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14 replies. Latest Post by binishprab on July 2, 2008.
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binishprab
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06-28-2008 12:24 PM |
Hey......
we are in deciding face..to goin with silverlight /flex etc......still pretty unsure....any suggestions on this ?..still silverlight is evovling...how feasilble it would be to choose this ?? thks in adv!
tanmoy.r
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06-29-2008 11:05 PM |
This is a controversial topic. There are some threads already running in this forum.
http://silverlight.net/forums/p/3015/8466.aspx#8466 is one of the best threads running about this.
06-29-2008 11:18 PM |
thks..will check the same..but here could you tell me...now silverlight 2 is still in beta..wht if we choose this and wanna go live ?...moreover..wht r deployment hassels? apart from having silverlight plugin at client side...thks!
06-29-2008 11:39 PM |
One problem is as it is still in beta it might change so you have to convert your whole project in the released 2 version and might have some little issues. And aslo check the lisencing if you are developing anything for the client. Though I think it is ok. The one big benifit is you can use VS 2008 that you might have been using for developing .net applications. Also Blend is now free and it is likely to cost you less than flash when its released. You can use your IIS for hosting silverlight applications easily.
davidezo...
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06-30-2008 6:10 AM |
With SL2B2 you can already start to develop complex applications using sophisticated User-Interfaces, the platform is very stable (remember that it's in Beta stage), Visual Studio 2008 IDE/Expression Blend tools work great, data access and network support are very complete (ADO.NET, SOAP, REST, JSON, RSS, POX, Http services, Sockets). The component library contains an extended collection of rich user controls with advanced data and multimedia capabilities (take a look at DeepZoom or Silverlight streaming for example). Several third-parts companies are producing excellent components (see Infragistics, ComponentOne) which permits you to greatly enhance the user interface. The support is available from multiple sources: several technical blogs and forums accessible from the Official silverlight.net site. Some e-books like "Silverlight 2 In Action" or "Hacking Silverlight 2" are already available in early access programs, so you can immediately begin to study. Now, using the Beta 2 release, you can distribute the applications with a Go-Live license. There are already many applications and prototypes available on the net, the platform, at this stage, is secure and reliable. Have a nice day,
06-30-2008 11:18 PM |
thks a bunch........!!..bugging u with few more questions (srry)..we are actually trying to create bubble chart and relate each other dynamically .is it possible in silverlight??...... in my last post i hd askd one more query...is just a plugin needed at client end to make silverlight wrking right?
Thnks in advance!!
07-01-2008 12:40 AM |
For Your last question Yes. For the other question I ll check and tell you or somebody else done already can help you.
07-01-2008 4:01 AM |
Yes, you can create any type of charts using Silverlight and the components available from other vendors.
Take a look here for some examples of bubble charts: http://www.visifire.com/silverlight_bubble_point_charts_gallery.php
Have a nice day,
07-01-2008 10:10 AM |
but my question is can i dynamically create charts which link to another one...in silverlight itself not using other tools? thks
07-01-2008 10:44 AM |
Yes,
you can dynamically build your own charts using Collections as sources and graphic elements like Rectangle, Path, Line, Ellipse (but I personally recommend the use of ready-to-use components for this kind of applications).
Collections can also bind to other ones, so you can link different charts.
Here you can find some links to start:
http://www.learn-silverlight-tutorial.com/AnimatingSilverlight.php
http://silverlight.net/forums/p/12592/44791.aspx
07-02-2008 9:04 PM |
thnks for all th help...here is one more issue...I wanna bubble silverlight events back on to asp.net pages & vice versa , how to make it possible ..i didnt find a single article on this..pls help
07-02-2008 11:22 PM |
You can not do it. :(. Tell what you want to do with it and there will be some other solution.
07-02-2008 11:43 PM |
r u sure???........wht i want is suppose i have few bubbles on the screen, that should grow automatically when data changes in asp.net control outside silverlight...i think this can be accomplished if everything is pulled inside silverlight..(using webservices) but again a issue here...i want still call some third
party component too, like component art...charts , can I call that from silverlight ???...pls reply...very urgent thks
07-02-2008 11:54 PM |
You can make it through javascript. From Javascript call a Managed code method to resize your bubble when data changes in your page.
07-02-2008 11:59 PM |
i hv edited the previous post..can u reply on it...my issue is not just changing bubble (i knw thats possible ..by pulling data and rezing it) ..depending upon data but to can call third party components too from silverlight.....
choosing silverlight / flash / flex