From dae033d06b33edccd61b913c0d163e2d652a445a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Betts <paul@paulbetts.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:35:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Give some usage examples

---
 README.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f2f0f9..6e9bf75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,50 @@ Splat currently supports:
   additional extension methods to make using them easier.
 * A way to detect whether you're in a Unit Test runner / Design Mode
 
+### Cross-platform Image Loading
+
+```cs
+//
+// Load an Image
+// This code even works in a Portable Library
+//
+
+var wc = new WebClient();
+var imageBytes = await wc.DownloadDataTaskAsync("http://octodex.github.com/images/Professortocat_v2.png");
+ProfileImage = await BitmapLoader.Current.Load(imageBytes, null /* Use original width */, null /* Use original height */);
+
+```
+
+Then later, in your View:
+
+```
+ImageView.Source = ViewModel.ProfileImage.ToNative();
+```
+
+### Using Cross-Platform Colors and Geometry
+
+```cs
+// This System.Drawing class works, even on WinRT or WP8 where it's not supposed to exist
+// Also, this works in a Portable Library, in your ViewModel
+ProfileBackgroundAccentColor = new Color(255, 255, 255, 255);
+```
+
+Later, in the view, we can use it:
+
+```
+ImageView.Background = ViewModel.ProfileBackgroundAccentColor.ToNativeBrush();
+```
+
+### Detecting whether you're in a unit test runner
+
+```cs
+// If true, we are running unit tests
+ModeDetector.InUnitTestRunner();  
+
+// If true, we are running inside Blend, so don't do anything
+ModeDetector.InDesignMode();
+```
+
 ### How do I install?
 
 [Always Be NuGetting](https://nuget.org/packages/Splat/). Package contains binaries for: