Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX

CHAPTER 16 ■ PROGRAMMING SILVERLIGHT WITH XAML AND JAVASCRIPT 389
Arrow: Displays the typical arrow cursor.
Default: No cursor preference set. This uses this element’s parent cursor specifications.
Hand: Displays a pointing hand cursor, typically used for a hyperlink.
IBeam: Displays an I-beam, or text cursor. This is typically used to show an area where
text entry or selection is used.
None: No cursor is used.
Wait: Shows an hourglass, indicating a busy state.
Using Shapes in XAML
Many of the XAML elements used to make up your UI are XAML shapes that are composited
into more complex shapes. The shapes that are supported by Silverlight are as
follows:
Ellipse: Draws a closed, curved shape. A circle is an ellipse with the same horizontal
and vertical dimensions.
Rectangle: Draws a closed, straight-edged shape. A square is a rectangle with the
same horizontal and vertical dimensions.
Line: Draws a line between the specified endpoints.
Path: Draws a series of connected lines and curves.
Polygon: Draws a closed shape made up of a connected series of straight lines.
Polyline: Draws a connected series of straight lines.
The Ellipse
The Ellipse is used to draw a closed, curved shape. Its Height property contains its vertical
height (i.e., double its vertical radius), and its Width property contains its horizontal
width (i.e., double its horizontal radius).
Here’s an example of an Ellipse that is twice as wide as it is high, giving an eggshaped
element.