Подготовка к экзамену 70-506: Silverlight 4, Development. Часть 1: Laying Out a User Interface

В начало

Что нужно знать:

• Arrange content with panels.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: arranging content with panels (grid, stack panels, canvas, border, scroll viewer, ViewBox), managing grid properties (autosizing, star sizing, column definitions, row definitions, gridlines), setting Z order, setting visibility, setting orientation, setting positioning

• Implement and configure core controls.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing and configuring core controls (textbox, button, text block, checkbox) and content controls, referencing namespaces

• Create user controls.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: creating user controls, creating control parts, mapping control parts

• Implement a navigation framework.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing caching on a frame, modifying journal mode, handling navigation events (Navigating, Navigated, NavigationFailed, NavigationStopped),  implementing and configuring deep linking

• Display collections of items.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing and configuring item controls (datagrid, listbox, items control, combo box, tree view), working with selected items and indices

• Play media files.
  This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing digital rights management (DRM), playing streams, creating timeline markers, playing multiple audio tracks, displaying closed captioning, responding to timeline marker events, handling media playback events

MSDN:

1. Arrange content with panels.
Элементы управления:
Grid
StackPanel
Canvas
Border
ScrollViewer
ViewBox

Управление свойствами таблицы:
Autosizing,Star sizing
Column definitions
Row definitions
Gridlines

Манипулирование элементами
Setting Z order
Setting visibility
Setting orientation
Setting positioning

2. Implement and configure core controls.
Textbox
Button
Text block
Checkbox
Content controls
Referencing namespaces

3. Create user controls
Creating user controls (класс), пример создания 
Creating control parts
Mapping control parts

4. Implement a navigation framework.
Собственно, основные классы: NavigationService, Frame и Page
Implementing caching on a frame
Modifying journal mode, CanGoBack
Handling navigation events:
Navigating
Navigated
NavigationFailed
NavigationStopped
Implementing and configuring deep linking

5. Display collections of items.
Datagrid
Listbox
Items control
Combo box
Tree view
Working with selected items and indices (см. также SelectionMode, SelectedValuePath, SelectedValue, SelecedItem)

6. Play media files.
MediaElement
Implementing digital rights management (DRM)
Playing streams
Creating timeline markers
Playing multiple audio tracks  (или имелись ввиду списки вопроизведения?)
Displaying closed captioning
Responding to timeline marker events
Handling media playback events (MediaOpened, MediaEnded, MediaFailed)

Блоги/Статьи (в основном RU):
Mark Monster (EN)
Управление внешним видом (Layout Management) в Silverlight 2
Контролы - контейнеры
Введение в SilverLight 4: Элемент управления ViewBox
Вводное руководство по WPF – Layout
CustomControl
Navigation Framework
Многостраничные приложения в Silverlight
Навигация между страницами

Видео (RU):
Менеджер размещения Grid
Менеджер размещения StackPanel
Менеджер размещения Canvas
Модель содержимого(Content Controls)
Навигация в Silverlight-приложениях. Поисковая оптимизация
Возможности по работе с элементами управления в Silverlight 2
Создание элементов управления для платформы Silverlight 2
MediaElement. Часть 1
MediaElement. Часть 2

Видео (EN):
Grid Control Design-Time Row and Column Manipulation Features
Intro To Xaml
Adding Controls to an Application
Using the ViewBox Control
Embedding Video and Audio
How to Build a Simple User Control
Laying out Content with StackPanel
UserControls
Dynamic UserControl
Using the Silverlight Canvas
StandardGrid
Navigation Framework
Introduction to Media Players
Creating a Media Player
Implementing Audio Controls
Loading Media at Runtime

Книги:
Книга “Введение в Silverlight 3” главы 8 и 9.