This overview provides tips to ensure that your Microsoft Silverlight-based applications run fast and smoothly. This topic contains the following sections: Test on Multiple Platforms and Browsers Set EnableFrameRateCounter to true During Development Use Transparent Background for a Silverlight Plug-in Sparingly Use Silverlight Animations Instead of Creating Your Own Per-Frame Animations Avoid Anim
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