XAML in a Nutshell A Desktop Quick Reference

Name: XAML in a Nutshell A Desktop Quick Reference
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ISBN: 9780596526733

ISBN-10: 0596526733

ISBN-13: 9780596526733

Edition: 2006

Authors: Lori A. MacVittie

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When Windows Vista is released in December 2006, the new operating system will support applications that employ graphics now used by computer games -- clear, stunning and active. The cornerstone for building these new user interfaces is XAML, the XML-based markup language that works with Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly called "Avalon"), Vista's new graphics subsystem that replaces GDI in previous Windows versions. The problem is that you don't know XAML. While it is fairly easy to understand, you still need a quick guide to bring you up to speed before Vista's release, and that's where this book's simple, no nonsense approach comes in. "XAML in a Nutshell" takes you through…

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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Lori MacVittie is currently a Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing Magazine. In past lives she has been a software developer, a network administrator, and an enterprise architect specializing in web-based technologies. Through the course of her career she has nearly coded her way through the alphabet, starting with Apple BASIC, hitting "L" for LISP while consulting for Autodesk, and is currently on the letter "Y". Lori holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Nova Southeastern University, and lives with her husband and children in the technological mecca of the midwest, Green Bay, Wisconsin.



Preface



Introducing XAML



Introducing XAML


The Benefits of XAML


What XAML Is Not


XAML Development Resources



Getting Started with XAML


XAML Prerequisites


Defining XAML Applications


Building XAML Applications


XAML Applications and Visual Studio



XAML Concepts



The Basics of XAML


Core XAML Syntax


Elements


Attributes


Attached Properties


Binding Properties


Codebehind



Layout and Positioning


StackPanel and DockPanel


Using Width and Alignment


Margins and Padding


Grid


Absolute Positioning



Resources


Using Resources


Using Styles


Triggers



Storyboards and Animations


Storyboards


Controlling Animations


Animation Using Key Frames



Core XAML Reference



Elements



Controls


Base Control Reference


Common Event Reference


Core Control Reference



Shapes and Geometry



Layout



Animations and Transformations



Events


Routing Strategies


Event Argument Reference


Event Reference



Appendixes



System.Windows.Controls



System.Windows.Documents



System.Windows.Shapes



System.Windows



System.Windows.Media



System.Windows.Input.ApplicationCommands



Predefined Colors



XAML Interface in Code


Index