WPF for the Visual Basic Programmer - Part 1
Pluralsight
Course Summary
This course is specifically designed for the Visual Basic programmer and will get you up to speed quickly with WPF.
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Course Description
Visual Basic Programmers are still in demand. Upgrade your skills by learning XAML and WPF. This course is specifically designed for the Visual Basic programmer and will get you up to speed quickly with WPF. In Part 1 you will learn the correct way to design WPF windows, how to use styles and all the most commonly used controls for business applications. You will gain a good knowledge of data binding and how to use the various list controls in WPF.
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Course Syllabus
Basics of WPF for the Windows Forms Programmer- 56m 41s
—Course Introduction 0m 38s
—Introduction 1m 8s
—Definition of XAML and WPF 3m 11s
—The Reason for WPF 1m 40s
—Demo of WPF Utility Application 1m 30s
—Tools and Skills Needed for WPF 1m 46s
—Basic Building Blocks 2m 47s
—Demo of Another WPF Utility Application 1m 7s
—Layout Options for WPF Windows 2m 28s
—How the Grid and StackPanel Controls Work 5m 31s
—Demo of Absolute Positioning 3m 18s
—Demo of Using a Grid Layout 5m 13s
—Auto and Star (*) Sizing 4m 22s
—Demo of Using a StackPanel for Layout 3m 41s
—Demo of Using a Canvas for Layout 2m 50s
—Using Margin and Padding 3m 54s
—Introduction to User Controls 4m 5s
—Introduction to XAML Namespaces 6m 19s
—Summary 1m 2sUsing Styles Effectively- 57m 34s
—Introduction 0m 45s
—An Overview of WPF Styles 2m 20s
—First Demo of using Styles 3m 59s
—Closest Style Wins 1m 56s
—Keyed Styles 3m 46s
—BasedOn Styles 3m 35s
—Introduction to Resource Dictionaries 7m 52s
—Put Resource Dictionaries into a DLL 4m 18s
—Load Resources Dynamically from a DLL 8m 32s
—Creating a ControlTemplate to Change a ToolTip 7m 17s
—Creating a ControlTemplate to Change a Button 3m 52s
—Introduction to the Visual State Manager 7m 49s
—Summary 1m 26sUI Controls in WPF- 56m 36sMore UI Controls in WPF- 58m 52sContainer Controls in WPF- 42m 41sIt's all About Data Binding- 50m 46sList Controls in WPF- 1h 12m