Windows Presentation Foundation

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Windows Presentation Foundation

• CS2335
• Spring 2007

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What Is User Experience?
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.NET At The Core
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WPF What is it?
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Lets Watch the Propaganda Flick
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XAML, XAML, What is XAML

• An xml-based specification of the UI
• Allows integration of the designers and the
  developers
• Flow is
• Expressions Design
• Expressions Blend
• Visual Studio
• Integration is XAML

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Designer-Developer Productivity

• Microsoft Tools for Designers Developers
• Declarative Programming through XAML
• Third Party Tools (e.g. Aurora by Mobiform, ZAM
  3D by Electric Rain)

With XAML designers developers can streamline
their collaboration
Designers design
Developers add business logic
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All WPF Apps Have
ltApplication xmlns"http//schemas.microsoft
.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
StartupUri"HomePage.xaml"gt lt/Applicationgt
ltPage xmlns"http//schemas.microsoft.com/win
fx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlnsx"http//schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/x
aml" xClass"ExpenseIt.ExpenseReportPage"
Title"ExpenseIt - View Expense Report"gt
lt/Pagegt
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And Parallel C code
public partial class App System.Windows.Applicat
ion
public partial class Window1 System.Windows.Wind
ow public Window1()
InitializeComponent()