Programming, .NET, Silverlight & More

Okay so I’m running Windows Vista, and have always had the Silverlight Security update in Windows Update. Just curious to know what this program is and what I am supposed to do with it… if it serves no real purpose, should I just delete it?

With Silverlight, browsers can play MP3, WMV and WMA files without Windows Media Player or the WMP ActiveX control. It uses XAML (the Extensible Application Markup Language) and version 2.0 includes the .NET framework, which enables it to run .NET code.

Do you need it? Right now, maybe. You need it to access some content on some pages. Will you need it in the future? Probably. If/when it becomes widely implemented, you’ll need it to access more and more of the content on more and more pages.

As a user, you probably don’t really care much whether content is delivered via Silverlight, Flash or some other platform. For developers, Silverlight provides a new, flexible platform for creating applications for the web. Developers can use Visual Studio 2008 to develop Silverlight applications, and Expression Blend 2.0 to design the user interfaces for them.

To find out more about Silverlight, download Silverlight 1.0 and view a demo of Silverlight 2.0, see http://silverlight.net/

Im looking to take a course on computer programming but I don’t know where to start.I am on my computer 24/7 so know my way around but I would like to start making some software and applications.What class would I be better off starting for beginners.

Start with visual basic you can download the software from the Microsoft website. If you consider becoming a computer programmer as a career it’s an incredibly hard discipline but don’t be discouraged, after learning visual basic progress to c++ and if you can master that the sky is the limit.

Two identical objects are placed in a room at 21C. Object 1 has a temperature of 96 C and object 2 has a temperature of 30C.

What is the ratio of the net power emitted by object 1 to that radiated by object 2?

Stephan-Boltzmann’s Law states that the power radiated by an object is proportional to the fourth root of its absolute temperature. So, the net power radiated by an object is proportional to (T^4-Tenvironment^4). where T is its temperature.

I know in c# its possible using windows forms but can it be done in Silverlight 4 and how?

what do you mean with ‘visual’ inheritance?
it tis possible to inherit a Silverlight page or Silverlight control from the base class
check this:
http://michaelsync.net/2008/03/24/silverlight-2-beta1-user-control-inheritance

I am currently studying computing at sixth form and am learning C#. I was wondering weather I would be better off diving straight into WPF or use windows forms, then progress into WPF in the future.

(I have also had some experience in pascal/Delphi)

Thanks in advance
Robert.

Hi,

WPF - since everybody and their dog is developing systems for the www. You’ll find doing any form a breeze, and once you know how to do WPF forms, you’ll be able to do Windows Forms.

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I’m trying to add a numericupdown control to a WPF document but am having a hard time trying to find out how to integrate the two. Can someone help me?
Matt- I know it’s not good, but it’s a required assignment for my C# class.

Don’t integrate the two; if it’s even possible, it’s a kludgy solution. Try:

I am not able to download images from internet while browsing net on phone if download option is not given.. How can i b able to do so. Is there any software available to download pics on sites?

a ton of images at the best site of all

http://www.ventones.com

free

I have a background image in dreamweaver and want to position a flash object at a specifc point over the background.

The problem is that i cant figure out an easy way to do this, could someone please recommend somthing?

The answer is … It depends.

If you have your background image within a div then you can position your flash oject/embed within it. I am using the css inline here but you can use IDs/classes and a stylesheet if you prefer.

Example:
<div style="background: #fff; url(BGImage.jpg) top left no-repeat; position: relative; width: 400px;">
//position the flash movie 50 pixels to the left.
<object style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 0px; z-index:100" value="yourmovie.swf"….>
<embed style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 0px;z-index:100" value="yourmovie.swf"….>
…
</embed>
</object>
</div>

I mean a program that can be installed and executed on the client’s computer, rather than being ran in the client’s browser.

Silverlight 3 supports out of browser client applications. Does that do what you want?