This means that you can use rich graphical effects without incurring the performance
overhead that you??™d suffer with Windows Forms. In fact, you even get advanced features such
as support for video files and 3-D content. Using these features (and a good design tool), it??™s
possible to create eye-popping user interfaces and visual effects that would have been all but
impossible with Windows Forms.
Although the cutting-edge video, animation, and 3-D features often get the most attention
in WPF, it??™s important to note that you can use WPF to build an ordinary Windows
application with standard controls and a straightforward visual appearance. In fact, it??™s just as
easy to use common controls in WPF as it is in Windows Forms. Even better, WPF enhances
features that appeal directly to business developers, including a vastly improved data binding
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model, a new set of classes for printing content and managing print queues, and a document
feature for displaying large amounts of formatted text. You??™ll even get a new model for building
page-based applications that run seamlessly in Internet Explorer and can be launched
from a website, all without the usual security warnings and irritating installation prompts.
Overall, WPF combines the best of the old world of Windows development with new
innovations for building modern, graphically rich user interfaces.
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