In Silverlight, controls (checkboxes, buttons, and most everything else) have a complete separation between appearance and behavior. This allows developers and designers to strip out the visual elements of a control and completely replace them. Without affecting behavior! This show is dedicated to showing you how to completely re-skin controls.

Parts, States, Groups–

There’s a lot of terminology specific to skinning. We explain, in a simple way, what these words are and how they’re used.

Visual State Manager-

The Visual State Manager (VSM) is a critical part of the skinning process. It helps simplify skinning in a way that’s unexpected.

Transitions-

How controls change their appearance is critical. Should you customize how this is done?
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