2012
Beginning Silverlight 5 in C#Authors:

• Robert Lair
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ISBN: 978-1-4302-3461-6 (Print) 978-1-4302-3462-3  (Online)



Lair, Robert

4th ed. 2012, XIX, 422 p.

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ISBN 978-1-4302-3461-6

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About this book

• Provides in-depth coverage of Silverlight 5 and the tools that support it, specifically tailored to the novice audience.      The book is being written to coincide with the official release of Silverlight 5 and will be one of the first definitive sources of information available.      Written by an author who is an active member of the Silverlight community, a contributor to the Silverlight Early Access Program, and based upon his existing Beginning Silverlight 4 title.
  

The growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality website design, presentation, and functionality. It is into this climate that Microsoft is releasing Silverlight 5, the latest iteration of its cross-browser web presentation technology.

Beginning Silverlight 5 in C# brings you to the cutting edge of Web 2.0 application design and includes plenty of practical guidance to get you started straight away. Silverlight design tools have important differences compared with those used to create Ajax and JavaScript functionality. Robert Lair takes you on a tour of all the tools, including:

• Microsoft Expression Design, which plays an important role in creating Silverlight assets
• Microsoft Expression Blend, which is used to build user interaction for Silverlight elements
• Microsoft Visual Studio, which manages the interaction between designers and developers, providing the coding environment for “nuts and bolts” wiring
  

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you'll move on to gain a more in-depth knowledge of some of the features introduced with Silverlight 5, including H.264 protected content, right-click event handling, a new printing API, and support for the Managed Extensibility Framework.

Table of contents

• Welcome to Silverlight 5
• Introduction to Visual Studio 2010
• Layout Management in Silverlight
• Silverlight Controls
• Data Binding and Silverlight List Controls
• Silverlight Toolkit
• Data Access and Networking
• Navigation Framework
• Isolated Storage in Silverlight
• System Integration in Silverlight
• Introduction to Expression Blend
• Styling in Silverlight
• Transformations and Animation
• Custom Controls
• Printing in Silverlight
• Deployment