Silverlight Application Framework

This custom framework contains the following functionality:

Client

• Ribbon menu bar (from DivElements)
• Navigation frames for the main container and content pages
• MVVM architecture
• MVVM Light Locator to make ViewModels available to Views
• MVVM Light Messenger for content navigation, status updates and logout
• MVVM Light RelayEvent for Commanding in View Models
• MVVM Light EventToCommand for key press binding in ViewModels
• Custom client-side session data management
• Mockable dialog box service
• Custom Silverlight “loader”

Server

• WCF Services (not WCF RIA Services)
• Custom ASP.NET Authentication and login UI
• ASP.NET Authorisation to allow for both secure and unsecure services
• Text to Path web service to generate Xaml Path data from any string & font

 

Silverlight Application Framework demo from Steven Hollidge on Vimeo.

Navigation with the Ribbon and MVVM Light Messenger

The Ribbon button has a tag property that has the desired Uri set as its content.

When the button is clicked, a message is sent that contains the desired Uri.

The messenger listener receives the message and calls the ContentFrame.NavigateTo method.

Click here to download the source code:

http://stevenhollidge.com/blog-source-code/SilverlightExampleApp.zip

PS    Prefer a Treeview Menu to the Ribbon?

If you prefer the style of a Tree View menu, which is free compared to the Ribbon which is licensed, you can check out my blog posting here.

http://stevenhollidge.blogspot.com/2011/06/treeview-menu-for-silverlight.html