Silverlight - the hot new web technology based on the powerful WPF graphics platform that ships with Windows Vista - is the choice of web developers to create cross-platform interactive applications that work in multiple browsers. This one-of-a-kindreference show you, with full-color illustrations, how to create rich interactive applications with Silverlight. In full color pages, a team of crack Wrox experts gives you a comprehensive introduction to Silverlight. Soon you will build everything from basic static pages to Internet applications that integrate rich media and animation. What you will learn from this book * Easy ways to incorporate graphics, animation, audio, and video into Internet applications * Method for creating media-rich applications that run on Windows (r) and Mac (r), as well as in Internet Explorer, Firefox (r), and Safari * How to write standard JavaScript within an HTML page to manipulate and program against any XAML DOM element, storyline animation, or video * How to integrate Silverlight within existing HTML pages, web sites, and ASP.NET applications * How to handle data access in Silverlight applications using AJAX Who this book is to This book is for professional web developers who want to take advantage of Silverlight's capabilities to create rich interactive applications. "[The book] makes a great companion for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of Silverlight without wading reference in the SDK.