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Phil Wright

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• KryptonMonthCalendar

  Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 11:46

  Now I am firmly established in the new house I’ve managed to get back to working properly. Half the week was spent catching up with emails and the other getting on with the new KryptonMonthCalendar control. I have just completed the basic appearance as you can see here. Now I need to

• Still alive

  Posted: 27 Nov 2008 at 01:25

  No blog posts for a whole month is unprecedented. This is the longest gap between posts since I started blogging several years ago. But have no fear I haven’t broken another bone or disbanded the company and run off to Brazil. I am simply in the middle of moving house. If you have ever mov

• Collection Editors

  Posted: 28 Oct 2008 at 11:16

  KryptonBreadCrumb Creating the hierarchy of bread crumb items at design is very painful at the moment. You need to edit each set of child items as a flat list of items. So if you need to edit a node several levels down the structure you end up with several collection editors all open at the same tim

• Yahoo vs Microsoft

  Posted: 22 Oct 2008 at 04:51

  Yahoo have announced they are cutting 10% of its global workforce, about 1500 people, as it tries to cope with its ongoing problems. They also reported a 64% drop in third quarter profits and only a 1% increase in revenue over a year ago. So things are looking pretty rough at the moment for Yahoo [.

• Writer = Fails

  Posted: 18 Oct 2008 at 02:55

  I know that writers are not usually techies and so might struggle getting the terminology right. But surely they could at least consult somebody before using techno-speak in TV programs. In what possible way could this line ever make sense? “I’ll create a GUI interface using Visual B

• Writer = Fails

  Posted: 18 Oct 2008 at 01:55

  I know that writers are not usually techies and so might struggle getting the terminology right. But surely they could at least consult somebody before using techno-speak in TV programs. In what possible way could this line ever make sense? “I’ll create a GUI interface using Visual B

• Krypton 3.0.8 Released

  Posted: 16 Oct 2008 at 03:59

  This point release fixes the KryptonConextMenu bug where changes are not correctly saved when you exit the editor. The bug is not obvious to begin with because it looks as if the changes have been remembered but once you run the application you notice they have not been persisted. Download 3.0.8

• Is it you?

  Posted: 15 Oct 2008 at 14:35

  There is an interesting theory in software development that the quality of your software is limited to that of the second worst programmer on the team. Why the second worst and not the worst programmer? The theory goes something like this. Everybody in the team knows who the worst programmer is. The

• Is it you?

  Posted: 15 Oct 2008 at 13:35

  There is an interesting theory in software development that the quality of your software is limited to that of the second worst programmer on the team. Why the second worst and not the worst programmer? The theory goes something like this. Everybody in the team knows who the worst programmer is. The

• 5 Hidden Features of C#

  Posted: 13 Oct 2008 at 09:14

  When you learn a new language you tend to settle into using it in a particular way. So if you missed a little known feature it is unlikely you will suddenly find it unless someone points it out. Here are 5 of my favorite C# features that you might not already be using. 1 - ?? Operator The [...]

• 5 Hidden Features of C#

  Posted: 13 Oct 2008 at 09:14 by Phil Wright

  When you learn a new language you tend to settle into using it in a particular way. So if you missed a little known feature it is unlikely you will suddenly find it unless someone points it out. Here are 5 of my favorite C# features that you might not already be using. 1 - ?? Operator The [...]

• Fatal attraction

  Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 05:38 by Phil Wright

  Am I the only one that is actually getting some enjoyment from watching the global financial crises? I know I shouldn’t find it quite so fascinating but for some reason I do. Like watching a beautiful tornado just before it smacks you in the face. Just because you know it’s going to hurt doesn’t sto

• Fatal attraction

  Posted: 10 Oct 2008 at 05:38

  Am I the only one that is actually getting some enjoyment from watching the global financial crises? I know I shouldn’t find it quite so fascinating but for some reason I do. Like watching a beautiful tornado just before it smacks you in the face. Just because you know it’s going to hurt doesn’t sto

• Krypton Icon Pack

  Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 10:17 by Phil Wright

  If you’re building an application using the Krypton controls then you need to add a final polish by using a set of professional icons. Otherwise all that hard work creating a nice looking app is going to waste. To help make this process as easy as possible you can now buy a pack of 265 icons.

• Krypton Icon Pack

  Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 10:17

  If you’re building an application using the Krypton controls then you need to add a final polish by using a set of professional icons. Otherwise all that hard work creating a nice looking app is going to waste. To help make this process as easy as possible you can now buy a pack of 265 ico

• VisualHint.com

  Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 03:47 by Phil Wright

  If you’re looking for Kryptonized controls for date and time entry then take a look at VisualHint.com that have recently added KryptonPalette support. Also offered are a property grid control and other input controls that might interest you. As many of you will already know I am going to be ad

• VisualHint.com

  Posted: 09 Oct 2008 at 03:47

  If you’re looking for Kryptonized controls for date and time entry then take a look at VisualHint.com that have recently added KryptonPalette support. Also offered are a property grid control and other input controls that might interest you. As many of you will already know I am going

• Krypton 3.0.6 Released

  Posted: 08 Oct 2008 at 03:53

  This maintenance release has several major bug fixes and a bonus control added to the Toolkit. Download Link for 3.0.6 Major Bug Fixes - Locking/Unlocking computer causes text to disappear. - Text not drawing at all for some Visual Studio projects. - ComboBox drop down not working on some computers.

• Krypton 3.0.6 Released

  Posted: 08 Oct 2008 at 03:53 by Phil Wright

  This maintenance release has several major bug fixes and a bonus control added to the Toolkit. Download Link for 3.0.6 Major Bug Fixes - Locking/Unlocking computer causes text to disappear. - Text not drawing at all for some Visual Studio projects. - ComboBox drop down not working on some computers.

• Release inflation

  Posted: 07 Oct 2008 at 03:19 by Phil Wright

  Is it my imagination or is Microsoft releasing technologies faster and faster than ever before? When I was a young developer using Visual C++ it seemed that you could easily know all the technologies at any one time. All you had to learn was a language, a framework and a library (C++, MFC and STL).