February 2008
Intermediate to advanced
428 pages
8h 52m
English
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Chapter 16. Creating and Displaying Rich Content
In This Chapter
Preparing for Silverlight development
Building rich objects with XAML
Using the ASP.NET Silverlight and MediaPlayer controls
Embedding PDF documents in the browser
Serving Excel and Word files
The rich Internet application (RIA) is the next phase in the evolution of Web sites where interactive, full-motion video clips replace text and static content. There's competition to sell tools for building these apps. For example, Microsoft introduced the Silverlight browser plug-in and supporting development environments to give creators an alternative to the ubiquitous Adobe Flash technology and a reason to buy new design software.
One aspect of rich media is the high-fidelity, faithful rendering and printing of the original content. To that end, this chapter shows how ASP.NET can deliver PDF, Word, and Excel files that the end user views in the designated programs.
NOTE
If you're intending to create elaborate Silverlight content, you probably want to use dedicated design software, such as Microsoft Expression Blend. Because this book's about ASP.NET and not about Blend, this chapter focuses on hosting Silverlight in a Web page.
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