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How to keep my screen responsive using grid in wpf

I'm working on small and very simple WPF application, BUT I'm having trouble with responsive stuffs, computer where I'm working at is like 22'' with full HD resolution and everything looks fine, let me post picture how it looks like this:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
But when I run application on smaller monitor, my content also moves up, acctualy my datagrid and my textboxes somehow glue up to the header ( which has blue background). And it looks really bad on smaller devices. I'm working with grids and I thought that's right way, but probably I am doing something wrong..
So this is how it looks on smaller device and resolution:
[![enter image description here][2]][2]
And here is my xaml code:
<Window x:Class="Test.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen" WindowState="Maximized" WindowStyle="None">
<!-- This is my main grid which is coming by default when I created this window -->
<Grid>
<!-- I created this grid, because soon I will put image to the left, as my logo, and few informations also, thats reason why I have column definition -->
<Grid Height="65" Margin="0" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,60*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.ColumnSpan="5">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#0091EA"></SolidColorBrush>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
<!-- This is big grid which is separated in two columns which fits on screen 80% of screen - left part 20% of screen right part -->
<Grid Margin="0,50,0,0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,80*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,20*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border Grid.Column="0" Grid.RowSpan="10" BorderThickness="0,0,3,0" BorderBrush="#0091EA"/>
<!-- Here are my text boxes, 6 of them, so I have 6 column definitions-->
<Grid Margin="0,0,0,0" Grid.Column="0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,20*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,30*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,12*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,12*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,12*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,12*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="0,10*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0,86*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0,04*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border Grid.Row="2" Grid.ColumnSpan="10" BorderThickness="0,3,0,0" BorderBrush="#0091EA"/>
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="15,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" FontSize="20" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="4" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="5" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<DataGrid Grid.ColumnSpan="6" MinHeight="200" Margin="15,-20,8,50" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Background="White" >
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#0091EA"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40"/>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
</DataGrid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
Edit after Mark's answer:
XAML CODE:
<Window x:Class="xTouchPOS.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen" WindowState="Maximized" WindowStyle="None">
<Grid>
<!-- I created this grid, because soon I will put image to the left, as my logo, and few informations also, thats reason why I have column definition -->
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--Reserved header space-->
<RowDefinition Height="50" />
<!--Rest of space for textboxes and grid, etc.-->
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" />
<!--My edit.Added one more grid to row 0 which will contain some things that I need like time, date, user which is currently using app-->
<Grid Height="50" Grid.Row="0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,60*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="0,10*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Image Stretch="Fill" Name="image2" Source="C:\Users\Tuca\Desktop\microsoft.logo.png" Width="135" Height="42" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="15,0,0,0" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="4" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock x:Name="lblTimeText" Text="Time" Margin="0,0,0,0" FontSize="15" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblTime" Text="labelTime" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0" FontSize="18" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="3" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Name="lblDateText" Text="Date" Margin="0" FontSize="15" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" />
<TextBlock Name="lblDate" Text="labelaDate" Margin="0" FontSize="18" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock x:Name="lblOperater" Text="User" Margin="0,0,0,0" FontSize="15" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblOperaterText" Text="Tony Montana" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0" FontSize="16" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock x:Name="lblNumber" Text="Ordinal number." Margin="0,0,40,0" FontSize="15" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblNumber" Text="0014" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0" FontSize="16" Foreground="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontFamily="Arial" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
<!--header section-->
<!-- This is big grid which is separated in two columns which fits on screen 80% of screen - left part 20% of screen right part -->
<Grid Margin="0,0,0,0" Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--Space for Textboxes - left to auto so that it is not overconstrained, but does
not take up too much space-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<!--Datagrid gets the remainder of the space-->
<RowDefinition />
<!--This is the space allowed for the bottom border-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--Reserved 80% of remaining space for text/grid-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="8*"/>
<!--This is the space allowed for the right border-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<!--This is the 20% of remaining space-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--textbox section-->
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Margin="0 5">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--you only had 8 definitions, but 6 boxes... not sure what is intended-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="6*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="15,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" FontSize="20" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="4" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="5" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
</Grid>
<!--grid element-->
<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" MinHeight="200" Margin="15,0,8,0" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Background="White" >
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#0091EA"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40"/>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
</DataGrid>
<!--right border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Width="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" />
<!--bottom border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Height="3" Grid.Row="2" />
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
So mate take a look I edited header, is that right way? To add one more grid with stackpanels, and how could I add copyright and stuffs at the bottom, shouldn't I treat it as one more row which will be very small by heigh for exaple 20px?
Thanks a lot

