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XAML Power Toys

If you’re into Silverlight/WPF development you’ll surely appreciate Karl Shifflett’s XAML Power Toys: http://tinyurl.com/karlpowertoys  Awesome (free) tool for WPF/Silverlight.

XAML Power Toys Full Feature Set  includes

  • Create ViewModel Class – from a VB.NET or C# code window, easily create a ViewModel stub that includes commands and exposed data class.  Optionally you can elect to re-implement all Model properties on the ViewModel.
  • Create Silverlight DataForm For Selected Class – quickly create a DataForm complete with bindings that are easily associated with properties on the source class
  • Create WPF or Silverlight DataGrid For Selected Class – quickly create a DataGrid complete with bindings that are easily associated with properties on the source class
  • Create WPF ListView For Selected Class – quickly create a ListView complete with bindings that are easily associated with properties on the source class
  • Create Business Form For Selected Class – quickly create a form complete with bindings that are easily associated with properties on the source class
  • Create Business Form – quickly create a form without selecting an entity class.  Great for creating unbound forms or just laying out a Grid.
  • Show Fields List For Selected Class – display a list of class fields similar to Microsoft Access.  Allows dragging of fields to create controls
  • Extract Properties To Style – allows selecting a control, choosing desired properties and have those selected properties extracted to a newly created style
  • Group Into – allows selecting one or more controls and group them inside a new parent control.  Many options provided
  • Change Grid To Flow Layout – allows selecting of one of more control and will remove all MinWidth, MinHeight, Margin properties and will set all row and column definitions to Auto.
  • Chainsaw Minimize Cider Designer XAML – allows selecting of one or more controls and will remove all MinWidth, MinHeight, x:Name, Name, Margin properties and will set all row and column definitions to Auto.
  • Remove Margins – allows selecting one or more controls and removes the Margin property from them
  • Edit Grid Column and Rows – allows selecting a grid and then add or remove rows and columns
  • Set Defaults For Created Controls – allows customizing the initial properties that are set when the software creates a new control
  • About Box – see the version of XAML Power Toys installed on your system.  The current version of XAML Power Toys is always displayed at the top of this page below the title
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2 Comments

  1. Hammam Hammam

    Hello,

    I”m trying to download the xaml power toys for VB2010 but the file is no longer exist in Karl”s website
    would you please to advice whee i can download this tool?

    best Regards
    Hammam

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