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Silverlight Spy 3.0.0.5

A new version of Silverlight Spy is available, containing loads of new features and bug fixes. An overview of the new features below, for more details and a list of bug fixes, see the help that is included with the installation of Silverlight Spy.

Silverlight 4

As of this version, Silverlight 4 Beta is fully supported by Silverlight Spy. You need to upgrade to Silverlight Spy 3.0.0.5 when you have Silverlight 4 Beta installed locally. Please note that previous versions of Silverlight Spy do not support Silverlight 4 Beta. As of this release Silverlight Spy supports Silverlight 2, 3 and 4 applications.

Windows 7

Version 3.0.0.5 adds support for Windows 7 Taskbar Jump lists. The most recently used Silverlight applications are directly accessible from the Windows 7 Taskbar.

Application Analyzer

The Application Analyzer is a new feature providing validation of any Silverlight application by checking an extensible set of rules. The rules includes best practices, checks for common pitfalls, etc, and can be used to improve the application.

The Application Analyzer is work in progress. The number of rules checked will be extended in the near future and the API allows for adding custom rules. More details available soon.