Microsoft Expression Blend 4 SDK for .NET 4

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 includes new built-in behaviors, which are reusable pieces of packaged code that can be dragged onto any object, and then fine-tuned by changing their properties. Behaviors allow you to add interactivity to your applications without having to write any code. The Behavior API consists of three core classes: Trigger, Action and Behavior. This SDK explores how to write each of these components, and contains a few code samples to help you get started. Programming reference topics are provided for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). For more how-to and overview information about behaviors in Expression Blend, see the Expression Blend User Guide, available when you install Expression Blend 4.

The Expression Blend 4 SDK also contains the following redistributable components:

1. SketchFlow Player
2. Custom VSM for Fluid Layout
3. Font Embedding enhancements
4. Effects and Transition Effects
5. Shapes

The Expression Blend 4 SDK is required to edit an Expression Blend 4 project that uses any of these components if Expression Blend 4 is not installed.

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Expression Blend 4

Expression Blend 4 enables you to create websites and applications based on Silverlight 3 and Silverlight 4, and desktop applications based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 3.5 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and WPF 4.
Expression Blend provides support for prototyping, interactivity through behaviors, special Silverlight functionality, and on-the-fly sample data generation.

Expression Blend includes new behaviors that are quickly and easily configured. To support the development of line-of-business (LOB) applications, Expression Blend introduces support for Views and ViewModels.

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Silverlight 4 Training Kit - Download

Microsoft Released "Silverlight 4 Training" Setup kit, Version 1.0.1 and Published on 1/27/2010, It Includes the Following

*. Hands-on-labs

*. A video and

*. A whitepaper

These are all designed to help you learn about the new features in Silverlight 4 focusing on three major areas:

1. Enabling Business Application Development,

2. Empowering Richer Experiences and

3. Moving Beyond the Browser.

Some of the new highly anticipated features includes

*. Printing

*. WebCam and Microphone support

*. custom right-click

*. rich text

*. HTML support and access to local files with trusted applications.

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Microsoft Silverlight Release History

The Microsoft Silverlight Release History containing information on each public release of Silverlight.

Download Silverlight Release History file, it contains information of following release:

Build 3.0.40818.0 Released September 1, 2009

Build 3.0.40723.0 Released July 27, 2009

Build 3.0.40624.00 Released July 9, 2009

Build 2.0.40115.00 Released February 18, 2009

Build 2.0.31005.00 Released October 14, 2008

Build 1.0.30715.00 Released July 23, 2008

Build 1.0.30401.00 Released April 4, 2008

Build 1.0.30109.00 Released Jan. 15, 2008

Build 1.0.21115.00 Released Nov. 20, 2007

Build 1.0.20816.00 Released Sept. 4, 2007

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Silverlight GUIDs

Microsoft Silverlight 4 Beta Offline Documentation

This package contains the developer documentation for Silverlight 4 Beta.

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Microsoft Silverlight 3 Offline Documentation - Download

Microsoft Released the updated developer documentation for Silverlight 3.0. you can download it from Microsoft Silverlight 3 Offline Documentation

Microsoft Silverlight 3 Offline Documentation

This package contains the developer documentation for Silverlight 3.

This document provides complete reference of the followings

• .NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight


• Silverlight Overview


• Getting started Silverlight


• Application and Programming Models


• Layout, Text and Input


• Controls


• Graphics, Animation and Media


• XAML


• Integrating Silverlight with webpage


• Types, Properties, Methods, and Events


• Data Access and Data Structures


• Networking and Communication


• Debugging, Error Handling, and Exceptions


• Deployment and Localization


• Performance


• Security


• General Reference information related to Silverlight.

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Deep Zoom Composer

Microsoft presented Deep Zoom Composer, a tool to allow the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature in Silverlight 3. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows is a true advancement and raises the bar on what image viewing should be. High resolution images need to be prepared for use with Deep Zoom and this tool allows the user to create Deep Zoom composition files that control the zooming experience and then export all the necessary files for deployment with Silverlight 3.

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Data-Driven RIA with Silverlight 3

Microsoft .NET RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier.

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