Lecture #20 - Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Web Resources:

Content:

1. Syllabus
   Describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.

2. Projects:

   Project #3 - Code Publisher Client Project3HelpS2019 - includes:
   Client-Channel-Server Diagram
   Diagram showing use ofC++\CLI translater between WPF (C#) GUI and C++ Comm Channel. Prototype GUI for Project #3
   Demonstrating Requirements with a GUI
   The projects, below, are intended to help with Project #4. They are included so we can peek ahead to see where we need to go with Project #4. Project4Help WPF
   Illustrates techniques used for WPF to use Comm via C++\CLI. Prototype GUI for Project #3
   Uses C++\CLI translator to interoperate with C++ Comm to navigate a remote directory tree.
   Project #4 - Remote Code Page Management Project4HelpS2019 - includes: Communication Channel Structure
   Diagrams that show how asynchronous message passing communication works. Communication Channel Class Diagram
   Class diagram of our protype communication channel. Communication Channel Activities
   Activity diagram showing message flow through the communcation channel. CppCommWithFileXfer - Communication Channel Code
   Here's code you can use to implement message-passing communication. Project4HelpWPF code demo
   A getting-started GUI prototype that shows one way to build a client for Project #4. C++ Repository with WPF GUI - code demo
   This demo illustrates use of User Controls as well as remote directory navigation.

3. Windows Presentation Foundation with C#

   Windows Presentation Foundation, pptx

   Very good tutorial site for WPF

   Wizard default project with a little bit of added code
   Lab Manager - CASE Prototype
   Routed Events
   Panels
   Attached Properties
   Drawing Bar Chart
   Controls
   Control Data Template
   User Controls
   Control Template
   Custom UI Element
   Dispatcher Demo
   Change Notification Demo
   Message Hook
   All Code - no Xaml

4. Managed C++\CLI and .Net Framework

   C++ versus .Net languages, pptx

   (Managed) C++\CLI Presentation, pptx

   C++\CLI Demos

   C++\CLI Syntax Examples

5. C++\CLI Tutorials:

   functionx tutorials
   C++\CLI Syntax Examples
   CodeProject Tutorial
   Useful but long tutorial - pdf
   Videos
   C++\CLI on Wikipedia
   

6. C# Tutorials:

   MSDN Examples
   C# Syntax Examples
   C# Station Lessons
   Visual C# Tutorials - Web and Desktop examples
   Videos
   functionx tutorials
   

7. Winforms using C++\CLI and .Net Framework

   Chalk talk about windows event-driven programming model.

   Windows event processing

   Windows process model

   Basic C++/CLI Winform

   C++/CLI Winform with child thread

   C++/CLI Winform using FileOpen Dialog

   C++/CLI Winform using C# control

8. Thinking about Software Design:

   Software Design Blog
   Summary of fundamental ideas. Object Oriented Design Blog
   Essential features of Object Oriented Design. Software Design Principles
   SRP, LSP, OCP, DIP, and ISP Software Design, ppt
   Broad survey of ideas with examples Design Strategies, pptx
   Summarizes design issues for modules and classes. Design Guidelines, pptx
   Design rules and idioms that transcend Object Oriented Design.