Comments on: Silverlight Update System? http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/01/03/silverlight-update-system/ Robert Accettura's Personal Blog on Web Development and Tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RichB http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/01/03/silverlight-update-system/comment-page-1/#comment-248280 RichB Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:12:35 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2008/01/03/silverlight-update-system/#comment-248280 Silverlight RTM has an automatic update system - in fact, Silverlight 1.0 was updated in November to v1.0.21115: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Silverlight#Versions You probably didn't even realize, because the default configuration is for Silverlight to update itself automatically. In any case, Silverlight's JS script inserts placeholder HTML into the webpage when the Silverlight control is not installed - at no point does it alert() anything. I think this is probably a usability problem with MSN, rather than Silverlight. Aside: Be aware that FlashBlock has a bug which prevents Silverlight from showing. You currently need to use the FlashBlock unstable release. Silverlight RTM has an automatic update system – in fact, Silverlight 1.0 was updated in November to v1.0.21115:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.....t#Versions

You probably didn’t even realize, because the default configuration is for Silverlight to update itself automatically.

In any case, Silverlight’s JS script inserts placeholder HTML into the webpage when the Silverlight control is not installed – at no point does it alert() anything. I think this is probably a usability problem with MSN, rather than Silverlight.

Aside: Be aware that FlashBlock has a bug which prevents Silverlight from showing. You currently need to use the FlashBlock unstable release.

]]> By: Mike Kozlowski http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/01/03/silverlight-update-system/comment-page-1/#comment-248216 Mike Kozlowski Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:01:58 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/archives/2008/01/03/silverlight-update-system/#comment-248216 I'm guessing you're using beta/CTP code, and this isn't a "production" message, since production versions don't expire. So yeah, inelegant, but beta software isn't polished, especially the parts that are beta-specific. I’m guessing you’re using beta/CTP code, and this isn’t a “production” message, since production versions don’t expire. So yeah, inelegant, but beta software isn’t polished, especially the parts that are beta-specific.

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