WPF的一些资源

WPF的一些资源

WPF的最新开发资料和文档。

http://wpf.netfx3.com/content/resources.aspx

WPF的开发样例（最好有代码）。

http://wpf.netfx3.com/files/25/default.aspx

WPF开发的条件，包括软硬件和开发环境的配置。

要进行软件安装首先要确保下载一下几个文件

         1..NET Framework 3.0(WinFX) runtime components。(dotnetfx3setup.exe)
         2. Visual studio 2005 (可以使用 Express Edition)
         3.Windows SDK--1G左右(6.0.5472.2.1.WindowsSDK_Vista_idw.DVD.Rel.img)
         4. Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation RC5(EN).exe(是一个可视的开发环境,不喜欢代码的可以选择它)
         5.Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for .NET Framework 3.0(它包含了VS里的"Cider"设计器来编辑XAML。)

文件下载地址

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta/default.aspx

有关WPF和.NET Framework 3很好的一个网站：

http://www.netfx3.com

另外还有几个关于WPF的Blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/ TimSneath的Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/atc_avalon_team/default.aspx 这是微软工程院Avalon组的Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/okoboji/ Kevin Moore (WPF PM)的blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/articles/475132.aspx Tim Sneath给了一个WPF相关Blogger的列表
http://microsoft.sitestream.com/PDC05/ PDC05的一些Talk和Demo

 

At this point, with the amount of great content online (and free), it is possible to train yourself on WPF.  But where to begin? There are a ton of links, blogs, documents, screencasts, videos and more -- so much, in fact, that beginning can be daunting.   With this in mind, I have put together a 5 day guide, one for developers and one for designers, on how to get ramped up for someone who knows nothing.  So, if you are ready to commit, here's my recommended path -- and I'd love people's feedback for what I may have missed or what really helped them.
对于这些知识，网络存在大量的内容，你可以自学WPF。但是怎么开始是个问题，有太多的链接，Blog，文档，屏幕抓图，视频等等。实际上，这些反而会令初学者退缩。因此，我推出了一个五天课程的讲座。其中一讲对于开发者，一讲对于界面设设计者，面向的都是入门学者。如果您有兴趣，我推荐您跟随我们的讲座，我欢迎大家对讲座提出反馈。

But, before reading a line of documentation or drawing a line of vector art or writing a line of code, it is important -- no, critical -- to adopt the right mindset: a beginner's mindset. Without a healthy degree of humility, the process of learning WPF can become more of a hard fought struggle with technology instead of a successive cascade of delights in discovery and understanding. 
但是，在开始之前，您必须保持一种初学者的心态，要足够谦虚。

Such a beginner's mindset does not come easily to our kind, designers and developers, who pride themselves on expertise and, moreover, whose very careers and success have been built by this expertise.  Everyone has an ego, but the best designers and developers perhaps have, um, larger ones.  When you are at the top of your game, it isn't easy to become a novice again.  For designers, who have become one with their preferred tool, learning a new tool like Expression Interactive Designer or Graphic Designer can be not only humbling, but downright frustrating, especially when the tools themselves are still pre-beta.  For developers, who are utterly proficient in a given platform technology, learning a new API as vast as WPF -- an API not fully documented and with at least 3 ways of doing any one thing --  can be rocky.
初学者的谦虚态度可能并不容易产生，有些设计和开发人员总以为已经成为专家了。每个人都有一种自负，但是最好的设计和开发人员的更多一些。当你已经很成功了，就难以作为一个初学者。对于一些设计者，他们可能已经非常熟练的掌握了一些设计工具，当学习新的工具，例如Expression Designer或者Expression Graphic时，可能感到困惑，尤其是这些工具还只是测试版（王计平注：翻译时正式版本已经发布）。对于一些开发者，他们可能已经属性了某种平台上的开发，在学习象WPF这样丰富的API库时，可能会更困难，因为WPF的API库还没有完整的说明文档。

But, with the right attitude of humility and curiosity, the curve can be hit without undue harm.   (Certainly, a dose of masochism doesn't hurt for anyone to brave the pain of working on pre-release software: it is called the bleeding edge for a reason.)

