Working with 2D Graphics

Abstract

WPF fundamentally changes the way Windows application developers will use graphics within their applications’ user interfaces. WPF offers the application developer a vast range of powerful and flexible graphics capabilities that they can integrate tightly into the user interface of their applications. Developers no longer need to make a technical decision as to whether they should use graphics or forms and controls for the UI of their application. WPF makes it so easy to integrate and interact with both graphics and controls that developers will start to use graphics far more regularly than they did in the days of WinForms and GDI development. Unfortunately, knowing how to use these features is not enough to create truly beautiful and usable applications, but that is the topic of another book.