1. Windows Presentation Foundation Clint Edmonson Architect Evangelist [email_address] blog: www.notsotrivial.net twitter: @clinted

2. What is Windows Presentation Foundation?

3. “ WPF”

4. Why Was WPF Created?

5. UX

6. Design is Inevitable “ Questions about whether design is necessary or affordable are quite beside the point: design is inevitable . The alternative to good design is bad design , not no design at all.” Douglas Martin designer

11. A Metaphor

13. “ It just works!”

14. Another Metaphor

22. How Does WPF Solve This Problem?

23. Developers and designers exist in two different time-space continuums

27. Features Of WPF?

28. - Rich, mature control set - TextBox, Checkbox, ComboBox, Border, MediaElement - Animation, triggers, timelines - Styles and embedded resources - Layout panels - Databinding - 2D, 3D and imaging - ClearType and antialiasing - Interoperability - Document services

29. 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 Audio Imaging Text Video Effects Composition Engine MEDIA INTEGRATION LAYER Controls Layout Windows Presentation Foundation XPS Viewer

30. When Should I Use WPF?

31. You should be in a rich-client application environment when…

32. You want your client to be front and center with your customers

33. You want to take advantage of local system resources

34. You’re building a ‘widget’ application

35. You need to integrate closely with the desktop

36. You need complete control over the entire user interface or brand

37. What are my deployment options?

41. Who’s Using WPF?

47. How Do I Build WPF Applications?

49. Demo: A Walk Through WPF Development in Expression Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008

50. Whether you are designing rich standards-based websites, ultimate experiences on the desktop, or managing digital assets and content, Expression professional design tools give you the flexibility and freedom to bring your vision to reality.

55. Where Can I Learn More?

56. www.microsoft.com/ design www.microsoft.com/ expression Where to learn more

57. WindowsClient.net/GetStarted Where to learn more

58. Nibblestutorials.net Where to learn more

59. www.visitmix.com

60. Windows Presentation Foundation Clint Edmonson Architect Evangelist [email_address] blog: www.notsotrivial.net twitter: @clinted