So, on to the course:
但是，只要有谦虚的态度和好奇心，我们比较会学习成功的。

第一天

Day 1 has NO hands-on activities.  This is counter-intuitive to how many people learn, whose instinct is to just dive in.  But with WPF, it is absolutely worth sacrificing a day to get the big picture before diving in.  The rest of my prescription is hands-on, so just suck it up on day 1 and watch/read without being tempted to write any code or touch any pixels.
第一天没有要动手的东西。一开始就着急深入的做法不符合常理。对于WPF，更需要循序渐进，慢慢掌握起轮廓。以后的课程再开始动手练习，第一天只要看就行了，不需要和代码与像素打交道。

Who: Developers and Designers
What: Watch Michael Wallent's presentation from MIX.  Check out See Windows Vista. This will give you an understanding of the overall vision for WPF and, more importantly, a sense of the possibilities of the platform by seeing some of the very best demos on the platform.
开发者和设计者看看：Michael Wallent's presentation from MIX 和 See Windows Vista 。这将帮助你对WPF的简单。更重要的是，看看他们的漂亮的例子，可以增加我们学习感觉。

开发者：可以看看Watch Developing a WPF Application

设计者可以看看: Watch A Designer's Overview of WPF and Introducing Microsoft Tools for Professional Designers

Go have lunch.
吃午饭.

Now, get your environment set up so you can begin playing. Plan an hour for downloading and installing all of the software necessary for XP; if you are going to use Vista, plan for more time to download and install it. Developers go here and designers go here. Okay, now back to the learnin'.
现在，应该建立你的学习环境。准备一个小时下载和安装所需要的软件。开发者看看 here这里 ，设计者看看here 。然后，继续学习。 

Who: Developers (and Designers who aren't intimidated by mark up XML)
What: Read through the Getting Started In the SDK You will feel like it is too simple, but do it. Provides conceptual info hands-on.  You will be doing some cut/paste into XAMLPad. 
开发者注意：仔细阅读Getting Started In the SDK，你将发现WPF很简单，准备开始做吧。复制粘贴一些代码，运行一下看看。

设计者注意：
看一下这儿的例子http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/interactive_designer/demos.mspx

Day 2 第二天

Now you get your hands dirty.  Still, you will be relagated to "hello world" and drawing primitives, again humiliating.  But stick with the program.  Learning to crawl before learning to run is really important with WPF.
现在开始准备动手练习。我们还是从简单的Hello World程序开始，跟随我们的联系。学习跑步之前必须要学会爬行。

Who: Developers
What: Do SDK tutorial on Creating a WPF Application  Or, if you can get your hands on Charles Petzold's Applications = Code + Markup, skip the SDK and work your way through his book. Another option is to do the Microsoft eLearning course, which is free now and will only be $9.99 after ship.
设计者注意：练习SDK指南中的Creating a WPF Application ，或者找找 Charles Petzold的代码，跳过SDK，按照它的书就像练习。另外可以联系微软的Microsoft eLearning course，它可以免费下载或者10美元邮寄。

Who: Designers
What: Do the first half of the Fabrikam tutorials that are part of EID
设计者注意：做Fabrikam 例子中的前半部分。

Who: Developers
What: Do SDK tutorial on Adding 2D Graphics and Data Binding.  Or, keep reading Charles Petzold's Applications = Code + Markup.
开发者注意：做SDK指导中的Adding 2D Graphics and Data Binding。或者可以练习Charles Petzold的例子。

Who: Designers
What: Do the second half of the Fabrikam tutorial that is part of EID
设计者注意：练习Fabrikam 的EID部分的下半部分。

Who: Developers and Designers not intimidated by mark up
What: Play with the SDK Viewer Sample
练习SDK Viewer Sample

Day 3第三天

By now you are starting to get it.  But don't get cocky.  You have a long way to go. Okay, maybe I'm not giving you enough credit. Let's give you a test:
到目前，你已经正式开始了。不要骄傲，你还有很长的路要走。OK，可能打击你了，我们来做一个小测验：

