Luminous LightSwitch Commands

This extension consists of four custom LightSwitch commands:

• Close Screen (save changes)

• Close Screen (cancel changes)

• Log Off

• Exit

Simply activate the extension in your project, & the commands will automatically be added toeach of your screens. See the image below for an example of what the the ribbon looks like with the commands.

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Close Screen (save changes):

• close current screen
• saves any pending changes

Close Screen (cancel changes):

• close current screen
• cancels any pending changes

Log Off:

• logs off current user
• only for web applications
• (there is currently a problem with this command)

Exit:

• exits the application completely

Creating Extensions for LightSwitch 2011 will be covered in our upcoming advanced LightSwitch book: Pro Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 Development, written byTim Leung & myself. The book is due to be published in December 2011, & is available for pre-purchase now through Amazon.

If you do decide to download this extension, please come back and write a quick review. Tell me whether you liked it or not, & why. Any suggestions, or ways to improve the controls are absolutely welcome.

I'd like to thank Doug Rosen, from the LightSwitch team, for his guidance & assistance. He got me thinking in the right direction.

Version History:

• Version 1.0

  • added Close Screen (save changes) Command
  • added Close Screen (cancel changes) Command
  • added Log Off Command
  • added Exit Command