Silverlight--the hot new web technology based on the powerful WPFgraphics platform that ships with Windows Vista--is the webdeveloper's choice for creating cross-platform interactiveapplications that work in multiple browsers. Thisone-of-a-kindreference shows you, with full-color illustrations,how to create rich interactive apps with Silverlight.In these color-filled pages, a crack team of Wrox experts gives youa comprehensive introduction to Silverlight. You'll see the vividgraphics and video images you can achieve. You will learn to usethe component languages, tools, and techniques of Silverlight tocreate applications that enhance the user experience. You'll alsodiscover how to leverage existing technologies, such asJavaScript(r), XAML, ASP.NET, and AJAX, and incorporate them withdevelopment tools like Visual Studio(r), Expression(r) Encoder, andExpression Blend. Soon you'll be building everything from basicstatic pages to Internet applications that integrate rich media andanimation.
What you will learn from this book
* Easy ways to incorporate graphics, animation, audio, and videointo Internet applications
* Methods for creating rich media apps that run on Windows(r) andMac(r), as well as in Internet Explorer, Firefox(r), andSafari
* How to write standard JavaScript within an HTML page to manipulateand program against any XAML DOM element, storyline animation, orvideo
* Ways to integrate Silverlight within existing HTML pages, websites, and ASP.NET applications
* How to handle data access in Silverlight applications usingAJAX
Who this book is for
This book is for professional web developers who want to takeadvantage of Silverlight's capabilities to create rich interactiveapplications.
"[This book] makes a great companion for anyone who wants to learnthe fundamentals of Silverlight without wading through thereference material in the SDK. If you're looking for a trustworthyguide to show you how Silverlight can light up your webapplications, you'll find this book a great starting point."
--Tim Sneath, Group Manager for Client Platform Evangelism,Microsoft Corporation

Foreword.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Silverlight.
Chapter 2: Building Silverlight Applications Using XAML.
Chapter 3: Designing Silverlight Applications Using ExpressionBlend 2.
Chapter 4: Coding Silverlight Applications with JavaScript andXAML.
Chapter 5: Using Silverlight with ASP.NET.
Chapter 6: Silverlight 1.1 and the CLR.
Chapter 7: Video Player: Silverlight 1.0 Case Example.
Appendix A: Silverlight Object Reference.
Appendix B: XAML Reference.
Appendix C: Silverlight Online Resources.
Index.