This post is walkthrough on enabling smooth streaming of media over iis and then stream over silverlight client. I have recently taken my mac in to make sure that it is working, and updating properly. A comprehensive list to silverlight controls for developers. The headeredcontentcontrol is bound to a set of data in this case currentworkspace. The eclipse for silverlight project also announced mac platform availability for silverlight development silverlight 2. The most popular mac alternative is adobe flash player, which is free. Ive tried this with ever combination with or without a parent scrollviewer the grid pushes beyond the bounds of the headeredcontentcontrol and no scroll bars appear. Headeredcontentcontrol inherits the content property from contentcontrol and defines the header property that is of type object. Silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of microsoft. I try the following solutions, but it returns only server mac address solution 1. So i am not touching theoretical concept behind smooth streaming in this post.
On mac, xaml can be used as ios and android applications. For example scrollviewer, headeredcontentcontrol etc. Find out here how to install the silverlight plugin on safari for mac. Net based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. A guide to silverlight 3 new features webtaste tasting.
You can also integrate the radtransitioncontrol in any control that somehow visualizes content. Silverlight issues on mac os x mavericks in safari browser. Well create a simple window with no builtin border or titlebar. A headeredcontentcontrol is a control that displays other controls, but also provides a header for that like a groupbox or window title. Silverlight home page prepare for silverlight 5 end of support after october 2021. Silverlight for mac is not being recognized or you are continually. Silverlight is a free browser plugin that is used for playing videos, animations and games. If youre constantly being prompted to upgrade silverlight when you try to watch netflix on your mac computer, it typically points to an outdated browser plugin. Learn how to install silverlight, the browser plugin needed to watch tv shows and movies on your mac computer. An archive of the codeplex open source hosting site.
After the download is completed, installation should start automatically. The silverlight toolkit was desigend to be a collection of silverlight controls, components and utilities made available outside the normal silverlight release cycle. Last november we introduced the silverlight toolkit, an open source project designed to provide additional silverlight controls and functionality between versions of silverlight. Returns any base value established for a silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active.
This article examines the silverlight headeredcontentcontrol class, which displays content with a header and content pane. Blocking old versions of silverlight on mac os x mozilla. The contenttemplate describes how that data should be displayed. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked 8 alternatives to microsoft silverlight and three of them are available for mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. In my previous article i have discussed about of template briefly here we shall consider about how to use data template in a simple manner. What was not announced was support for visual studio 2005. In this topic i am trying to clarify the current situation with available ready to use silverlight video players with smoothstreaming support and invite the community to share their experience. Writing xaml application on mac os xaml applications can be developed on mac as well. Silverlight not working on my mac microsoft community.
Expander control in silverlight toolkit ning zhangs blog. Provides the base implementation for all controls that contain single content and have a header. Im trying to get silverlight to work on mac os x, any browser would do. The header property can be any object and we can use the headertemplate to specify a custom look to the header. Content for the headeredcontentcontrol will align to the top left.
This is to maintain the same functionality as the contentcontrol. Microsoft designed silverlight with the ability to deliver highfidelity experiences on the broadest set of system configurations. For more information on the silverlight toolkit, visit their project page and get the updates for both silverlight 2 and silverlight 3 beta. So this type of element meets this one control requirement, and the panel itself can store multiple elements. Follow the steps below to install the silverlight plugin on your mac computer. Silverlight is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for web and mobile applications. Over the past year microsoft silverlight has led the way for developers and designers to create compelling media experiences and rich internet applications rias on the web via an easytouse, quickly installed browser plugin. Follow the troubleshooting steps below to resolve the issue. Click here for a guide on how to resolve streaming issues with mac os x mavericks in the safari browser. Headeredcontentcontrol in ui for silverlight general. We did this because these versions of the plugin are causing instability in firefox, including crashing on popular sites such as hotmail. Silverlight for mac is not being recognized or you are. In addition, intersoft as of feb 2009 has also expanded to include data access controls and an additional presenter control.
Robert iagar on twitter asked how to move a window in wpf without using the builtin title bar or resorting to user32. Net framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the web works. Enabling silverlight is necessary in order to run quickflix on your web browser. It says it downloads successfully, but when i got to watch say netflix or use it for one of my online lectures it says that i havent downloaded it. Since then, we have received significant positive feedback and have already released a 2nd revision in december. This is a good choice to represent a single element with an header.
