Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Declare Your Next User Interface

Your Presenter: Jacob Good

Windows Presentation Foundation WPF

WTF?

WWF

Microsoft Windows.Net 3.0

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What is WPF? Declarative Markup (XML Based) Vector Graphics Rendering Graphics Card Accelerated / Optimized Complete Win32, WF, HTML Integration Layered on top of.Net 2.0 Available in Vista and XP SP2.0 Something that you can use NOW!

What WPF Isn’t A complete replacement for Windows Forms Just pretty buttons and animations Only for designers Something that you can’t use right NOW

Remember HTML/XML?

XAML (XML Based) Hello World

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3 Ways to do WPF Pure XAML XAML + C# Code C# CODE It’s all about abstraction… Presentation from Data / Implementation

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Interaction with Data New means of binding in XAML Declarative syntax, Easy Data Sourcing

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WPF in 3D Full DirectX Utilization Put that GFX Card to work Yup, it’s declarative

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How can you use it now? Complete integration with Windows Forms –Host XAML content in Windows Forms 2.0 –Host Windows Forms 2.0 Content in XAML –Complete communication across boundaries Now available for development (GO-LIVE)

Deployment MSI ClickOnce XBAP –

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XAML Authoring Tools XAMLPad ZAM 3D Aurora XAML Editor (Mobiform) MyXaml Expression Tools (Interactive / Graphics)

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Questions? I’m not a designer Just start playing with it people!

Resources (Tim Sneath) ownloads/products/getthebeta/