Pro Silverlight 1.1 is the perfect reference: you'll learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash and, best of all, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight--all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. Author Matthew MacDonald provides an expertly crafted tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer. You'll learn how to create rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms.

Matthew MacDonald is an author,educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He isthe author of more than a dozen books about .NET programming. In a dimly-remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.

Introducing Silverlight.- XAML.- Layout.- Dependency Properties and Routed Events.- Elements.- The Application Model.- Shapes and Geometries.- Brushes and Transforms.- Animation.- Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom.- Styles, Templets, and Custom Controls.- Browser Intergration.- ASP.NET and Web Services.- Data Binding.- Isolated Storage.- Multithreading.- Networking.