Animations are an important part of Silverlight that can be used to provide an enhanced level of interactivity and "richness" within an application. By using animations, you can change the shape of a ...

I have a web app written with XBAP (so it's just a XAML/WPF application) which frequently does some heavy processing and data retrieval on certain button clicks. Like a good little programmer, I'm ...

Microsoft’s much-touted and much-anticipated RIA (rich Internet application) entry, Silverlight, lets Web developers and designers create “rich, engaging user experiences with 2-D graphics, animation, ...

Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation is the next generation in Windows forms applications. It combines the traditional high quality Windows experience and blends it with the next generation in ...

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