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Posts Tagged 'mvvm
MVVM with Caliburn.Micro – Presentation Materials
I'm a big fan of Caliburn.Micro and I hope that my presentation helped you become one too. Here's the materials I used for the presentation:
Slides on SlideShare, Code on Github
WPF DataGridRow Double Click With MVVM
On my current project, we need to open a record for editing when the DataGridRow is double clicked. Unfortunately, the WPF DataGrid doesn't support this functionality out of the box. There are, however, a couple ways to make this happen.
One way is to handle MouseDoubleClick event on the DataGrid. We are using Caliburn.Micro, so it is easy to get the MouseDoubleClick event to route to our view model. The view model can then assume that the selected item is to be edited. The problem with this is that double clicking anywhere on the DataGrid will trigger this event, including the scrollbars. That means that quickly scrolling down the items could trigger a double click and cause whatever item was last selected to be edited, which is unacceptable.
What we needed was to somehow handle the MouseDoubleClick event on each DataGridRow, make sure the one being double clicked on is actually selected, then call tell the view model to edit it.
I ultimately came up with two solutions. One uses a little code-behind and applies only to one case at a time. The other uses an attached DependencyProperty and is general enough to apply to all cases.
Using Code-behind
The code-behind solution may break the MVVM pattern, depending on your point of view. I feel that using code-behind makes sense in cases where you have logic that is specific to your how your view represents the UI.
First, you need to create the MouseDoubleClick event handler in the code-behind.
protected void OnMouseDoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs args) { var row = sender as DataGridRow; if (row != null && row.IsSelected) { var viewModel = (MainViewModel)DataContext; viewModel.Edit(); } }
Next, you need the wire up each DataGridRow to use that handler for MouseDoubleClick events. You can do that with styling.
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding People}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPerson}" IsReadOnly="True"> <DataGrid.ItemContainerStyle> <Style TargetType="DataGridRow"> <EventSetter Event="MouseDoubleClick" Handler="OnMouseDoubleClick" /> </Style> </DataGrid.ItemContainerStyle> </DataGrid>
That's it. This solution is pretty straight-forward. However, there are two problems with the code-behind solution.
The first problem is that this solution doesn't scale. What I mean by that is that you have to re-implement it every time you want to use it.
The second problem is that it uses code-behind. As I said earlier, I believe the use of code-behind has its place. However, I prefer to stay away from it if I can.
Using Attached DependencyProperty
The attached DependencyProperty solution uses a helper class so that it can be reused across your application. It also assumes that your DataGrid's DataContext is your view model. If that is not the case, you will need to modify it.
public sealed class RowDoubleClickHandler : FrameworkElement { public RowDoubleClickHandler(DataGrid dataGrid) { MouseButtonEventHandler handler = (sender, args) => { var row = sender as DataGridRow; if (row != null && row.IsSelected) { var methodName = GetMethodName(dataGrid); var dataContextType = dataGrid.DataContext.GetType(); var method = dataContextType.GetMethod(methodName); if (method == null) { throw new MissingMethodException(methodName); } method.Invoke(dataGrid.DataContext, null); } }; dataGrid.LoadingRow += (s, e) => { e.Row.MouseDoubleClick += handler; }; dataGrid.UnloadingRow += (s, e) => { e.Row.MouseDoubleClick -= handler; }; } public static string GetMethodName(DataGrid dataGrid) { return (string)dataGrid.GetValue(MethodNameProperty); } public static void SetMethodName(DataGrid dataGrid, string value) { dataGrid.SetValue(MethodNameProperty, value); } public static readonly DependencyProperty MethodNameProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached( "MethodName", typeof(string), typeof(RowDoubleClickHandler), new PropertyMetadata((o, e) => { var dataGrid = o as DataGrid; if (dataGrid != null) { new RowDoubleClickHandler(dataGrid); } })); }
This helper class ties into the DataGrid's LoadingRow event and uses reflection to find a specified method on the DataContext and execute it. All you have left to do is use it.
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding People}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPerson}" IsReadOnly="True" helpers:RowDoubleClickHandler.MethodName="Edit" />
All you need to do is provide the name of the method on your view model to execute when the double click has occurred and the rest is taken care of.
While it's unfortunate that WPF doesn't provide this functionality right out of the box, it is not difficult to implement it yourself. Silverlight suffers from this same shortcoming. This solution won't work as-is for Silverlight. It would need to be refactored into using Behaviors instead of an attached DependencyProperty.
I have posted a complete solution on github: https://github.com/brentedwards/DataGridRow_DoubleClick
Happy coding!
An Implicit DataTemplate Alternative for Silverlight 4
A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to write a guest post for my employer, Magenic. The post is about a solution I came up with for an implicit DataTemplate alternative with Silverlight 4. Enjoy!
WPF with MVVM: From the Trenches on dnrTV!
A few weeks ago, after presenting at CodeMastery, I sat down with Carl Franklin from dnrTV! to discuss WPF with MVVM. The discussion is centered around the demo portion of my presentation entitled WPF with MVVM: From the Trenches. This presentation is the precursor to the work I have done with MVVM Fabric. Without further ado, check it out here: http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?ShowID=184 – complete with an un-flattering pic
MVVM Fabric: Using a View Placer
A while back, I wrote about the navigation solution provided by MVVM Fabric. I also wrote about using the ModalViewPlacer provided by MVVM Fabric. In this post, I will talk about how to provide your own implementation of the IViewPlacer interface.
Since each application is unique, with its own unique UI, MVVM Fabric leaves it up to you, the developer, to provide the mechanism to place a view into that unique UI. IVewPlacer is that mechanism.
An implementation of the IViewPlacer interface is required by the navigation solution provided by MVVM Fabric. It will be used by the ViewController to place a view into your application when a request is made to navigate to a view.
A First Look
The IViewPlacer interface provided by MVVM Fabric follows the single responsibility principle. Its only job is to place a view into your application, which you can see by looking at the interface itself.
public interface IViewPlacer { void PlaceView(ViewResult viewResult); }
When you implement IViewPlacer, you must provide an implementation for the PlaceView method. The PlaceView method takes a ViewResult as a parameter. So, let's look at the ViewResult class as well.
public class ViewResult { public FrameworkElement View { get; private set; } public ViewTargets ViewTarget { get; private set; } public ViewResult(FrameworkElement view, ViewTargets viewTarget) { View = view; ViewTarget = viewTarget; } }
As you can see, the ViewResult class has two properties. The first property is the actual instance of the view, as created by the view factory. This view will have a fully loaded view model and is all ready to make an entrance into your UI. The second property is the ViewTargets value for that view. There may be times where you need to place certain views in different places than the rest of the views. With the ViewTargets property on ViewResult, you know what view you are placing and can act accordingly.
IViewPlacer Implementation
The sample application provided with the MVVM Fabric source has an implementation of the IViewPlacer interface. We will be looking at a simplified version of that implementation.
public sealed class ViewPlacer : IViewPlacer { private TabControl MainTabControl { get; set; } public ViewPlacer(Window appWindow, TabControl mainTabControl) { MainTabControl = mainTabControl; } public void PlaceView(ViewResult viewResult) { var exists = false; var title = GetTitleFromViewModel(viewResult.View.DataContext); foreach (TabItem tabItem in MainTabControl.Items) { if (tabItem.Header.ToString() == title) { exists = true; break; } } if (!exists) { var newTabItem = new TabItem() { Header = title, Content = viewResult.View }; MainTabControl.Items.Add(newTabItem); newTabItem.Focus(); } } // Other functionality omitted for brevity... }
The sample application has a tabbed user interface, so the view placer needs to take a view and place it into the TabControl used by the main view. As you can see, it cycles through any existing views so that duplicates are not shown. Then, if the view is not a duplicate, it is placed into the TabControl and given focus.
