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FIGURE 1.2

Vector graphic objects created in Expression Blend.

The vector graphic-based user interfaces that Blend produces can be completely scaled to any size

automatically by the application in order to fit the monitor resolution of the user. With the addi-

tion of a few resizing controls, you can also enable users to scale any component of the interface

you designate. Without doing any programming, you can divide an application window into sec-

tions, called a grid, and add a few controls so the user can resize any of the sections of the grid. Or

you can allow the user to resize text in text boxes by adding sliders. This easy scalability of ele-

ments provided by Blend makes better user experiences possible for both you — the designer —

and for the user of your designs.

Designing with type

WPF flow documents allow for greater readability of text across all window sizes and monitor reso-

lutions. They offer automatic resizing, as shown in Figure 1.3. The FlowDocumentReader is the

most fully featured type of flow document viewers and has three modes: Page mode, Two Page

mode and Scroll mode, and includes a slider to allow the user to resize text — plus it offers a

search option.

You can also add images, controls, animations, and video into flow documents.

For more about creating and using flow documents, see Chapter 9.

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