Moving a wpf window with custom chrome pete browns. My goal is to keep the headeredcontentcontrol from exceeding its containing border, which ive done, but once the datagrid exceeds its alotted space, i want it to start scrolling. So, for flash we have a number of open source solutions like jw player, flowplayer, open video player, open source video framework and so on. For example, in 2010 microsoft released a mac compatible version of its silverlight web browser plugin. I have a button in my header of the headeredcontentcontrol when i click on the button the command fires properly, but because the actual listboxitem isnt selected i have no data to work with. There are very good documentation available on iis official site to have a better understanding of smooth streaming. Netbased media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. Locate the install silverlight area in the lowerright part of the window. Runs on windows or mac operating systems also on linux via moonlight, which is an open source implementation of silverlight based on mono functionality is a subset of wpfs feature set. This will start with windows support, but the hope is that this will also migrate to the mac and linux platforms. Microsoft silverlight will reach end of support after october 2021.
Ready to use silverlight video players with smooth. The header property can be any object and you can use the headertemplate to specify a custom look to the header. If youre constantly being prompted to install the microsoft silverlight plugin on your computer. Help me convert this wpf to silverlight january 2012. Well use a border, some shapes and a headeredcontentcontrol to provide standin titlebarcontent areas. The radtransitioncontrol can be easily integrated in other more complex contentcontrols in order to extend their functionality. The issue was that although the control appeared to work correctly in the application, when it came time to do outofprocess testing using ui automation uia, the newly added functionality of the custom control wasnt being exposed, and therefore couldnt be tested. Otherwise, click runtime for mac powerpc next to silverlight 1.
The binding statement without a parameter, the former option, binds the whole object to the control. Open the downloads page and doubleclick on silverlight. So i try and install silverlight but my computer will not let me as it says i already have a newer version of silverlight on my computer. Ok,we know that controls are basic elements to built use interfaces in xaml page. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Netflix silverlight mac problem when i try to watch a show on netflix it tells me i need to install silverlight. Old versions of the silverlight plugin for mac os x have been added to the firefox addon blocklist. Netflix is prompting me to upgrade silverlight on my mac. I wrote the headeredcontentcontrol and expander for silverlight toolkit. Silverlight is the browser plugin that allows you to watch tv shows and movies on your computer. Microsoft silverlight for mac free download and software.
Headeredcontentcontrol xaml control windows community. Bbc webwise how do i install the microsoft silverlight. Wpf transitioncontrol integration with content controls. In practical terms, silverlight does lose a few features to wpf, for example, silverlight lacks a fullyfeatured 3d framework. Media has been a strong point in silverlight since day 1, but weve added some features based on customer feedback including support for new media types like h. Net from intersoft provides two controls that simulate a popular user experience most commonly found on the mac osx platform. Download and install the latest version microsoft silverlight plug in for your browser. We came across an interesting problem a customer hit when trying to write a custom control. Focus on core runtime what is downloaded and installed in the browser. When a silverlight dialog box opens, select install now.
The headeredcontentcontrol is a ui control that allows content to be displayed with a specified header. Silverlight for mac is not being recognized or you are continually prompted to install. A comprehensive list to silverlight controls for developers august 10, 2010 august 10, 2010 zy leave a comment ive written a few times about some of the controls that have been provided by organizations like telerik and componentone. If you are running an intel processor, click mac runtime next to silverlight 3. This is a good choice if the control will be used to represent a list of items. Netflix silverlight mac problem installation says i. These instructions will take you through the steps of removal and installation for windows 7, windows xp, and mac. Microsoft silverlight is a free plugin for web browsers available on multiple operating systems including mac os x. It takes a look at the various ways silverlight can use this control. Net languages using visual studio, hence the developer skills required to work with each are quite different.
Im not getting much success at all so far, nor help from the web. Silverlight not working on my mac i am able to download silverlight onto my mac, but i cannot get it to work. They both exist in wpf, and i wrote them to be as much compatible. Headeredcontentcontrol backgroundlightblue headerheader contentthis is the content remarks. This quick introduction to the headercontentcontrol of the silverlight toolkit will lay the ground. This feature isnt unique to the headeredcontentcontrol object, but is a construct in silverlight and is also available in wpf.