Book description
This valuable reference-in full color-explains the major new release of
Silverlight 3 which is dramatically improved over previous versions and
makes the development of powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs)
achievable for everyone. Packed with examples and written by a
highly-seasoned team of developers and designers, this book guides you
through the languages, tools, and techniques that are used to build
applications on the Silverlight 3 platform (Build 40522). Each chapter
provides a mini-tutorial on the respective topic, and the examples serve
to both educate and inspire you. The information in this book is
structured to help prepare you for the real-world challenges you may
face when building applications on the Silverlight platform. By the end
of the book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how
Silverlight applications are architected, developed, and designed.
This book covers:
· XAML basics
· Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008, Expression Blend 3
and Silverlight Runtime and SDK
Transforming text with render transforms
· Using graphics, visuals and adding media for a richer user experience
· Building application, making it come alive and responding to user activity
· Setting up a control project and using a custom control in an application