This is a simple UI, so a fairly simple view placer is needed. More complicated UIs will likely need more complicated view placers. As an example, a previous project I worked on used a docking solution similar to Visual Studio. In that case, the view placer would need to be aware of what views go into what docking sections.
The IViewPlacer interface is integral to the navigation solution provided by MVVM Fabric. Since each application's user interface is different, it is left up to the consumer of the library to implement this interface. The complexity of the view placer implementation is dependent on the complexity of the user interface, but placing the view is its only responsibility.
MVVM Fabric: Using a View Authorizer
A while back, I wrote about the navigation solution provided by MVVM Fabric. In that post, I mentioned the interface IViewAuthorizer. In this post, I will describe that interface and when to use it.
An IViewAuthorizer implementation is an optional parameter to the ViewController which, when provided, gives your application an opportunity to determine if a user is authorized to see a requested view prior to the view being shown. If you do not provide an IViewAuthorizer implementation to the ViewController, the ViewController assumes that the user is authorized to see every view that is requested.
A First Look
First of all, let's take a look at what the IViewAuthorizer interface looks like.
public interface IViewAuthorizer { ViewAuthorizations AuthorizeView(ViewTargets viewTarget); }
Pretty simple, really. IViewAuthorizer has only one responsibility, to authorize views. The AuthorizeView method takes a ViewTargets value as a parameter so it knows which view to authorize and returns a ViewAuthorizations enumeration value. The ViewAuthorizations enum looks like the following.
public enum ViewAuthorizations { Authorized, NotAuthorized, DoNotDisplay }
The first option, Authorized, is self-explanatory. If the view authorizer determines that the view is authorized, the ViewController will show the view.
The second option, NotAuthorized, is self-explanatory as well. If the view authorizer determines that the view is NOT authorized, the ViewController will not show the view. However, the ViewController will also throw an InvalidOperationException if the user is not authorized for a view.
The third option is for those more ambiguous situations where the view may be authorized, but it really shouldn't be shown, yet you don't want to throw an exception. Let me give an example from my last project to help illustrate a situation where this is useful.
A DoNotDisplay Scenario
With my last project, there were views that depended on data provided by other views. The other views had to be presented to the user so they could provide the data. So, we had a situation where some views were prerequisites for other views. Using the navigation solution provided by MVVM Fabric, it was easy to consolidate all the prerequisite checks in one place using an IViewAuthorizer implementation.
I developed a helper class that allowed me to specify which views were dependent on information from other views. When the AuthorizeView method was called, the view authorizer would check to see if there were any prerequisites and, if there were, check to see if they were satisfied. If they were not satisfied, the view authorizer would then request to show the view that will satisfy the prerequisite. All that happens BEFORE the view that was originally requested was shown. So, if the user cancels out of the prerequisite view before the prerequisite was satisfied, I did not want the originally requested view to be shown, but I also did not want the ViewController to throw an exception because the user opted to cancel the process before it could be completed. So, I had the view authorizer return DoNotDisplay in that situation where the prerequisite was not met due to a user operation.
IViewAuthorizer provides you the opportunity to check whether a user is authorized for a view prior to showing the view. It also provides you the ability to let the user gain the authorization to see the view prior to showing the view. However, IViewAuthorizer is completely optional. So, if your application has no need to prevent users from seeing any view, you do not need to provide an implementation for IViewAuthorizer.
MVVM Fabric: Using TriggerAction
A few days ago, I wrote about using MVVM Fabric's ActionCommand. Commanding can be useful with controls that provide a Command property, such as Buttons and MenuItems. However, commanding doesn't help when you want to wire up arbitrary events to your view model. That is where TriggerAction come in.
TriggerAction is a look-less framework element that wires itself up to whatever event you specify on whatever control you specify. When that event is raised, TriggerAction calls whatever method you specify on your view model.
TriggerAction was written by Rocky Lhotka for his business object framework, CSLA .NET. Since CSLA is open source, Rocky gave me permission to include TriggerAction with MVVM Fabric because of the great value it would provide consumers of the library. I have been using a precursor of TriggerAction, called InvokeMethod, on my projects with great success. While InvokeMethod has some limitations (no designer support and the ability to only wire one event for a control), TriggerAction provides a more robust implementation and eliminates these issues.
Wiring an event to a method
There's really two different ways that I typically use TriggerAction. The first way is when I really only care if an event happened.
For this example, we will wire up TriggerAction to call the Close method on our view model when a button is clicked. We first need to name the button that we will be hooking events from.
<Button Name="CloseButton" Content="Close" />
Next we place the TriggerAction on our view.
<mvvm:TriggerAction TargetControl="{Binding ElementName=CloseButton}" MethodName="Close" TriggerEvent="Click" Width="0" Height="0" />
Notice that I used an Element Binding for the TargetControl property. That is how we tell TriggerAction to listen for the click event on our button. I also set the MethodName property with the name of the method we want called. It is important to note that TriggerAction looks for the method specified on its DataContext. So, you have to make sure that the DataContext is your view model if you want it to call methods on your view model.
Now we need to write the Close method on our view model.
public void Close() { // Do Stuff. }
We're all set. When the Click event is raised on our button, TriggerAction will look for a method called Close on its DataContext (which is our view model). The method it looks for must have 0 or 2 arguments. We have the 0 argument version here because we only care that the event happened.
Wiring an event to a method with a MethodParameter
The second way I typically use TriggerAction is for those situations where I need to pass a parameter to my method when the event I care about is raised.
For this example (and the one you will see in the sample application), we will wire up the MouseDoubleClick event on a ListView to pass the SelectedItem back to our method on the view model.
First, the ListView.
<ListView Name="MoviesList" ItemsSource="{Binding Movies}" />
Next, the TriggerAction.
<mvvm:TriggerAction TargetControl="{Binding ElementName=MoviesList}" MethodName="MovieSelected" MethodParameter="{Binding Path=SelectedItem, ElementName=MoviesList}" TriggerEvent="MouseDoubleClick" RebindParameterDynamically="True" Width="0" Height="0" />
There are two things different about our usage of TriggerAction here. The first difference is the addition of the MethodParameter property, which we are binding to the SelectedItem property on the MoviesList element. The second is setting RebindParameterDynamically to true.
The MethodParameter property on TriggerAction is where you bind whatever you want from the view to be passed back your view model. This can be something on the element you are listening for events on or something somewhere else on the view.
The RebindParameterDynamically property is really cool. When this is set to true, TriggerAction will go out and rebind to the method parameter before calling back to your method so that you are always sending back the latest and greatest. Since not all of the properties you want to bind to raise property changed events, this is a huge benefit.
