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  {
    "Id": "668936",
    "ThreadId": "271869",
    "Html": "\r\n<p>I've just come across this project while searching for an AutoCompleteBox.&nbsp; However I'm seeing signs that this project is in trouble.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The discussions don't seem very active </li><li>the last update was 1.5 years ago </li><li>This question on the Platform Updates page: &quot;Are we expecting any more updates to this toolkit or this project is abandoned?&quot;\r\n</li><li>The documentation is hosted on WindowsClient.net yet I can't find the documentation on that site (WHY would you not have the docs here??)\r\n</li><li>&quot;WPF Toolkit Roadmap&quot; page appears to have been last updated in 2009 </li></ul>\r\n<p>So before I consider using the toolkit I was wondering if it's already dead?&nbsp; Am I missing something?&nbsp; Are all these controls already in the latest WPF version?</p>\r\n",
    "PostedDate": "2011-09-07T22:46:10.22-07:00",
    "UserRole": null,
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  {
    "Id": "672692",
    "ThreadId": "271869",
    "Html": "<p>IMO, The project is a zombie, caught up in the move to WinRT by the dev teams at MS.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>It doesnt compile against .net 4.0 out of the box partly because some of the controls got moved to the .net 4.0 runtime, some didnt.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>But now that //Build/ is over and Windows 8 has come out of the Black Op&nbsp;stage, there might be hope that they spend a little bit of time bringing this project up to date.&nbsp; I doubt it,but...</p>\r\n<p>At the very least, you can take the source, and make sure it works for your needs and use it.&nbsp; There are updated version of the Charts&nbsp;at:</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2010/04/20/phone-y-charts-silverlight-wpf-data-visualization-development-release-4-and-windows-phone-7-charting-sample.aspx\">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2010/04/20/phone-y-charts-silverlight-wpf-data-visualization-development-release-4-and-windows-phone-7-charting-sample.aspx</a></p>\r\n<p>with lots of posts on charts here.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2010/08/11/my-new-home-page-rejuvenated-updated-collection-of-great-silverlight-wpf-windows-phone-data-visualization-resources.aspx\">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2010/08/11/my-new-home-page-rejuvenated-updated-collection-of-great-silverlight-wpf-windows-phone-data-visualization-resources.aspx</a></p>\r\n<p>He has also done work with other things that work in WPF.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2011/03/30/each-one-is-the-best-for-different-definitions-of-quot-best-quot-the-bestfitpanel-collection-of-layout-containers-provides-flexible-easy-to-use-options-for-silverlight-wpf-and-windows-phone-applications.aspx\">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/delay/archive/2011/03/30/each-one-is-the-best-for-different-definitions-of-quot-best-quot-the-bestfitpanel-collection-of-layout-containers-provides-flexible-easy-to-use-options-for-silverlight-wpf-and-windows-phone-applications.aspx</a></p>\r\n<p>You can also look at the extended wpf tookit by a 3rd party. &nbsp;<a href=\"http://wpftoolkit.codeplex.com/\">http://wpftoolkit.codeplex.com/</a>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Good luck, and if you have an MS rep where you work,scream to them to get the WPF toolkit back on MS's radar some how...</p>\r\n<p>PM</p>",
    "PostedDate": "2011-09-16T06:17:15.737-07:00",
    "UserRole": null,
    "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null
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