--Can you explain the difference between a template and a style in WPF?
--Can you explain the difference between a timeline and a clock when using Animation?
--Why would you use a ContentControl as compared to a UserControl?
--How do you apply resources from EGD into EID?
--What is the relationship between vectors and bitmaps in EGD?
--How do you trigger animations that also trigger media in EID?
--你能否解释模板和WPF中的Style的区别？
--你能否解释时间线和时钟的区别，当使用动画时？
--为什么你使用ContentControl而不是UserControl？
--怎么样把EGD中的资源导入到EID？
--在EGD中，矢量图和位图的区别是什么？
--在EID中，怎样触发动画或者多媒体？

Maybe you can answer all these questions.  But maybe you can't.  Stick with the program...
可能你能回答这些问题，也可能不行。没关系，让我们继续...

Who: Developers
What: Read the following SDK topics on the various sub-systems of WPF: Fundamentals, Data, Graphics and Media It's the morning, so you are ready for more conceptual knowledge.  Conceptual understanding is key in WPF so you know what happens when, say, you use the layout system or the animation system. It is important you understand the functionality, limits and costs of each WPF subsystem -- as well as how each subsystem works togethers.
开发者注意：阅读SDK中关于WPF各种子系统的主题，如Fundamentals, Data, Graphics and Media。今天上午的课，你应该准备好概念知识。理解概念对于WPF很重要。当你用布局系统或者动画系统时，你最好理解它的功能，局限性和调用了WPF哪些子系统，这些子系统是这么一起工作的。

Who: Designers
What: Go play with EGD.  Do its tutorials.  Play around with exporting to XAML and pulling that into EID and read this post on how to do it. Watch this channel 9 screencast and download accompanying code that really gets into workflow between tools. If an Illustrator user, try out Mike Swanson's exporter.  If a Fireworks user, try this converter to XAML. Also, realize that you can cut/paste between EGD and Illustrator with some lossiness but pretty accurate nonetheless. 
设计者注意：打开EGD，练习例子。联系导出为XAML格式，导入到EID中，可以阅读这个帮助read this post来完成。看看channel 9 screencast并下载他们的例子。如果是Illustrator用户，试试这个 Mike Swanson's exporter。如是是Firworks用户，试试这个this converter 转换器，转为XAML格式。也可以通过复制粘贴的完成，单可能有些失真。

午饭时间

Who: Developers and Designers Together
What: Plumb through all the samples that are in the SDK and EID.  Poke around the blogsphere to find other samples. The WPF Community site is a great place to find samples too.  Knowing they are there will be invaluable when you later want to do something.
开发者和设计者都注意：  看看所有的SDK中的例子。再看看blogsphere 中的例子。WPF Community site网站上也有非常好的例子。知道这些例子，对你以后有很大帮助。

第四天

Okay, now you are ready to go out on your own, but with some guidelines.  Come up with a very simple prototype application to try, such as a simple game or simple application.  Maybe try porting an existing application you have written to see how it would be done in WPF. If that is too loose, try extending one of the application samples in the SDK.
OK，准备开始做自己的程序，按照一些指导。从一些简单的程序做起。例如一个简单的游戏或者程序。也可以扩展一下SDK中的例子。

A great model of this is up on http://www.thewpfblog.com.  In that blog, you can see someone real time experimenting with WPF and watch him hit the curve and discover WPF.  Many times, he is taking an existing project he knows and moving it to WPF.
这个网站也有很多文章http://www.thewpfblog.com，其中你可以看看有些人的实时开发工作。大多数，他是把现有的程序转为WPF格式的。

Day 5-第五天

Go back and rewrite whatever you wrote in Day 4.  Invariably, you didn't get it right the first time.  Know that you will rewrite it.  This is a truism of WPF that I continually encounter as do many other folks I've worked with.  You never get it right the first time. 
重复一下第四天的功课。一般来说，第一次做的都不是很好。这种现象我经常碰到，第一次总是做的不够好。

Now, you wrote your app and it performs like crap.  Go read the Optimzing WPF Application Performance paper and then go get familiar with the WPF perf tools  and fix it.  
现在，你写一下你的程序，它可能运行不是很好。来这儿看看优化技巧Optimzing WPF Application Performance paper ，然后再熟悉一下这个工具WPF perf tools ，调整一下你的程序。