Wednesday, October 29, 2008

More controls for Silverlight: Silverlight Toolkit Released

Microsoft has released some new controls for Silverlight 2 with full source codes. These new controls include:

  • AutoCompleteBox
  • Chart
  • DockPanel
  • Label
  • Expander
  • TreeView
  • UpDown
  • ViewBox
  • WrapPanel
  • ImplicitStyleManager
  • Themes

Check out: http://www.codeplex.com/Silverlight

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Command Prompt Here option

Developers typically need a quick shortcut to opening command prompt in any folder they want. Here's what I personally use:

Create a new file AnyName.reg and edit it to enter the following text:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenNew]
@="Command Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenNew\Command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1"


Run the file to update the registry. Now, you will get a "Command Prompt Here" option whenever you right click on any folder.