In the last post, I introduced a command button for use in Media Center add-ons. In doing so, I demonstrated the idea of input focus, Command objects and rules to dictate behaviour and data-binding. All of these concepts are transferrable to this instalment’s topic: A List Control (with Selected Item Tracking) A simple way of… Continue reading
Last time, I gave a broad overview of the Windows Media Center SDK and introduced my (then-nameless) first add-on, mceNetworkCopy. This instalment (and the next few) of my series on developing for Media Center covers the controls and visual elements needed for the add-on. Where possible, i’m trying to match the standard look-and-feel of Media… Continue reading
Introduces the Windows Media Center SDK version 6.0, explaining how add-ons are written and the tools/technologies involving in creating them. Continue reading
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Regular Windows Forms data-binding can only bind to the properties directly belonging to each list item. This post explains how to bind to properties of properties (and so on, recursively) by creating a special collection class that exposes nested properties using ITypedList and PropertyDescriptor. You can use AggregationBindingList as a data source for the ComboBox, ListBox and DataGridView controls. Continue reading