The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs.

In this book, author Matthew MacDonald details how WPF really works. His no-nonsense, practical advice will get readers quickly and easily building high-quality WPF applications. MacDonald guides readers through a thorough investigation of the more advanced aspects of WPF, and its relation to other elements of the WinFX stack and the .NET Framework 3.5, to complete your understanding of WPF and C# 2008.

One of the first detailed books on WPF for .NET 3.5 Goes deep into the core of the technology in 1000 pages of content-rich explanation Written by Matthew MacDonald, author of two highly successful books on WPF's predecessor technology and with a proven track record of explaining breaking technologies clearly and precisely (c.f. Pro ASP.NET 3.5)

Autorentext
Matthew MacDonald is an author,educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He isthe author of more than a dozen books about .NET programming. In a dimly-remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.

Klappentext

The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs.

In this book, author Matthew MacDonald shows you how WPF really works. His no-nonsense, practical advice will get you quickly and easily building high-quality WPF applications. MacDonald takes you through a thorough investigation of the more advanced aspects of WPF, and its relation to other elements of the WinFX stack and the .NET Framework 3.5, to complete your understanding of WPF and C# 2008.

Zusammenfassung
In this book, author Matthew MacDonald shows you how WPF really works. His no-nonsense, practical advice will get you quickly and easily building high-quality WPF applications.

Inhalt
Introducing WPF.- XAML.- The Application.- Layout.- Content.- Dependency Properties and Routed Events.- Classic Controls.- Windows.- Pages and Navigation.- Commands.- Resources.- Styles.- Shapes, Transforms, and Brushes.- Geometries, Drawings, and Visuals.- Control Templates.- Data Binding.- Data Templates, Data Views, and Data Providers.- Lists, Trees, Toolbars, and Menus.- Documents.- Printing.- Animation.- Sound and Video.- 3-D Drawing.- Custom Elements.- Interacting with Windows Forms.- Multithreading and Add-Ins.- ClickOnce Deployment.