The #1 WPF Book--Now Updated for WPF 4.5! Thorough, authoritative coverage, practical examples, clear writing, and full-color presentation make this one of the most widely acclaimed programming books of the last decade. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the recommended technology for creating modern Windows desktop apps. Whether you want to develop traditional user interfaces or integrate 3D graphics, audio/video, animation, dynamic skinning, touch, rich document support, speech recognition, or more, WPF enables you to do so in a seamless, resolution-independent manner that scales from small tablets to large TVs. WPF 4.5 Unleashed is the authoritative book that covers it all, in a practical and approachable fashion, authored by WPF guru and Microsoft architect Adam Nathan. Covers everything you need to know about Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) Examines the WPF feature areas in incredible depth: controls, layout, resources, data binding, styling, graphics, animation, and more Delves into topics that aren’t covered by most books: 3D, speech, audio/video, documents, effects Shows how to create popular UI elements and leverage built-in controls such as the new Office-style Ribbon Demonstrates how to create sophisticated UI mechanisms, such as Visual Studio-like collapsible/dockable panes Explains how to create first-class custom controls for WPF Demonstrates how to create hybrid WPF software that leverages Windows Forms, DirectX, ActiveX, or other non-WPF technologies Explains how to exploit desktop features, such as Jump Lists and taskbar customizations, and the same toast notifications used by Windows Store apps

Table of Contents:
Introduction     1 Who Should Read This Book?      2 Software Requirements     3 Code Examples     3 How This Book Is Organized     4 Conventions Used in This Book     6 Part I: Background Chapter 1: Why WPF?      7 A Look at the Past      8 Enter WPF     9 The Evolution of WPF     12 Summary     16 Chapter 2: XAML Demystified     17 XAML Defined     19 Elements and Attributes     20 Namespaces     22 Property Elements     25 Type Converters     26 Markup Extensions      28 Children of Object Elements     31 Mixing XAML with Procedural Code     36 XAML2009     44 XAML Keywords     49 Summary     52 Chapter 3: WPF Fundamentals     55 A Tour of the Class Hierarchy      55 Logical and Visual Trees     57 Dependency Properties      62 Summary     76 Part II: Building a WPF Application Chapter 4: Sizing, Positioning, and Transforming Elements     77 Controlling Size     78 Controlling Position     83 Applying Transforms     86 Summary     95 Chapter 5: Layout with Panels     97 Canvas     98 StackPanel     100 WrapPanel     102 DockPanel     105 Grid     108 Primitive Panels     120 Handling Content Overflow     122 Putting It All Together: Creating a Visual Studio-Like Collapsible, Dockable, Resizable Pane     130 Summary     140 Chapter 6: Input Events: Keyboard, Mouse, Stylus, and Touch     141 Routed Events     141 Keyboard Events     150 Mouse Events     152 Stylus Events     156 Touch Events     158 Commands     170 Summary     176 Chapter 7: Structuring and Deploying an Application     177 Standard Desktop Applications     177 Navigation-Based Desktop Applications     193 Gadget-Style Applications     205 XAML Browser Applications     207 Loose XAML Pages     213 Summary     215 Chapter 8: Exploiting Windows Desktop Features     217 Jump Lists     217 Taskbar Item Customizations     229 Aero Glass     233 TaskDialog     236 Summary     239 Part III: Controls Chapter 9: Content Controls     241 Buttons     243 Simple Containers     248 Containers with Headers     252 Summary     254 Chapter 10: Items Controls     255 Common Functionality     256 Selectors     261 Menus     298 Other Items Controls     302 Summary   &