At the end of Chapter 1, you will have to take a complete tour of WPF and the main element. WPF is the new presentation framework for Windows Vista that also works with Windows XP. It is a cornucopia of new technologies, which includes a new graphics engine that supports 3-D graphics, animation, and more, an XML-based markup language, called XAML, to declare the structure of Windows UI, and a radical new model for control. The second edition includes new chapters on printing, XPS, 3-D, navigation, text and documents, along with a new appendix that covers Microsoft's new WPF / E platform to provide richer UI through standard web browsers - much like Adobe Flash. Programming WPF includes: Score C # and XAML examples that show you what it takes to get a WPF application up and running, from a simple "Hello, Avalon" program to play tic-tac-toe insightful discussion of the powerful new programming styles that WPF brings to Windows development, especially a new model for controls A color insert to better illustrate WPF support for 3-D, color, and graphics effects A tutorial on XAML, the new HTML-like markup language to declare the Windows UI An explanation and comparison features that support interoperability with Windows Forms and Windows legacy applications WPF represents the best of the world and the world of Windows-based control-based web content.