This session introduces many of the core features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) programming model, such as XAML, layout, controls, resources, styling, and data binding. Using Visual Studio 2008, we build a WPF-based application from scratch.

2. Understand what kind of applications Windows Presentation
Foundation can deliver
See how Visual Studio 2008 & Microsoft Expression Blend work
together to enable building and deploying WPF applications
Understand when to use the Visual Studio WPF Design surface and
XAML Editor
Know how to start achieving designer/developer workflow
A Visual Studio and WPF centered session – no Silverlight 2 and
very limited Blend coverage

3. iBloks

4. British Library quot;Turning the Pagesquot; Rare Book Viewer

5. Online Newspaper Reader
Check out http://windowsclient.net/wpf/starter-kits/sce.aspx

8. Other layout
containers
supported include
Designer helps you Easy control over
Canvas and
use the Grid easily resize behavior
(limited support)
DockPanel
StackPanel

9. Support for
IntelliSense for Create from consuming
custom types ToolBox support licensed third-
party controls
Great navigation
and selection aids

10. Advanced layouts
Advanced layouts
Control Template Edits
Hooking up events
Triggers
Code editing (C#, VB)
Data templates
XAML editing
Animation
Debugging
Manipulating Transforms
Deployment
XAML (especially resource dictionaries)
Shared WPF Project Templates

11. Full ClickOnce publishing support in Visual
Studio and SDK
.NET FX redists for down-level deployment
Visual Studio Windows Installer support for
stand-alone WPF applications
XBAPs supported in IE and (since .NET 3.5)
in Firefox on PC

12. iBloks

13. iBloks

14. Visual Studio 2008 SP begun – some key feedback
responded to
Events Tab
TabControl design time
Go to definition/Refactoring support for XAML
Lots more XAML will load
Silverlight 2 Tools Release
Support for creating Silverlight 2 applications
Workflow with Blend (currently in preview)
Continued investment in developer productivity
planned

15. WPF enables rich user experiences that
incorporate UI, media, and documents
WPF tools in Visual Studio 2008 enables
application development; our goal is to
make this even easier
Visual Studio and Expression Blend allow
full fidelity flow between design and
development tasks on a common set of
assets

16. Ask away!
…and come and chat with the designer
team in the Open Space down in the
Sandbox Area 1 afterwards!
…and comment on the video thread once
this session’s posted online
Please don’t forget your Evals…

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