Microsoft® Silverlight® 4 Step by Step by Moroney, Laurence -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Microsoft® Silverlight® 4 Step by Step

Acknowledgments Introduction

System Requirements Support for This Book We Want to Hear from You

Foreword 1. Introducing Silverlight

Get the Tools Install Visual Web Developer Express Install the Silverlight Tools Create Your First Silverlight Application Key Points

2. Silverlight Controls

Learning Silverlight Controls

Understanding the Control Model

Exploring the Control and Event Model

Using the Silverlight Controls

Using the Button Control

Content in Controls

Handling Mouse Events

The Click Event The MouseMove Event The Right Mouse Button The MouseWheel Event

Using the CheckBox Control Using the RadioButton Control Using the TextBox Control Using the Image Control Using the ComboBox Control Using the ListBox Control

Key Points

3. Layout and Styling

Using the Canvas Control Using the Grid Control Using the StackPanel Layout Styles and Templates Key Points

4. Data and RIA Services

Understanding RIA Services Build a Database with Visual Web Developer Express

Using SQL Server Within Visual Web Developer

Create an RIA Services Server Project

ADO.NET Entity Data Model Create a Domain Service Create the Silverlight Client

Key Points

5. Rich Imaging

Imaging in Silverlight Using Deep Zoom with Silverlight

Getting Started with Deep Zoom Composer Building Deep Zoom Image Collections Programming with Deep Zoom

Using Photosynth with Silverlight

Create a Photosynth

Install the Photosynth Creation Tool Use the Synth Creator

Sharing Your Synths Building a Photosynth Web Application

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6. Media, Webcams, and Video

Media in Silverlight Using the MediaElement Control

Controlling the Video Playback Showing Playback Position Setting the Playback Position with a Slider Using Video Markers in Silverlight Using Video as a Brush

Using a Webcam with Silverlight Key Points

7. Transformation and Animation

Transformations

Exploring Transformations

Using RotateTransform Using ScaleTransform Using TranslateTransform Using SkewTransform Using MatrixTransform Combining Transforms Using PerspectiveTransform

Animation

Creating an Animation Understanding Key Frames

Using a Linear Key Frame Using a Discrete Key Frame Using a Spline Key Frame

Animation Easing

Other Easing Functions

Defining Animation with Expression Blend Key Points

8. Building Desktop Applications

Running Applications Outside of the Browser Creating a Custom Install Link Detecting Updates Detecting Out of Browser Status Detecting Network Connectivity and Availability Using Isolated Storage

Increasing Isolated Storage

Enabling Elevated Trusted Mode Debugging Out of Browser Applications Interoperating with COM Using Notification Windows Key Points

9. Integrating with the Browser

Bridging Silverlight and HTML

Open the Browser Bridge Using the Browser Bridge to Control the Silverlight Application

Calling Browser Functions from Silverlight

Integrate the Bing Maps API Control the JavaScript API from Silverlight

Understanding the Silverlight Object

Standard Object Tag Attributes Custom Silverlight Parameters Using HTML Fallback

Key Points

10. Accessing Network Services

Creating a Financial Data Service

Creating the Helper Class Creating the Data Service Using WebClient to Get Data

Using HTTP POST

Building the HTTP POST Server Consuming the HTTP POST Server with Silverlight

Making Cross-Domain Calls Key Points

11. Windows Phone Development

Getting Started

Write Your First Windows Phone Application

Build a Service Client in Windows Phone

Create the Solution and Add the Service Proxy Create the Stock Quote User Interface

Key Points

12. Windows Phone Features

Using Orientation Using the Back Button Using the Application Bar Using Input Scope Using Typing Intelligence Using the Multi-Touch Interface Other Services Key Points

13. Expression Blend for Windows Phone

Create Your First Windows Phone Application with Expression Blend Key Points

14. Getting Started with XNA Game Development for Windows Phone

Creating an XNA Application and Adding Content Writing the Code for Your Game in XNA

Creating the Class Variables Loading the Content Updating the Game World Moving the Non-Player Character Checking for Collision Drawing the Sprites to the Screen

Key Points

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