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HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML

Developers

Walt Ritscher

Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Tokyo

HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers

by Walt Ritscher

Copyright © 2012 Walt Ritscher All rights reserved

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Table of Contents

Preface ix Foreword xv

1 Shader 101 1

2 Getting Started 11

iii

APPENDIX B

Shazzam Settings

Table B-1 Shazzam tags, general and class level

/// A Shazzam XML comment tag Content is ignored by the DirectX compiler

effect name A class named SwirlyEffect is generated from the Swirly.fx file Use the

configured in the Tools panel settings panel Use the <namespace> tag to override the default namespace name

description

target is configured in the Settings panel Use the <target> tag to override the default target

property

Table B-2 Shazzam Tags, parameter level

It is used on a shader input parameter to describe the purpose of the input parameter It causes a tooltip to show in Shazzam for the test control

It provides an initial value for the minimum textbox

It provides an initial value for the maximum textbox

It provides a starting value for the value slider

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About the Author

Walt’s enthusiasm for crafting software interfaces blossomed early Just a few days after discovering how to make pixels move around the screen of a borrowed computer, he was devouring books on the topic of computer graphics and UI design Now he travels the world, speaking at software conferences and teaching a diverse portfolio of pro-gramming topics for corporate clients On the consulting side, he continues to work with customers like Microsoft, HP, Intel, and Intuit and enjoys being part of the Wintellect consultant group Recently, he has entered the video training market pro-ducing NET titles for Lynda.com He writes for several publications including Code Magazine and TechTarget.com His current UI obsession revolves around the Windows 8 Metro, Silverlight, Surface, and WPF APIs You can find his blog at

Shaz-zam WPF Shader utility