Multitouch on Windows
NUI Development with WPF and Silverlight
Author: Joshua Blake
Publisher: Manning Publications
Writing status: Chapters 1 and 4 are available through the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP)
Free chapter: Chapter 1 is available for free at www.manning.com/blake.
Publication Date: Fall 2010, but pre-order the MEAP to read chapters as I write them!
Description:
This book teaches WPF and Silverlight developers about Natural User Interface concepts,
how to use the multi-touch APIs in WPF and Silverlight, and how to handle common
multi-touch user experience and interface design issues.
- Part 1: Natural User Interface Concepts
Introduces the core concepts and values of NUIs, and teaches the reader a few
useful ideas that will help with planning and developing applications.
- Part 2: Multi-touch with WPF
Covers the WPF 4 touch API, including raw touch, manipulations, and Surface Toolkit for Windows.
- Part 3: Multi-touch with Silverlight
Shows how to use the Silverlight touch API. Compares the Silverlight touch API with WPF and shows
how to get build the missing functionality in Silverlight so you can be productive.
- Part 4: Applied NUI
Walks the user through a complete multi-touch NUI application from design to completion.