Billy Hollis
CODE Author
Billy Hollis is an author and consultant specializing in .NET technologies. He has written several books and was coauthor of the first book ever published on Visual Basic .NET. He speaks at major conferences worldwide, including TechEd, VSLive, DevConnections, and Microsoft’s Patterns and Practices Architect Summit events. He is available for consulting and training on .NET architecture, smart client systems, Tablet PC, and WPF.
Contact Information:
- Email: bhollis@dotnetmasters.com
- Phone: 615-333-6555
Articles Authored
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Basics of Ink in Windows Presentation Foundation
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility
Ink is a first-class citizen in the next generation of Microsoft® Windows® user interfaces.Microsoft built ink functionality into all versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system, and the new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) makes it easy to ink-enable your applications. Even using ink over moving video is easy in WPF!
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Scaling and Hit-Testing in Ink Applications
Last updated: Saturday, January 18, 2020
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2005 - Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Tablet PC and Mobile PC
In addition to recognition of text and similar capabilities, Ink can also be used for annotation and markup of images. Medical and insurance applications are typical examples in which allowing users to mark up images can be a valuable form of input.
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The Resurgence of XAML
Last updated: Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2016 - November/December
Microsoft seemed to have put XAML out to pasture for a while, but Billy shows us how it’s back, and why even Microsoft is touting its praises.