Get a running start with Silverlight 3—the cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for rich interactive applications and cutting-edge media experiences. Featuring advance insights from inside the Microsoft Silverlight team—this book provides practical, grounded advice, rich examples, and ready code to help inspire your next solutions.
Discover how to:
Create your first simple sites
Build applications that run out of the browser
Use XAML to render, scale, and animate graphics on-screen
Work with Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio
Explore core and advanced controls—and build your own
Exploit new graphics support—3-D effects, H.264 video, GPU acceleration
Experiment with media, ink, DeepZoom, and Photosynth * Access data services to build connected applications
Dynamically add content using Ruby and Python
Manage Silverlight applications from ASP.NET–based servers
Learn how to deliver DRM-protected video content
Introducing Silverlight 3
Chapter 1 Introducing Silverlight 3
Silverlight and User Experience
Silverlight Architecture
Silverlight and XAML
Silverlight and Expression Studio
Summary
Chapter 2 Using Expression Blend with Silverlight
Getting Started with Expression Blend
The Expression Blend IDE
Using Expression Blend to Build Silverlight Applications
Using SketchFlow
Summary
Chapter 3 Using Visual Studio with Silverlight
Installing the Visual Studio Tools for Silverlight
Using Visual Studio to Build a Silverlight Application
Building a Silverlight Game
Summary
Chapter 4 Silverlight XAML Basics
XAML Positioning Properties
XAML Brushes
XAML Visual Properties
Shapes in XAML
Clipping and Geometries in XAML
Summary
Chapter 5 XAML Transformation and Animation
Transformations
Animation
Animation and Expression Blend
Summary
Chapter 6 The Silverlight Browser Object
Hosting Silverlight in the Browser
Responding to Page Load Events
Responding to Page Error Events
Using the Object Model to Build an Install Experience
Running Silverlight Applications Out of the Browser
Summary
Programming Silverlight 3 with .NET
Chapter 7 The Silverlight Browser Bridge
Creating the Base Application
Controlling the Application with JavaScript
Manipulating the Silverlight Render Tree
Accessing JavaScript Functions from .NET
Summary
Chapter 8 Silverlight Core Controls
The Button Control
The CheckBox Control
The ComboBox Control
The HyperlinkButton Control
The Image Control
The ListBox Control
The RadioButton Control
The TextBlock Control
The TextBox Control
Common Properties, Events, and Methods
Summary
Chapter 9 Silverlight Controls: Advanced Controls
The DataGrid Control
The Calendar and DatePicker Controls
The RepeatButton and ToggleButton Controls
The ScrollViewer Control
The Slider Control
Summary
Chapter 10 Media in Silverlight: Video
The MediaElement Control
Programming the MediaElement
Painting Video Using the VideoBrush
H.264 Video Support
Protecting Media with Digital Rights Management
Summary
Chapter 11 Media in Silverlight: Rich Imaging
Deep Zoom with the MultiScaleImage Control
Creating Photo Scenes Using Photosynth
Summary
Chapter 12 Building Connected Applications with Silverlight
Laurence Moroney is a Senior Technology Evangelist at Microsoft, focusing on Silverlight and the user experience. He has more than a decade of experience in software development and implementation, and has written dozens of books and articles on Windows Presentation Foundation, Web development, security, and interoperability.
