1. HTML Viewer/Browser control. We are building an application that displays archived information that is in HTML format. Displaying the HTML is not a problem with traditional web apps or with desktop apps such as WinForms or WPF, since a WebBrowser control
exists which can render the HTML. We would like to move the old ASP app to SIlverlight, but in order to do so, we need the ability to display HTML content. We have looked at 3rd party controls, but they are limited. The HTML pane controls require windowless
mode, and do not work in Safari. They also prevent overlaying Child Windows on the HTML content. 3rd-party RichTextBox controls that support HTML are limited as well -- they only support HTML if it is HTML 4.0, and formatted in a specific way. Our archived
content often uses the older versions HTML, which iss not HTML 4.0 compliant. In short, we need the equivalent of the WinForms and WPF WebBrowser control in Silverlight.
2. Right-click context menus -- We are trying to build an enterprise business application -- users are too accustomed to right-click options to take that away. We don't want to limit our UI design based on this limitation.
1. A silverlight -sql reports and printing support for it.
2 Let's face it data is the most important item out there in wpf silverlight and asp.net and getting it right means everything. The videos and training is too easy. The rest wcf application is a nice start but it really needs to expand beyond the baby
level. I would like to see videos and training using beginner medium advanced and the use of wcf and sql using design patterns in various applications. example using service factory host in deploying a web site. ..
3 Get a educational poll and then act on it!!! Technology is great however their needs to be higher learning curve!!!! Please help us grow!!
I suppose this is going to be fairly low down on the priority list, but surely this could make the 3.0 release?
Expose the PixelShader.SetStreamSource() method, which is available in Wpf.
Without this it is not possible to dynamically load generated shaders. I was feeling rather pleased with myself having written a custom shader compiler with Silverlight and F# only to discover I couldn't actually load the bytecode.
To re-iterate some of the other postings with some "scenarios"
right-click mouse support: we are building business apps and it would be great to attach context menus to all types of objects lik trees, text boxes, data grid cells, menus etc. It is messy and difficult to achieve this without clean, inherent right click
mouse support and events etc.
3D support - as in WPF: we have designed some very slick looking icons and images that are all best described as 3D vectors. It seems unfortunate that WPF can use these features but they don't work in SL.
tweening/morphing - I know its not there in SL2. I have seen no demo of it in SL3. It would be great if it matched Flash's capabilities: to add pep to those business apps migrating to the RIA web space, it would be nice to provide another kick in the animation
capabilities if simple shape tweening were possible.
Blend (not specifically SL4): intellisense in the XAML. Its a real pain that this only works in VS.
Some of my suggestion might be stuped... sory for that...
1. 3d in silverlight would be very good. It would be nice to make menu similiar to http://crytek.com menu made with Flash.
2. Animated images would be nice too.
3. That's just idea, but... In addition to out of browser mode add jump out mode (make a popup window and copy silverlight app to it).
4. Silverlight windowless mode is still to slow!!! Improve!!!
5. **** Silverlight animation file format (SAFF). **** Sometimes we don't need that UI and all that "advanced features", we want to make a simple vector graphics based animation (stuped suggestion...).
6. Install of Silverlight should be not do downloaded as exe file, but installed like NORMAL activeX control!!! Users might think that that is more one crazy virus and at all activex installs easier.
7. Better compression of application. Users hate [???.? %] view.
8. If you trying make Silverlight more secure just make brik wall view control and strech it onto all other controls. Dump suggestion...
9. I wanna make my own Open/save file dialogs. My styled. Looking like i want!!!
10. Look at 1st-9th suggestions and make SL10 compactible with DirectX 10. Playing Crysis at highest setting in BROWSER would by superb!!!!
11. And more one suggestion: Think why Silverlight can't be used on Linux, ever? (==> .xuniL no elbaliava ton si krowemarF TEN. <==).
tfmillet
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 29, 2009 01:50 PM | LINK
Some context for my requests:
1. HTML Viewer/Browser control. We are building an application that displays archived information that is in HTML format. Displaying the HTML is not a problem with traditional web apps or with desktop apps such as WinForms or WPF, since a WebBrowser control exists which can render the HTML. We would like to move the old ASP app to SIlverlight, but in order to do so, we need the ability to display HTML content. We have looked at 3rd party controls, but they are limited. The HTML pane controls require windowless mode, and do not work in Safari. They also prevent overlaying Child Windows on the HTML content. 3rd-party RichTextBox controls that support HTML are limited as well -- they only support HTML if it is HTML 4.0, and formatted in a specific way. Our archived content often uses the older versions HTML, which iss not HTML 4.0 compliant. In short, we need the equivalent of the WinForms and WPF WebBrowser control in Silverlight.
