... xixChapter 1: Overview of Windows Presentation Foundation 1A Brief History of the Windows API 2Platform Evolution 2Introducing .NET Framework 3.0 3Meet Windows Presentation Foundation 3Guiding ... the Windows ® Presentation Foundation Chris Andrade, Shawn Livermore, Mike Meyers, Scott Van Vliet01_041802 ffirs.qxp 4/2/07 5:16 PM Page iiiwww.it-ebooks.infoOverview of Windows Presentation ... approaching. Windows Presentation Foundation, also known as WPF, is the next-generation graphics platformon which both Windows- and web-based applications can be built to run on Windows Vista,...