Lynda.COM Silverlight 3 Essential Training

Author:
Walt Ritscher

Duration:
06h 50m

Released on:
3/2/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only



Silverlight 3 and its associated development tools, Expression Blend and Visual Studio, are used to reproduce the look and feel of a desktop application in a browser deployed, cross-platform framework. Silverlight 3 Essential Training is designed to teach programmers how to create dynamic, interactive, rich Internet applications that run on Silverlight 3. Instructor Walt Ritscher covers the basic framework architecture to creating an engaging user interface. This course requires a working knowledge of C#, but includes lessons on XAML, a language designed to make coding in Silverlight easier. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Hosting Silverlight
    Choosing a Silverlight programming language
    Understanding XAML basics
    Interacting with the user through events, dialogs, and controls
    Adding animations to the interface
    Managing application assets in Expression Blend
    Compiling and deploying a Silverlight application
    Customizing UI with Silverlight templates



Introduction
Welcome           01m 08s
Using the exercise files           01m 57s
Exploring the finished project           03m 30s
What you should know before taking this course           01m 26s

1. Getting Started
Silverlight 3 explained           04m 03s
Showcasing amazing Silverlight applications           02m 45s
Setting up your developer computer           03m 21s
Contrasting the Silverlight versions           01m 42s
Using Visual Studio to create a Silverlight project           06m 26s
Using Expression Blend to create a Silverlight project           02m 56s
Touring the Visual Studio interface           07m 37s
Touring the Expression Blend interface           04m 38s

2. Project Overview
Understanding the Visual Studio project structure           04m 11s
Creating a Silverlight page/UserControl           05m 02s
Discovering what happens during a compile           04m 53s
Using core runtime assemblies and other assemblies           09m 03s
Deploying your Silverlight application           02m 45s
Starting up your application           03m 24s
Embedding Silverlight content on web pages           04m 53s
Understanding the end user install process           05m 34s

3. The Programming Side
Exploring the relationship between XAML and .NET           04m 43s
Choosing a Silverlight programming language           04m 56s
Exploring the code-behind file           06m 14s
Debugging Silverlight applications           06m 38s

4. XAML
Working with XAML Elements and Property Attributes           05m 52s
Investigating XAML namespaces           05m 10s
Converting XAML properties with TypeConverters           05m 43s
Nesting more complex structure with Property Elements           04m 02s
Assigning runtime data via XAML Markup Extensions           03m 37s
Digging into the Dependency Property System           07m 32s
Creating a custom Dependency Property           04m 51s
Understanding Attached Properties           04m 06s

5. Layout Containers
Understanding layout           03m 10s
Painting background and borders           07m 10s
Getting colorful with gradient brushes           03m 37s
Controlling your layout with StackPanel           01m 52s
Exploring additional layout controls in the Silverlight toolkit           06m 04s
Exploring sophisticated layout with the Grid           09m 41s
Sizing cells using the GridSplitter           02m 54s
Absolute positioning with the Canvas panel           04m 38s
Scrolling content with the ScrollViewer           03m 15s
Adjusting content with alignment, margins, and sizing           04m 07s
Enlarging your window with Full Screen mode           02m 21s
Manipulating elements with transforms           05m 25s

6. Understanding the Event Model
Understanding routed events           04m 13s
Wiring up event handlers in Silverlight           06m 36s
Understanding Event Bubbling           05m 21s
Detailing the mouse events           03m 43s
Detailing the key events           03m 23s

7. Using Silverlight Controls
Displaying text on the screen           03m 37s
Gathering text input from the user           04m 13s
Using and embedding Silverlight fonts           03m 11s
Understanding content controls           03m 27s
Understanding the button controls           06m 16s
Showing list data with ItemsControls           04m 36s
Exploring the Silverlight toolkit controls           06m 47s
Digging into the DataGrid           05m 40s
Using DataBinding to work with data           06m 46s
Floating UI with Popup and ToolTip           04m 12s

8. Navigation
Swapping content with UserControls           06m 07s
Creating dialogs and child windows           05m 57s
Using the Navigation Framework           07m 03s

9. Images and Media
Adding binary resource files to a Silverlight project           04m 37s
Showing static images with the Image Control           04m 08s
Painting UI with the Image Brush           03m 45s
Embedding video with the MediaElement           07m 13s

10. Energizing the UI with Animations
Understanding Silverlight animations           04m 25s
Creating animations           04m 59s
Controlling animations           05m 18s
Simulating physics with animation easings           03m 43s
Create a custom easing           03m 20s

11. Templates and styles
Placing XAML resources within a FrameworkElement           04m 45s
Centralizing settings in styles           05m 20s
Creating alternate control UI with ControlTemplates           10m 32s
Dressing up your data with DataTemplates           04m 19s
Explaining the VisualStateManager: A simple way to manage control state           07m 37s

12. Application-Level Concepts
Handling errors in a Silverlight application           04m 46s
Setting up application events           03m 20s
Reporting incremental progress with a loading screen           06m 53s
Storing data on the client           07m 26s

13. Managing Expression Blend Assets
Exploring the Expression Blend asset pane           04m 26s
Adding behaviors to elements with Blend Behaviors           05m 02s
Creating custom behaviors           03m 24s
Using the built-in shader effects           03m 56s
Creating custom shaders           05m 52s

Conclusion
Goodbye           01m 01s