I’ve put the code samples featured on this blog over the years on GitHub: NotificationAreaIconSampleAppWPF (December 2010/January 2011) Windows 7-style Notification Area Applications in WPF: Part 1 (Removing Resize) Windows 7-style Notification Area Applications in WPF: Part 2 (Notify Icon Position) Windows 7-style Notification Area Applications in WPF: Part 3 (Taskbar Position) Windows 7-style Notification… Continue reading Code samples on GitHub
Fix Visual Studio 2013 Start Menu shortcuts
Click here to see this bug on Connect. Visual Studio 2013 configures Start Menu shortcuts differently to earlier versions. Specifically, it adds a shortcut to ‘Visual Studio Tools’ (%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts), where Visual Studio 2012 added a directory called ‘Visual Studio Tools’ and added copies of the shortcuts. This is all a bit confusing,… Continue reading Fix Visual Studio 2013 Start Menu shortcuts
ResEdit doesn't work with the Windows SDK 8.0 and above (use 7.1 or below)
ResEdit is a nice resource file editor for Windows programs. Regrettably, it has some issues with the latest versions of the Windows SDK (8.0 and 8.1) – it’s possible to create a resource script (.rc) file, but you won’t be able to open it again later. Even if %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%Windows Kits8.1Include is set as include path,… Continue reading ResEdit doesn't work with the Windows SDK 8.0 and above (use 7.1 or below)
Html.AntiForgeryToken() sets an X-Frame-Options header with the value 'SAMEORIGIN'
I recently migrated a project from ASP.NET MVC 4 to MVC 5 and the process went quite smoothly, except that all of a sudden my webpages were being returned with the X-Frame-Options header set with the value ‘SAMEORIGIN‘. This is actually a reasonable default as it helps mitigate the risk of ClickJacking. The website in… Continue reading Html.AntiForgeryToken() sets an X-Frame-Options header with the value 'SAMEORIGIN'
Enabling the compatibility property sheet for (almost) all programs in Windows 8/8.1
Windows 8 and 8.1 hide the compatibility property sheet for certain programs (namely programs included with Windows, like Notepad, and those on a whitelist of programs known to run correctly on Windows 8/8.1 – defined in %WinDir%apppatchpcamain.sdb). In some cases, one can still run the ‘troubleshoot compatibility’ wizard by right-clicking on the file, which just… Continue reading Enabling the compatibility property sheet for (almost) all programs in Windows 8/8.1
Windows 8.1 Impressions
Windows 8.1 is done, though Microsoft is apparently worried enough about driver and application support that not even loyal MSDN and TechNet subscribers will get it until October 17 this year. To no-one’s surprise, the RTM ISOs were promptly leaked, which leaves us in the odd situation where the only way to test your programs… Continue reading Windows 8.1 Impressions
Migrating from Opera to Chrome
I’ve used Opera as my primary web browser since the year 2005. It’s never looked quite at home on Windows and its tiny market share means it’s lucky to ever be included on a website’s list of ‘supported browsers’, but still I preferred it over Internet Explorer, Firefox and later Chrome. I valued the user… Continue reading Migrating from Opera to Chrome
Short: Google Analytics doesn't support Windows Phone apps – pretend your app is a website, instead
Using Google Analytics in a Windows Phone 7+ app is really simple. There’s a small hurdle, however, in that Google Analytics doesn’t support Windows Phone, and if your property is configured as an ‘App’, you won’t be able to track any data. The solution is to configure your property as a ‘Web Site’ when you… Continue reading Short: Google Analytics doesn't support Windows Phone apps – pretend your app is a website, instead
Short: The Windows Phone Toolkit ContextMenu control's Foreground property does nothing
While the ContextMenu control in the Windows Phone Toolkit has a Foreground property, setting it has no effect, as it’s not used in the default control template (unlike the Background and BorderBrush properties, which work as expected). To change the text colour in a ContextMenu, set the Foreground property of MenuItems individually.
Keiki Usage Meter Version 3.2.1 Released
Tonight I released Keiki Usage Meter Version 3.2.1. This release was prompted by Optus changing some things on their end that stopped the Optus Broadband (Legacy) plugin from working. There are some changes to the way tooltips, buttons, group boxes, combo boxes, radio buttons and check boxes are rendered, but nothing particularly noteworthy. I also… Continue reading Keiki Usage Meter Version 3.2.1 Released