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Was Sharepoint 2010 written using Silverlight? Why does it work on IOS?
Sharepoint 2010 looks fantastic. Even the default out-of-the-box pop-up dialogbox forms (like creating or editing data etc...) look awesome and I assumed this was written in XAML/ Silverlight.
I know that the custom Silverlight XAP controls I have written can be displayed in the Sharepoint's Silverlight web part control but that web part requires Silverlight itself to be installed locally on the client which means IOS devices aren't supported and IOS can not display silverlight controls. Yet - Sharepoint's dialogbox's do show up perfectly in IOS.
My question is are those dialogbox's in Sharepoint 2010 written in XAML / Silverlight and if so, how is are they able to render them in IOS without Silverlight being installed?
I know that the custom Silverlight XAP controls I have written can be displayed in the Sharepoint's Silverlight web part control but that web part requires Silverlight itself to be installed locally on the client which means IOS devices aren't supported and IOS can not display silverlight controls. Yet - Sharepoint's dialogbox's do show up perfectly in IOS.
My question is are those dialogbox's in Sharepoint 2010 written in XAML / Silverlight and if so, how is are they able to render them in IOS without Silverlight being installed?
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Rainer,
Thank you for your response. I just need to ask you to clarify the part where you wrote "Hence IOS should work if you change the browser capabilities file on the server".
1. I am not sure what change to which file you mean? You mean the web.config for sharepoint or my site?
2. Does that mean if I make whatever that change is that IOS users would be able to view "Chart Web Part in BI, Access Services, Site Creation - Silverlight controls are used." that you mentioned? If yes - does that mean IOS users would be able to somehow view my silverlight controls?
I did find this MS article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh697482.aspx#part2 on what iPad's can view but it doesn't make the distinction between silverlight generated or not. Am I confusing this also with what you were telling me?
Thanks
Thank you for your response. I just need to ask you to clarify the part where you wrote "Hence IOS should work if you change the browser capabilities file on the server".
1. I am not sure what change to which file you mean? You mean the web.config for sharepoint or my site?
2. Does that mean if I make whatever that change is that IOS users would be able to view "Chart Web Part in BI, Access Services, Site Creation - Silverlight controls are used." that you mentioned? If yes - does that mean IOS users would be able to somehow view my silverlight controls?
I did find this MS article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh697482.aspx#part2 on what iPad's can view but it doesn't make the distinction between silverlight generated or not. Am I confusing this also with what you were telling me?
Thanks
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Thank you so much for that in-depth answer. I am grateful.
NO - the dialog "framework" in SharePoint 2010 is based on simply pure JavaScript utilizing iframes.
Only in some areas - e.g. Chart Web Part in BI, Access Services, Site Creation - Silverlight controls are used.
Hence IOS should work if you change the browser capabilities file on the server - otherwise SharePoint will redirect to the "mobile" view.
HTH
Rainer