In version 1.0 we had pretty good support for building apps for WP7, but in v1.1 we’ve taken things up a notch. Let’s look at the same HelloWP7 sample that we did previously , but see how it’s been updated to take advantage of our improved tombstoning, launcher/chooser support and strongly...
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One of the main features of Caliburn.Micro is manifest in its ability to remove the need for boiler plate code by acting on a series of conventions. Some people love conventions and some hate them. That’s why CM’s conventions are fully customizable and can even be turned off completely if...
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Up until now I’ve been focusing on fairly simple usage of Screens and Conductors. In this article, I want to show something a bit more sophisticated. This sample is based loosely on the ideas demonstrated by Billy Hollis in this well-known DNR TV episode . Rather than take the time to explain what...
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Let’s look at another example: this time a simple MDI shell that uses “Screen Collections.” As you can see, once again, I have kept things pretty small and simple: Here’s a screenshot of the application when it’s running: Here we have a simple WPF application with a series...
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Previously, we discussed the theory and basic APIs for Screens and Conductors in Caliburn.Micro. Now I would like to walk through the first of several samples. This particular sample demonstrates how to set up a simple navigation-style shell using Conductor<T> and two “Page” view models...
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Hopefully, previous articles have you up to speed on what Caliburn.Micro is , its basic configuration , and how to take advantage of a few of its features . In this part, I want to talk about some WP7 specifics issues. It’s unfortunate that I have to call out WP7, but your going to find that while...