sketchflow

Show a single item of sample data in SketchFlow running project

I am building a prototype in SketchFlow using a sample data set. When I run the project I can see lists of values no problem but anywhere I have used details mode to display a single record the running project is blank. The data is displayed within Expression Blend (it picks the first record in the set) - the only thing I can think of is...

MS Expression Blend: Sketchflow - Populating a sub datagrid with data upon selecting a specific row of a master datagrid!?

Hello! I've recently started using Expression Sketchflow to prototype some user interface designs. I currently have a master datagrid at the top of the page, which I would like to allow the user when selecting a particular grid row to see a sub-datagrid below be populated with specific data relevant to that specific row of master data. ...

Using Expression Blend Sketchflow - Relevance To Silverlight Programming Implementation?!

Hello, I have recently been programming Web based applications using Silverlight & Ria Services. I have been made aware of the ability to incorporate the use of Expression Blend Sketchflow into my development cycle as a way of producing quick prototypes to show clients when using an agile methodology. I have found it hard to make use of ...

Expression blend (silverlight) using behaviors for header tabs? Fluid move behavior?

Hi I'm trying to create a menu in my header. I have imported my design from photoshop into expression blend and the layout works wonderfully. Now I want to add some effects and links to my objects. I understand I have to make this into a usercontrol tab. I'd like a white tab behind the menu text to move horizontal like an animation wh...

User feedback remains when changing state in Sketchflow

Wanting to check if I missed a setting somewhere, or if I'm just using the product in an unintended fashion. I've created a prototype based on an existing site, and am using states to mimic functionality, along with tabcontrols and the like. When the end-user is marking up the page, and then changes tabs, or clicks a button to change ...

How can you store state between screens in SketchFlow?

I'm building a prototype using Expression Blend 3 and SketchFlow (a Silverlight SketchFlow application to be specific) and it consists of multiple screens that I want to share state between. Take this example: Screen 1 - 'Login' screen: I want the user to type in a fake user name and password. Screen 2 - 'Home' screen: I want to displ...

SketchFlow Export to Word File and the Order of Objects

Hi, i have made a prototype in SketchFlow which is found in Expression Blend 3. As my designer can not use the published .exe version (Due to being on a Mac) I have to export the application to Word. This works great apart from the order being somewhat odd. What determines the order in which objects get exported into the Word document ...

Any suggestions for best practices to follow when creating UI prototypes using sketchFlow for multiple screen sizes?

Hi all am looking to prototype the UI for an windows application. The app will be deployed on several display devices with different (physical) screen sizes and aspect ratios. Would like to be able to generate scenarios optimized on one display and quickly check if the layout is OK on different screen sizes, orientations. That is, I'd l...

Context Menus and NavigateTo in Blend / SketchFlow

Hi All, Hoping this will be a simple one, in Sketchflow i'm trying to wire up a context menu to navigate to another page. I've created the context menu, added a menu item, right clicked the mneu item in the Objects and Timeline panel and selected navigateto. When i run it, the menu comes up but when i click on the menu item it doesn't ...

sketchflow project layout

I'm having a little trouble as I decide how to structure my projects. This question is slightly subjective, but I'm having trouble conceptually. If I create a wpf blend project (sketchflow right now), it creates two projects, "Project" and "ProjectScreens". Is this the best layout to use? The issue is, I have classes and code (networ...

SketchFlow prototyping font not displaying

I'm using SketchFlow for the first time, and am confused as to why my text isn't showing up in the "Buxton Sketch" font it's supposed to (see image). I just did a repair installation, and it didn't make a difference. In the Text properties, I don't see "Buxton Sketch" as an option, either. I'd appreciate any help. UPDATE Everything look...

Expression Blend's default LayoutRoot

Is there a way to change the default LayoutRoot type in Expression Blend 3? Currently, I'm prototyping in SketchFlow, and I prefer Canvas over the Grid, and it's annoying to change it for every new screen. ...

Sketchflow - grid datatemplate

I am trying to do something very simple with Sketchflow. Create a grid with data. I tried using a listbox, created a datasource, bound the datasource to the listbox...everything works fine....but am stuck when it comes to trying to customize how the data is laid out....i.e., i want to create a data-template for the listbox, and then bin...

Screens in Folders within Expression Blend Sketchflow

Is there a way to put screens in a folder int he project view and have them available in the SketchFlow Map? I can create the Screens but they are not available in the Sketchflow Map. It is appearing that all of the Screens have to exist at the root of the project. ...

Sketchflow + DataGrid Exception Being Thrown

This is my first time using Sketchflow and I followed a video tutorial explaining how to use a DataGrid and a Sample Data Source within a SketchFlow project. Everything renders fine in Blend but when I attempt to run it within the SketchFlow player I get the following exception: Message: Unhandled Error in Silverlight Application Except...

Anyone know how to create an Expander in the SketchFlow style?

I've checked the Expression Blend + Sketchflow forum, and also looked through the Gallery, but haven't found an expander control that's in the SketchFlow style. Can anyone point me to one, or offer me advice on how I can roll my own Sketchflow Expander control? ...

Expression Blend 3 Sketchflow -> TabControl + VisualStates = Exception

"InvalidOperationException: An animation is trying to modify an object named 'foo', but no such object can be found in the UserControl." When you create screen with a tabcontrol on it and add some tabitems, then define some states to control visibility of UI controls inside a tabitem, you will get this error in Expression when you selec...

How to apply a template for every screen in sketchflow?

How do i apply a common template to every screen in a sketchflow project. I basically want some common navigation on the top and side and don’t want to have to draw it on every screen. ...

How to go to a new screen at the end of an animation in SketchFlow

I have few screens that are wired up using Buttons to navigate to and fro. However, there is one screen that plays an animation when "Loaded" event occurs. I want to go to the "next" screen when the current screen's animation finishes. Could someone suggest how I can achieve this in Sketchflow? Thanks in advance. ...

Sketchflow Navigation

Hi, I am new to Blend & Sketchflow. I hope someone can help me. I have been doing a sketchflow project and have set up several buttons that navigate to specific screens (nice and easy). Now the catch... I have made a generic menu at the top, and have put a button on it, and what I want to achieve with it is that if someone clicks on t...