Problem space examples

There are a few common problem spaces ranging from the simple to the complex

Grid of data

• State of the world
• Hierarchical data
• Streaming in new rows
• Scrolling new rows in to view
• Fast scrolling (with thumb preview or with live data scroll)
• Saving Column visibility, order and sort preferences

Form entry

• Tabbing through fields
• Label selection of fields (by hot key or click)
• Validation (Field, Form or both) IDataErrorInfo & INotifyDataErrorInfo
• Default and Cancel buttons (Enter/ESC)

Master header

Ribbon control

Context menus

Streaming data

Pop up windows

Tabs

Breaking down large complex screens in to rational pieces

How to take a complex screen and break it down in to testable code that can be maintained as legacy code, while avoiding wrapping ourselves up in more scaffolding code than business code.