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Applications = Code + Markup: A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation
Get the definitive guide to the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the new client programming interface for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Vista. Award-winning author Charles Petzold teaches you how to combine C# code and the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) to develop applications for the WPF. You'll get expert guidance
and hundreds of practical, hands-on examples - giving you the skills you need to exploit the new interface and graphics capabilities for Windows Vista. Discover how to: *Create and enhance controls including menus, toolbars, tree views, and list views *Use dynamic layout to automate the positioning of controls and graphics *Work with dependency properties and routed input events *Use XAML resources, styles, and templates to alter the appearance of your UI *Use data binding techniques in XAML to help simplify and streamline your applications *Create and publish XAML Browser Applications *Develop visually-stunning UIs with interactive graphics, media, and animation PLUS - Get code samples on the Web
CONTENTS:
The application & the window
Basic brushes
The concept of content
Buttons
Stack & wrap
The Dock & the Grid
Canvas
Dependency properties
Routed input events
Custom elements
Single child elements
Custom panels
Listbox selection
The menu hierarchy
Toolbars
TreeView
Printing
The Notepad clone
XAML
Properties
Resources
Navigation
Data binding
Styles
Templates
Data entry
Graphical shapes
Paths
Graphics transforms
Animation
Bitmaps
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