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Jordan ParkerSoftware Design Engineer
Hi,
I'm just starting a little research on WPF/E. This might not be the best place, but I'm going to ask anyway.
I am particularly interested in finding a way to do relatively sophisticated 3D on the web - in something Flash-like that will have universal acceptance.
Given what you are saying here, it seems that WPF might be the answer.
The question I have is:
What is the difference between WPF and WPF/E? I assume that WPF/E is the download client like Flash that will work everywhere, but are there things missing from it?
This leads to my more direct question: Will WPF/E support 3D? Can we develop 3D apps that run in browsers with WPF/E?
Thanks,
Andrew
For "what is WPF/E?" I'll refer you to the official company line at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/asp.net/bb187438.aspx. Their first CTP just came out if you haven't grabbed it already.
Yes, WPF/E is a subset of WPF's functionality. It does not have 3D in V1.
However, all is not lost because you can do browser 3D with WPF! You can just link to a XAML file containing 3D or create an XBAP.
-- Jordan
