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4 replies. Latest Post by alex.dd on July 8, 2008.
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alex.dd
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07-07-2008 4:53 PM |
Hi, everyone
I just dl-ed and installed everything, went through the first couple of tutos. But I already have some questions. Basically I don't know if it is best to use Silverlight 1 or 2 (as I understoof from the tutorial Silverlight 1 is more javascript centred while number 2 can be VB or c# oriented which sutis me best), and then if I should develop using Visual Studio or Expression Blend (I tried the later and like it so far).
Concerning my needs, I will have to create an application which enables the user to consult files likes images, powerpoints, videos, or documents directly in the silverlight environment. Could you suggest me which solution would be the best then ? (VS or EB) and at the same time, any lead concerning tutorials that could help me to integer this media in the environment I plan to create.
Thanks a lot for your time. Sorry to act like such a noob but i find it really confusing..
Regards, Alex.
Michelob...
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07-07-2008 5:02 PM |
I stay as far away from silverlight 1 as possible. You will likely want to work in Blend and Visual Studio. Blend is great for basic design and templating, and Visual Studio is great for rifining the desing and implementing the logic (God bless intelli-sense!). You'll definitely spend a majority of your time in Blend to begin with, and as you become more familiar with the structure and the syntax you'll find yourself in VS 2008 more and more often.
07-07-2008 6:46 PM |
Ah allright I already thought you could do everything in blend (except when it comes to editing .cs files). Anyway we will see how it will progress.
My main concern now remains, will I be able to implement what I want to (see in previous post), and what's the good method to go this way. I'm afraid I will end up wasting a lot of time doing something which could have been made faster and easier if I knew more the technology and softwares.
Thank you for the quick reply.
SteveWong
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07-07-2008 9:33 PM |
Well, I think you have chosen Silverlight 2, havent you?
BTW, Blend and VS are important in Designing Silverlight application, but you should be very clear that Blend is concentrated on Design part and VS is mainly for programmers. I seldom use Blend unless the XAML code is very difficult and complicated.VS is much more important comparing with Blend.
Then, for the idea of your appplication, that sounds interesting.
I think you have to use a WebService working with Silverlight for all the data communication and data access including listing. Coz Silverlight is running in SandBox you cant access to much from outside due to security measures.
07-08-2008 4:41 AM |
Yes, I chose silverlight 2 in the end. The main point being that if I needed webservices it would be better than silverlight 1 (from what I understood).
Now, I just need to find some lead on how to start my thing hehe, I will try to browse the tutorials but if you guys got any links or resources I will gladly accept them and /bow ^.^
Cheers
My first steps with Silverlight? Seeking advices.