Microsoft Silverlight Books

Now you can design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web using Silverlight 2, the latest version of Microsoft's hot new runtime application -- without waiting for the official release. That's right. With Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date, you not only get a concise, easy-to-understand introduction to Silverlight 2, but thorough coverage of the CTPs, betas, and RTM releases as they become available. Once you buy this Up-to-Date edition, you'll be able to download free PDFs of all the revisions to Silverlight -- pages that you can print and insert right into the book's unique binder format. Pre-printed updates will also be available for purchase. It combines the the speed of technology with convenience of a book. With Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date, you learn to take advantage of Microsoft's cross-browser Silverlight plug-in with tools for animation, vector graphics, and video playback, as well as new .NET support for web services, networking and LINQ (language integrated query). This guide gives you complete step-by-step instructions for using everything Silverlight has to offer, along with: Clever ways to create interactive UIs that are more robust and easier to debug and test than what you can achieve on other platforms Scores of tested JavaScript and C# code examples that you can reuse in your own applications Expert guidance from an author who understands RIA technologies, including ASP.NET, Flash, PHP, and JavaScript

Ready to deliver a more complete Web experience? Now there's no reason to wait. Essential Silverlight 2 Up to Date offers a whole new world of possibilities.

Introducing Silverlight 2
Rich Internet Applications, RIA Technologies

Introducing WPF
Vectors, WPF, XAML

Getting Started with Silverlight 2
Setting Up a Silverlight Development System, A First Silverlight Example: Creating a Web Site, A Second Silverlight Example: Creating a Project

Introducing Silverlight Tools
XML Editors, Vector Graphics Editors, Silverlight IDEs

Declarative Silverlight
Introducing XAML, Using Text, Using Shapes, Positioning Elements, Using Images, Using Brushes

Handling User Interaction and Events
Events and Event Handlers, Mouse Events, Keyboard Events

Transforming and Animating Content
Transformations, Animations

Adding Sound and Video
Preparing Multimedia Data, MediaElement

Programming Silverlight with .NET
Adding Silverlight Content to ASP.NET 3.5 Applications, Embedding XAML, Embedding Media Content

Programming Silverlight with JavaScript
Accessing Silverlight Content with JavaScript, Accessing the Plug-in, Communicating with the Plug-in, Further Reading, Special Silverlight JavaScript APIs, Advanced JavaScript APIs, Dynamically Downloading Content, Using Additional Fonts, Silverlight JavaScript Reference