Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3
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
CONTENTS:
DedicationAcknowledgmentsIntroductionIntroducing Silverlight 3
- Chapter 1: Introducing Silverlight 3
- Chapter 2: Using Expression Blend with Silverlight
- Chapter 3: Using Visual Studio with Silverlight
- Chapter 4: Silverlight XAML Basics
- Chapter 5: XAML Transformation and Animation
- Chapter 6: The Silverlight Browser ObjectProgramming Silverlight 3 with .NET
- Chapter 7: The Silverlight Browser Bridge
- Chapter 8: Silverlight Core Controls
- Chapter 9: Silverlight Controls: Advanced Controls
- Chapter 10: Media in Silverlight: Video
- Chapter 11: Media in Silverlight: Rich Imaging
- Chapter 12: Building Connected Applications with Silverlight
- Chapter 13: Styles and Templates in Silverlight
- Chapter 14: Data Binding with Silverlight
- Chapter 15: Using Dynamic Languages in SilverlightAbout the Author
