WPF 4.5 Unleashed by Nathan, Adam -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Some Praise for the First Edition of Windows® Presentation Foundation Unleashed Contents at a Glance Table of Contents About the Author Dedication Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction

Who Should Read This Book? Software Requirements Code Examples How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book

Part I: Background

Chapter 1. Why WPF?

A Look at the Past Enter WPF The Evolution of WPF Summary

Chapter 2. XAML Demystified

XAML Defined Elements and Attributes Namespaces Property Elements Type Converters Markup Extensions Children of Object Elements Mixing XAML with Procedural Code XAML2009 XAML Keywords Summary

Chapter 3. WPF Fundamentals

A Tour of the Class Hierarchy Logical and Visual Trees Dependency Properties Summary

Part II: Building a WPF Application

Chapter 4. Sizing, Positioning, and Transforming Elements

Controlling Size Controlling Position Applying Transforms Summary

Chapter 5. Layout with Panels

Canvas StackPanel WrapPanel DockPanel Grid Primitive Panels Handling Content Overflow Putting It All Together: Creating a Visual Studio–Like Collapsible, Dockable, Resizable Pane Summary

Chapter 6. Input Events: Keyboard, Mouse, Stylus, and Touch

Routed Events Keyboard Events Mouse Events Stylus Events Touch Events Commands Summary

Chapter 7. Structuring and Deploying an Application

Standard Desktop Applications Navigation-Based Desktop Applications Gadget-Style Applications XAML Browser Applications Loose XAML Pages Summary

Chapter 8. Exploiting Windows Desktop Features

Jump Lists Taskbar Item Customizations Aero Glass TaskDialog Summary

Part III: Controls

Chapter 9. Content Controls

Buttons Simple Containers Containers with Headers Summary

Chapter 10. Items Controls

Common Functionality Selectors Menus Other Items Controls Summary

Chapter 11. Images, Text, and Other Controls

The Image Control Text and Ink Controls Documents Range Controls Calendar Controls Summary

Part IV: Features for Professional Developers

Chapter 12. Resources

Binary Resources Logical Resources Summary

Chapter 13. Data Binding

Introducing the Binding Object Controlling Rendering Customizing the View of a Collection Data Providers Advanced Topics Putting It All Together: The Pure-XAML Twitter Client Summary

Chapter 14. Styles, Templates, Skins, and Themes

Styles Templates Skins Themes Summary

Part V: Rich Media

Chapter 15. 2D Graphics

Drawings Visuals Shapes Brushes Effects Improving Rendering Performance Summary

Chapter 16. 3D Graphics

Getting Started with 3D Graphics Cameras and Coordinate Systems Transform3D Model3D Visual3D Viewport3D 2D and 3D Coordinate System Transformation Summary

Chapter 17. Animation

Animations in Procedural Code Animations in XAML Keyframe Animations Easing Functions Animations and the Visual State Manager Summary

Chapter 18. Audio, Video, and Speech

Audio Video Speech Summary

Part VI: Advanced Topics

Chapter 19. Interoperability with Non-WPF Technologies

Embedding Win32 Controls in WPF Applications Embedding WPF Controls in Win32 Applications Embedding Windows Forms Controls in WPF Applications Embedding WPF Controls in Windows Forms Applications Mixing DirectX Content with WPF Content Embedding ActiveX Controls in WPF Applications Summary

Chapter 20. User Controls and Custom Controls

Creating a User Control Creating a Custom Control Summary

Chapter 21. Layout with Custom Panels

Communication Between Parents and Children Creating a SimpleCanvas Creating a SimpleStackPanel Creating an OverlapPanel Creating a FanCanvas Summary

Chapter 22. Toast Notifications

Prerequisites Sending a Toast Notification Toast Templates Notification Events Scheduled Notifications Summary

Appendix A. Fun with XAML Readers and Writers

Overview The Node Loop Reading XAML Writing to Live Objects Writing to XML XamlServices

Index

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