WPF 4 Series: Getting Started

Hey WPFers - Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 have been
available since April 2010. In it, the WPF team delivered a great set of oft-requested features and capabilities that many customers asked for:

  • Cached Composition
  • LayoutRounding
  • CleartypeHinting
  • BindableRun
  • Selection and Caret Brushes
  • Windows 7 Shell Integration
  • Progress Bars
  • New XAML/BAML Parser Engine
  • Visual State Manager (VSM)
  • UIAutomation Virtualizatoin
  • .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
  • Controls for Rich Client apps
  • Pixel Shader 3 Support
  • Animated Easing Function
  • New Text Rendering Stack
  • Custom Dictionaries
  • Windows 7 Multitouch
  • Icon Overlays
  • Thumbnail Toolbars
  • Data Binding Support for DLR
  • HTML-XBAP Script Interop
  • SynchronizedInput Pattern
  • Full Trust XBAP Deployment
  • Windows 7 and Office Ribbon Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whew!

Below are some fundamentals
content for anyone interested in getting started with WPF 4. This is the 1st of
many upcoming WPF 4 Series posts meant for developers who are new to
WPF 4 and looking for content and resources that delve more into this release. 

There are several great technical primers for WPF 4 -

Overviews:

- Scott
Guthrie: WPF
4 Blog Post

- Pete
Brown: WPF
4 Release Guide

- SDK Team: What's
New in WPF 4

SlideShare:

- Download PowerPoint     

- Download  Demo Code

(Hands-on and Video content to come)

If you
have questions on this or other topics that you'd like to see covered as part
of this series, please
leave a comment!

My name is Ted Hu, a Senior Program Manager for the WPF Team. I love hearing from customers - please let me know what you think!