Thursday, January 21, 2010

Server-side resizing with WPF: now with JPG

Server-side resizing with WPF: now with JPG

Server-side resizing with WPF: now with JPG

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 02:23 PM PST

I've shown before how to generate thumbnails from ASP.NET server code using the WPF media APIs instead of GDI+ (which is unsupported when used in server code). In the previous article , I've been generating the thumbnails as PNG files. The reason for that is that PNG is a lossless format and I wanted to isolate as few variables as possible that impacted output quality and performance. Adding JPEG artifacts and the variable of the quality setting would have just muddied the water. One commenter (Victor) pointed out that the PNG API in WPF does not compress the output though. That is clearly a problem for a web application. This is why I decided to write this follow-up post. The previous one is still useful for establishing that the decision to...(read more)

Apply the Critical MS10-002 Security Updates for the IE Vulnerability

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:11 PM PST

This update will address a potential remote code execution vulnerability.

Episode #4 - Scott Hunter on Web Forms in ASP.NET 4

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:09 AM PST

Episode #4 - Scott Hunter on Web Forms in ASP.NET 4 In this episode The Misfit Geek talks with Sr. Lead PM, Scott Hunter about Web Forms in ASP.NET 4 and how ASP.NET Developers are changing the way they build Web Forms Applications. Resources ...... Scott Hunter's Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/scothu/ ASP.NET 4 White Paper - http://www.asp.net/LEARN/whitepapers/aspnet4/ If you are interested in advertising, have suggestions, or advice.... Please CLICK HERE and send them to me. Download Now ! Subscribe Via RSS ... Play Now ! ' /> Click to Play With Flash Read More......(read more)

The MVVM landscape at MIX10

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:06 AM PST

The MIX conference this year had an open call for sessions, and 12 sessions were voted by the public out of 169. Surprisingly (or maybe not that surprisingly in fact), 3 sessions out of the 12 have the MVVM pattern in their title. This shows a lot of...( read more )...(read more)

A simplified DataForm replacement - Part 1 Create the control and detect commands

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:00 PM PST

Working with DataForm I found difficult to use it in many scenarios due to its design. So I've created a control where I do not generate fields but I handle automatic validation and cancel/commit commands enabling also the usage of the control in mvvm...( read more )...(read more)

My Stretch Goal: To Ship RIA Services Source Code

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:14 AM PST

When I laid out my commitments for the current fiscal year, I included "Ship RIA Services Source Code" as a stretch goal. Pulling this off will require a ton of effort. I'll have to work with management up several levels, with our legal department, and Read More......(read more)

Silverlight Cream for January 20, 2010 -- #783

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:08 PM PST

In this Issue: Michael Wolf , Justin Angel , Karl Shifflett ( 2 , 3 ), András Velvárt , Bryant Likes , and Nigel Sampson . Shoutouts: John Papa posted a note: Hidden Gems: Why .NET Developers Need to Take a 2nd Look at Project Rosetta Shawn Wildermuth...( read more )...(read more)

Implementing a jQuery Modal Window in ASP.NET

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:13 PM PST

I've recently had several questions about attempts to use the Ajax Control Toolkit's Modal Dialog, or more accurately, to misuse it, as a window. It's a "dialog" and therefore not well suited to being used for receiving data from the user. Controls like the Modal Dialog Extender Control are convenient when they do when we want them to do but when they don't there is no reason not to "roll our own" functionality. In this case I've built a sample using jQuery to display a Semi-Modal Window to allow the user to edit a field on the page. I say "semi" Modal because clicking outside the Window causes the edits to be aborted, the Window to be closed, and the page to be visually restored...(read more)
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