Silverlight as UI for desktop app using services for communication

hey there,

i gone long time , i'm ;)
within last month developed email client library smooth linq imap provider runs on .net 4.0 , mono 2.8. 
if interested can read on codeproject .
point i'd create complete email client , need ui, obviously.

, since lib "relatively platform independent" mono hoping able keep client itself
platform independent too.

the issue ui libraries run on mono , windows ugly imho or outdated in terms of capabilities.
know there have been posts topic several years old , things have changed since then.

we have oob allows nice stuff still restricitve provide needs of email client.
on topic had idea, why not implement client ui less server runs on "localhost" , ui oob application communicating server on webservices, sockets or whatever possible nowadays.

since haven't been around quite time, hoping informations "construct", whether it's possible, not possible, crazy or ingenious ;)

many thanks

hi,

i think nothing impossible. there lot of resources talked silverlight , wcf service.

a wcf duplex service may help. try idea these links please.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645027(vs.95).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff713719(vs.91).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc197940(vs.95).aspx

 

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