Now, on to the view model. As I mentioned before, when looking for methods on our view model, TriggerAction will look for methods with either 0 or 2 parameters. Since we need that MethodParameter passed in, we will need the 2 parameter version.
public void MovieSelected(object sender, ExecuteEventArgs args) { var movie = args.MethodParameter as Movie; // Do Stuff. }
This is a typical event handler method signature. The event args that are passed through are ExecuteEventArgs, which have some useful properties. The property we care about right now is the MethodParameter property, which needs to be cast before we use it because it is of type Object. Once we cast it as our Movie business object, the view model is free to do what it needs with it.
Although commanding is a decent start to executing methods on your view model, TriggerAction is a much more robust solution. With drag-and-drop designer support, the ability to bind a method parameter and the ability to have that method parameter dynamically updated at execution time, TriggerAction is an extremely powerful way to wire arbitrary events from your view to your view model.
MVVM Fabric: Using ModalViewPlacer
In yesterday's post, I talked about how to do testable navigation with MVVM Fabric. In that post I made mention of ModalViewPlacer as a stock implementation for IViewPlacer provided by MVVM Fabric. I think ModalViewPlacer is worth explaining so that you can make effective use of it.
ModalViewPlacer is an implementation for IViewPlacer which displays views as a modal dialog. It works with two interfaces provided by MVVM Fabric: IModalView and IModalViewModel.
IModalView must be implemented by the view and provides some hooks for ModalViewPlacer to do its thing. MVVM Fabric provides an implementation of IModalView, called ModalView, to simplify things. ModalView inherits from Window. I will show how to use this shortly.
IModalViewModel must be implemented by the view model and provides a hook for view models to request that they be closed. MVVM Fabric also provides an implementation of IModalViewModel, called ModalViewModelBase. ModalViewModelBase inherits from ViewModelBase and provides implementations for the hooks.
When a modal view is shown, its view model needs a way to be able to request the view be closed. IModalViewModel provides an event, RequestClose, which can be raised. The view subscribes to that event and closes itself when the event is raised. ModalViewModel provides several methods which can be used to initiate that close request. The methods also provide the ability for the view model to indicate whether it was accepted (or cancelled) and give back some sort of result object. ModalView then takes what was provided by the view model and exposes them as properties to be used by ModalViewPlacer. ModalViewPlacer will use those properties to create a new message, called ModalViewClosedMessage, and publish it to the message bus to signal to the application that the view was closed.
Using ModalViewPlacer
The sample application provided with MVVM Fabric uses ModalViewPlacer in conjunction with its own custom implementation of IViewPlacer to have a combination of tabbed views and modal views. This example will be more simple and will only leverage ModalViewPlacer.
First off, you need to have your view inherit from ModalView.
public partial class AdvancedSearch : ModalView { public AdvancedSearch() { InitializeComponent(); } }
Next, you need to update your XAML to reflect this.
<nav:ModalView x:Class="MvvmFabric.Movies.Client.Views.AdvancedSearch" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:nav="clr-namespace:MvvmFabric.Navigation;assembly=MvvmFabric"> ... </nav:ModalView>
Notice that Window is replaced by nav:ModalView, with nav being the namespace I defined for MVVM Fabric.
Next you need to have your view model inherit from ModalViewModelBase.
public sealed class AdvancedSearchViewModel : ModalViewModelBase { }
Your view and view model are all set now. You can have methods on your view model such as Accept and Cancel to react to the OK and Cancel buttons.
public void Accept() { NotifyCloseRequest(true, Keywords); } public void Cancel() { NotifyCloseRequest(false); }
This illustrates two uses of the NotifyCloseRequest method provided by ModalViewModelBase. The Accept method signals that the view was accepted and returns Keywords as a result. Cancel signals that the view was not accepted (read cancelled).
To wire up and request a modal view is no different than I described in yesterday's post. unless you care about the modal view being closed and possibly the results it provided. If that is the case, then you must subscribe to the ModalViewClosedMessage from the message bus prior to making the request for the view.
public void ShowAdvancedSearch() { // Listen for the modal view being closed. MessageBus.Subscribe<ModalViewClosedMessage>(HandleModalViewClosed); // Request the search view. var message = new ShowViewMessage(MoviesViewTargets.AdvancedSearch); MessageBus.Publish<ShowViewMessage>(message); } public void HandleModalViewClosed(ModalViewClosedMessage message) { // Do stuff }
With the ModalViewClosedMessage, you can determine which view just closed and act according to whether the view was accepted and optionally use the result.
Modal dialogs are a type of view that you don't want to overuse in modern applications, but there usually is a need for at least a few of them. Using the ModalViewPlacer, you can tap into the navigation functionality provided by MVVM Fabric and still show modal dialogs in a testable way.
Testable Navigation with MVVM Fabric
One of the biggest problems I encountered while writing WPF apps with MVVM is navigation. The traditional approach to navigation would be to have one view create the view being navigated to. Now, there's a couple of issues with that approach which make it less than desirable. The first issue is that having one view create another view heavily couples the two views. The second issue is that this approach quickly becomes very difficult (if not impossible) to unit test.
Things get more complicated when view models are introduced. Since the functionality that initiates the navigation is going to be in the view model, that would mean the view model would have to know about the new view. When I structure an MVVM solution for WPF, I create a separate class library for the view models. The client project (which contains the views) needs to have a reference to the view models project in order to use them. That means there would be a circular dependency if the view model project had a reference to the view project as well. Doing the traditional approach with this project structure is no longer even an option.
MVVM Fabric solves the navigation problem with some convention, some configuration, a pinch of dependency injection and a dash of the message bus.
10,000 ft View
MVVM Fabric funnels all navigation through one source, the ViewController. The ViewController subscribes to the message bus to listen for ShowViewMessages requesting views. When a view request comes through, the ViewController coordinates the resolution and creation of the view and its view model. Then the ViewController takes the new view and passes it along to the view placer to be placed in the application.
By leaning on the message bus to request a view, writing unit tests for the view model making the request becomes a breeze. By letting all navigation flow through the ViewController, it de-clutters your codebase by eliminating the need for code creating views throughout the application. This decoupling will greatly simplify your application and each view model can focus on its own responsibilities and not have to worry about the specifics of any other view or view model.
As I mentioned, there is an element of convention required to leverage the navigation model provided by MVVM Fabric. The conventions are as follows:
- All view models must have a default constructor.
- View models have the option of providing a Load method as a way of allowing itself to be loaded during the dynamic creation process provided by MVVM Fabric. The Load method may take 0 or 1 arguments.
- If there is an argument, it can be whatever is required by the view model to load itself.
- If more than one thing is required to load the view model, I recommend creating some sort of criteria class that contains any required data.
- A class inheriting from ViewTargets must be provided with unique definitions for all navigable views in the application.
The reason that all view models must have a default constructor is that they are dynamically instantiated when a view is loaded. Since there are many scenarios where a view model will need some information to load itself (picture a detail view, for example), MVVM Fabric looks for a public Load method on the view model and calls it if found. That Load method may be a no argument method which simply kick-starts the loading needed for the view model or it may take a single parameter. If the Load method takes a parameter, a parameter must be provided when the view is requested. That's where the ShowViewMessage comes into play.
The ShowViewMessage has a ViewTargets parameter (which tells the ViewController which view is being requested) and an optional parameter called LoadArgs. LoadArgs can be anything required by the view model, but if something is provided a Load method which takes that object type as a parameter must exist on the view model or an exception will be thrown.
