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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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does Silverlight have more graph/charting capabilities than WPF?

In terms of making a decision between WPF or Silverlight for an application does Silverlight have more graph/charting capabilities than WPF? Would this be a factor (in terms of additional cost/effort with WPF to build/buy charting components)
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Using Live ID for authentication in a Silverlight 4 Out of Browser App

Is it possible to use Live ID for authentication in a Silverlight 4 Out of Browser App. If it is do you know of any sample code. Thanks
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Can Silverlight (SLOOB) start a process even with full trust?

I have been tasked with writing an installer with a silverlight out of browser application. I need to. get the version off a local EXE check a web service to see that it is the most recent version download a zip if not unpack the zip overwrite the…
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Check for updates periodically

I have a SL 4.0 app running out of browser with full priviliges. How can I check for updates (CheckAndDownloadUpdateAsync()) every 10 minutes without affecting UI thread. I've tried using the Timer, but the CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompleted doesn't…
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Problem in ComAutomationFactory.CreateObject

I tried to create object using ComAutomationFactory.CreateObject . It is giving following exception "Failed to create an object instance for the specified ProgId" My application is running on OOB and has elevated permission. if…
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Silverlight 4 and Outlook 2010 Out of Browser

How/what is the best way to access a user outlook while out of browser in Silverlight ? I'm looking for sample code to start making queries on a user e-mail box after the user installs a silverlight app. I know this busts most if not all of the…
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Installing Silverlight OOB with Safari 6.1

it seems that Safari 6.1 on Mac (recently updated) does not allow a user to install a silverlight OOB application from a website. Is there any work around/fix for this? With older versions of Safari or other browsers, it is simple to just right…
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What does Silverligtht 4.0 Trusted Mode mean on a Mac?

Are there any special considerations we will need to take into account for Mac scenarios? Furthermore, with features such as COM interop which aren't applicable on a Mac, how do you give visibility of these capabilities to your code? if…
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SL5 OOB app - after minimizing, restores to different size

I have a Silverlight oob app. If I click on the icon in the task bar, the app minimizes. When I click on the icon again, the app restores, but with a different size. What controls the size the app restores to? Is there an event I can intercept when…
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Return Custom Silverlight OOB Application ExitCode

I would like to customize the exit code of my elevated trust, Out of Browser (OOB) Silverlight 4 application. I'm currently attempting to use the System.Environment.ExitCode property to customize the exit value of my SL4 app, however, it appears…
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Can I determine if mouse button is already pressed to change cursor?

I am enabling drag and drop for one control in my SL 5 OOB app. However, when the user is dragging a file, the cursor is the "copy file' cursor everywhere over my app. Can I determine if, when the cursor enters my app, the left mouse button is down,…
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How to set Silverlight 5.1 as requirement for a Website?

When you develop a Silverlight app and want to embed in a HTML you do something like this: ...
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SL 5 out of browser - 1pixel white border?

I have a SL 5 app set to run out of browser. The OOB setting: Blend reports the width and height for the UserControl as 463, 500. When the app…
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SL Out of browser app - SecurityException

My SL5 out-of-browser application works on one computer, but not on another computer. On both computers the application is built in, and started from, VS2012 running as Administrator. The SecurityException occurs here: …
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Silverlight 3 oob window border

I was wondering if I can customise the look and feel of the OOB window of my SL app? I want it to look different than the standard windows frame (maybe at least change the visible buttons like minimise or maximise...) thanks
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