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Pro WPF with VB 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .NET 3.5
Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high - quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs.
Author Matthew MacDonald shows
you how WPF really works. His no - nonsense, practical advice will get you building high - quality WPF applications quickly and easily. MacDonald will take you through a thorough investigation of the more advanced aspects of WPF, and its relation to other elements of the WinFX stack and the .NET Framework 3.5, to complete your understanding of WPF and VB 2008.
WPF's functionality extends to support for Tablet PCs and other forms of input device, and provides a more modern imaging and printing pipeline, accessibility and UI automation infrastructure, data - driven UI and visualization, as well as the integration points for weaving the application experience into the Windows shell.
CONTENTS:
Introducing WPF
XAML
The Application
Layout
Content
Dependency Properties and Routed Events
Classic Controls
Windows
Pages and Navigation
Command
Resources
Styles
Shapes, Transforms, and brushes
Geometries, Drawings, and Visuals
Control Templates
Data Binding
Data Templates, Data Views, and Data Providers
Lists, Trees, Toolbars, and Menus
Documents
Printing
Animation
Sound and Video
3-D Drawing
Custom Elements
Interacting with Windows Forms
Multithreading and Add-Ins
ClickOnce Deployment
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