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Silverlight

Silverlight . Hitesh Trivedi Computer Science B.Tech A-Sec J.I.E.T. Silverlight Introduction. Another technology for creating RIAs Plug-in, similar to Flash Cross-platform, cross-browser, open standard Comfortable for desktop/server developers Program in C#/VB/Python/Ruby

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Silverlight

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  1. Silverlight Hitesh Trivedi Computer Science B.Tech A-SecJ.I.E.T

  2. Silverlight Introduction • Another technology for creating RIAs • Plug-in, similar to Flash • Cross-platform, cross-browser, open standard • Comfortable for desktop/server developers • Program in C#/VB/Python/Ruby • Can run out-of-browser too • User interfaces are declared in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) • Silverlight can also be used to create Windows Sidebar gadgets for Windows Vista

  3. Silverlight Processing Model • Silverlight works much like Javascript • Gets loaded with the page (html or aspx). • A parse tree that mirrors the Xaml is built and rendered • Events, like the button click, are processed by bindings between a silverlight control (the button) and an event handler. • This works just like Javascript events, with no postback to the server.

  4. Version Evolution of Silverlight

  5. Silverlight 1 • Released in 2007 • Developed under the codename Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E) • A Silverlight 1.0 application hosted in Internet Explorer. Interactivity is provided by Silverlight, but user input controls are HTML controls overlaid on top of Silverlight content

  6. Silverlight2 • Embeds Common Language Runtime (.NET)‏ • Silverlight Class Libraries • Subset of .NET Base Class Libraries with extra Silverlight Functionality • Silverlight Control Toolkit • TextBoxes, Buttons, DropDownLists, Calendars, DataGrids, etc • A Silverlight 2 application hosted in Internet Explorer. Version 2 brings improved interactivity and support for some native .NET languages and development tools

  7. Silverlight 3 • Released July 9, 2009. • Includes an increased number of controls • Silverlight Toolkit • navigation framework • Supports (AAC) audio • Supports H.264 video • A Silverlight 3 application, with one instance running in Google Chrome as well as installed locally.

  8. Silverlight 4 • Web cam and microphone support. • Printing support. • Improved mouse support including right button support and mouse wheel support. • New notification support to display messages to end users. • New and enhanced controls such as a RichTextBox and an enhanced DataGrid control.

  9. Silverlight 5 • Supports GPU accelerated video decoding • Built in 3D graphics support (not to be confused with stereoscopic 3D) • Variable speed playback of media content with automatic audio pitch correction • Improved power awareness • Built in Remote-control support • Supports faster application startup • Provides 64-bit browser support. • Delivers improved text clarity.

  10. Moonlight • It is a free and open source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight for Linux and other Unix based operating systems, developed by the Mono Project • Cross-Platform .NET implementation • Runs Windows Forms and Gtk# Desktop Apps, as well as ASP.NET

  11. Supporting Language-XAML • Extensible Application Markup Language is a declarative XML-based language • created by Microsoft • Used as a user interface markup language • XAML files can be created and edited with visual design tools such as Microsoft Expression Blend, Microsoft Visual Studio

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