If you saw my presentation WPF with MVVM: From the Trenches, you heard me talking about how ViewTargets is an enumeration. While refactoring my navigation code into a stand-alone library for MVVM Fabric, one of the issues I had to overcome is the fact that enumerations cannot be inherited from and extended from an external object. The reason I liked using an enumeration to articulate all the navigable views in the first place is because it provided a level of safety at compile time when views are requested. I could have used strings instead to identify views, but that would not make refactoring easy. To overcome this limitation of enums, I leveraged a concept introduced by Hugh Ang to create an Enumeration class which acts like an enum, but can be extended. It's not a perfect solution, but it does help address the compile-time and refactoring issues. The new ViewTargets inherits from this Enumeration class and must be further inherited from in your implementation.
In order to leverage the navigation model provided by MVVM Fabric, you must provide implementations to an interface or two: IViewPlacer and optionally IViewAuthorizer.
IViewPlacer is what will actually place the views when the navigation model has loaded the view and it's view model. I leave that implementation up to you because each application is different in how views are presented. The sample application provides an implementation that works with the tabbed interface used by Movies. MVVM Fabric does contain an implementation of IViewPlacer for views displayed as modal dialogs because this will likely be the same across applications. The sample application shows the usage of ModalViewPlacer in conjunction with it's custom IViewPlacer to illustrate how you could implement a combination of the two.
IViewAuthorizer is an interface which can optionally be implemented to give you control over whether the user is authorized to see each view before it is shown. This allows you to put restrictions on your views from one location.
Enough talk, time for code!
Here's the part you are probably waiting for, how do I make it work? Here are the steps that you need to take to get up and running.
1. Inherit from ViewTargets and provide values for your views.
public class MoviesViewTargets : ViewTargets { public static ViewTargets Detail = 2; public static ViewTargets AdvancedSearch = 3; }
2. Provide an implementation for IViewPlacer (unless you strictly use ModalViewPlacer)
public sealed class ViewPlacer : IViewPlacer { private TabControl MainTabControl { get; set; } private IMessageBus MessageBus { get; set; } public ViewPlacer(Window appWindow, TabControl mainTabControl) { MainTabControl = mainTabControl; } public void PlaceView(ViewResult viewResult) { // Place new view into MainTabControl } }
Note: Your custom ViewPlacer would also be a good place to subscribe to CloseViewMessages from the message bus. Since views have the ability to request that they be closed, it only makes sense to keep the showing and closing functionality in the same place. You can see this in action with the sample application.
3. Provide a way to wire up the IViewConfigurationResolver when the application starts up.
public sealed class ContainerConfiguration { public static void InitContainer() { var viewConfigResolver = new ViewConfigurationResolver(); InitNavigation(viewConfigResolver); } private static void InitNavigation(IViewConfigurationResolver viewConfigResolver) { viewConfigResolver.RegisterViewConfiguration<Detail>(MoviesViewTargets.Detail); viewConfigResolver.RegisterViewConfiguration<AdvancedSearch>(MoviesViewTargets.AdvancedSearch); } }
Note: The sample application calls ContainerConfiguration.InitContainer() in the application's OnStartup method. I also do some configuration for Windsor Container in this method.
4 (Optional). Provide an implementation for IViewAuthorizer. This one is up to you since application security varies on a case-by-case basis.
5. Instantiate the ViewController and all the pieces it needs. This will probably be done in the code-behind of your main window. The sample application uses Castle Windsor, so I will leave it up to you how you get all the pieces standing.
You're There!
The steps described above may seem like a lot of work, but the work is almost all front-loaded. When a new view is added, only steps 1 and 3 must be revised to accommodate the new view.
Now, let's look at how to initiate navigation.
public void SelectMovie(Movie movie) { var message = new ShowViewMessage(MoviesViewTargets.Detail, movie); MessageBus.Publish<ShowViewMessage>(message); }
That's it! This example shows how to pass a parameter to the Detail view. You could remove the LoadArgs parameter from the ShowViewMessage for those cases where there is either no need for a Load method on the view model or the Load method has no parameters.
From a testing perspective, the above example is extremely simple to write unit tests for. You would simply assert that the message bus received a ShowViewMessage with the correct arguments.
The navigation model provided by MVVM Fabric takes a pain point with the MVVM pattern and smooths it over in a testable manner. With all the navigation being handled in one place, it reduces the surface area that you must test for in your application. A testable application is a maintainable application!
MVVM Fabric: Using MessageBus
While working with MVVM and trying to keep clean separation of view models, it becomes clear that there is a need for some sort of communication mechanism to allow view models to interact with each other without knowing about each other. A message bus works perfectly to fit this need.
Message Bus Overview
The message bus acts as a communication switchboard for your application. All messages route through the message bus and the message bus gets them to any interested parties.
The message bus is an example of the publisher/subscriber pattern, similar to events in .NET. However, events require at least one object to know about the other in order to subscribe to the event. With the message bus, objects only need to know about the message bus to subscribe to or publish messages. All messages go through a single instance of the message bus and that single instance must be available throughout the application or the pattern quickly breaks down.
With the message bus, there is no longer the need to bubble events from one object to the next, eventually getting them to an object that cares. Objects subscribe to specific message types. When that type of message is published through the message bus, the message bus passes the message along to any subscribers. If there are no subscribers, the message quietly goes away.
A message is simply a class. It can be an empty class, which acts more as a signal, or a sort of data transfer object, which contains relevant information. The message bus doesn't care what the message is, but it does care about the message's type. The message's type is how the message bus knows who is subscribed.
A while back I wrote a post describing how to develop a simple message bus. The message bus I wrote for MVVM Fabric uses the same interface I described in that post, but has a more robust implementation. More specifically, I added thread-safety and the use of WeakReferences so that it doesn't promote memory leaks. The message bus provides a clean interface which can be used to send and receive messages throughout the application. Let's take a look at an example.
Message Bus In Action
First of all, here is a simple example of a message.
public sealed class SearchMessage { public String Keywords { get; private set; } public SearchMessage(String keywords) { Keywords = keywords; } }
Notice that the message doesn't derive from anything (though it very well could). In this case, I am using the message to pass keywords used for a search. Next up is the class which will publish the message.
public sealed class QuickSearchViewModel : ViewModelBase { public IMessageBus MessageBus { get; set; } // Other stuff in the class... public void Search() { var search = new SearchMessage(Keywords); MessageBus.Publish<SearchMessage>(search); } }
I only included the important parts for brevity. Notice that we will be using the IMessageBus interface, so that this can be mocked out in testing. The Search method creates a new instance of the SearchMessage and calls Publish on the message bus passing the message as a parameter and using the message's type as the generic argument.
To make sure that the message doesn't fall on deaf ears, we need a subscriber.
public sealed class MasterViewModel : ViewModelBase { public IMessageBus MessageBus { get; set; } public MasterViewModel() : base() { MessageBus.Subscribe<SearchMessage>(HandleSearch); } private void HandleSearch(SearchMessage search) { // Do Search... } }
Notice the method called HandleSearch, which takes a SearchMessage as a parameter. The constructor subscribes the HandleSearch method to messages of type SearchMessage and is all ready to search.
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Question by eric 9 5934 · Feb 09 '12 at 06:03 AM · paleo lifestyle diet
After reading several threads lately, I am wondering what folks think. Is Paleo a way of eating, a diet, or is it a lifestyle? What is your take on this?
