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By David Worthington
August 21, 2008 —
Although Silverlight 2 is not yet out the door at Microsoft, a component maker has already created a suite of controls that leverages it.
Yesterday, Intersoft Solutions publicly unveiled beta versions of “Sirius 2.” Sirius is the code name for a suite of components built with Silverlight 2 beta 2; it includes a cover flow style viewer and fish eye style menu that functions as a docking style navigation control.
Intersoft describes WebCoverFlow.NET, its cover flow control, as a Web-based multimedia viewer. However, it is not limited to just that; the company notes that it could also be used in a line of business application to present employee data, because it supports data binding and templates.
Intersoft’s fish eye control for Silverlight 2 is called WebFishEye.NET. It features data binding and item template capabilities. The company suggests that it could replace conventional navigation items such as icons, text links and tree views.
The controls comprise WebAqua.NET 2.0. WebAqua mimics the "dock" feature of Mac OS X Leopard; icons are displayed within a three dimensional dock, and items can expand into stacks. WebAqua.NET will be bundled in Intersoft’s upcoming WebUI Studio.NET 2008 R2 component suite.
In related news, Intersoft released a beta of WebUI Studio.NET 2008 R2 today. It provides two assemblies for WebAqua.NET, in ASP.NET and Silverlight 2, which share a common code base.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 are prerequisites for the ASP.NET version, and the Silverlight 2 version requires the June preview of Expression Blend and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 with the Silverlight 2 toolkit installed.
WebUI Studio.NET also updates WebScheduler.NET, a calendar component, as well as introducing an accessibility compliant data grid. WebScheduler.NET provides more control over its new event editing form, the company says, and it adds new timeline views for events.
Lastly, WebGrid.NET Enterprise has been made Section 508 compliant. Section 508 is a U.S. law that requires Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Intersoft says that Web applications can be made 508 compliant without breaking existing functionality.
The control also has new shortcut keys for selecting multiple rows.
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