A few of XAML questions

First, I read somewhere that XAML will not support CSS, is this true, and if so why not?

Second, will it be possible to write XAML inline with HTML or XHTML?

Finally, will future windows mobile devices support XAML?

Cheers,
Andrew

XAML is not a markup language for websites. It's a serialization language (if you can call it a language). It's purpose is to build object graphs. CSS and other web related technologies have no purpose here.

And you need a 3D videocard.

ZippyV wrote:

And you need a 3D videocard.

no you dont, you could easily build a "hello world" console-applications using xaml..

Tom Servo wrote:

XAML is not a markup language for websites. It's a serialization language (if you can call it a language). It's purpose is to build object graphs. CSS and other web related technologies have no purpose here.

I thought you could build Web Applications using XAML with the Avalon CTP?  Is this processed on the server side like C# and emits HTML?

Arran wrote:

Tom Servo wrote: XAML is not a markup language for websites. It's a serialization language (if you can call it a language). It's purpose is to build object graphs. CSS and other web related technologies have no purpose here.

I thought you could build Web Applications using XAML with the Avalon CTP?  Is this processed on the server side like C# and emits HTML?

Internet Explorer can parse XAML documents (in Longhorn only, I think) and it would work in a VB6 ActiveDocument style as far I know.

There is no CSS support, but it has its own form of Styles. You can switch its stylesheets during runtime to re-skin the app. The documentation is really sketchy at the moment, but it is doable and quite easy. Watch The .NET Show #42 for more information - tho its a bit outdated.

Ok what to address first?

I never said It was a web markup language. It is however an application UI markup language and if you'll look in vs2005 when avalon sdk is installed you'll se a web app as one of the options. I was wondering if user definded stylesheets can be used in order to help accessibility etc.

It also can be used to markup 2D vector graphics similiar to SVG and you'll notice that when you try to view these files they open in IE. I didn't think it was too much of a stretch to imagine you might be able to put XAML graphics in HTML pages, hence the question.

Finally where did you get the idea that you need a 3D card? There's already a beta xamalon xaml viewer for pocket pc and I was wondering if Microsoft intended offering something similar.