FWIW, the original root of "diet" is from the Greek δίαιτα "diatia", and it means "way of living", or lifestyle.
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Answer by Lyndsay 6263 · Feb 09 '12 at 06:14 AM
Once we start hoarding guns, coconut milk, and can settle on a uniform: it's a cult.
I think we'd also need to choose a leader, cannot see that happening anytime soon!Answer by April S. 52 · Feb 09 '12 at 06:16 AM
It's both.
Although, I call it the "Paleo Diet," I tend to think of it more as a lifestyle. Diet sounds so temporary to me. The Paleo Diet doesn't just require you to eat a certain way; it requires you to revamp your life; to optimize your health by getting enough sleep, getting plenty of sun, and moving a lot. How you eat is part of how you live your life. Why only eat a Paleo diet when you can live the Paleo life?
Answer by Stephanie 8 1356 · Feb 09 '12 at 03:21 PM
I agree that it is more of a lifestyle. I started Paleo as a diet, but it slowly started to creep into other aspects of my life. I have found myself trying to be more "natural" in a lot of aspects of my life. For example, I now make an honest attempt to get outside and get some sunshine. Before, I would rather have stayed inside and watched tv or something. I also don't shave my armpits and legs unless I feel it's absolutely necessary (don't judge me!). I'm also considering giving up shampoo... I didn't start out with that intention, it just seemed to happen.
Answer by Caleb the Hobbit 4532 · Feb 09 '12 at 03:30 PM
Good question, but without a clear-cut, universal answer. Paleo is for people what they need. Some people can make the diet changes, and then the other changes come later, making it a lifestyle. Some (like me), had lifestyle elements, like barefooting, cooking my own food, getting good sleep and lots of sun -- but diet was a missing element.
I think that is it helpful to think of it as a lifestyle though, so that people think of it as more than just "trying to lose weight" or the myriad of other reasons people "diet". Instead, it's a way of life that can affect workouts, food, sleep schedules, and so on. Some of these lifestyle elements aren't exclusively paleo, but they go well with it, so people can think of other ways to optimize their health.
"Life a good life. In the end it is not the years in a life, but the life in the years." ~Abe Lincoln.
Answer by Nance 197 · Feb 09 '12 at 04:13 PM
I find it a way of thinking--the more I avoid artificial, industrialized contamination the better I feel. That applies to food, laundry, cleaning, hygiene, clothing, etc.
Lifestyle, which I have used a lot, may be excessive because I'm still living about the same life I was before. It's my thinking and behaviors that have changed--fundamentally.
Let's use laundry as an example. I used to pile 2 hampers in the back seat of my truck and drive to the RV park's laundromat (about a city block.) I added detergent and softener to each load. Now, I carry one load at a time to the laundromat and use soap nuts as my cleanser. Then I carry the dried clothes back home. My thinking and behavior are quite different, really, and I now approach all aspects of my life within the new paradigm--what's the simplest, most natural way to do this?
Answer by Firestorm 12676 · Feb 09 '12 at 04:29 PM
I think this question can only be answered by an individual about him or herself. In that framework, I agree with Nance. Perhaps, in my case, it's a factor of age, but I consider it to be a sort of "ancestrally-mindedness". To be fair, except for a brief stint right after I left my parents' home where I was semi-obsessed with fast food and the lure of 'convenience' (frankly, the lure of being able to be lazy) I've always sort of sought out traditional ways, and felt drawn to them. I've also, from a philosophical and mental perspective, felt drawn to simpler ways of thinking and acting in the walking world, as well as enjoying a rich, deep mystical perspective that sometimes felt cut off or shut away when I slipped too far into the mindless maelstrom of the "modern" "shortcut" world... so Paleo (by any moniker that makes sense) is as much a philosophical journey for me as it is a physical--something that really only finds its exposure, I think, on my blog, Primordial Aether
Answer by Mash 9599 · Feb 09 '12 at 04:32 PM
I have recently found that the 'lifestyle' thing getting a little out of hand. When people start questioning things like wearing clothes, I get a little bit edgy.
Just because something was done in the Palaeolithic era does not always mean it is better, as if all of modern development is a hindrance to optimum lifestyle. It's kind of what happened in the history of Christianity post-Constantine when everyone started running off into the desert to escape the modernity (well modernity then) in effort to purify themselves. They kind of missed the whole point.
It does get a little paleo-ascetic around here sometimes.
Hey I am all for a more naturally useful way of life, I would even purchase a lillipad, but when people start asking whether we should cut our hair then I leave the room. Questioning our modernity is not a bad thing, I love that I now think more about everything through a Paleo-lense, but at the end of the day it is about optimum life, for the purpose of being more useful, not for righteousness. By that I mean, I should not eat that slice of panettone for the sake of my gut, not for reasons of paleorality.
I think some Paleo folk need to visit Africa and see what life is like without the modern lifestyle. Which leads me to something which I have been thinking about recently...
Is the Paleo demographic actually middle class?
Answer by Jenny 9 127 · Feb 09 '12 at 08:38 PM
The lifestyle question is hard- being student, there is only so much of my life that is "natural". I walk everywhere, shop at markets, buy/prepare good food, hike regularly, try and keep on top of getting adequate rest, and do plyometric training a few times a week. On the other hand, I spend most of my time at or around a desk. I do calculus on my white board, I argue with my boyfriend about efficiencies of approaches in physics, I usually study 4-6 hours per day on top of several hours of class time, I feel like crying if I do poorly on a test, I get infuriated when I can't find answers, and I don't always get the right amount of rest or relaxation.
I think the concept of what a paleo lifestyle is is probably highly individual. Where I'm coming from, I grew up between backwoods and farms, so that is what I picture as a "natural" paleo lifestyle. My mom would push us up the mountain behind our house every day until we could walk up ourselves, which is something I do for every period of time that I am back at home. I have been sworn at in Vietnamese, Dutch, and Japanese, because those are the nationalities that we see most at the docks in the harbour, where I have gotten in trouble many times for climbing up pilings and swinging around between breakwater gaps. I was busted in elementary school for selling shoes made out of skunk cabbage. The highest punishable crime was to trample through the garden (or entering the chicken coop without an adult present, those roosters are crazy).
On the other hand, many people grew up in an urban setting- maybe to them, a natural paleo lifestyle would be spending more time lounging on the buildings roof, investing in a bike and rain gear, finding a farmers market, switching to natural fiber clothing, or checking out the compost service in their area. Maybe a paleo lifestyle could mean things as general as "putting aside time to play with my kids" or "treat all animals withe respect". I mean, I advocate for womens rights, am a pro-vaxxer, am a skeptic of both alternative and conventional medicine, and like to buy one good pair of boots instead of three crappy ones- none of these make me paleo, but for me they play into what a happy, fulfilling, healthy lifestyle is. So, things that make you fulfilled and healthful, even though they may not appear on the surface to be paleo at all, definitely compliment a paleo lifestyle. Not everything is black and white, especially when it comes to lifestyles.
Answer by jessecurry 114 · Feb 09 '12 at 03:47 PM
As far as the "diet" goes, I find it to be a list of things I don't eat rather than an actual diet. This is really just an extension of old behavior (i.e. don't eat McDonald's, don't eat potato chips).
Some people seem to take the idea of it being a lifestyle a little more seriously and apply it to other things (i.e. barefoot running, no alarm clocks).
In the end "Paleo" will be what you make of it. If you want it to be a diet you can eat only the food prescribed in Paleo literature, if you want it to be a lifestyle you can apply "Paleo" principles to every aspect of your life, or you could just look at it as some guidance towards food choices.
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The cave paintings didn't come with a diet book.
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Have been to Alberto's several times in the past three months and have never had one complaint. It is consistently excellent and all our friends agree. A real Naples gem.
Everything about Alberto's is perfect...it's that simple.
Some friends introduced us to Alberto's and we liked it so much, that we took our son, who was visiting, back to Alberto's last night. Again we had delicious food, great service and a wonderful time, even though we went early and had the early evening menu. There were many tempting choices, and you really can't go wrong. We found the waiters and the maitre d' very pleasant and attentive. We will go back soon
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My wife and I think this is the Best italian restaurant in Naples. We have never been disappointed. Both the service and food here were top notch. Wine list is reasonably priced.
Definitely our very favorite for innovative, tasty Italian specialties in the heart of downtown 5th Ave in Naples. It's also great if you have a craving for a great serving of good, old fashion Pasta Bolognese. Chef Alberto is everywhere whether it is discussing what is in store for your dinner to personally preparing and sometimes joining the servers in presenting his creation. So, if it is great pasta freshly prepared daily or wonderful fish, fowl or meat dishes or deadly desserts, Alberto's on Fifth is a sure-fire winner. A big plus is the carefully crafted wine list with bottle and by-the-glass prices that are much lower than you would find in any area restaurant. For advice on wine selection, ask Fabian at the bar to join you.
Absolutely fantastic food and service. Very friendly. We eat there every week. Highly recommend and have lived in Naples fulltime 21 years. If you are visiting or live here year round you need to try Alberto's!!!!!!!
We so thoroughly enjoyed our first visit that we came back to introduce this downtown gem to 2 firends. It did not disappoint. Again, Alberto came out from the kitchen to circulate among the diners and help with special requests, etc. We continue to be impressed with the fair pricing of wines. I imagine other eateries in Naples are not amused as their wine is priced much higher.
SO PLEASED with this restaurant! The waitstaff went far and above our expectations!! The menu was truly authentic Italian, and our dinner was just amazing! HIGHLY recommend Alberto's for a great night out!
A restaurant you can always rely on for excellent service an food.
Our meal was enhanced by the friendliness of our server, Moreno. The food was excellent and the presentation was first class. I had the bolognese and my wife had the veal ravioli. Overall a gourmet dining experience.
We had a wonderful meal as always! Great food and service.
Best Italian Food in Naples. Great place and outstanding service.
Let's face it we are fans of Alberto's on Fifth and this was a return visit to this fabulous eatery. If you want great Northern Italian food cooked to perfection by a chef dedicated to his craft, this is the place. Wine list is probably the only fairly priced selection of wines in the area. Yes, vino is considerable lower than the prices charged ANYWHERE, Fabian, who tends the bar, is terrific, too.
If you like "fine dining", Alberto's is the essence of the phrase. Nestled on fifth avenue in Naples, you are always greeted with a smile and seated at elegantly dressed tables. Even a young child feels the ambiance. The food is outstanding and leaves you craving to come back the next time.. I bring all of my visitors here!
went on the special salad was fresh and tasty. meal very good we each had something different and enjoyed. the wine choice ( which was included in the meal price) was a good selelction service was superb we will go back
Food is beautifully prepared and presented. Service was above average. Wine selection was excellent. Not to be missed!
We need a pasta fix and Alberto's is the best as it is made fresh everyday. Our return visit was no exception. Our starter was seared tuan on caramelized leeks and our two pastas, one featured lobster and the other lump crab pesto, respectively. Both were great as usual. As many know, the wine list is very fairly priced much to the concern of competing restaurants in the area.
this is our third visit within a month. we enjoy the food, service and ambiance. wonderful waiter Moreno!
The food was very fresh & well prepared. From the appetizers to dessert, everything tasty & perfect. Will definitely go back. Not the cheapest place in Naples, but well worth it!
A wonderful Italian delight on competitive 5th Avenue, Naples. The chef/owner , Alberto, is from Torino, Italy and his roots and passion are evident in his authentic cuisine. True Italian delights. He was cooking that evening and stopped by the table to introduce himself. Always a nice touch. The food was wonderful, we enjoyed the Bolognese pasta and Bronzino fish, the Bronzino is always a treat when you can find it. Both dishes were done superbly. Our server was a wonder young man from Sicily, who suggested an Italian red wine that was not our first choice. He was spot on and saved us a few dollars to boot. All the staff, including the Maitre'd were pleasant, engaging and professional. We will eagerly return.
Alberto's on Fifth is focused on northern Italian cuisine which has very few tomato sauces. There are many different & more interesting sauces on the menu - marsala, saffron, mustard & coffee. There are 7 pasta dishes. You will not find lasagna on this upscale menu. All pastas are home-made. There are 4 meat plates: chicken, steak, veal & lamb chops. My favorite dish here is Taglierini Saltati al Pesto e Polpa (Pasta, pesto & crab). In our group , the following food was swooned over: the organic tomato salad, Agnolotti pasta - ricotta & spinach, Ravioli - duck ragout & the lamb chops - porcini mushrooms & coffee sauce. Try the excellent Sicilian red wine blend, Lamùri. Service was great but bill was slow coming out. Entrees are $19 - $33.
The service was above & beyond and the food was perfect. I am recommending this place to all of my friends! They really made my Dad's birthday special.
Alberto's is a bit of an anomaly as it never had a grand opening. It had a soft opening and through word of mouth began filling its tables. I have never see any ads in the local press, only rave reviews. It has a killer wine list that feature prices that make other restaurants very unhappy and that fact spread quickly among the locals. On Wed, it was practically empty when we arrived at 6p, but soon was comfortably filled at 60-70%. Our favorite pasta dishes were still there but with some new additions. Appetizers and mains were likewise changed. We decided to try some of the new additions and were not disappointed. The shrimp with marinated beets in orange zest was a favorite at our table as was the scallop appetizer. Sea bass outstanding
Albreto has created a new menu that is beyond wonderful. You will truly be amazed at the culinary fare. An added plus is the Mixologist, Fabian is too amazing for words, A true artist that never disapoits.
Very satisfactory meal and service. The terimaso was the best I have ever had.
This was our third time at Alberto's and like the twcakeo times before it was outstanding and without exception amongst the finest restaurants in Naples. From cocktails to dessert the food and drink (martinis & wine) was executed to perfection if one can say such an accomplishment is even possible. The pace of of dining was leisurely and the atmosphere delightful with just a hint of expectation of what was to come. Mussels & foire gras for appetizers were delectable with the former being silky and decadently rich and the latter flavorful and satisfying. Our entrées consisted of one order of Sea Bass and two orders of Veal tenderloin, both were amazing! Desserts were also awesome and included Apple crumb and chocolate lava . Going back!
Food and presentation excellent. Service superb. Waiter and host tended to tables even chef/owner greeted us as he visited a table of friends. Portions small to moderate but not disappointing.
As always, we have had many delicious dinners, inside and outside. It is one of our favorites in Naples. We can't wait to go back.
