Overview
- Blend 2 is a huge improvement over Blend, and will expand the existing market
- The book will be out as soon as possible after release (tentatively scheduled for March/April)
- It acts as an entry point for existing designers and developers from both sides – Flash users who need to learn Blend for a project, and Microsoft Visual Studio users who need to create a web presence
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About this book
The only real tool available for creating rich media applications, web-based animations, and games has been Flash—until now! WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and Silverlight have opened the door of rich media application development to Microsoft .NET developers. With Microsoft's Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008, you can now create compelling rich media applications, complete with animations and even 3D!
This book shows you how to take full advantage of Blend's interface, together with and Silverlight's vastly improved designer-developer workflow, guiding you through every step of development from downloading and installing of the development environment through creating finished, functional projects. You'll learn how to create simple drawing applications with the InkCanvas, make tabbed and scrollable interfaces, as well as build fully featured media players, photo galleries, and interactive 3D designs.
Each chapter discusses major WPF and Silverlight features, provides a hands-on tutorial, and explains how that feature is implemented in the real world. In the end, you will have a collection of impressive WPF and Silverlight applications that can be added to your portfolio.
Whether you're an experienced .NET or web developer, or you're just starting out, this book will provide you with all you need to create rich media applications with Expression Blend 2.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foundation Expression Blend 2
Book Subtitle: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight
Authors: Victor Gaudioso
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0612-5
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Victor Gaudioso 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-976-1Published: 28 March 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0612-5Published: 25 April 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 350
Topics: Web Development, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems