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Silverlight 3 Programmer's Reference

Synopsis:

This valuable reference - in full color - explains the major new release of Silverlight 3 which is dramatically improved over previous versions and makes the development of powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) achievable for everyone. Packed with examples and written by a highly-seasoned team of developers and designers, this book guides you through the languages, tools, and techniques that are used to build applications on the Silverlight 3 platform (Build 40522). Each chapter provides a mini-tutorial on the respective topic, and the examples serve to both educate and inspire you. The information in this book is structured to help prepare you for the real-world challenges you may face when building applications on the Silverlight platform. By the end of the book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how Silverlight applications are architected, developed, and designed. This book covers: XAML basics; Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008, Expression Blend 3 and Silverlight Runtime and SDK Transforming text with render transforms; using graphics, visuals and adding media for a richer user experience; building application, making it come alive and responding to user activity; and, setting up a control project and using a custom control in an application.

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Part 1, Getting Started. Chapter 1, Introduction to Silverlight. Chapter 2, Xaml Basics. Chapter 3, Silverlight Architectural Tour. Chapter 4, Silverlight Developer Toolbox.

Part 2, Using Silverlight 3 Essentials. Chapter 5, Controls. Chapter 6, Silverlight Text. Chapter 7, Layout. Chapter 8, Styling Your App and Dealing With Resources. Chapter 9, Using Graphics and Visuals. Chapter 10, Making It Richer With Media. Chapter 11, Using The Services.

Part 3, Building Applications. Chapter 12, Silverlight, The Browser, and The Server. Chapter 13, First Things First, Handling Cross-cutting Concerns. Chapter 14, Dealing With Data. Chapter 15, Designing and Styling The User Interface. Chapter 16, Making The Application Come Alive. Chapter 17, Creating Custom Controls. Appendices. Appendix A, Silverlight Base Class Libraries Reference. Appendix B, System.windows Reference. Appendix C, System.windows.media Reference. Appendix D, System.windows.shapes Reference. Appendix E, Additional Resources. Index.

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