DevMavens

ma•ven (mā'vən)

n.  A person who has special knowledge or experience;
an expert.

dev•ma•ven
('dev-mā'vən)

n.  An expert developer with great influence.

Rick Strahl

Rick Strahl's Web Log provides a variety of .NET development topics with focus on ASP.NET and enterprise development. Topics are wide ranging from introductory articles to tips and tricks, observations in the process of software development and examination of new and upcoming technologies. Content is honest and sometimes outspoken and doesn't tote any particular party line - Rick says it as he sees it.


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 01 Jul 2009 21:44

WPF Localization Guidance Paper Posted on CodePlexSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....I’m happy to announce that my WPF Localization paper went live a couple of days ago on CodePlex. You can find it here: http://wpflocalization.codeplex.com/  (click on Downloads – it’s published only as PDF <shrug>) I’ve been working on..."
Read more »  WPF Localization Guidance Paper Posted on CodePlex


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 29 Jun 2009 05:28

Changing Configuration Settings in a Desktop Client ApplicationSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....Got a question in response to a Localization article today that asked how to store requested culture settings. In the article I recommend that easiest and most reliable way to switch cultures is to assign the culture when the application runs and..."
Read more »  Changing Configuration Settings in a Desktop Client Application


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 19 Jun 2009 04:03

How do ASP.NET Application_ Events WorkSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....I got an interesting question via email today that asked the question: “How do ASP.NET Application_ Event Handlers get hooked so that they are automatically fired?” If you’ve worked with ASP.NET for any amount of time you probably know about the..."
Read more »  How do ASP.NET Application_ Events Work


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 14 Jun 2009 18:55

WPF Bindings and CurrentCulture FormattingSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....I was surprised to find today that while putting together some localization samples that by default WPF bindings do not respect the current culture. For example check out this localized form that has been localized to German and is running with both..."
Read more »  WPF Bindings and CurrentCulture Formatting


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 09 Jun 2009 18:04

Getting the App’s Startup Assembly in WPF Designer?Subscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....Ok, once again I’m soliciting some audience participation as I’ve hit a dead end with a markup extension I’m working with in WPF. I’m working on a localization markup extension that provides localized resource content using a simple markup..."
Read more »  Getting the App’s Startup Assembly in WPF Designer?


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 04 Jun 2009 11:19

Resx and BAML Resources in WPFSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....If there’s one thing that’s confusing as heck about Localization in WPF it’s how resources are loaded. The two major approaches for localization in WPF – using LocBaml BAML resource localization or standard Resx Localization with..."
Read more »  Resx and BAML Resources in WPF


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 26 May 2009 06:20

Creating a quick and dirty jQuery contentEditable PluginSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....Creating a full featured editable component that handles a number of scenarios is quite complex. Some time ago I started in on this process with a wwEditable plug-in which I’ve used in a number of applications. It works, but it’s fairly large and..."
Read more »  Creating a quick and dirty jQuery contentEditable Plugin


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 21 May 2009 19:31

Don’t use Response.End() with OutputCacheSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....This might be one of those “Duh” moment posts that seems real obvious now, but this particular issue – trying to get OutputCache to work in an HttpHandler and having it not work because of an errand Response.End() - has caused me grief on a few..."
Read more »  Don’t use Response.End() with OutputCache


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 18 May 2009 10:12

LINQ to SQL and alternate ProvidersSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....I’ve tried an interesting experiment today trying to see if I can get LINQ to SQL to run with a custom ADO.NET Data Provider I’ve created some time ago. Basically I implemented a provider that is a proxy to a remote Web  ‘service’ that can..."
Read more »  LINQ to SQL and alternate Providers


Rick Strahl's Web Log | 12 May 2009 18:52

jQuery Sortable Plug-in and unwanted ClicksSubscribe to this feed

Rick Strahl writes "....Here’s a problem I’ve hit on a few occasions with the very cool jQuery.ui.sortable plug-in. When you’re sorting elements that are clickable it often happens that when you drop your sortable item in a new sort location that the click event of the..."
Read more »  jQuery Sortable Plug-in and unwanted Clicks


This Maven's Blog

Rick Strahl

West Wind Technologies

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Twittering Mavens

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Rounded corners in FireFox have been cleaned nicely for 3.5. -moz-border-radius: 5px; about an hour ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Great took the car to the shop to look at oil light/pressure. They don't see it. No light, full pressure. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @scottgal What do you mean by "Opera has implement what was WebForms 2.0"? about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @markusegger Nah - Doom and Gloom for dummies is my latest folly! about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @sbujold I think 0 is the only value that is valid without a unit. Everything else requires it AFAIK. Ignored if you leave it out. about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @markusegger Basically the story of our 'service' econmy right? We should call it the "Shitty Service Economy"! about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @markusegger It's because they don't get paid shit and have been royally screwed by airline companies (pay cuts, bad hours etc.) about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @paulmrozowski Editing is really the key feature that I need to get worked out. Not looking forward to rebuilding that editor with .NET COM. about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @paulmrozowski Thinking about it. :-} about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck


Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Hmmm... looks like padding: 0px in browser reset is breaking

  • elements, cutting off bottoms. FF35 and Safari4. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @benwmaddox This is not for developers, but for end users in applications. That's where there's a dearth of HTML editors available. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @benwmaddox Something like this is left to people who know how to build editors. Yet no company makes a decent HTML editor (desktop). about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @benwmaddox I've done that actually (COM in an older app). But it's REALLY, REALLY hard to build a professional level editor. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Is it reasonable to expect the length captured from $("#var").val().length to be the same as Request.Form[] (with CR/LF fixed up)? about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Mental note: Html Form CR/LF encoding in browser is \n, but ASP.NET Request.Form[] returns \r\n. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @ShawnWildermuth Think something along the lines of what you see in Live Writer (and even that is pretty marginal) about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @ShawnWildermuth Most components out there are Ok, but not what I would call professional quality for a commercial product. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @ShawnWildermuth I mean for application embedding - WYSIWYG editing for end users of HTML content. Desktop (but also Web). about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) @shanselman /Freddie/ And you figured that out just now? You were old enough to know what 20 years ago? :-} about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck


    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl)

    Rick Strahl (RickStrahl) Why are there just no decent HTML editor components out there? I mean desktop, commercial quality? So much HTML and nothing to edit with. about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck