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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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Do you use any out-of-browser Silverlight application?

I know a lot of Adobe Flex out-of-browser applications, almost all of them being Twitter clients :) But I haven't yet seen even one out-of-browser Silverlight application yet. Do you use any?
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Is it possible to add a Silverlight 3 out-of-browser application to the add/remove programs list?

Is it possible to include a Silverlight (3) out-of-browser application to the add-or-remove programs list? The intention is to be able to remove the OOB application that way (not just by right-clicking from within the running app)? If the OOB app is…
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Is there a way to remove the source domain from the window title in an out-of-browser Silverlight 3 app?

We may not have the option to migrate over to Silverlight 4 right away, so I was wondering if anyone found a way to remove the source domain name from the window's title for out-of-browser Silverlight 3 applications. Our window title currently…
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How can I change the OOB height/width of my silverlight application dynamically?

I have a silverlight app which can be installed as an out-of-browser app by the user. Every time I change the height and width of the application, I have to also: right-click on project properties click Out-of-Browser settings button change the…
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Starting an "out of browser Silverlight 4 elevated app" from another "out of browser Silverlight 4 elevated app"

I am concurrently running several different out of browser elevated applications and sending messages between them. Is there a way for me to check to see if a specific one of those elevated out of browser Silverlight apps are currently running and…
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Silverlight Out of Browser Application making Http Requests through a proxy

When running Silverlight 3.0 in OOB mode, you don't have to worry about any proxy authentication as the browser normally takes care of this. If I've installed a Silverlight app in OOB mode, is there any way to authenticate against a proxy?
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Silverlight SQL Deployment

I'm about to write an application in either Adobe Air or Silverlight, to run standalone, offline, on the desktop. It's a simple enough application that allows the user to enter text data and will then print formatted documents based on that…
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Is there a way to remove the titlebar for Silverlight out-of-browser apps

I assume the window is owned by the sllauncher...so is there a way to remove its titlebar?
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Do I need a local web service to connect to database for Silverlight OOB?

I've done some cursory reading on Silverlight and data access. From what I can tell, I'll need a web service to hook up a Silverlight application to a database while it's running in browser. Is this true when it goes OOB? Or is there another…
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Loading COM Object in silverlight 4

Can any one tell me how to load com object in a silverlight out of browser application . I use silverlight4 . If possible can any one give me sample codes of it. Thanks in advance
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Unable to Uninstall SIlverlight Out Of Browser Application Programatically

I'm trying to remove a Silverlight Out Of Browser app programatically passing the arguments to sllauncher in following this post: http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2010/03/25/using-sllauncher-for-silent-install-silverlight-application.aspx However…
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How to use web.config file in out of browser silverlight application

I have develop one silverlight Application which is out of browse application. now my prob is in my application some server path is there so I have to set it on web.config file but I don't know how to use web.config file in out of browse application…
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Silverlight OOB User Menu Control

Well ... at the risk of sounding like I really don't know anything about programming, I have a question about controls in Silverlight 5. I have an OOB App that I am working with, but I need to add the User Menus (File, Edit, etc.) that are normally…
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SL 5 exception using FileSystem

Working on an OOB app. dynamic fileSystem = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); dynamic drives = fileSystem.Drives; foreach (var drive in drives) { DriveCollection.Add(new Drive{ VolumeName =…
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Running Silverlight Application Out Of Browser As default

we have a silverlight Application In our company, which is hosted in a Web Application. when I want to test the app, I should to start the web application, then right click on the page and then click on install button to install out of browser…
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