Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 3.5

David Chappell has released a new paper on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 3.5.

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DESCRIBING WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION 3
ILLUSTRATING THE PROBLEM 3
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM: WHAT WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES 4
--A Unified Platform for Windows-Based User Interfaces 4
--The Ability for Developers and Designers to Work Together 9
--Interoperability with Existing User Interface Technologies 10

USING WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION 11
THE TECHNOLOGY OF WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION 12
--Application Model 12
--Layout and Controls 13
--Styles and Templates 15
--Text 16
--Documents 16
--Images 18
--Video and Audio 18
--Two-Dimensional Graphics 19
--Three-Dimensional Graphics 20
--Transformation and Effects 21
--Animation 22
--Data Binding 23
--User Interface Automation 23
--Interfaces for Add-ins 24
APPLYING WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION 24
--Standalone WPF Applications 24
--XAML Browser Applications: XBAPs 25
--XPS Documents 25

TOOLS FOR WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION 27
FOR DEVELOPERS: VISUAL STUDIO’S WPF DESIGNER 28
FOR DESIGNERS: EXPRESSION BLEND 29

CHOOSING AN INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY 31
INTERFACES FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS: WPF AND WINDOWS FORMS 31
STANDARDS-BASED WEB INTERFACES: ASP.NET AND ASP.NET AJAX 32
RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS: SILVERLIGHT 33

CONCLUSION 35

FOR FURTHER READING 35

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 35

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