Lap around WPF** Windows Presentation Foundation

Mark Johnstonblogs.msdn.com/markjo

W5

•Who –UI focused Developer Evangelist

•What –Next gen user experiences

•Where –Windows Vista and down-level

•Why –It’s just cool.

•When –NOW

but first, a trip down the memory lane

The Value of UX

Overview of WPF(and .NET Framework 3.0)

.NET At The Core

WPF Architecture

Property

Engine

Input /

Eventing

System

.NET Framework 2.0

Desktop Windows Manager

Media Integration Layer

DirectX

Windows Vista Display Driver (LDDM)

Windows Media

Foundation

Composition

Engine

Print Spooler

Managed

Unmanaged

Application

Services

Deployment

Services

Databinding

USER INTERFACE SERVICES

XAML

Accessibility

Property System

Input & Eventing

BASE SERVICES

DOCUMENT SERVICES

Packaging Services

XPS Documents

Animation

2D

3D

AudioImaging

Text

VideoEffects

Composition Engine

MEDIA INTEGRATION LAYER

Controls

Layout

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Application

Services

Deployment

Services

Databinding

USER INTERFACE SERVICES

XAML

Accessibility

Property System

Input & Eventing

BASE SERVICES

DOCUMENT SERVICES

Packaging Services

XPS Documents

Animation

2D

3D

AudioImaging

Text

VideoEffects

Composition Engine

MEDIA INTEGRATION LAYER

Controls

Layout

WPF Architecture

XAML

•eXtensible Application Markup Language

–Easily toolable

–Declarative markup

–Can be rendered in the browser or as

standalone application

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...

<Button Click="DoClick" Name="SassyButton">Please click me

</Button>...

...void DoClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e){SassyButton.Content = "Thanks!";

}...

Button.xaml

Button.xaml.cs

Left brain + right brain = great

applications

“XAML”“XAML”

Summary

•WPF is UI for Windows Vista (and down-level: XP,2003)

–Declarative Mark-up + Code

–Developer + Designer

–= Great User Experiences

•Resources

–http://wpf.netfx3.com

–http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo (for slides)

thank you