Professional C# 2005 with .NET 3.0

Highlights

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is one of the three major extensions of .NET Framework 3.0. WPF is a new library to create the UI for smart client applications. While the Windows Forms controls are based on native Windows controls that make use of Window handles that are based on screen pixels, WPF is based on DirectX. The application is no longer using Window handles, it is easy to resize the UI, and support for sound and video is included.

The main topics of this chapter are:

• An overview of WPF

• Shapes as the base drawing elements

• WPF controls and their features

• How to define a layout with WPF panels

• The WPF event-handling mechanism

• Styles, templates, and resources

• How to create animations

• WPF data-binding features

• Windows Forms Integration