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This book has one primary goaleffectively using the features and functionality of the tool.This book is not about XAML, not about code nor explicit work flows. It is about simply dragging, dropping, drawing, and defining the experience and vision for a user interface and rich interactive experience.You will learn how to work with the core features of Blend, edit Styles and Templates, and more importantly, understand what they all mean. You will also work in detail with Parts, States, and Behaviors to understand how collectively they can provide your solutions advanced functionality without the need for code or hand-cranked XAML.Animations and Storyboards will allow you to bring life to your vision, as will working with data efficiently and learning how to create and manage Resources. In short, this book will give you the answers to many questions asked in forums by new and experienced users alike. Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed is a stunning, full-color resource with hundreds of screenshots and informative figure references. It has also been authored sequentially, to enable you to build your knowledge step-by-step and gain confidence through repartition and fearlessness in discovery.Detailed information on how to...Create, edit, and work effectively with Styles and Templates Master Parts, States, and Behaviors to enable XAML and code free functionality Use Blend's Animation and Storyboard workflows to bring life to your solutions Create and manage Resource Dictionaries, Skins, and Themes Create sample and live dataImplement effective XML, CLR Data binding, and Control Template binding using Expression Blends advanced data support tools Use Blend as part of your designer/developer workflow to create rapid prototypes with SketchFlow Use design resources to start creating solutions for Windows Phone 7 Work with WPF, Silverlight, and Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 platforms
Contents
Introduction 1What Will You Learn in Expression Blend 4 Unleashed? 1The Topics Covered in Expression Blend 4 Unleashed 2How This Book Is Structured 2Sample Applications Covered in This Book 31 Expression Blend 4 Overview 5What Is Expression Blend and Who Is It For? 5What's New in Expression Blend 4? 7A Brief History Leading to the Future... 8Why the Focus Shifted Away from WPF 8Enter Silverlight 9What Does This All Mean for the Big Picture? 10What Does Expression Blend have to do with HTML5, CSS, and Expression Web? 11Summary 112 Discovering the Expression Blend Interface 13The Expression Blend Interface Theme 13How the Experience Changes 16Project Panel 21Expression Blend Options Dialog 22The Artboard 27The XAML Editor 30The Code Editor 31Objects and Timeline Panel 37Tools Panel 39Assets Panel 49Properties Panel 49Resources Panel 57Data Panel 58Summary 593 Using Expression Blend for the First Time 61Keeping Things Simple to Start With 61It All Starts with a Button! 62Transformations 72Simple Animation 74Summary 784 Common Properties and Functionality 79Controls, Controls, Elements... 79Border 80The Checkbox 83The RadioButton 85TextBlock Versus Label 88The TextBox 89The ProgressBar 92The Slider 93The ComboBox 97The ListBox 100Summary 1025 The Art of Layout 103Layout Panels 103The Grid Control 104Canvas 117The Viewbox 119Scaling Text 120StackPanel 121ScrollViewer 122Summary 1246 Element Styles and Templates 125What Is the Difference Between a Style and a Template? 126What Is a Style? 126What Is a Template? 132Creating the Easiest Button Ever 140Simple Styles 142Summary 1447 Working with Parts 145It's the Parts That Make Up the Whole 146Element to Element Binding 147Building Your Own Slider Control 151Summary 1568 Working with States 157What Is a State? 157Working with the VSM 158The Base State 160The Unchecked State 160Control Level States 163State Transitions 168Transition Effects 170Transition Effect Priority 172Summary 1739 Working with SketchFlow 175The User Centered Design Process (UCD) 176It's All About the Process 176Collaboration Isn't Easy 181Creating a Basic SketchFlow Solution 183Summary 21510 Expression Blend Data Support 217Designing Sample Data 217Thinking About the Data 218Defining Sample Data 219Editing the Data Template 224Editing the ItemContainerStyle 227Working with the Details 229The ValueConverter Solution 234Switching to Live Data 239Summary 24611 Animations and Transitions 247The Storyboard Editor 247Animation Keyframes 250Transformations 251Plane Projections 258Easing Functions 260The Spline Editor 261Repeating the Animation 263Duplicate and Reverse the Storyboard 266HandOff Animation 267Managing State Animations with Storyboards 268Summary 27212 Shapes, Paths, and Effects 273Taking Shape 273Is it a Path or a Line? 274The New Silverlight PathListBox 282The Magic of Effects 289Summary 29013 Skins, Themes, and Resource Dictionaries 293Does It Come in Blue? 293Resource Dictionaries 293What Is the Difference Between a Skin and a Theme? 297Multiple Style Resources Within a Single Skin 305Using the ResourceVault in Your Solution 307Creating a Default Skin 309Using Themes in Expression Blend 310Summary 31214 Advanced Controls 313Introduction 313The WPF and Silverlight Toolkits 313The DataGrid Control 314The DataForm 316Silverlight Charts 317InkPresenter 319AutoComplete Textbox 320WPF Extended Toolkit 322Summary 32315 Windows Phone 7 325And on the 8th Day... 325Style and Substance with Metro 327Tools and Add-Ins 329Building a Simple WP7 Application 335Adding Rotation Animation Support 346Summary 349A Resources for Going Further 351Finding Out More... 351Short URLs 351Expression Blend Resources 352SketchFlow Resources 352XAML Resources 353Silverlight Resources 353WPF Resources 354Windows Phone 7 Resources 354Surface Resources 354C# .NET Development Resources 355M-V-VM Resources 355Summary 356Index 357