2. Right-click context menus -- We are trying to build an enterprise business application -- users are too accustomed to right-click options to take that away. We don't want to limit our UI design based on this limitation.
billsm
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 29, 2009 08:16 PM | LINK
1. A silverlight -sql reports and printing support for it.
2 Let's face it data is the most important item out there in wpf silverlight and asp.net and getting it right means everything. The videos and training is too easy. The rest wcf application is a nice start but it really needs to expand beyond the baby level. I would like to see videos and training using beginner medium advanced and the use of wcf and sql using design patterns in various applications. example using service factory host in deploying a web site. ..
3 Get a educational poll and then act on it!!! Technology is great however their needs to be higher learning curve!!!! Please help us grow!!
Thanks
planetmarshall
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 29, 2009 08:51 PM | LINK
I suppose this is going to be fairly low down on the priority list, but surely this could make the 3.0 release?
Expose the PixelShader.SetStreamSource() method, which is available in Wpf.
Without this it is not possible to dynamically load generated shaders. I was feeling rather pleased with myself having written a custom shader compiler with Silverlight and F# only to discover I couldn't actually load the bytecode.
Andrew.
Andrew Marshall
http://www.planetmarshall.co.uk
Krasshirsch
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 30, 2009 07:22 AM | LINK
The overall rendering performance must be improved.
http://silverlight.net/forums/t/104774.aspx
Crazy Expensive Bail > (Years You've been Bros) * $100
Alexander Wieser
Germany
snap254
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 30, 2009 03:18 PM | LINK
To re-iterate some of the other postings with some "scenarios"
Looking forward to it!
thx
pelister
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jun 30, 2009 06:48 PM | LINK
WSHttpBinding for wcf and right click support for TextBlock and TextBox controls
ernestasju
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jul 01, 2009 10:35 AM | LINK
Some of my suggestion might be stuped... sory for that...
1. 3d in silverlight would be very good. It would be nice to make menu similiar to http://crytek.com menu made with Flash.
2. Animated images would be nice too.
3. That's just idea, but... In addition to out of browser mode add jump out mode (make a popup window and copy silverlight app to it).
4. Silverlight windowless mode is still to slow!!! Improve!!!
5. **** Silverlight animation file format (SAFF). **** Sometimes we don't need that UI and all that "advanced features", we want to make a simple vector graphics based animation (stuped suggestion...).
6. Install of Silverlight should be not do downloaded as exe file, but installed like NORMAL activeX control!!! Users might think that that is more one crazy virus and at all activex installs easier.
7. Better compression of application. Users hate [???.? %] view.
8. If you trying make Silverlight more secure just make brik wall view control and strech it onto all other controls. Dump suggestion...
9. I wanna make my own Open/save file dialogs. My styled. Looking like i want!!!
10. Look at 1st-9th suggestions and make SL10 compactible with DirectX 10. Playing Crysis at highest setting in BROWSER would by superb!!!!
11. And more one suggestion: Think why Silverlight can't be used on Linux, ever? (==> .xuniL no elbaliava ton si krowemarF TEN. <==).
Happy improving...
Look at http://cid-5ec2e68efd6234b0.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/SL/SlSugedo.png
bye...
stuped lame suggestions silverlight 4 3 2 1 activex directx xna
TomGiam
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jul 01, 2009 05:42 PM | LINK
Ability to launch SL application directly in OOB mode.
This would essentially be like a click once application, but cross platform.
Tom
Jalfrezi
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23 Posts
Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jul 01, 2009 06:45 PM | LINK
Turn Silverlight into a (basic) audio platform.
Audio recording:
Audio playback:
Audio tools:
- Developer support for creating audio effects
- Decent set of build-in effects (reverb etc)
- Decent set of built-in encoders (music, speech)
- Apply effects in batch mode
Thank you.russau
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Re: Silverlight 4 Wishlist
Jul 02, 2009 04:50 AM | LINK