Skip to main content

Building Outlook-Inspired and Hybrid UI Applications

  • 2 minutes to read

DevExpress WPF components suite is shipped with two advanced demos, which demonstrate many DevExpress controls and libraries in complex applications that conform to modern UX patterns.

The Outlook-inspired demo features an MS Office-like UI in a CRM data setting.

outlook_tut_intro_1

The Hybrid UI demo demonstrates a UI for desktop and touch-enabled environments (tablets, laptops with touch screens).

outlook_tut_intro_2

These demos are built in close correspondence with the MVVM pattern on top of the Devexpress MVVM Framework and code generated by Devexpress Scaffolding Wizards.

The Outlook-Inspired and Hybrid demos shipped with DevExpress WPF components are complex and contain a lot of modules and functionalities. This tutorial describes how to create lightweight versions of these demos, yet build on the same principles and code as the originals.

From this tutorial you will learn how to:

Each tutorial is independent of the others, so you do not need to follow them sequentially. They can be studied individually to solve particular problems.

The resulting applications are available here: DevExpress.OutlookInspiredApp and DevExpress.HybridApp.