Silverlight Portal

General

Q #1: How do I do ANYTHING in Silverlight 2?
Q #2: How do I use Microsoft’s Javascript framework for Silverlight?
Q #3: How do I build a Silverlight application without Visual Studio?
Q #4: How do I handle Silverlight events in managed code?

Browser Integration

Q #1: How do I communicate to my Silverlight application from Javascript?
Q #2: How do I handle mouse events in Silverlight using only managed code? (left button, right button and scroll wheel)
Q #3: How do handle override Silverlight and handle left and right button clicks on my own?
Q #4: How can I force Silverlight to do my bidding and allow me to override the context menu in Fcirefox?
Q #5: How do use the scroll wheel in a ScrollViewer?
Q #6: How can I use a custom mouse cursor?
Q #7: How do I set browser cookies from Silverlight

Desktop Integration

Q #1: How do I use Silverlight Isolated Storage?
Q #2: How do I increase Silverlight’s Isolated Storage quota for my application?
Q #3: How do I create a standalone multi-platform Silverlight application?

Data Access

Q #1: How do I talk to a web-exposed SQL Server 2008 database?

Networking

Q #1: How do I communicate to other servers besides my original domain?

Deployment

Q #1: How do I customize the Silverlight installation expericne ?
Q #2: How do I customize the Silverlight installation expericne using ASP.NET?
Q #3: How do I dynamically load and display a Silverlight application using ASP.NET?

Graphics and Animation

Q #1: How do I dynamically load and display an image in Silverlight?

General

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Silverlight Hello World Posted on 06/18/2007 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
#2 Silverlight Application Framework Posted on 06/25/2007 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
#3 Building a Silverlight application with MSBuild Posted on 10/03/2007 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
#4 Silverlight event handling using C# Managed Code Posted on 08/10/2007 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor

Browser Integration

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Using JavaScript to Call Scriptable Managed Code in Silverlight Posted on 09/06/2007 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
#2 Mouse button and scroll wheel event handling using managed code (C#) Posted on 10/20/2008 at Die, Ajax! by David Miles
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
#3 How To Handle RightClick Mouse Event in Silverlight - Take 2 Posted on 05/28/2008 at DevCorner by Alex Golesh
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#4 RTLRightClickFix V2 for Silverlight 2 - Right Click Context Menu for Silverlight 2 Posted on 10/14/2007 at RTLogicSystems by Ken Dopierala Jr.
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#5 Improved Mouse Wheel Support for Silverlight 2 Beta 2 ScrollViewer Posted on 09/09/2008 at Adam J. Cooper.com - Enterprise Software Development in C# by Adam J. Cooper
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#6 How to Implement a Custom Mouse Cursor Posted on 08/18/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#7 How to Set Browser Cookies Posted on 07/15/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)

Desktop Integration

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Using Isolated Storage

Posted on 07/16/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#2 How to Increase your Isolated Storage Quota Posted on 07/17/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
#3 Stand alone multiplatform Silverlight application Posted on 05/02/2008 at Just Code by Tamir Khason
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)

Data Access

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Creating a data centric web app with DataGrid, LINQ, and WCF Web Service Posted on 09/11/2008 at The Code Project by Mike Dobbles
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • SQL Server 2008 (web accessible)

Networking

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Full Implementation of a Silverlight Policy Server Posted on 06/26/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • ASP.NET capable server

Deployment

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 Providing a great Silverlight deployment experience

Posted on 03/25/2008 at Method of Failed by Tim Heuer

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • Internet Explorer (for testing purposes)
#2 How to Customize the Silverlight Install Experience Posted on 09/10/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • The Silverlight 2 SDK (download)
  • Your favorite text editor
  • ASP.NET capable server
#3 How to Dynamically Load and Display Silverlight Applications Posted on 09/09/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow

  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)
  • ASP.NET capable server

Graphics and Animation

Q: Article Posted Requirements
#1 How to Dynamically Load and Display Images Posted on 06/06/2008 at Silverlight Tip of the Day by Mike Snow
  • A Silverlight compatible web browser (read more)
  • The Silverlight 2 Plug-in (download)
  • VS 2008 Standard/Pro or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (download)
  • Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 (download)