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Getting Started with the ASP.NET 3.5 Chart Control
I think it’s safe to say that charting is a key part of many applications run on company Intranets. People like to see data visually as opposed to viewing it in rows and columns sometimes (especially higher level managers). While there are many 3rd party solutions available that provide charting solutions, you now have access to a very powerful solution from Microsoft that won’t set you back any $$ at all. Translated…it’s free! Sure, some of you may think that “free” products aren’t good but that’s not the case here. The new Chart control can generate visually stunning 2D and 3D charts without a lot of work on your part. In fact, there are over 25 different chart types that you can select for use in your ASP.NET or Windows Forms applications.
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Using the Visual State Manager in Silverlight Templates
In a previous post I demonstrated how templates could be used along with styles in Silverlight 2 applications to customize controls. By using templates you can change colors, shapes, sizes and much more on a given control. Here’s an example of a standard Silverlight 2 Button control with a custom template applied:
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Code from My ASP.NET Connections Talks
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Silverlight 2 Development Workshop Code
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Using Styles to Define Silverlight 2 Control Templates
Silverlight 2 allows styles to be defined to prevent duplication of attributes across controls in a XAML file. In a previous post I demonstrated how styles could be defined and used. As a review, here's an example of defining a style named ButtonStyle that targets a Button control:
