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Mouse events not firing in Windows WPF

I have a simple WPF application
<Grid>
<Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="388" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="329"/>
<Image x:Name="PreviewImg" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="400" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="329" MouseDown="PreviewImgMouse" AllowDrop="True" PreviewMouseWheel="PreviewImg_PreviewMouseWheel" MouseEnter="Entered" Focusable="True"></Image>
<Label Content="Matched Products" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="344,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="290"/>
<Label Content="Unknown Products" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="661,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="290"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="MatchedProducts" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="349,36,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBlock" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="362" Width="295"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="UnknownProducts" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="666,36,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBlock" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="362" Width="295"/>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="50" Margin="10,410,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="957">
<Button x:Name="FinalizeBtn" Content="Finalize" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="826,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Height="30"/>
<Button x:Name="NewEntryBtn" Content="Create new entry" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="701,10,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Height="30"/>
<Button x:Name="FreeBtn" Content="Free Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="576,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Height="30"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
All the events defined under the Image component are not firing, I tried all of googles first page searches, but none of them work.
I read about the difference of Routed events in my application both MouseDown and PreviewMouseDown should work.
The only thing that can block the image is Border component, but I did try without it and still nothing, and since it is declared first the image should overlay it...?
All function names are correct since they were automatically generated.
I can paste in the .cs file if it can help.
Thanks
E1: Somehow it works now, but I have no idea what fixed it...
One change I did was mode the image inside the border:
<Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="388" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="329">
<Image x:Name="PreviewImg" Height="400" Margin="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Width="329" MouseDown="PreviewImgMouse" AllowDrop="True" PreviewMouseWheel="PreviewImg_PreviewMouseWheel" MouseEnter="Entered" Focusable="True"/>
</Border>
But I can't image that this fixed it.

You need to define a source for your image like <Image Source="image.jpg". Without the image the events will not fire.

For advanced users
Use a Button styled as an Image, see #Richard's answer with WPF Image Control with Click event
For beginners
The Image component needs a source to fire events as posted by #Örvar. Adding a transparent source is the solution, although a hacky one.

One way of achieving what you want is to place the image in a button and removing the button styles. There is an excellent example here:
WPF Image Control with Click Event

How do i set the background image of a button in a WPF Application?

I cannot find the background-Image Property in the properties panel of the button, I have the images stored for each button in the root directory of my solution as Jpegs, the project is a WPF and I don't know how to set the image in the XAML or C# code. I am developing in Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition
All problems I have seen before are for different versions of Visual Studio, so I can't find the answer
*edit - i am trying to change the background image of a button at design time in the XAML editor, not create an onclick button to change a background image. So if i have this button in XAML:
<Button x:Name="keyBtn"
Content="Keyboard/Mouse"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="400" Height="800" FontFamily="Verdana"
Background="#FFB41717"
Margin="0,-31,0,0"/>
Which Part should I refer to in the ".background" property?

It is probably easier than you think..
Try this after you add the image to your project.
<Button x:Name="keyBtn"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="400" Height="800" FontFamily="Verdana"
Background="#FFB41717"
Margin="0,-31,0,0">
<Image Source="myImage.png" />
</Button>
Note that you need to remove the content since now the image is the content.
If you wish the text as well - you can try this:
<Button x:Name="keyBtn"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="400" Height="800" FontFamily="Verdana"
Background="#FFB41717"
Margin="0,-31,0,0">
<Grid>
<Image Source="myImage.png" Stretch="Fill" />
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Text="Keyboard/Mouse" />
</Grid>
</Button>
And there is another option - which might be exactly what you are looking for:
<Button x:Name="keyBtn"
Content="Keyboard/Mouse"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="400" Height="800" FontFamily="Verdana"
Margin="0,-31,0,0">
<Button.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="myImage.png" Stretch="Fill" />
</Button.Background>
</Button>
But in that last option - you will have to remove the Background color as it is being replaced by the image.

Setting image's build action property

I have simple problem. I want to add image to buttons and there is one case I can't manage. In designer everything works properly, but in debug mode there is no trace of a picture inside the button. I read that I have to set Build Action property of the image to "Recourses" or "Content" but I don't have these pictures in Solution Explorer, exactly I can see them when I click "Show All Files but they have strange icon not as the one image which I can normally see in Solutions Explorer and no Build Action property.
Am I supposed to add images in different way?
<Button x:Name="loadButton" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="955,0,0,443" Style="{DynamicResource SimpleButton}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Width="29" Height="27" FontFamily="Courier New" FontWeight="Bold" Click="loadButton_Click" Background="{x:Null}" BorderBrush="{x:Null}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image x:Name="Load" Source="open-map.png"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
<CheckBox x:Name="mode" Content="Tryb tworzenia" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="30,292,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontSize="18.667" Foreground="#FFAC3333" FontFamily="Courier New" IsChecked="True"/>
<Button x:Name="button1_Copy" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="912,0,0,443" Style="{DynamicResource SimpleButton}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Width="29" Height="27" FontFamily="Courier New" FontWeight="Bold" Click="button1_Copy_Click" Background="{x:Null}" BorderBrush="{x:Null}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image x:Name="Save" Source="save-icon.png"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
Thank in advanced

The files like open-map.png are not part of the C# project so you can't set any properties. Right click on the C# project and add the file to the project, then you'll be able to set its properties.

The objects inside the xaml form are being scrambled (resized or hidden) after resizing main window?

I have a problem in resizing the main window of my app.xaml form: after resizing it, the objects (buttons,combo boxes, textboxes, etc) inside the form are being resized, hidden or moved to another place in the form. I just want to resize the main window not the other objects. in the other words, I want to unlink these two (main window & other objects) from each other. after doing that, I can resize main window and then, manually move the objects to their new place in the form. the code of the form is given below.
<Window x:Class="WPFClient.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Window1" Height="550" Width="834" MaxHeight="550" MaxWidth="834" MinHeight="550" MinWidth="834">
<Grid>
<Grid.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush>
<GradientStop Color="LightSlateGray" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="LightSlateGray" Offset="0.9"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Grid.Background>
<Label x:Name="loginLabelUName" Height="25" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="179,200,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="70">User Name:
</Label>
<TextBox x:Name="loginTxtBoxUName" Height="23" Margin="277,200,313,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
<Label x:Name="loginLabelIP" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="179,232,0,255" Width="70">Service IP:</Label>
<TextBox x:Name="loginTxtBoxIP" Margin="277,232,313,0" Text="41.235.135.104" Height="23" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
<Button x:Name="loginButtonConnect" Background="Transparent" Margin="277,0,313,222" Click="buttonConnect_Click" Height="23" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">Connect</Button>
<Label x:Name="loginLabelStatus" Height="44" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" FontFamily="Jokerman" FontSize="20" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Width="167" Margin="0,0,40,71">Offline</Label>
<ComboBox x:Name="loginComboBoxImgs" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,200,197,222" Width="98" Background="Transparent" />
<Label x:Name="loginLabelTitle" Height="57" FontFamily="Jokerman" FontSize="25" Foreground="White" Margin="16,16,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="293">WCF / WPF Chat App.</Label>
<Polyline x:Name="loginPolyLine" StrokeThickness="2" Stroke="White" Points="140,90 140,300 700,300 700,90 140,90" Margin="-9,42,116,165" />
<ListBox x:Name="chatListBoxMsgs" Margin="10,62,167,84" />
<ListBox x:Name="chatListBoxNames" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,62,10,84" Width="139" />
<CheckBox x:Name="chatCheckBoxWhisper" Height="15" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,37,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Foreground="White" FontSize="12">Whisper Mode</CheckBox>
<TextBox x:Name="chatTxtBoxType" Height="39" Margin="10,0,313,9" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
<Button x:Name="chatButtonSend" Click="chatButtonSend_Click" Height="39" Margin="0,0,167,9" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Width="136">Send</Button>
<Button x:Name="chatButtonDisconnect" Click="chatButtonDisconnect_Click" Height="39" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,10,9" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Width="139">Disconnect</Button>
<Image x:Name="chatCurrentImage" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,0,0,0" Stretch="Fill" Width="60" Height="70" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
<Label x:Name="chatLabelCurrentUName" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="87,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="85" Foreground="White"></Label>
<Label x:Name="chatLabelCurrentStatus" Height="23" Margin="87,37,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="Green" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="85"></Label>
<Label x:Name="chatLabelWritingMsg" Height="30" Margin="10,0,167,49" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Foreground="Gray"></Label>
<Button x:Name="chatButtonSendFile" Click="chatButtonSendFile_Click" Background="Transparent" Height="23" Margin="270,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="105">Send File</Button>
<Label x:Name="chatLabelSendFileStatus" Height="28" Margin="270,32,316,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"></Label>
<Button x:Name="chatButtonOpenReceived" Click="chatButtonOpenReceived_Click" Background="Transparent" Height="23" Margin="382,10,313,0" VerticalAlignment="Top">Open Received Files</Button>
</Grid>
</Window>

The reason why this is occurring is because you are explicitly setting Margin properties on your elements.
Margin="277,232,313,0"
These margins are relative to the parent Grid. So the code above says:
Place the element 277 from the left, 232 from the top, 313 from the right and 0 from the bottom.
Therefore, when the Grid gets resized, these margins will be recalculated, and thus, screw up the positioning of the elements.
To combat this, you should look into using relative positioning. There is already an answer to this question here.

I found a simple solution.when I select an object like button or ..., a small link icon(similar to above Hyperlink icon) appears on each edge of the object (or on grids around it). by clicking on these icons, you can change them into Unlinked or Linked situation. now when you want to resize the main window, you should do the following:
1. move all the objects to the new place you want in the form.
2. select the objects one after another and click on link icon at the side that you want to decrease the main window's width or height from that side.for example, if you want to decrease the width/height of the window from right/down side, you should unlink every "right/down" side link icon.
3. resize the width or height of main window by dragging its edge according to the 2nd step example. you can see that resizing window does not affect other objects at all.

Can't use custom font on my app

I downloaded a font, and I created a folder Fonts inside the Assest in my project and used the following XAML code to set the font.
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Height="107"
Margin="154,75,0,0"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Text="Brain Train"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="310"
FontSize="60"
FontFamily="./Assets/Fonts/Foxes In Love.ttf#Foxes In Love"
FontWeight="Thin"
Grid.RowSpan="2" />
In the Designer, when I add the Upper XAML Code, the font changes but when I run the app the font is set to default (not the Custom).
Why?

MAKE small changes in your path according to this link
click here
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="107" Margin="154,75,0,0"
TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Brain Train" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="310" FontSize="60"
FontFamily=".\Fonts\Foxes In Love.ttf#Foxes In Love" FontWeight="Thin" Grid.RowSpan="2"/>