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

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