The growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality website design, presentation, and functionality. It is into this climate that Microsoft is releasing Silverlight 5, the latest iteration of its cross-browser web presentation technology.
Beginning Silverlight 5 in C# brings you to the cutting edge of Web 2.0 application design and includes plenty of practical guidance to get you started straight away. Silverlight design tools have important differences compared with those used to create Ajax and JavaScript functionality. Robert Lair takes you on a tour of all the tools, including:
- Microsoft Expression Design, which plays an important role in creating Silverlight assets
- Microsoft Expression Blend, which is used to build user interaction for Silverlight elements
- Microsoft Visual Studio, which manages the interaction between designers and developers, providing the coding environment for “nuts and bolts” wiring
Once you've mastered the basics, you'll move on to gain a more in-depth knowledge of some of the features introduced with Silverlight 5, including H.264 protected content, right-click event handling, a new printing API, and support for the Managed Extensibility Framework.
Author(s): Robert Lair (auth.)
Edition: 4
Publisher: Apress
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 422
Tags: Computer Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Welcome to Silverlight 5....Pages 1-9
Introduction to Visual Studio 2010....Pages 11-27
Layout Management in Silverlight....Pages 29-58
Silverlight Controls....Pages 59-87
Data Binding and Silverlight List Controls....Pages 89-128
Silverlight Toolkit....Pages 129-156
Data Access and Networking....Pages 157-173
Navigation Framework....Pages 175-204
Isolated Storage in Silverlight....Pages 205-235
System Integration and Device Support....Pages 237-258
Introduction to Expression Blend....Pages 259-279
Styling in Silverlight....Pages 281-314
Transformations and Animations....Pages 315-336
Custom Controls....Pages 337-356
Printing in Silverlight....Pages 357-372
Deployment....Pages 373-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-402
