Book description
The combination of WPF and Visual Studio 2008 represents the start of the next generation of Windows applications. Hand-coding XAML is fine if you're an early adopter, but to put WPF into production, you need to master the tools and application styles you'll use in your day job.
WPF in Action with Visual Studio 2008 focuses on WPF development using Visual Studio 2008 and other available tools. The book starts with thorough coverage of the basics, layouts, styles, resources, and themes. It then takes you through several real-world scenarios, exploring common challenges and application-types. You'll build several sample applications, ranging from a simple calculator to a typical line-of-business application. Along the way, you'll add graphical elements, animation, and support for printing, accessibility, and other standard functionality.
About the Technology
Now more than ever, Windows applications have to work well and look good. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft's new user interface framework, gives you the ability to create stunning graphics, rich interactions, and highly-usable Windows applications. WPF is the API beneath Windows Vista interfaces, and it's also available for older versions of Windows. Up to this point, it has only been possible to build WPF applications manually, mainly by hand-coding in XAML — WPF's declarative XML-based markup language. The soon-to-be-released Visual Studio 2008 provides the full set of developer tools you need to take advantage of this exciting technology.
About the Book
Written in a witty, engaging style, WPF in Action with Visual Studio 2008 can be read cover-to-cover or used to reference specific problems and issues. The approach is practical and always focused on how you'll use WPF in real development scenarios. You'll learn how to handle the many new issues presented by the extreme flexibility of WPF. The authors also provide numerous tips and suggestions for how to work efficiently.
What's Inside
- WPF using Visual Studio 2008
- Real-world example applications
- Tips and techniques
- Advice for Windows Forms developers
- Drawing and animation
- Command handling and data-binding
- XBAP and ClickOnce
About the Reader
About the Authors
Arlen Feldman specializes in meta-data driven applications, particularly focusing on usability issues. He was chief architect for the award-winning HEAT software product, and has been working with .NET since its earliest days. He worked with Microsoft on the direction of .NET, the C# language, and Visual Studio as a member of the C# customer advisory group. Arlen is the author of ADO.NET Programming (Manning, 2003), and is the Chief Architect for Cherwell Software.
Maxx Daymon learned BASIC before he learned English. He is MCPD Certified with specialization in both Windows and Web development, and has been working with .NET since its preview releases. He has broad development experience in both internal and external software development, and specializes in metaprogramming and agile development. He is currently a software platform architect at Configuresoft, a leading developer of configuration management and compliance software.
Quotes
... essential for anyone learning WPF.
- Curt Christianson, DF-Software
Excellent real-world code examples.
- Nishant Sivakumar, Microsoft MVP
A thorough step-by-step guide for Visual Studio users.
- Jeff Maurone, MSNBC.com
Required reading for all WPF designers and developers.
- Donald Burnett, Microsoft Phizzpop.com
The definitive source on WPF.
- Aleksey Nudelman, C# Computing, LLC
A great, detailed jumpstart into practical WPF development.
- Joe Stagner, Microsoft
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About this book
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. Past, Present, and Future
- Chapter 1. The road to Avalon (WPF)
- Chapter 2. Getting started with WPF and Visual Studio 2008
- Chapter 3. WPF from 723 feet[1]
- Part 2. The basics
- Chapter 4. Working with Layouts
- Chapter 5. The Grid panel
- Chapter 6. Resources, styles, control templates, and themes
- Chapter 7. Events
- Chapter 8. Oooh, shiny!
- Part 3. Application development
- Chapter 9. Laying out a more complex application
- Chapter 10. Commands
- Chapter 11. Data binding with WPF
- Chapter 12. Advanced data templates and binding
- Chapter 13. Custom controls
- Chapter 14. Drawing
- Chapter 15. Drawing in 3D
- Part 4. The last mile
- Chapter 16. Building a navigation application
- Chapter 17. WPF and browsers: XBAP, ClickOnce, and Silverlight
- Chapter 18. Printing, documents, and XPS
- Chapter 19. Transition effects
- Chapter 20. Interoperability
- Chapter 21. Threading
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
Product information
- Title: WPF in Action with Visual Studio 2008
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2008
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: 9781933988221
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