Microsoft Expression Blend from a Developer's Point of View

Part 2Rudi Groblerhttp://dotnet.org.za/rudiSession Code: WUX201

Agenda

Interaction DesignBehaviorsActionsTriggers

Source Code ControlDesigning with DataSketchFlowPhotoshop & Illustrator

Interaction Design

Visual design defines how we respond to the applicationInteraction design defines how the application responds to us

Triggers & ActionsWhen ____ happens do ___

TriggersKeyMouseGestureStateChangedTimer

ActionsActivateStateChangePropertyControlStoryboardGoToStateLuanchUriOrFileNavigateBack/Forward/ToScreenPlaySoundAction

BehaviorsDesign pattern for reusable interactivity

FluidMoveMouseDragElementPhysics

Your imagination is the only limit

Behaviors, Actions & TriggersDemo

Source Code Control

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server support

Visual Studio Team Foundation ServerDemo

Designing with Data

Make it easy to build a data-driven applications:Sample data

Design applications without access to live data sourceCreate sample data on the flyPopulate with configurable random data

Drag and drop Master-Detail creationBetter user experience for data bindingDesign-time support for Silverlight 3 DataGrid

SketchFlow

Fast and easy prototypingEvolve from storyboards to rich prototypesPresent and collect feedbackMake prototypes real with navigation, data, behaviorsSignificantly lower cost for design exploration

SketchFlowDemo

Photoshop & Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop filesLayers with positionsBitmap and vector graphicsTextMasksGradient and solid fills

Adobe Illustrator filesEquivalent to support in Expression DesignPDF compatible files

Photoshop & IllustratorDemo

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Developing for Windows 7 (Lynn Langit)

Optimizing Your Application for the Windows 7 User Experience (Lynn Langit)

ViewModel and Application Patterns with Silverlight (Nikhil Kothari)Creating “real” devices (Rudi Grobler)

Windows Client Development Discussion (Rudi, Lynn & Tony)Sharing Code between your Microsoft .NET Framework Applications and Microsoft Silverlight (Stephen Forte)

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