Hello,
my main interest in evaluating the VS2010CTP is the Data Sources Wizard for WPF pages and how it can be used with object data provider source.
I have done some tests and found a few issues and I have also a number of proposals for the Data Sources Wizard for WPF.
I've put together a repro-sample and I have documented the issues in a word document along with a number of screen shots.
However, for some legal reasons I cannot post this sample app in this public forum. I can however send it to microsoft by private email directly. Can you please contact me and tell me the appropriate email address, either here or by sending a mail to info@ait-software.de
Here's the summary from the 6-pages document this I'd like to send you along with the sample project:
Summary of my requests and wishes in the order of importance:
1. Allow to access Sources from static resources that are declared in App.xaml in <Application.Resources>.
2. Allow customization of the properties being offered as path segments. Allow to hide properties, even when inherited from a base class.
3. Support a path syntax like this “FirstLevel[1].SecondLevel[0].Something” to address specific instances within lists.
4. Support value converter selection and parameterization in a convenient way, at least by displaying short descriptions about the syntax or – better – by allowing some sort of customization to build the syntax of the ConverterParameter.
5. Offer a test function to allow the user to test a ValueConverter with some sample data.
6. Make resizing the Wizard window easier. Make it keep the size when the user resized it.
7. Show tooltip information about the segmens of a path including the data type (e.g. "System.Int32" or "List") and either the documentation summary or the text from a DescriptionAttribute.
Thanks
Karlo