The consistency of the food at Alberto's has at its foundation are based on two factors 1) us of only the best ingredients, and 2) always having Alberto in the kitchen. I had the lobster with corn ravioli. It was a sight to behold and the delight to your taste buds. The starter of marinated beets in orange zest with grilled shrimp. I was never a beet fan, mind you, but this particular foreign combination really works. Both preparations were new items on the fall menu. I can't wait to go back.
One of my favorite spots in Naples. Good foo pd and staff.
Their Chilean Sea Bass with truffle sauce is to die for! Try it.
Very accommodating staff...excellent food and service.
We had tickets to the Sudgen theater and chose to dine at this restaurant before the play. It was quite quiet this evening, but certainly loved our sea bass, my husband and I shared a brucetta and beet/shrimp salad, both excellent, perfect and attentive service and beautifully decorated! We will go back again.
There are many Italian Restaurants in Naples and we have tried most. There is probably 3 or 4 that we would return to or recommend. Alberto's is now at the top of our list not only for the quality and variety but for his ingenuity in creating dishes with mixtures of flavors. He is a true artisan. A very enjoyable experience.
Once again this restaurant continues to amaze a true foody. The chef Alberto does a wonderful job in creating flavorful dishes that are very pleasing to the palate. Try this place and I am sure you will enjoy it.
My husband and I were in Naples for one night and this was the perfect place to spend it. We started with the mussels, they were fresh light and delicious. I had the lobster pasta dish with sweet corn and leeks which was fantastic and my husband had a truffle & mushroom pasta dish that was also excellent. I washed it down with a glass of the Vajra Albe Barolo 08, which was so good that I am going to go buy a case asap! All around a very nice evening, both the service and atmosphere were very pleasant. We would definitely go back and will recommend to friends who are in the area.
The food was very good and the servers wer very polite.
Chef Alberto Is back and doing the things he does best...fabulous pasta and seafood. Top waiter and personality, Moreno, knows the restaurant and is a great promoter (accurate descriptions). We had a fun time and will be going back.
A very comfortable relaxing atmosphere at Alberto's. I had the Agnolotti (spinach and ricotta filling). Absolutely delicious. My husband had the Sea Bass, excellent flavor, done just right and everything else it came with was very good. A friend had the Ravioli with Butternut squash, also delicious. Can't wait to go back again and try something else!
I have been very happy both times I have been to Alberto's . Service is beyond what I have experienced at many local restaurants. The atmosphere is very nice a good place to hold quiet conversation in a comfortable setting. The food was very well presented and prepared. I will surely return again as Alberto's is now becoming a favorite.
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first time at Alberto's. it was wonderful. we will return.
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Our first time to Alberto's and it was a great experience - wonderful welcome by the maitre'd ..... our waiter was personable and amenable to our wishes - made great suggestions from the menu and specials offered for the evening - the food was outstanding - everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal ...... it was a wonderful experience and we would not hesitate to visit Alberto's again !!!
I think this is the best food in town, Alberto is getting better and better, it is always a pleasure.
This new restaurant is excellent. Squash soup came with floating shrimp. Beet salads just right. Fresh Pasta with bolognese sauce was one of the best in downtown Naples. You cannot resist the home made olive bread. The restaurant is decorated for the holidays in ice blue. Reindeer have wreathes on their antlers and boots on their feet. The tree was divine. Everywhere one looked one returned with a smile on their face. While only open for three weeks, ten of us were served beautifully together with no mistakes.
Great setting. Food was excellent. Little pricey and service was not very good. One glass of water and never refilled the glass.
Matthew was our waiter and he was te best we have had in Naples. We eat out 4-5 times a week and will ask for him when we come back!!!


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Agreed. I hope they added in a few new, useful features to the kit, such as an in-kit nif viewer.
Maybe they already said some of the thigns they included, I dunno.
I try not to read up on things until, they are ACTUALLY released.
I see why cursed might see that as a bad thing but try looking at it this way. Nexus just got the biggest wedgy ever thanks to Beth, so its advantage has been written off. Nexus does not offer anything but downloads, trolls and new ways to piss off its most loyal modders. Of which I used to be one.
You have openly stated you wanted a site focused on modders, downloads are a player thing, modders need other things and neither beth, nexus or steam offer what modders want. Where as I do, I spent 11 years specializing in this area and this is my territory. Beth may not have realized this but they just made my site the most important site in the community hehe :)
To bad I do not want that position, cannot afford it anyway, and certainly do not want the trolls that come with the position, but you can handle it.
Start by asking what modders want out of a site, not all modders own their own sites like I do, all modders gather around sites that offer them services they cannot get else where or do not want to pay for. I started at MGO that way, the planet sites started that way over 15 years ago. MGO offered me webspace, places to upload my files, lots of news about the games I was modding and more importantly, they told me of what cool new mods got released because everybody likes to see their mod in lights and players like good mod recommendations.
Plus they had help via their forums and lots more.
Darkone has no time for that, so either he makes time or Nexus dies. You can become the most important site in the TES community be embracing this new spectacular change of leadership.
But your will find its a lot of work, every single day, including christmas but this is the fun side of the community. I think Beth just made your job more enjoyable :)
Good post giskarduk. Would give +1 if forge had the feature to do so.
And, I think this place could really take off if given the chance, and this is quite a chance. Personally, as a "small time" modder, I find it extremely useful being able to communicate with other modders, and this place offers the ability to do so. Nexus, on the other hand, has so many people there that it is impossible to make an effective group with like-minded modders. Here, we can easily discuss modding, and there doesn't appear to be any kind of egotistical attitude, or anything bad coming from any other modders. On the Nexus, many modders are too stuck up to even acknowledge the "newer" modders, no matter how they may benefit the group. Here, I have yet to see even a tiny hint of arrogance from a modder, and that's a very welcoming thing. Later on, I'd like to work with some people in small groups as a tester and "tweaker". I'm not too great when it comes to doing large parts of projects, but I really excel when it comes to making those little tweaks that matter, such as: balancing, secrets, re-placement of items, etc.
On topic, once this kit is released, I'll be quickly making my Silver Ebony gear craftable, making my Dark Orc gear craftable (D.O. is on my todo list), as well as any other gear I make by that time. Can't wait to get modding :3
Very sad atm=( but good times soon.
Do not put your self down Truechaos, it is my experience good things come from people like you and if you turn out 30 good things in 3 months and I turn out 1 good thing in 3 months, whos to say your not a big time modder.
As for egos, they are great for promoting mods but have no place in modder to modder chat regardless of the experience level of the modders involved. When you see a modder showing too much ego in a modders chat, turn around, walk away and find somebody else to talk too. They are there for the wrong reasons and will spoil your fun.
And the fun in modding comes from modder to modder chats over how things are done and the sharing of ideas and tricks and appaulding each others successes and supporting our fellow modders when they fail.
I will tell his this, there is always some body out there better than you, the moment any modder forgets that, they set them selves up for a fall. A noob may know nothing upon arrival but quickly turn out to be a natural talent that just out does the best modders here without much effort. If you look down on him as he arrives, he will look down on you when he establishes his self.
But if your friendly to him upon arrival, he will be there for you later when his talent is recognised and you will have a friend not an enemy.
Ego maniacs fail to see this until its too later, ask anybody on Beths forums if any of the self confessed experts on that site can count me as a friend and the answer will be NO, they did the damage before they understood my true skills, too late for them. Like wise I have seen noobs rise at mechstorm to become better than me and I loved it. More mods I did not have to make and we did several projects together combining our skills to make some pretty cool stuff.
