Microsoft Expression Blend 1.0: Right direction, long way to go
I was intensely using Blend 1.0 for the last one day, and my impression was that:
- Blend 1.0 is a much better way to learn xaml. Switch between code and graphic view gives you better understanding about the power and limitation of Xaml.
- The videos tutorial provided by Microsoft are extremely helpful. On the other hand, online help sucks.
- Difficult to Stack Panel and items within it. I need to get used to the Selection and Direct Selection thing. Turns out the best way to select stuff is from "Object and Timeline".
- Moving label into a Panel will result in losing the text! I was like, what the *&%%$%^&(- . Sigh, never mind.
- Switching between Design and XAML view doesn't automatically select the corresponding code or object. We really need that to be productive, man!
- No intellisense for XAML on XAML view ... bad... bad ...
- Not much flexibility on rearranging workspace. You basically only have 2 workspace setting: time line and regular. The best you can do is yank everything out of the main window.
- The hell! Just seconds ago I crashed Expression by messing with timeline.
- Xaml does not allow percentage in width and height based on the hosting container. Admitted by a PM in Microsoft, there's no stronge Layout concept in Xaml ... yet. Well, one can alway dream.
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