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Presentation advances in .NET Framework 3.0Mark JohnstonDeveloper & Platform Group, Microsoft [email protected]://blogs.msdn.com/markjo
Agenda
• Value of UX to software developers• Windows Presentation Foundation• Demos
– WPF– Visual Studio + Expression– Real-world apps
UX
Ease of UseEase of UseLearn abilityLearn ability
PerformancePerformance
ReliabilityReliability
SecuritySecurity
Optimized form Optimized form
factorsfactors
Legibility / ReadabilityLegibility / Readability
Relevance / Relevance /
ContextualizationContextualization
RichnessRichnessGraphics & MediaGraphics & Media
Data VisualizationData Visualization
Higher Fidelity Higher Fidelity
InformationInformation
GlobalizationGlobalization
AccessibilityAccessibility
Hardware & Printing Hardware & Printing
IntegrationIntegration
Measuring UX ROIMeasuring UX ROI(end user behaviors / benefits)(end user behaviors / benefits)
SuccessSuccessProductivityProductivityRetentionRetention
Comprehension Comprehension ConversionConversionSatisfactionSatisfactionExcitementExcitementRepeat UseRepeat Use
User Experience in Software?
Windows VistaWindows Vista Office 2007Office 2007
An industry challenge?
.NET 3 and WPF
Windows Presentation Foundation
• .NET Fx V3.0• V2.0 Compilers• V2.0 CLR• VS 2005
• Vista, XP Sp2, Server 2003 Sp1
PresentationCorePresentationCore
Composition EngineComposition Engine
PresentationFrameworkPresentationFramework
WPF Architecture
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
AudioImagingText
VideoEffects
Composition Engine
MEDIA INTEGRATION LAYER
Controls
Layout
WPF Architecture
XAML
• eXtensible Application Mark-up Language– Easily tool-able– Declarative mark-up– Can be rendered in the browser or as
standalone application
<Button><Button>Click MeClick Me</Button></Button>
1212
......
<Button Click="<Button Click="DoClickDoClick" Name=“" Name=“MyButtonMyButton">">Please click mePlease click me
</Button></Button>......
......void DoClick(object sender, void DoClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)RoutedEventArgs e){{ MyButton.Content = "MyButton.Content = "Thanks!Thanks!";";}}......
Button.xamlButton.xaml
Button.xaml.csButton.xaml.cs
Platform Basics: Controls, Layout and Vector graphics
XAMLPad
Developers and Designers
Expression Studio
Expression Design
Expression Blend
““XAML”XAML” ““XAML”XAML”
Developer Designer Workflow
Visual Studio + Expression
Platform Basics: Text and Reading
Platform Basics: Media and 3D support
New York Times – Times Reader
CONCLUSION
• WPF is media rich, interactive user interfaces on the .NET Framework
• Great tool support for Developers and Designers
• XAML is the enabling language
Resources
• My blog for follow-up post launch– http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo
• Karsten’s 5 days to WPF Nirvana– http://blogs.msdn.com/karstenj/archive/2006/06/15/632639.aspx
• Tim Sneath’s perfect WPF workstation – http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2006/12/20/building-a-perfect-wpf-develope
r-workstation.aspx
• Books– Applications = Code + Markup by Charles Petzold– Programming WPF by Chris Sells and Ian Griffith– Foundations of WPF by Laurence Mahoney– Pro WPF... by Matthew MacDonald
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