Book description
The growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality website design, presentation, and functionality. It is into this climate that Microsoft is releasing Silverlight 5, the latest iteration of its cross-browser web presentation technology.
Beginning Silverlight 5 in C# brings you to the cutting edge of Web 2.0 application design and includes plenty of practical guidance to get you started straight away. Silverlight design tools have important differences compared with those used to create Ajax and JavaScript functionality. Robert Lair takes you on a tour of all the tools, including:
Microsoft Expression Design, which plays an important role in creating Silverlight assets
Microsoft Expression Blend, which is used to build user interaction for Silverlight elements
Microsoft Visual Studio, which manages the interaction between designers and developers, providing the coding environment for "nuts and bolts" wiring
Once you've mastered the basics, you'll move on to gain a more in-depth knowledge of some of the features introduced with Silverlight 5, including H.264 protected content, right-click event handling, a new printing API, and support for the Managed Extensibility Framework.
Table of contents
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1: Welcome to Silverlight 5
- CHAPTER 2: Introduction to Visual Studio 2010
- CHAPTER 3: Layout Management in Silverlight
- CHAPTER 4: Silverlight Controls
- CHAPTER 5: Data Binding and Silverlight List Controls
- CHAPTER 6: Silverlight Toolkit
- CHAPTER 7: Data Access and Networking
- CHAPTER 8: Navigation Framework
- CHAPTER 9: Isolated Storage in Silverlight
- CHAPTER 10: System Integration and Device Support
- CHAPTER 11: Introduction to Expression Blend
- CHAPTER 12: Styling in Silverlight
- CHAPTER 13: Transformations and Animations
- CHAPTER 14: Custom Controls
- CHAPTER 15: Printing in Silverlight
- CHAPTER 16: Deployment
- Index
Product information
- Title: Beginning Silverlight 5 in C#, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2012
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430234616
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