Dev Center merger: bugs, bugs and more bugs
Since the beginning of July the developer accounts have been gradually migrated to a single Dev Center. This migration is compulsory, you are not asked for your…
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Clear filtersTip: Inkscape is very slow at startup
After I reinstalled my machine my Inkscape was very slow to start. To solve this problem, you need to go to File/Open Preference Then delete the list and set the…
Read articleLocalization in WinRT
How to locate a WinRT application? A .resw file must be added for each language of the application. As follows (one file per language): Complete list of culture…
Read articleComboBox: a Foreground issue
Yesterday, while I was updating my apps, I realized that the Foreground property was behaving rather strangely on the ComboBox. The SelectedItem no longer had the…
Read articleMisconceptions about Windows Runtime components
What is a Windows Runtime component? When creating a new assembly in a visual studio we have two choices: Or a classical class library Either a Windows Runtime…
Read articleAdd emoji to a RichTextBlock
When I created the MyTwich app I asked myself: How to convert a string into a text and/or image stream while maintaining Binding mechanics? To do that, you need to…
Read articleCreate WinRT app logos in no time
Update: there is no longer any need to use a console utility. I wrote a small Visual Studio extension that you can download here. Generating your logos is now even…
Read articleA helper to delay the execution of an action
In order to make our applications fluid and responsive, it is necessary to control the number of accesses to time consuming operations (call to the database, to…
Read articleLesser-known ScrollViewer properties: TopLeftHeader, TopHeader and LeftHeader
While browsing the MSDN I came across an example showing how to fix the header areas of the ScrollViewer. To do this we have three properties:…
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Visual Studio for Mac reaches general availability
We've been looking forward to it. Build 2017 brings us Visual Studio for Mac in the final version. Install and configure Visual Studio for Mac When installing this…
Read articleWinRT: add self-signed certificates to the trusted root authority
If you want to use a certificate that is not recognised by a certification authority, it may be useful to incorporate your own certificates into the applications…
Read articleWinRT: darken or lighten a color
In an app it can be interesting to have several shades of the same color. To do this, I've created a small helper for lightening or darkening a color. The…
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