Blogs

Adding videos to your documentation can increase the usability of your product, but there are a few things to keep in mind before you start. First of all, you need to select a tool for recording your videos. I use Demoworks http://www.componentone.com...

The Doc-To-Help Team delivers free webinars every month on a variety of subjects ... we have an "Introduction to Doc-To-Help" given by Brad , and webinars on embedded Help, and creating API/SDK documention given by Nicky . More are being developed...

[Silverlight 4] Release version 4.0.20102.81 http://prerelease.componentone.com/dotnet30/silverlight/2010-t2/C1Silverlight4_4.0.20102.81.zip C1.Silverlight.Data Bug Fixes DataTable.MaxLength is checked as a value is set. C1.Silverlight.DataGrid Bug Fixes...

Windows Phone 7 went RTM today, which could be great news.  Is this the start of the next great app gold rush, or is it too little too late for Microsoft in the phone arena?  I’m going with gold rush.  Think about it—a brand new platform...

Continuing the awesome free Firestarter series, the Windows Phone 7 Firestarter is coming to Pittsburgh on 9/28.  Full details and registration at https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032456598&Culture=en-US . The Firestarter...

What is a Control Renderer? In the old days, controls had Font , ForeColor , and BackColor properties and that was enough to customize their appearance. When they were disabled they simply turned gray and everyone was happy. Developers did not have to...

The short answer is both yes and no.  We can use SQL Azure as the data source, hosting the viewer in ASP.NET, Win Forms or WPF applications with very little issue.  However, the ASP.NET Ajax viewer does not work on Azure at this time. ...

James visited the ComponentOne Mothership last week, and it’s all kind of a haze of extreme productivity and creativity.  Look for good things.  In between all the hard work, we did find time to have a little fun.  On Monday, we ate at...

In a previous post, I showed how to migrate a SQL CE 4 Beta database up to SQL Server ( http://c1.ms/b9bzLx ).  If you want to go the other way—from SQL Server down to CE—here’s how to do it: http://erikej.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-use-exportsqlce...

Looking for a code obfuscator for Silverlight?  We have one—it’s our XapOptimizer.  Besides obfuscation, XapOptimizer allows you to sign your assemblies and minimizes the Silverlight code up to 70%.  But wait there’s more!  XapOptimizer...

This blog article details how you can use ComponentOne Studio for WinForms to display and edit HTML content inside a bound datagrid. To achieve this functionality we will use 3 controls: C1FlexGrid , C1Editor and C1SuperLabel . The C1FlexGrid control...

One of the great advantages to SQL Server CE 4 is the migration path from an embedded database directly to the full SQL Server.  This is a tremendous benefit for anyone who wants to easily distribute a “Lite”, “Express” or “Start Small” edition of...

Currently, both SQL Server CE 4 and WebMatrix are in beta, so use these tools at your own risk.  I’m not responsible for rebuilding my work laptop, so I can plow on with impunity.  Also, Mircosoft’s recursive naming process (emphasis on “curse...

This prerelease version adds several new methods and properties: Added SelectedItem, SelectedItems, SelectedIndex properties Added CollapseGroupsToLevel (int level) method Added simple Print method: Print(string docName), Print(string docName, scaleMode...

I’m personally not a big fan of having SQL Express installed on my machine.  Not because it’s not a capable database (it it), but I’d rather have the real SQL Server installed.  I’m strongly of the belief that the best $50 a dev can spend is...

It is a little known fact that Microsoft SharePoint includes easy-to-use tools for managing document translation. And it is even less widely known that Doc-To-Help’s integration with SharePoint gives you access to these features. This article will...

FlexGrid is a lightweight and flexible datagrid control with an easy-to-use object model. It offers unique features like true unbound mode, cell merging, flexible styling, multi-cell row and column headers as well as quick and simple printing. What really...

Doc-To-Help’s integration with SharePoint allows you to take advantage of SharePoint’s Document Libraries and all the related content management features. Doc-To-Help interacts with SharePoint in the following ways: Store your content in a...

The ComponentOne Chart control (WPF/Silverlight) provides four useful methods that help with custom user interaction. They allow you to determine which data point is nearest the mouse, as well as quickly convert plot coordinates to control coordinates...

It was a packed house last night, with about 60 people in attendance for the 5 Guys With Code/Swag extravaganza.  Everybody loves the corporate guy with a big bag o’ swag, and most of the room sent up the “swag signal” (click the photos below for...

Everyone has a different preference for the book "flip" in Manual outputs. Traditionally, book chapters always begin on an odd page. This option is still a valid one for manuals that will be printed and bound, or that you assume your users will...

Print your datagrids quickly and effortlessly with the famous ComponentOne FlexGrid . Just call the PrintGrid method from your code. This method includes parameters for optionally displaying a print preview dialog using the standard humdrum PrintPreviewControl...

This is my second post leading up to our 2010 v3 release (due on 8/10/2010) that will introduce the industry's first SharePoint integration. Doc-To-Help users will be able upload content to and download content from SharePoint Document Libraries....

When I was a little kid, I wanted to build a Heathkit HERO 1 in the worst way.  I was too young to have a job, so obtaining one was not in the cards (being a parent now, I can attest they really are not made of money).  I never lost the desire...

Title: Getting Started with ComponentOne Studio for Silverlight Dates: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:00 AM EDT and Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 1:30 PM EDT Level: 100 Are you new to Silverlight? Join Steve Basl, technical engagement engineer at ComponentOne...