We are experimenting with XAML technology for use a MacroView graphics platform as mentioned as a possibility in previous years user group meetings. Its very early days as the whole Microsoft Windows Vista, Office 2007 and WPF technology wave has run its development course over a number of years and is recently coming to the point where Microsoft are preparing for actual release. This is an unfortunate side effect of being more public with their development plans, so everything seems way longer in time than if they kept everything secret and behind closed doors.
We currently have an experimental MacroView XAML module for in house use. Its not at a point where any of the technology is releasable. Regardless there will be some videos published showing some experimentation with XAML and different graphic editing options for any one that is interested. This video covers how to use the Expression Interactive Designer (EID) September CTP to create loose XAML ready for use with the MacroView XAML module. Loose XAML is not tied to code behind files. Note that technically XAML designed for use with MacroView is not “loose XAML” in that it relies on certain MacroView specific dlls. Given a MacroView context, loose XAML doesn’t rely on additional C# code defined for that specific graphic file in Visual Studio or EID. Preliminary documentation on the MacroView XAML module is available at this location.
PS: Apologies for stilted audio commentary. Its tough going sounding coherent when you’re knee deep in programming code and abstractions all day. Well it is for me anyway ;^)