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XAML in a Nutshell View Larger Image | Lori A. MacVittie
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published March 2006, 224 pages, ISBN 0596526733 | List Price: $29.99
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When Microsoft releases Windows Vista, the new operating system will support
applications that employ graphics now used by computer games--clear, stunning,
and active. The cornerstone for building these new user interfaces is XAML ("Zammel"),
the XML-based markup language that works with Windows Presentation Foundation
(WPF), Vista's new graphics subsystem.
An acronym for Extensible Application Markup Language, XAML offers a wealth
of new controls and elements with exciting capabilities, including animation
and rendering of 3D graphics. Windows developers are already jazzed by the possibilities
of using XAML for fixed and flow format documents like PDF and HTML, 2D and
3D vector-based graphics, form development, animation, audio and video, transparent
layering, and a lot more. Many feel that XAML will eliminate the need for multiple
file formats or plug-ins (read: Flash), while lowering development costs and
reducing time to market.
The problem is, most developers don't know XAML. While it is fairly easy to
understand, you still need a quick guide to bring you up to speed before Vista's
release, and that's where this book's simple, no nonsense approach comes in.
XAML in a Nutshell covers everything necessary to design user interfaces
and .NET applications that take advantage of WPF. Prerequisites such as Microsoft's
new unified build system, MSBuild, and core XAML constructs and syntax--including
shortcuts--are all presented with plenty of examples to get you started. The
Core XAML Reference section lets you dig even deeper into syntax rules and attributes
for all XAML elements with a series of quick-reference chapters. This section
divides XAML elements into logical categories of elements, controls, shapes
and geometry, layout, animations, and transformations for easy reference.
XAML in a Nutshell helps you learn, firsthand, how to use this XML-based
markup language to implement the new generation of user interface graphics.
As one reviewer noted, "Strong code examples and an efficient, conversational
style take the tedium out of learning XAML and make the subject understandable--even
interesting."
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