Windows® Presentation Foundation Unleashed

Chapter 13. Animation

In This Chapter

• Animations in Procedural Code
• Animations in XAML
• Keyframe Animations

WPF’s animation functionality makes it very straightforward to add dynamic effects to your applications or components. It’s also one of the most obvious features in WPF to abuse! But rather than worrying about a future of applications filled with bouncing Buttons and spinning Menus, think instead of all the ways in which animation can be put to good use. Certainly you’ve come across an Adobe Flash-enabled website with a slick animation that left a good impression, or watched a baseball game or newscast on TV in which scrolling text or animated transitions enhanced the viewing experience. Sure, animation might not be appropriate for every ...