Silverlight 1.0 unleashed

Full Color Code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio and Expression Blend! Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio and Expression Blend! Silverlight is a lightweight but powerful plug-in for multiple web browsers on multiple operating systems that makes it easier than ever to create rich web-based content, applications, and controls. With support for vector graphics, animations, full-screen high-definition video, and more, Silverlight gives you the ability to create more compelling content than you dreamed possible for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Silverlight provides much of the power of Windows Presentation Foundation, but with less overhead and easy integration with HTML and AJAX-style applications. Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed is the authoritative book that covers the technology in a practical and approachable fashion, authored by Silverlight guru and Microsoft developer Adam Nathan. Covers everything you need to know about Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) in Silverlight Examines the Silverlight feature areas in depth: graphics, text, audio, video, animation, ink, events, and more Demonstrates how to create reusable controls and perform common tasks (such as drag-and-drop) using basic building blocks Explains how to download assets asynchronously to maximize your user experience Demonstrates how to create hybrid applications that mix Silverlight content with HTML or Flash content Highlights features scheduled for future versions of Silverlight while showing how to achieve your desired results with the current version Introduction 1 Part I Fundamentals 1 Getting Started 9 2 XAML 39 Part II Creating Static Content 3 Shapes, Lines, and Curves 61 4 Text 83 5 Brushes and Images 99 6 Positioning and Transforming Elements 117 Part III Making Your Content Come to Life 7 Responding to Input Events 143 8 Downloading Content on Demand 179 9 Animation 191 10 Audio and Video 219 Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 14 Part I: Fundamentals......Page 20 1 Getting Started......Page 22 Embedding the Silverlight Control Manually......Page 27 Letting Silverlight.js Handle the Dirty Work......Page 30 Understanding Your Hosting Options......Page 36 Interacting with the Silverlight Control Programmatically......Page 46 Conclusion......Page 50 2 XAML......Page 52 Elements and Attributes......Page 53 The XML Namespace......Page 54 Property Elements......Page 55 Type Converters......Page 56 Children of Object Elements......Page 57 Attached Properties......Page 59 The Relationship Between XAML and JavaScript......Page 60 Conclusion......Page 70 Part II: Creating Static Content......Page 72 3 Shapes, Lines, and Curves......Page 74 Basic Shapes......Page 75 Lines and Curves......Page 80 Geometries......Page 82 Strokes......Page 91 Conclusion......Page 94 4 Text......Page 96 Customizing Text Display......Page 97 Creating Rich Text Content......Page 102 Using Custom Fonts......Page 105 Conclusion......Page 109 5 Brushes and Images......Page 112 SolidColorBrush......Page 113 LinearGradientBrush......Page 114 RadialGradientBrush......Page 118 ImageBrush and Image......Page 120 VideoBrush......Page 125 Brushes as Opacity Masks......Page 127 Conclusion......Page 128 All About Canvas......Page 130 Applying Transforms......Page 140 Conclusion......Page 152 Part III: Making Your Content Come to Life......Page 154 About Silverlight Events......Page 156 Mouse Events......Page 161 Keyboard Events......Page 183 Using Full-Screen Mode......Page 188 Conclusion......Page 190 Initiating a Download......Page 192 Using the Downloaded Content......Page 193 Downloading Multiple Items Simultaneously in a .ZIP File......Page 195 Displaying a Progress Bar......Page 196 Conclusion......Page 202 9 Animation......Page 204 Introducing Animations......Page 205 Interacting with Animations from JavaScript......Page 213 Tweaking the Animation Timeline......Page 215 More About Storyboards......Page 218 Keyframe Animations......Page 226 Conclusion......Page 230 10 Audio and Video......Page 232 Playing Audio and Video with MediaElement......Page 234 Controlling Audio and Video with JavaScript......Page 238 Using Expression Encoder......Page 244 Conclusion......Page 245 A......Page 246 B......Page 247 C......Page 248 D......Page 249 E......Page 250 F......Page 254 G......Page 255 I......Page 257 L......Page 258 M......Page 259 O......Page 260 P......Page 261 Q-R......Page 263 S......Page 264 T......Page 266 U......Page 268 V......Page 269 X......Page 270 Y-Z......Page 271