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Chapter Overview
This book includes 26 chapters. If you??™re just starting out with WPF, you??™ll find it??™s easiest to
read them in order, as later chapters often draw on the techniques demonstrated in earlier
chapters.
The following list gives you a quick preview of each chapter:
Chapter 1: Introducing WPF describes the architecture of WPF, its DirectX plumbing,
and the new device-independent measurement system that resizes user interfaces
automatically.
Chapter 2: XAML describes the XAML standard that you use to define user interfaces.
You??™ll learn why it was created and how it works, and you??™ll create a basic WPF window
using different coding approaches.
Chapter 3: The Application introduces the WPF application model. You??™ll see how to
create single-instance and document-based WPF applications.
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Chapter 4: Layout delves into the layout panels that allow you to organize elements in a
WPF window. You??™ll consider different layout strategies, and you??™ll build some common
types of windows.
Chapter 5: Content describes the WPF content control model, which allows you to
place elements inside other elements to customize the look of common controls such
as buttons and labels.
Chapter 6:Dependency Properties and Routed Events describes how WPF extends
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