Introduction to the Microsoft UX Platform
- WPF
- Silverlight
- Expression Suite
• Media
• Encoder
• Design
• Blend
XAML as a Design Medium
WPF
Intro to Blend UI (the tools, projects structure, etc.)
Understanding XAML (how to see XAML in blend, attributes, element tree, complex property syntax, etc.)
Shapes, Paths and Brushes
Animation (concept of time based animation, storyboards, different types of animations, Event Triggers)
Blend and WPF
Layout (concept of layout, Canvas, Stack, Grid, Common Layout properties, attached properties)
The element tree and "group into"
Controls
Text, Images and Media
Traditional Button, checkbox, slider, etc.
High level intro to concept of templates
Custom controls
Designer / Developer Breakout in Blend
Developers
Databinding
Working with XML
Importing CLR data
Data templates
Element to element binding
Resources
Resource resolution
Resource dictionaries
Creating resources
Find resources in code
Styles
Setters
Triggers
Default styles
Creating Control Templates
Designers
Designing Templates
Resources
Styles
Expression Encoder Quick Overview
Silverlight
Introduction:
Adding Design Assets
Integrating Silverlight
Silverlight 1.1
Integrate Silverlight with Final WPF App
Dev / Designer Workflow Review
Platform Review
Technologies and Tools
Capabilities
Silverlight Basics
Instantiating Silverlight 1.0
Creating a Project
Silverlight Custom Controls
Creating a Menu
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