Nothing but good comes from respecting the noobs have found :)
Gis, later down the road, I'd like to trial a collaboration. Since I'm actually a writer and roleplayer (written) in my main time when I don't have school, I think I could help you out with creating quest lines and the such. I could also probably do some voice acting, depending, as well as other things (simple texture tweaks, mod tweaks, testing). I'm really just an all-rounder. Give me a guide to do something, and I'll produce something solid for you if given a decent amount of time to do it. I just can't do complex things (yet), because I tend to screw up a little detail and can never find it xD
And, I agree with your post entirely. I never insult a modder's skill, because I know they very well may surpass me if they put the time in, and I expect the same from modders more experienced than me. It's good to see you're a person with your head screwed on your shoulders correctly, because it seems so rare to find people like you these days. Kudos.
Hi Chaos
I get a lot offers mate but to be honest I work faster on my own than most teams work together, most people cannot keep up with me.
But there is no harm talking about it, most of my planning and design in done in public and those sort of details are hammered out at that point. By the time I actually make anything I know exactly how its going to turn out and how needs to do what, so it might work in practice.
The writing is usually not straight forward due to the limited sentences the editors accept, you typically only have so many characters and its rarely an exact figure, in oblivion it seemed to be measured in pixels or something because large letters used up more space and reduced the number of letters you could use for dialog, in fallout it was more or less exact.
Which did mate lines easier.
This talk has gone entirely off topic, haha.
I think it should either end for now, or be moved to a more relevant thread.
Will check your stuff, too, Schmidyk


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33 comments:
- Amanda said...
Yay! Someone else with a laundry closet and not a laundry room! It looks great, you've done a fab job!
- February 19, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- Kim @ It's a Crafty Life said...
It looks so nice and organized! Great job.
- February 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- Dingbats & Doodles said...
Great job! Having an organized space makes doing laundry not so much of a daunting chore! ~Kenzlane
- February 19, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Easton Place Designs said...
You had me at "organization". :)
Looks terrific! Perhaps the motivation I need to re-do my own laundry room. - February 19, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Emily Love said...
My laundry closet is so fancy it came with broken bi-fold doors, so now there's just a curtain hanging there! Mine seriously needs a face lift too! Great job!
- February 19, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- GrumpyGratefulMom said...
oh, looks good. I need you at my house--I especially like the "socks with no match" basket. I found you on a blog hop--happy to follow. Janae
- February 19, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Jennifer Bruno said...
I kind of wanna move in there now. :-)
- February 19, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- Jennifer said...
Looks great! Thanks for linking up @ "Meet & Follow Sunday!" Have a good weekend!
www.thethriftymilitarywife.com - February 19, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime said...
Looks better now. Thanks for sharing. I'm a follower from Meet and Follow Sunday and I'd love if you follow back for more mutual blog visits :)
- February 19, 2011 at 6:21 PM
- BEACH BUNGALOW said...
I have a dark & gloomy laundry room in the basement so I would LOVE a laundry closet like yours, lol!
xo - February 19, 2011 at 7:43 PM
- Stephanie {Luxe Boulevard} said...
Love the "socks with no match" basket!
- February 19, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- gina luv said...
i need a socks with no match basket:)
good job lauren!
ps-did you see one of your corks in my recent treasury? :) - February 19, 2011 at 7:51 PM
- ~Dawn~ said...
You did a fantastic job on the laundry closet makeover. It looks great. I love all your bins - especially the "change please" and "sock with no match". :)
Hope you're having a great weekend. I'm a new follower of your lovely blog.
Dawn @ Mom-a-Logues
http://www.mom-a-logues.blogspot.com - February 19, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Real Life Reslers said...
It looks GREAT!!! but...if you think your before picture was a disaster... you are so never invited to my laundry closet. k?
lol! - February 19, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Meg said...
Ah, organizing is so wonderful...I love that feeling! And you did it all for NOTHING?? Great job!
- February 19, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- KY said...
It looks lovely! I just cleaned our washer (we have no dryer here in Germany...cringe)...for the first time in 6 months and boy oh boy was it DISGUSTING!!!!!! I can't wait to have our own home so I can (hopefully) keep the place pretty and organized like you do :)
- February 20, 2011 at 4:20 AM
- *Andrea* said...
love this!!!! GREAT JOB!!
- February 20, 2011 at 5:08 AM
- Katherines Corner said...
Looks great my friend well done! Hugs
- February 20, 2011 at 7:29 AM
- Deanna said...
I've got a closet only, too (bummer) but I love how you organized yours. (Plus I like it that I"m not alone in laundry-closet-only land!)
- February 20, 2011 at 8:18 AM
- Jamie said...
Oh, I so do not miss my laundry closet. Of course now my laundry room is in a dark, dirty basement so I'm not sure if it is much better. I love how it turned out. I'm your newest follower from frugal Friday's link party. I'm throwing my very first link party tomorrow (Monday). I would love it if you stopped by an added your project.
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/ - February 20, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Randi said...
New follower, found you through 'Meet and Follow Sunday'. Sadly, your before is better than my current...I need to organize! It tends to be the catchall for everything there isn't a real place for!!
- February 20, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- DebbieM said...
Very Nice! I laughed at the "socks with no match" bin. Very cute and I'm sure that will be used a lot. I need one of those too!
- February 20, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Megan said...
I have the exact same closet...wire shelves and all.
thanks for the organizing ideas!
craftycpa.blogspot.com - February 20, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Kassi @ Truly Lovely said...
Nice improvement Lauren! :) The laundry room is definitely one of the most unorganized rooms in my house... Maybe I ought to clean it up nice and neat like yours! ;) Thanks for linking this to Fancy This Fridays!!!
- February 20, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Lindsay said...
THIS is brilliant. I need to take your lead :) NEWEST follower! Loving your blog!
- February 20, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Marie@PoutyPinkPrincess said...
Looks great! I need some motivation to organize mine!
- February 20, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Kristina @ A Home Made by Kiki said...
Looks great! I too am blessed with a laundry closet and am getting ready to get started on re-doing mine! Thanks for sharing!
- February 20, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Denise said...
I love an organized laundry room. You did a great job on yours.
Extreme Personal Measures - February 21, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- April said...
Looks great! I really need to get myself motivated...I am seriously organinzationally challenged lately! Thanks for linking this up!
- February 21, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Jana said...
Looks great. My laundry room could definitely use some love. Thanks for linking up over at Giggles, Glitz & Glam!
- February 22, 2011 at 9:06 PM
- AllieMakes! said...
This is wonderful! I wont even scare you with how our laundry room is! Yours looks great and is inspiring!
Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
AllieMakes.Blogspot.com - February 24, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Brook said...
Looks great!! We used to have our laundry room in our kitchen-ugh! We have a closet/teeny tiny room now which I am trying to be grateful for but ours needs to be organized too.
- February 25, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Marianne said...
I have a laundry closet too, but mine is in my bathroom. I have it sort of organized as in I keep all the toddlers clothes in there, all the table linnens, all towels, diapers, toiletpaper and papertowels. It doesn't look as nice as yours or as organized, but it works for now.
I really like how yours turned out.
Good job well done. Thank you for sharing. - February 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM


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