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pootle
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09-16-2008 8:35 AM |
Forgive this question if it is posted in the wrong place or has been answered before...
I work with .NET doing projects for commercial purposes. Until now, we have used various (commercial) skin libraries to provide a richer UI experience. However, from what I have seen of Silverlight, it seems to remove the need for skinning an application in the traditional sense and it provides a very rich UI - is this observation correct?
Additionally, as I have never worked with Silverlight, but have only looked at some samples in a web browser, is it realistic to deploy a non-web application that uses Silverlight? Basically, the answer to this one will determine if I look further or not...
Thanks.
Bill Reiss
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09-16-2008 8:38 AM |
pootle: Additionally, as I have never worked with Silverlight, but have only looked at some samples in a web browser, is it realistic to deploy a non-web application that uses Silverlight? Basically, the answer to this one will determine if I look further or not...
There are utilities like Desklighter http://blendables.com/labs/Desklighter/Default.aspx that allow you to run your Silverlight app outside the browser, but the standard answer is that if you write a Silverlight app, with very little effort, you can also get it running as a WPF app since Silverlight is a subset of WPF.
simbuaar...
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09-16-2008 8:57 AM |
Hi Pootle
If you want to learn Silverlight please go through these all the links
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09-16-2008 11:04 AM |
Thank you both for the links and information. I think it is probably worth investing some time on this technoogy.... If not for now at least for some time in the future.
Cheers.
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