ADO. NET data services, better support for soap, and other enhancements that make network and data processing easier.
- Deep ZOOM:Beta 2 introduces a new XML-based file format for deep zoom image tiles as well as a new multiscaletilesource that enables existing tile databases to utilize deep zoom. better, Event Driven notification for Zoom/PAN state is another improvement in Silverlight 2 beta 2.
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- Deep zoom provides better support: Beta 2 introduces the XML-based file format for deep zoom image blocks and a new multiscaletilesource object to convert the existing image block database to deep zoom. For better scaling, the event-driven reminder is that there is an enhancement in silvelight 2 beta 2.
