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A general term describing applications which use client side web-standard technologies to create a desktop application. Synonyms include [tag:RIA].

A general term describing applications which use client side web-standard technologies to create a desktop application. Synonyms include .

Typically, these applications use technologies normally employed within websites, such as HTML and JavaScript. They could be used via a browser instance, but due to requirements (desire, design, offline access, etc.) are developed so that they can be used without the need of the browser. They typically offer better cross-platform support than typical desktop development environments.

Examples of web technologies used outside of a browser include Microsoft's Silverlight and Compiled HTML Help, Adobe Air, and JavaFX.

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Silverlight 4 and out of browser

Does any one know if its possible to animate app.current.mainwindow.width so that you get a nice animation with easing if you programatically resize the oob apps window. Thanks.
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Silverlight 3 Out of Browser - Restart "application"

We're working on a fairly complex Silverlight 3 RIA UI for our back office product. Part of the functionality of this is that the user may select themes. We're using Telerik themes and these require us to apply the theme selection at the time of…
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How to set focus on TextBox in Silverlight 4 out-of-browser popup

I have a simple ChildWindow popup in Silverlight 4 (beta). Important: This is an out-of-browser application. i want to auto set focus on a TextBox control when the window opens. I've tried a couple things : The following code doesn't seem to do…
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Can I use a company's timestamping server with self-signed certificates?

I'm interested in signing my Silverlight XAP with a self-signed certificate, so it can auto-update. I haven't tried yet, but figure I can create a certificate easily with this question/answer I found on StackOverflow. But it's not clear to me what…
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SIlverlight 3 out-of-browser high DPI window size problem

My Silverlight 3 application looks perfect in and out-of-browser with DPI setting in Windows XP set to Normal size (96 DPI). After changing DPI settings to Large size (120 DPI) the application looks the same in browser but scales up out-of-browser.…
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Silverlight OOB Splash Screen

In my Silverlight 5 OOB main method I'm setting a custom Application.Current.MainWindow.Left and Application.Current.MainWindow.Top. When starting the application the OOB window appears briefly at the default position which is set in the…
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Silverlight 5 Trusted Mode. Accessing FileSystem and Local drives

Is there any way, any chance at all to access entire filesystem in SL app with elevated trust? That will work both in Windows and Mac? Through AutomationFactory,PInvoke or unmanaged code? I need an app that could read local drives, folders and…
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ssl, silverlight, wcf and local install

I'm trying to get a silverlight program to install locally and still be able to access wcf data services over ssl. When I run the application in browser, everything works fine. When I run the application out of browser without ssl everything works…
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How do I set a minimum width and height for my Silverlight 4 OOB application?

Is there a way to set a minimum width and height for my Silverlight 4 out-of-browser application?
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Silverlight Transparent Background in Out-of-Browser mode

I'm sure it has been asked before (but couldn't find any resources that solves my problem), I'm creating a Silverlight application where users may install and use in OOB mode, using elevated trust. I want my "windowless window"s background to be…
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Silverlight custom Tabcontrol Design

I am Newbie to development and am going to develop a Windows-based project using Silverlight. I chose to make an OOB app (silerlight Out Of Browser application). In my project I am going to use a TabControl. I am able to display a TabControl with…
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Why would my Silverlight 4 Out-of-Browser application just display white?

My Silverlight application works fine when running in a browser. But when I install it as an out-of-browser application, the Window frame comes up with an appropriate icon and title, but the content of the window is just white. It is in the start…
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How to open window pop-up from Silverlight Out-of-Browser?

I need to open window pop-up from Silverlight Out-of-Browser application. I've added parameter in Index.html, but executing this from code behind: HtmlPage.Window.Navigate(new Uri(myUrl), "_blank",…
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How can I prevent the user from resizing the silverlight out-of-browser window?

I have a silverlight app which can be installed as out-of-browser. I've defined the Height and Width in the main UserControl. I've defined the same Height and Width in the OutOfBrowserSettings.xml file. But the user can still resize the…
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How does one change the background color for a loading out-of-browser Silverlight 3 application?

When running our Silverlight 3 application out-of-browser, startup takes a little time, but it's long enough to be noticeable. During this startup, the background of the window hosting the application displays an ugly white background color. When…
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