Pro WPF with VB 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .NET 3.5 [Paperback]

This book explains how WPF works from the ground up. It goes deep into the core of the technology in 800 pages of content-rich explanation. It will be one of the first books available on the topic, and also one of the most detailed. The book follows on from the authors previous, and highly successful books, covering Windows Forms (WPF's predecessor technology) and earlier versions of WPF. It provides a one-stop shop in Apress proven Pro style that leaves readers with a deep understanding of the technology and able to take the concepts away and apply them for themselves.

This book explains how WPF works from the ground up. It will be one of the first books available on the topic, and also one of the most detailed. It follows on from the authors previous, and highly successful books, covering Windows Forms and earlier versions of WPF.

Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high–quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs.

Author Matthew MacDonald shows you how WPF really works. His no–nonsense, practical advice will get you building high–quality WPF applications quickly and easily. MacDonald will take you through a thorough investigation of the more advanced aspects of WPF, and its relation to other elements of the WinFX stack and the .NET Framework 3.5, to complete your understanding of WPF and VB 2008.

WPF’s functionality extends to support for tablet PCs and other forms of input device, and provides a more modern imaging and printing pipeline, accessibility and?user interface?automation infrastructure, data–driven?user interface?and visualization, as well as the integration points for weaving thlc/