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Least discoverable feature: F7 and Shift+F7 to toggle code view

In this episode, we turn to the project system. The Workflow Designer, unlike Cider (the WPF...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 01/07/2010

Least discoverable feature: Show all conditions/hide all conditions

This is the first in an occasional series highlighting some of the least discoverable features of...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 01/04/2010

ExpressionTextBox – works on Activity properties too!

So Matt Winkler read my previous post and said hey, what about properties of type...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/18/2009

ExpressionTextBox – for arguments only (well mostly)

[12/19 edit: ExpressionTextBox is not strictly for arguments only, see the exception here] In a...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/14/2009

Using untyped arguments in an ExpressionTextBox

The ExpressionTextBox sample code in the SDK works just fine in beta 2. The sample demonstrates the...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 12/02/2009

PDC09 – Wednesday wrapup

So the last post I wrote about session wish list was a pack of lies (well the weather report was...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/18/2009

PDC09 Tuesday session wishlist

Hello from sunny Los Angeles. I’m am shocked and pleased to be reporting to you from a place in a...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/16/2009

ExpressionTextBox 101

The ExpressionTextBox is the basic building block for editing expressions in custom activity...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/12/2009

Expression editing mechanics

This is what happens when you edit an expression in Visual Studio. To simplify things, pretend you...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/09/2009

Implementing a custom expression editor

I’ve seen a few forum posts about providing a richer expression editing experience in a rehosted...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/05/2009

Design time expression editing 101

Here are the basic implementation details that you should know about the design time expression...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 11/02/2009

VB Expression Example: Manipulating generic lists

Let’s walk through the process of manipulating a generic list using VB expressions. Say you have...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 10/26/2009

VB for C# Developers

The lack of C# expressions in WF 4.0 is painful for all of you C# developers out there. We know, and...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 10/23/2009

Welcome

Hi, I’m Cathy Dumas, and I’m a program manager on the Workflow Designer team. We write the tools...

Author: Cathy Dumas - Date: 09/24/2009

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