Silverlight 4 New Features
by Walt Ritscher
$ 49.95
  • 3.00 hrs
  •  EN
  • 37 lessons

Microsoft Silverlight and its associated development tools, Expression Blend and Visual Studio, are used to reproduce the look and feel of a desktop application in a browser-deployed, cross-platform framework. In Silverlight 4 New Features, author Walt Ritscher highlights the new features delivered with Silverlight 4 and Expression Blend 4, with bonus coverage of out-of-browser application deployment. This course covers the most exciting additions and enhancements to this rich Internet application (RIA) development framework, including new customizable form controls, rich text and media support, drag-and-drop data binding, and more. Exercise files accompany the course.Recommended prerequisite: Silverlight 3 Essential Training.
Course Silverlight 4 New Features
Author Walt Ritscher
SKU
ISBN
Release Date 2010-08-24
Duration 3.00 hrs / 37 tutorials
Work files Yes
Price $ 49.95
Retail price $ 99.95
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Tags Silverlight
 
1. Getting Started
Understanding the new features of Silverlight 4 01:31
Setting up your developer computer 02:31
Overview of the Visual Studio 2010 Silverlight features 05:12
Exploring the UI tool improvements in Visual Studio 2010 07:52
2. Running Silverlight Applications Out of Browser (OOB)
Creating an Out-of-Browser application 06:16
Controlling aspects of your OOB application 02:49
Alerting the user with Notification windows 07:13
Hosting HTML content in Silverlight applications 08:18
3. Harnessing More Power with Elevated Trust Applications
Exploring Silverlight trust levels 03:56
Creating an elevated trust application 06:00
Reaping the benefits of XAP signing 06:08
Making cross-domain calls 05:01
Getting started with COM Interop using the speech API 04:23
Using COM Interop to interact with Office 04:47
4. Exploring the New Controls
Simplifying binding with the property marker 04:43
DataGrid and Visual Studio binding improvements 07:00
Moving data with your mouse: Dragging support on elements and files 05:26
Working with rich text 05:27
Bringing the world to your application with Bing Maps 06:40
Analyzing your data with the PivotViewer 08:00
Exploring the Viewbox, the BusyIndicator, and other new Silverlight controls 05:52
5. Working with Peripherals
Capturing video with your web camera 04:49
Working with your microphone 04:13
Creating print output 06:55
Transforming your application to full screen 03:56
6. Exploring the API Changes
Digging into the new events 06:09
Localizing your content 04:05
Looking at Implicit Styles 03:49
7. Uncovering the New Expression Blend 4 Features
Reviewing what's new in Expression Blend 05:18
Shifting your UI with transition effects 07:30
Simplifying path layout with the PathListBox 03:53
Working with design-time data 04:17
Adding actions with behaviors 05:40
Conclusion
Goodbye 00:54

 
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