NMON Network Monitoring: Books: Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF) (Unleashed)

Author: Adam Nathan
Publisher: Sams
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

(63 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7324

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 1.4

ISBN: 0672328917
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2768
EAN: 9780672328916
ASIN: 0672328917

Publication Date: December 31, 2006
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio.

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a key component of the .NET Framework 3.0, giving you the power to create richer and more compelling applications than you dreamed possible. Whether you want to develop traditional user interfaces or integrate 3D graphics, audio/video, animation, dynamic skinning, rich document support, speech recognition, or more, WPF enables you to do so in a seamless, resolution-independent manner. Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed is the authoritative book that covers it all, in a practical and approachable fashion, authored by .NET guru and Microsoft developer Adam Nathan.

Covers everything you need to know about Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)

Examines the WPF feature areas in incredible depth: controls, layout, resources, data binding, styling, graphics, animation, and more

Features a chapter on 3D graphics by Daniel Lehenbauer, lead developer responsible for WPF 3D

Delves into non-mainstream topics: speech, audio/video, documents, bitmap effects, and more

Shows how to create popular UI elements, such as features introduced in the 2007 Microsoft Office System: Galleries, ScreenTips, custom control layouts, and more

Demonstrates how to create sophisticated UI mechanisms, such as Visual Studio-like collapsible/dockable panes

Explains how to develop and deploy all types of applications, including navigation-based applications, applications hosted in a Web browser, and applications with great-looking non-rectangular windows

Explains how to create first-class custom controls for WPF

Demonstrates how to create hybrid WPF software that leverages Windows Forms, ActiveX, or other non-WPF technologies

Explains how to exploit new Windows Vista features in WPF applications

Customer Reviews: Read 58 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Windows presentation leaves a great impression November 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is a must have, I have recommended to all my friends and family. Kudos to the Author for publishing such a wonderful book.

5 out of 5 stars

Absolute Must For Programming in WPF October 21, 2008
I have read may books on WFP and this is the one I go to when I need to figure out how to do something. Mine is full of tape flags, post-it notes and dog-eared pages because it gets used all the time. Another book, Essential Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) (Microsoft .NET Development Series) is also very good, but it isn't a refrence book like this one. If you want to program in WPF you need Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed bu Adam Nathan!

5 out of 5 stars

A must-have for the .NET developer. October 20, 2008
I had a lot of fun with this book, and it provided me with a fantastic foundation of knowledge for implementing WPF technology in my applications.

It's organized well, in that important tips are easy to find (no digging through paragraphs to find answers to common problems), and conversely thorough in detail; when more information is required. So it is quite versitile, whatever your reading mood. Whether it's casually flipping through, or digging deeper in to advanced topics.

The book's written very well, and most notably with a passion. The writer explains concepts clearly to the reader, and I'd highly recommended it to anyone interested in learning about this technology.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book! But I liked Pro WPF in C# 2008 better!! October 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I ordered this book and Pro WPF in C# 2008 (Mathew MacDonald) at the same time. I read WPF Unleashed first because I saw the reviews on Amazon.com. I thought, wow, great book. Then I read Pro WPF in C# 2008.

I found Pro WPF in C# 2008 to be a much better book than WPF Unleashed. It's thicker, has more content, and dives much deeper. It also covers .Net 3.5 because it's newer.

Don't get me wrong, they are both excellent books and I recommend them both. But if you really want to understand core WPF concepts, Pro WPF in C# 2008 is the better choice.

4 out of 5 stars

Good coverage but somtimes a bit too much detail October 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

WPF is a remarkably inconsistent tool including contradictory settings, rules that only work some of the time, confusing shortcuts, and other inconsistencies. This book covers so much detail, that the many quirks of WPF sometimes get in the way. It might have been better if the book ignored some of the more arcane details. At times it gives so much information that things are more confusing than necessary.

Still, the book does cover a vast amount of information. If you just want an introduction to WPF, it may be a lot more than you're looking for, but if you want to know all about the weird details, this book includes a lot.

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