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Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is included with the Windows operating system and provides a programming model for building applications that provide a clear separation between the UI and business logic. Written by a leading expert on Microsoft graphics programming, this richly illustrated book provides an introduction to WPF development and explains fundamental WPF concepts.
Packed with helpful examples, this reference progresses through a range of topics that gradually increase in their complexity. You’ll quickly start building applications while you learn how to use both Expression Blend and Visual Studio to build UIs. In addition, the book addresses the needs of programmer who write the code behind the UI and shows you how operations can be performed using both XAML and C#.
Topics Covered:
Overview of WPF
WPF in Visual Studio
Expression Blend
Common Properties
Content Controls
Layout Controls
User Interaction Controls
Two–Dimensional Drawing Controls
Properties
Pens and Brushes
Events and Code–Behind
Resources
Styles and Property Triggers
Event Triggers and Animation
Templates
Themes and Skins
Printing
Data Binding
Commanding
Transformations and Effects
Documents
Navigation–Based Applications
Three–Dimensional Drawing
Silverlight
Even if you only have a minimal amount of experience, by the end of the book, you will be able to build dynamic and responsive user interfaces with WPF.
Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) enables you to build effective and unique graphical user interfaces. However, it takes a steep learning curve to master the exceptions and shortcuts that are built into WPF. This reference provides you with a solid foundation of fundamental WPF concepts so you can start building attractive, dynamic, and interactive applications quickly and easily. As the book progresses, topics gradually become more advanced, and you′ll discover how to use WPF to build applications that run in more environments, on more hardware, using more graphical tools, and providing a more engaging visual experience than is normally possible with Windows Forms.
WPF Programmer′s Reference:
Explains with full color code examples how code is connected to the user interface and shows how operations can be performed using both XAML and C#
Features a series of essential appendices that summarize WPF syntax and concepts for easy reference
Covers the latest release of WPF, along with Visual Studio® 2010, Expression Blend 3, and .NET 4
Shows how to position and arrange content, layout, interaction, and drawing controls; define their properties; and manipulate those properties to produce stunning visual effects
Addresses event triggers and animation, templates, themes and skins, data binding, and transformations and effects
Provides comparable Visual Basic versions of all code examples on the companion web site
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
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For me, as a begginning WPF Developer it's the perfect book!
It doesn't develop an application as one follows the chapter. The examples are instead kept short, just hightlighting any current subject the author wishes to explain.
It doesn't cover code behind very much, the focus is mainly on xaml markup.
Since the "code coverage" is not as high as in other books, some advanced topics are left out.
That actually works to this book's advantage in many areas.
As a beginners's WPF book, and a xaml reference, I highly recommend it!
I have read other books on the subject. This is the first one that makes me understand what WPF is all about.
Without ever losing the total picture, you get gentle guidance through often hard to understand topics as XAML, containers etc.
Also liked the attitude of the writer: He sums up the advantages, but also the disadvantages!
Great book to have!
Even the most complext tasks are broken down into little pieces for easy digestion. Not too much technical information is given, but sufficient to know why you are doing a particular task.
If you are serious about WPF development, then this is the book for you.
Hope this helps,
Martin.
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