1. Eben de Wit Developer Advisor Microsoft edewit@microsoft.com http://dotnet.org.za/eben

2. Introduction to Silverlight Silverlight 1.0 and 1.1 Expression Suite Feature Demos Silverlight Roadmap Resources

6. Richer Media (WMV Investments) Richer Media (WMV Investments) Broad Reach Visual Studio Expression Studio

7. Whether you are designing rich standards-based websites, ultimate experiences on the desktop, or managing digital assets and content, Expression professional design tools give you the flexibility and freedom to bring your vision to reality. The professional Web design tool The professional Interactive design tool The professional Graphic design tool The professional Asset Management tool

8. C++ C# VB.NET Paper JPG / TIFF PSD PPT MOV / WMV XAML Non Standards ‘Dirty Code’ Mockups XHTML CSS / XSLT XML ASP.NET AJAX DesignerDeveloper

9. Similar to HTML development Presentation format for Silverlight is XAML XAML is XML (markup) Silverlight V1.0 programming language is JavaScript AJAX tricks work with Silverlight Basic tools: text editor and a web browser

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11. 2D Graphics Animations Mouse and Keyboard Input Media (WMV, WMA, MP3) Imaging (JPG, PNG) Text (static and flow) HTTP downloader XAML Parser (includes CreateFromXAML API) JavaScript DOM

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13. Silverlight XAML elements are scriptable via the browser script engine (JavaScript) Scriptable objects are obtained via findName Controlled via properties and methods Equivalent to document.getElementById() Supports tree walking via children collection Position set using "Canvas.Top" and "Canvas.Left"

14. Media Standards Video: WMV, VC-1 Audio: WMA, MP3 Multiple options for deploying media HTTP progressive download Integration with Windows Media Server

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16. TextBlock Basic layout support (resize and flow) Left-aligned, English based text wrapping Glyphs Fixed text Full Unicode glyph rendering support Does not support flow layout

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18. HTTP Downloader V1.0 supports HTTP gets (async and sync) Provides download progress ZIP packaging Similar to XMLHTTP CreateFromXAML Primary way in V1.0 to dynamically create content Supports namescopes (for name collisions)

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20. Operating System Windows Macintosh Browser Internet Explorer Firefox Safari

22. http://www.silverlight.net http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight http://msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight http://blogs.msdn.com/mharsh http://blogs.msdn.com/jstegman

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