{"id":801,"date":"2009-06-24T18:53:50","date_gmt":"2009-06-24T23:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/801"},"modified":"2009-06-24T18:53:50","modified_gmt":"2009-06-24T23:53:50","slug":"finally-some-wpf-text-features-that-should-have-been-in-v1-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/801","title":{"rendered":"Finally! Some WPF Text features that should have been in V1 (3.0)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/text\/archive\/2009\/06\/24\/new-wpf-4-0-features.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/text\/archive\/2009\/06\/24\/new-wpf-4-0-features.aspx\">New WPF 4.0 Features<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bindable run<\/strong>. No more crazy solutions to getting a block of text to support binding without a hack!<\/li>\n<li><strong>LayoutRounding<\/strong>. Objects will be placed on pixel boundaries \u2013 less blur!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text clarity improvements<\/strong>. Smaller fonts can be rendered and still be readable!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caret and Selection Brushes exposed<\/strong>! Now you can fully skin even a text box without worrying about whether it will be usable on all systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New WPF 4.0 Features Highlights: A Bindable run. No more crazy solutions to getting a block of text to support binding without a hack! LayoutRounding. Objects will be placed on pixel boundaries \u2013 less blur! Text clarity improvements. Smaller fonts can be rendered and still be readable! Caret and Selection Brushes exposed! 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