Metro Character Progress Control

I have just published a custom control which would display a percentage value in the middle of a character. The character is currently of 6 types, 3 men and women types each. To… Continue reading →

Custom RadDiagramShape Step by Step for Telerik Silverlight 5 Controls

Introduction Telerik has great controls to use for any kind of application. The RadDiagram control ships with the release of Rad Controls for Silverlight 5 version. In this article we would see a… Continue reading →

DateTime to Ago string Converter for Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone / Windows 8

This is a converter to display a friendly time message. The value would be a DateTime type and the converter would provide the string message. Examples of Ago string message: 1 hour ago… Continue reading →

Remaining Characters in TextBox in Silverlight 5

In this article we would see, how we can limit the TextBox with remaining characters available to type in. This is a beginner’s article, where you might find some tricks for Binding, using… Continue reading →

Expand Single Hierarchy Item in RadGridView in Silverlight 5

In this article we would see; how we can expand a single row always (collapse previous expanded) in RadGridView from Telerik in Silverlight 5. RadGridView is blessed with many LOB elegant features. One… Continue reading →

Display Count of Dynamic Grouping in RadGridView in Silverlight 5

In this article we would see a simple trick for RadGridView for Silverlight 5 from Telerik. Well grouping is one of the major features of Telerik’s RadGridView. When you try to achieve the… Continue reading →

Crop Image In Shape In Silverlight 4

Introduction In this article we would see, how we can crop an image with a shape. In this sample we would use a rectangle shape to crop the image. This article would be… Continue reading →

Playing Youtube videos in Silverlight 5 using VLC Media Player

Introduction In this article we would see, how we could leverage the support of VLC control for playing “Youtube” videos. Requirements You need Silverlight 5 SDK installed, as VLC controls are available for… Continue reading →