Free Longhorn Book Chapter: XAML, XAML, XAML

Hi,

  Microsoft has published chapter three of the
"Introducing Longhorn for Developers" book handed out
at the Longhorn FUD extravaganza in Los Angeles and
available in bookstores sometime next year.

  In chapter three titled "Controls and XAML" Brent
Rector dives into XAML (aka Microsoft XUL) and covers
     
    * XAML Elements
    * XAML Panels
    * Controls
    * Resources and Styles
    * Graphics and Animations
    * Document Services
    * and more


  Full story  @
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnintlong/html/longhornch03.asp
and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/Longhorn/understanding/books/rector/default.aspx


  - Gerald

PS: In case you wondered what XAML looks like, here's
a widget sampling example from the book:
  
<Border
       xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/xaml"
       xmlns:def="Definition"
       Background="BlanchedAlmond" 
   >
<DockPanel>
  <Menu DockPanel.Dock="Top">
    <MenuItem Header="File">
      <MenuItem Header="New" />
      <MenuItem Header="Open" />
    </MenuItem>

    <MenuItem Header="Edit">
      <MenuItem Header="Cut"/>
      <MenuItem Header="Copy"/>
      <MenuItem Header="Paste"/>
    </MenuItem>
  </Menu>

<FlowPanel>

<Button> Button </Button>
<Border Width="15"/>

<CheckBox Checked="true"> CheckBox </CheckBox>
<Border Width="15"/>

<RadioButtonList>
  <RadioButton> RadioButton 1 </RadioButton>
  <RadioButton Checked="true"> RadioButton 2
</RadioButton>
  <RadioButton> RadioButton 3 </RadioButton>
</RadioButtonList>
<Border Width="15"/>

<ListBox>
   <ListItem> ListItem 1 </ListItem> 
   <ListItem> ListItem 2 </ListItem> 
   <ListItem> ListItem 3 </ListItem> 
</ListBox>
<Border Width="15"/>

<ComboBox>
   <ListItem> ListItem 1 </ListItem> 
   <ListItem> ListItem 2 </ListItem> 
   <ListItem> ListItem 3 </ListItem> 
</ComboBox>
<Border Width="15"/>

    <DockPanel>
      <VerticalSlider DockPanel.Dock="Top" 
Height="200"
             Minimum="0" Maximum="255" Value="75"
             SmallChange="1" LargeChange="16"/> 
      <Text DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">Slider</Text>
    </DockPanel>
<Border Width="15"/>

    <DockPanel>
      <VerticalScrollBar DockPanel.Dock="Top" 
             Minimum="0" Maximum="255" Value="125"
Height="200"
             SmallChange="1" LargeChange="16"/> 
      <Text DockPanel.Dock="bottom">ScrollBar</Text>
    </DockPanel>
<Border Width="15"/>
   
<TextBox> TextBox </TextBox> 

</FlowPanel>
</DockPanel>
</Border>


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