The Media Center Sandbox

Not possible. You can write rules which respond to value changes in your managed code (including font changes) but cannot affect the view directly in the manner you describe.

See the ObjectModelMediaCenterEnvironmentCapabilities.mcml sample in the v6 SDK. If Console = False you are on an Extender. If Console = False and IntensiveRendering = True you are on an XBox. If Console = False and IntensiveRendering = False you are on one of the third party extenders.

eddyc, from what locations are you launching the application?

Take a look at the Input Handlers > Click example in the Sampler Explorer in the SDK (InputHandlersClickHandler.mcml).

It's been approved and is live.

I posted an answer to the thread on thegreenbutton.com -- currently awaiting moderation.

If the video plays with PlayMedia directly it should also work with MediaCollection.

You can always email me at charlieo@microsoft.com -- while I'm no longer on the Windows Media Center team I'm alway willing to help.

If you want to develop apps which run on both Windows Vista and Windows 7 you should use 5.3. Templates *should* work for both VS 2005 and 2008. If you want to develop apps for Windows 7 you should use 6.0. Templates are only available for VS 2008. Development should occur on Windows Vista with testing on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Generally ...

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