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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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Out-of-Browser Silverlight and many "pages"

I'm building a Silverlight out-of-browser app that will eventually run on a Windows 7 touchscreen tablet, independent of any browser - it will run just like any other app. My code, at the moment, is all within one XAML and corresponding .cs file but…
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Silverlight out of browser mode

Does silverlight support SSL in oob mode? I have SSL turned on and it works fine in browser, but it doesnt connect oob mode. Is there something I am missing? Thanks EDIT: _serviceHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(ApplicationService), new…
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Silverlight client HTTP stack vs browser HTTP stack

I have a silverlight application I am using to connect to a SSL WCF service and it is working in the web browser but not in OOB(out of browser) mode. I found another post related to this that said OOB mode does not support SSL certificates because…
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Silverlight: Uninstalling Out-of-Browser app does not remove "..\Silverlight\OutOfBrowser\index" file

For better or worse, I have another application which scans that directory as a way to see if the silverlight application is installed out of browser or not. Even when uninstalling the application though, it leaves that file behind. Is there a way…
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Debugging the server project while running out-of-browser?

When I start my Silverlight 4 and 5 applications with debugging in VS 2010, I can set breakpoints in both the client project as well as the server project that serves the application. On running the app out-of-browser (ie configuring the app…
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Silverlight 5 Out of Browser http streaming of JavaScript blocks using webbrowser

Some background: I have inherited a working Silverlight application which behaves as follows: there is an iframe on the host html page which itself connects to another page. this page is a long-lived request which returns a series of…
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Silverlight application will not install out of browser

I have created a Silverlight application that runs OOB with extra features. We've taken a few machines and wiped them completely, installed XP and full service packs and updates and installed Silverlight for a few kiosks at a customer location. When…
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CheckAndDownloadUpdateAsync doesn't work

Can you guys tell me how it should be done? I have out of browser app with a button. The Button does this: Application.Current.CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompleted += (object sender, CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompletedEventArgs e) =>…
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installed Silverlight app. Running from browser

Let's say I have a SL app, which can run out of browser. Now I can install it alright. Tim Heuer has a great article how to handle it nicely. But what if user already installed it? Can I somehow start it right from the browser? You can get the…
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Silverlight OOB Calling Class Library

I have a class library that reads and writes to a local SQL CE database using Entity Framework 4.2 code first. I want to access the class library from a Silverlight 4 OOB app. What is the best way to do this? Do I have to turn the class library…
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Closing a Out of Browser application in silverlight from the code

How do I close an out of the browser application in silverlight programatically. I want to bring in the same functionality as the control box close, from the code based on some condition. How do I acheive it?
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Silverlight: How to deploy a Silverlight app?

I've just written a Silverlight app and want to deploy it. This app is NOT to be hosted at a website. It is supposed to be a standalone app, just like a standalone WPF app for Windows, but (if I understand Silverlight correctly) it can run on both…
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Can I use the "Test certificate" to deploy Elevated trust apps?

sorry for my bad english (and for the newbie question) - I have a silverlight 4 OOB application that requires Elevated Trust to run. The CheckAndDownloadUpdateAsync only works in this case if my xap is signed. There is a problem if I deploy my app…
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Custom splash/start page for SL4 OOB application using Prism

I could use some help figuring out the best way to implement a "splash"/start-up page for my Silverlight 4 client applications that are built using Prism 2 and run out-of-browser. I am supporting a suite of applications and am working on a common…
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Silverlight out of browser application cannot start

If I enable the Out of Browser application setting, the application doesn't run, doesn't even debug. Visual Studio compiles the app, switches to Debug layout but ends immediately. Any ideas?
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