Getting Started with Silverlight

Table of contents

1. Getting Started with Silverlight
   1. Why Silverlight?
   2. What Is Silverlight?
      1. Hello Silverlight
   3. Working with Silverlight XAML
      1. Layout Model
      2. Namespaces
      3. Graphics
      4. Mouse Cursors
      5. Measuring Text
      6. Transformations
      7. Animations
   4. Comparing Silverlight and WPF
   5. Development Model
      1. Hosting Silverlight in HTML
      2. End-User Installation
      3. Handling XAML Errors
      4. Event Model
      5. Working with XAML Properties
      6. The Host
      7. Working with the XAML Object Model
      8. An Example: Creating a Button
      9. Mixing Silverlight and HTML
      10. Creating Dynamic XAML
      11. Controlling Media
      12. Controlling Animations
          1. Delaying animations
          2. Controlling animation execution
      13. The Silverlight Downloader
   6. Using Silverlight with ASP.NET
      1. Comingling Silverlight with ASP.NET
      2. Dynamic XAML
      3. XAML and User Controls
   7. Using Tools
      1. Expression Toolset
         1. Expression Design
         2. Expression Blend
         3. The XAML event workaround
         4. The animation workaround
         5. Expression Media
      2. Visual Studio
      3. Other Tools
   8. Finding Examples in the World
   9. Summary
   10. For Further Reading
   11. About the Author