DevForce Community Forum : Design Time Support http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; DevForce Community Forum : Community Forum : Design Time Support Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:16:46 -700 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:19:26 -700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.ideablade.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4023 DevForce Community Forum http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_images/IdeaBlade_logo_tm.png http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ Design Time Support : Hi Marcel, Don't worry about... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15968#15968 Author: gregweb
Subject: 4023
Posted: 09-Mar-2013 at 2:19pm

Hi Marcel,

Don't worry about this. I have been able to get what I want by using:

d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance Type=designTime:DesignTimeViewModel, IsDesignTimeCreatable=True}"

All I do is create a DesignTimeViewModel with one property of an Entity. I just hand code a bit of data into the entity and it all shows up in the designer just fine.

So that's really all I need to lay out a view.

Greg]]> Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:19:26 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15968#15968 Design Time Support : Greg,I wanted to set some expectations... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15967#15967 Author: mgood
Subject: 4023
Posted: 09-Mar-2013 at 1:02pm

Greg,
I wanted to set some expectations before I fix this bug. Currently, DevForce doesn't fully support design time data. In particular you can't use code-first at design time. There are security constraints at design time that cause DF to fail when trying to load the metadata. You can suggest a feature on our new User Voice site for DevForce if full design time data support is important to you. I can fix the current bug in Cocktail, but that only gets you so far. 

http://devforce.uservoice.com


]]> Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:02:23 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15967#15967 Design Time Support : Thanks. I will investigate. http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15966#15966 Author: mgood
Subject: 4023
Posted: 08-Mar-2013 at 9:19am

Thanks. I will investigate.]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:19:51 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15966#15966 Design Time Support : TempHire. I just opened an issue... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15965#15965 Author: gregweb
Subject: 4023
Posted: 08-Mar-2013 at 8:58am

TempHire. I just opened an issue on github.

Greg]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:58:21 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15965#15965 Design Time Support : Is this happening in TempHire... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15964#15964 Author: mgood
Subject: 4023
Posted: 08-Mar-2013 at 7:29am

Is this happening in TempHire or your own solution? If it's in TempHire, can you do me a favor and open a bug on github? 

https://github.com/IdeaBlade/Cocktail/issues
]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:29:59 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15964#15964 Design Time Support : I notice in the Harness project... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15963#15963 Author: gregweb
Subject: 4023
Posted: 08-Mar-2013 at 7:22am

I notice in the Harness project there is some design time support using the ViewModelLocator and DesignTimeResourceMgtUnitOfWorkManager.

I am trying to get this going, for example on the StaffingResourceSummaryView. However, when I switch over to design view, it throws an error:

You must first set a valid CompositionProvider by using Composition.SetProvider.

I like the idea of Design time support as when I am tweaking out a GUI, getting a visual is the only way to go.

Greg]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:22:41 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4023&PID=15963#15963