How can we help?

[Francisco Correia]

Hi,

I was looking for something like this. I even have started doing some
tests converting from xaml to js+html, but with a basic approach.

The question is, How can I help ?

(Ok, contributions starts on August, but can we start earlier? eheh)

Best regards,

Francisco

[Rob Ashton]

Pick something small and bring it across :-)

The best candidate for this at the moment are in particular, controls,
for example the textbox - it has a multitude of properties and they
all need to be implemented (and perhaps even ignored as certain things
don't make sense in the web world.)

I am in the process of adding databinding (I could hack something up
in half an hour but it's best I do it at least in a way that somehow
resembles how it is implemented in Silverlight itself), but this is
completely compatible with the notion of adding controls.

If you haven't got the time for code, then suggesting examples of what
you would like to be possible in SLJS - what you would like to use it
for, the features that would be required for that, all of that is
useful

Rob

[Francisco Correia]

Ok I will start to analyse the source code and understand how the
"magic" is made :D.
After that I will have a clear idea of what can be done, how can it be
developed, and what we already have.

Francisco

[Rob Ashton]

It should hopefully be very straightforward, as most of the 'magic'
happens in JSIL and we just provide a set of libraries around it.

Adding a new control is a matter of adding a template file for that
control, adding a class for that control and making sure all the
properties are in place. If you do a global search for
System.Windows.Control.Button you'll see all the things you'd have to
change to add a new one :-) (Currently a few too many places, but hey
ho)

Rob