Default focus in XAML

Very simple task, you open window and you want some text box to have focus. And since it's common and simple task I thought it should be possible using XAML. To do this, you should use FocusManager. However, you should pay attention where you put it. I had to use it right in the Grid where I placed my TextBox. Which is logical, if you think about it. How else TextBox can be found.

Here is the xaml:

<UserControl x:Class="Actsoft.CometTracker.Layouts.AddViewView"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
             mc:Ignorable="d" 
             d:DesignHeight="40" d:DesignWidth="300"
             >
    <Grid
        FocusManager.FocusedElement="{Binding ElementName=textBox}">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
            <ColumnDefinition/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Label 
            Margin="4">View Name:</Label>
        <TextBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="textBox"
            Margin="4" Text="{Binding Path=ViewName}"/>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

Working with TFS process templates

If you tried to work with process templates for TFS in VS 2010 you probably noticed how slow it is. One of my colleagues tried this: http://www.edsquared.com/2010/09/20/Increase+Performance+When+Editing+TFS+2010+Build+Process+Templates.aspx

approach and it worked.

Saving the link here for the future and will try myself next time.