Illustrated WPF [Paperback]

Windows Presentation Foundation is Microsoft's API for creating Windows applications. It gives the programmer the ability to produce dazzling, graphicsrich programs easily without having to delve into the messy details of the graphics subsystem.

To use this power, however, the programmer must learn new concepts for laying out pages and displaying graphics. Illustrated WPF presents these concepts clearly and visuallymaking them easier to understand and retain.

to Windows Presentation Foundation.- Overview of WPF Programming.- WPF Architecture and Applications.- XAML.- Layout.- Content and Controls.- Dependency Properties.- Data Binding.- Routing Events and Commands.- Other Controls and Elements.- Resources.- Styles.- Control Templates.- Page Navigation Programs.- More Data Binding.- Trees, Tabs, and Other Controls.- Text and Documents.- Graphics in WPF.- Animation.- Audio and Video.Daniel Solis is a contract software engineer who has worked for a number of high-profile clients, including Microsoft Consulting Services, IBM, Lockheed Martin, and PeopleSoft. He has been programming and teaching object-oriented languages and development methods throughout the U.S. and Europe since the early days of C++. It was while teaching numerous seminars on various programming languages that he realized the immense power of diagrams in explaining programming language concepts.Presents concepts in a clean visual manner that aids learning and helps readers understand underlying concepts. Provides comprehensive coverage of all the major features of WPF that a novice developer needs to be aware of to find their feet and begin creating well-architected solutions. The book is closely based on the author's Illustrated C# series of books, which have been very well received in the community.