What's new in Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit August 2011

Aug 19, 2011
  • New Components:
  • Smooth new LongListSelector designed for Windows Phone 7.1 OS
  • MultiselectList
  • LockablePivot
  • HubTile
  • ExpanderView
  • LocalizedResources
  • DateTimeConverters
  • DateTimePickers
  • HeaderedItemsControl
  • PhoneTextBox
  • Improved Transitions performance
  • Improved ContextMenu performance
  • ListPicker supports multiselect
  • Bug fixes:
  • AutoCompleteBox focuses correctly after hitting return in the control.
  • ListPicker fixed to correctly bind BorderBrush.
  • ListPicker no longer opens on a “swipe” gesture.
  • ListPicker allows for retrieval of ActualFullModeItemTemplate.
  • LongListSelector smoothed for improved UI performance.
  • The out transition from a page immediately begins, yielding improved perception of performance. Transition values have been slightly tweaked.
  • Hitting the back button during a transition no longer causes a crash.