Articles by Josh Smith (Articles: 59)

A marquee control written in C#

A utility class which makes it easier to create recursive methods that operate on the TreeView control.

An article which demonstrates how to direct trace/debug information to an XML file.

A task-oriented review of an animation library and the application which uses it.

An article which shows how to enumerate over XML data in a foreach loop as if the data were in a collection.

A tool which allows you to view, save, and copy an image embedded in any assembly.

Demonstrates how to add text annotations to an Image element

Reviews a localizable WPF Wizard user interface written in both C# and VB.NET.

Shows how to turn a TreeView into an Org Chart.

Reviews an advanced layout customization for the WPF TreeView.

Examines an intuitive way to correct typos in a TextBox.

Discusses automated drag-and-drop in the WPF ListView.

A step-by-step review of how to conditionally highlight ListViewItems.

Examines how to create a tree of checkboxes that intelligently update their own check state and are easy to navigate with the keyboard

Introducing ContentControl3D: a control that makes it easy to incorporate 3D flips into any WPF user interface.

Reviews a matrix control that can be data bound and visually styled with ease

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

Reviews a pattern which enables new possibilities for data binding.

A gradual introduction to the world of WPF data binding.

Reviews how using a ViewModel can abstract away the complexities of the WPF TreeView control.

Reviews and compares three techniques that enable you to data bind to any element tree.

Explains how to allow users to select the amount of information to view

Discusses a class which provides automated dragging of elements in a WPF Canvas.

A ListBox which slides its items when they are selected and deselected.

Demonstrates how to perform input validation using regular expressions, in a Windows Presentation Foundation application.

Demonstrates how to chain together value converters used in WPF data binding.

Demonstrates how to create unit tests for a class which uses a DispatcherTimer.

An introspective journey of solving problems using WPF

Giving routed commands default execution logic

A detailed examination of the WPF element trees and their subtleties

A high octane multifunction visualizer that allows detailed inspection of the visual tree and logical trees. New feature of Mole II Black Ops allows viewing and drilling into non-public members of any element or sub-element in the visual or logical trees.

A debugger visualizer which allows you to inspect the visual tree.

The first article in a series devoted to a WPF application that plays streaming podcasts off the Internet.

Provides guidance for using the Model-View-Controller design pattern to create modular WPF apps that are easy to unit test

The second article in a series devoted to a WPF application that plays streaming audio podcasts off the Internet. This article discusses the idea and implementation of look-less applications.

The third article in a series devoted to a WPF application that plays streaming audio podcasts off the Internet. This article discusses the solution to a problem related to structural skinning.

Shows how to write the same simple program in Windows Forms and WPF.

Introduces a generic technique of chaining commands together.

A fun excursion into using WPF to visualize a simple numeric rule system.

A free library of controls and utility classes for use in WPF applications.

Reviews a clean and lightweight way to use RoutedCommands in the MVVM pattern.

Explains the concept of attached behaviors and shows how to use them in the context of the MVVM pattern.

Reviews the “From Russia with Love” technique of simplifying the creation of ViewModel objects from other libraries, without compromising your MVVM architecture

Reviews a WPF application that displays an object graph which can be rearranged by the user at runtime, and highlights circular dependencies in its nodes.

Reviews a simple and testable way to show a MessageBox in any WPF or Silverlight application built with the MVVM design pattern

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A step-by-step review of how to customize the arrangement of items in a ListBox.

Explores Panel3D, a custom WPF panel that displays its children in 3D space

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

Reviews the basics of creating a WPF user interface with various visual styles.

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

Examines a powerful technique for implementing DataTemplate selection logic.

A multifunction visualizer that allows inspection of the visual tree. For each element in the visual tree, the developer can view all properties, visual images, run-time XAML, and can drill through to property collections to view their values.

Introduces the second version of a very useful and educational debugger visualizer for WPF developers.

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

Reviews how to implement dynamic user interfaces in WPF.

Explains the very basics of Windows Workflow Foundation, using The World's Stupidest WF Application.

A high performance, full featured, multifunction visualizer allows detailed inspection of WPF, WCF, ASP.NET, XBAP's and WinForm applications. This includes viewing and drilling into public, protected and non-public members of any element or sub-element in the application. Current Version 3.0.0.4

New Silverlight Movies For Mole. Mole v4.2 has GREAT new features! Visualizer with property editing. Mole is a high performance, full featured, multifunction visualizer that allows detailed inspection of WPF, WCF, WF, ASP.NET, XBAP's and WinForm applications. Editing of properties is now support