Another of the new capabilities that Silverlight 4 brings to the platform is the ability to host HTML content inside a Silverlight control. This support isn't limited to static HTML content; the content can be interactive and can include script. It can Read More...

Quick: Can you spot the problem with these three lines of code? BitmapImage bi = new BitmapImage (); bi.SetSource(stream); TheImage.Source = bi; These statements create an image from a stream of PNG or JPG image bits and display the image by assigning Read More...

In my last blog post , I wrote about Silverlight 4 applications that run outside the browser with elevated permissions and their ability to leverage COM automation servers on the host PC. Another privilege that applications with elevated permissions—also Read More...

One of Silverlight 4's most compelling new features is support for out-of-browser applications with elevated permissions. An app running with elevated permissions can perform actions that a normal sandboxed application can not. For example, it can access Read More...

One of the exciting new features in the Silverlight 4 beta is a pair of properties added to the ButtonBase and Hyperlink classes named Command and CommandParameter. These properties represent the first real support in Silverlight for commanding, which Read More...