Silverlight 3.0 workshop

Building a Twitter client◦ Resource dictionary◦ The Silverlight toolkit: ChildWindow and

WrapPanel◦ Effects◦ 3D◦ Behaviors◦ Out of browser

What will we do

Importing a Interface Show some new Expression Blend 3

features

What will we do (2)

The Twitter Client

Create the resources Create the login screen Building the header Showing the tweets Show all the friends you follow Take the application out of browser

Content

Create the resources

Create a resource dictionary◦ Colors.xaml

Add all the resources Link it to the App.xaml file Can be replaced in another project

Using a resource dictionary

Create the login screen

Is part of the Silverlight Toolkit Can be used as a dialog window You can adjust the look and feel Now used as a login control

Using the ChildWindow

Building the header

Only 2 build-in effects◦ Blur◦ Drop Shadow

You can create your own effects using pixel shaders

Using effects

Showing the tweets

Put 3D objects in 3D space X, Y and Z rotation X, Y and Z rotation point

Perspective 3D

Show all the friend you follow

Used to add interactivity Microsoft.Expression.Interactivity Expression Blend has some build-in

behaviors http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com

Behaviors

Take the application out of browser

Takes an application “out of the browser” Still sandboxed Check if the application is already installed Check online | offline state

Out of browser