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Figure 10-5 Out-of-browser settings

with OOB. The Manifest file describes the contents of the *.xap file. To enable OOB, check the box “Enable running application out of the browser.” Then click the Out-Of- Browser Settings button to display the window shown in Figure 10-5.

The OOB settings in Figure 10-5 allow you to set information for the application, the size it will take when running, and variously sized icons that Windows will display. Setting GPU acceleration allows the application to take advantage of the local hardware to optimize graphics.

After you save OOB settings and run the application, the user can right-click the application running in the browser and select Install SilverlightDemoCSApplication Onto This Computer, as shown in Figure 10-6.