An updated version of Windows Sidebar Styler (v2.0.5) has been made available. Please check the previous post for download links as well as updated documentation.
Additions include support for Gadget resource localization, translations of the application UI, as well as fixed issues with VAIO. If you are interested in helping localize Windows Sidebar Styler in your […]

A new version of Windows Sidebar Styler available. Click here for more information.

Windows Sidebar Styler is an application which takes advantage of various technologies introduced in Windows Vista in order to provide extensions to the existing functionality of Windows Sidebar.
Custom styles allow users to customize the appearance of Windows Sidebar so that it fits […]

Recently, the WinFX SDK and the Avalon Binaries Beta 1 have been released. However, Xaml files are still opened by Notepad and the nice preview in Internet Explorer is still gone. This is why I decided to update my XamlViewer application which can be used on Windows XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1, Vista, and Server […]

That’s right, according to a beta community, the Beta 1 build of Windows Code Name: “Longhorn” (note that the build won’t be tagged as “Vista”) will be released to testers tomorrow, Wednesday. The number will be about 5112 and MSDN Subscribers are going to be able to get it by the targeted date, August […]

The folks at Mobiform seem to be working on a XAML editor called “Aurora”. It supports the latest (Beta 1 RC) release, and I’m sure they will update their application after Jul 27th when WinFX SDK and Avalon Beta1 should be released to MSDN Subscribers.
Anyway, Aurora can be seamlessly integrated to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 […]

XamlViewer
XamlViewer is an application written by me for the WinFX SDK (March 2005 CTP) Avalon bits. This CTP release has a bug with registering the Xaml file association. This little application fixes this, and in fact, even associates itself with Baml (binary, or compiled Xaml) files. The Baml files load faster by Avalon’s PresentationHost, because […]

It seems like an official download link to a web installer for WinFX SDK Beta 1 RC 1 has been leaked. Some people already have it now, and others are downloading it. I personally haven’t heard (yet) when Release Candidate 1 of Beta 1 should have been released officially, but I’m sure it’ll be soon. […]