Silverlight 4 user interface cookbook : build and implement rich, standard-friendly user interfaces with Silverlight and Expression Blend / Vibor Cipan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cipan, Vibor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silverlight (Electronic resource).

Multimedia systems.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Biography/History:

Cipan (EUR) Vibor: Vibor Cipan is currently serving as the CEO and Partner of FatDUX Zagreb a full service interactive UX and service design agency with offices around the world. Before joining FatDUX, Vibor worked at Microsoft Development Center in Copenhagen and before that, at Microsoft, Croatia. One thing, however, has stayed constanthis focus on user experience, service design, usability and information architecture. He has been awarded the prestigious title of 'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional' for three years in a row (and is still currently holding that title). He was the youngest awardee and the first one in the CEE, Europe to receive the award while being a full-time student.

Summary:

Build and implement rich, standard-friendly user interfaces with Silverlight and Expression Blend

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgement; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Layouts and General Content Organization; Introduction; Fluid layout; Creating a navigation pane from the scratch; Window management and positioning; Wizards; Progressive disclosure-showing additional controls on demand; Control docking with DockPanel; Journal navigation; Tabs; Adding a status bar area; Chapter 2: Actions and Commands; Introduction; Command buttons; Classical menus; Context (right-click) menus; Progress indicators with known process duration

Progress indicators with unknown process durationCreating menu drop-down; Command links; Split button and creating one from scratch; Multiple item selections with simple ListBox; Multiple item selections with ListBox and CheckBox combinations; Chapter 3: Searching, Finding, and Navigating; Introduction; Designing prominent action points; How to create faceted navigation and classification; Creating tree views; Creating and using expanders and collapsible panels; Creating and using a paging pattern; Using titled sections; Creating and using task panes (aka Action Panels)

Creating and utilizing promoted actionsChapter 4: Date and Time Input, Tables, and Ratings; Introduction; Designing date picker interface; Using and implementing the calendar interface; Designing time input interface; Implementing star-based rating; Designing list views with alternating row colors; Chapter 5: Maps, Pop-up Windows, and Escaping the Browser; Introduction; Implementing pop-up window (modal dialogs) in Silverlight; Designing responsive enabling user interface; Adding maps to Silverlight applications; Building full-screen Silverlight experiences

Implementing out-of-browser experiencesChapter 6: New Controls and Avant-Garde Features; Introduction; Webcam support and printing; Exploring and using pixel shaders and effects; Animating ListBox items; PathListBox-abandoning the rectangular ListBox; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612766879

9781282766877

1282766872

9781847198877

1847198872

OCLC:

796383626