I think you've got the right idea - use grids for layout... You just need some more experience with it. Pikoh is correct in the comment about "hard coded" dimensions. What was a red flag for me was the negative margin on the grid (this is why it will be allowed to overlap your textboxes).
I tend to use multiple grids nested within each other to create what you're looking to do. Think of it from the largest container to the smallest. For example, there is no reason for your main grid to have 6 columns... it only needs 1 column, but 2 rows to fit your "sections". The larger section needs 3 sections side-by-side (80%/border/20%) (columns) and 2 sections in the left-most section (grid/border) Here is an example of what I think you're trying to accomplish. I left a number of the hard-coded heights and such, as I'm not privy to your requirements, but left off enough to make it responsive.
<Grid>
<!-- I created this grid, because soon I will put image to the left, as my logo, and few informations also, thats reason why I have column definition -->
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--Reserved header space-->
<RowDefinition Height="40" />
<!--Rest of space for textboxes and grid, etc.-->
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--header section-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" />
<!-- This is big grid which is separated in two columns which fits on screen 80% of screen - left part 20% of screen right part -->
<Grid Margin="0,0,0,0" Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--Reserved 80% of remaining space for text/grid-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="8*"/>
<!--This is the space allowed for the right border-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<!--This is the 20% of remaining space-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--left-hand grid-->
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--Space for Textboxes - left to auto so that it is not overconstrained, but does
not take up too much space-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<!--Datagrid gets the remainder of the space-->
<RowDefinition />
<!--This is the space allowed for the bottom border-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--textbox section-->
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Margin="0 5">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="6*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="15,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" FontSize="20" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="4" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
<TextBox Height="40" Margin="0,0,8,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="5" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" Background="White" BorderBrush="#0091EA" BorderThickness="1" />
</Grid>
<!--grid element-->
<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" MinHeight="200" Margin="15,0,8,0" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Background="White" >
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#0091EA"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40"/>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
</DataGrid>
<!--bottom border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Height="3" Grid.Row="2" />
</Grid>
<!--right border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Width="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" />
<!--right-hand grid-->
<Grid Grid.Column="2">
<!--Whatever content ends up here-->
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
UPDATE:
Here is the final product based on the image you included. At this point, it is just reviewing the different pieces that were used to put it together and practice that will get it to all come together for you. Subdivide into logical sections, then work within those sections when you need to manipulate the layout. If you found this helpful, please feel free to mark as answer and good luck with your application!
<!--header section-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" />
<Grid Height="50" Grid.Row="0">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFFFFFFF" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="15" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="StackPanel">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="6 0" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" MinWidth="135" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="4" >
<TextBlock x:Name="lblTimeText" Text="Time" />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblTime" Text="labelTime" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="3" >
<TextBlock Name="lblDateText" Text="Date" />
<TextBlock Name="lblDate" Text="labelaDate" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="2" >
<TextBlock x:Name="lblOperater" Text="User" />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblOperaterText" Text="Tony Montana" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1" >
<TextBlock x:Name="lblBrojRacuna" Text="Ordinal number." />
<TextBlock x:Name="lblBrojRacunaText" Text="0014" FontSize="16" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
<!-- This is big grid which is separated in two columns which fits on screen 80% of screen - left part 20% of screen right part -->
<Grid Margin="0,0,0,0" Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--Reserved 80% of remaining space for text/grid-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="8*"/>
<!--This is the space allowed for the right border-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<!--This is the 20% of remaining space-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--left-hand grid-->
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--Space for Textboxes - left to auto so that it is not overconstrained,
but does not take up too much space-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<!--Datagrid gets the remainder of the space-->
<RowDefinition />
<!--This is the space allowed for the bottom border-->
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<!--This is the space allowed for the copyright-->
<RowDefinition Height="20" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--textbox section-->
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Margin="15 5">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TextBox">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0 0 8 0" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#0091EA" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="6*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="TextBox" FontSize="20" />
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Text="TextBox" />
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Text="TextBox" />
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" Text="TextBox" />
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="4" Text="TextBox" />
<TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="5" Text="TextBox" />
</Grid>
<!--grid element-->
<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" MinHeight="200" Margin="15,0,8,0" AutoGenerateColumns="False" Background="White" >
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#0091EA"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40"/>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
</DataGrid>
<!--bottom border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Height="3" Grid.Row="2" />
<!--copyright-->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="3" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Text="Copyright some holder ####" />
</Grid>
<!--right border element-->
<Rectangle Fill="#0091EA" Width="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" />
<!--right-hand grid-->
<Grid Grid.Column="2">
<!--Whatever content ends up here-->
</Grid>
</Grid>

I would advise looking into using stackpanels and dockpanels. Stackpanels have generally been more useful to me in my WPF experience. Also for headers and stuff near the top of the page use fixed spacing instead of calculated percentages based on screen size. I find it's generally better to keep menu bars at a fixed size and let the content be dynamic size.

WPF custom control datagrid - creating column

I am WPF newbie and i want to create datagrid custom control with multiple controls inside this control.
my custom datagrid xaml:
<ResourceDictionary
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Bank"
xmlns:my="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wpf/2008/toolkit">
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:EDataGrid}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:EDataGrid}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="500*" />
<RowDefinition Height="100*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<local:FilteringDataGrid x:Name="datagrid" Grid.Row="0" ItemsSource="{TemplateBinding ItemsSource}"></local:FilteringDataGrid>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Height="26" Width="208">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="50*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="20*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="50*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button x:Name="ButtonFirstPage" Grid.Column="0" Tag="First" Content="<<" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="1,1,0,1" />
<Button x:Name="ButtonPreviousPage" Grid.Column="1" Tag="Previous" Content="<" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" />
<Button x:Name="ButtonNextPage" Grid.Column="5" Tag="Next" Content=">" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" />
<Button x:Name="ButtonLastPage" Grid.Column="6" Tag="Last" Content=">>" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0,1,1,1"/>
<TextBox x:Name="TbPage" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="2" TextAlignment="Right" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="1" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0,1" />
<TextBox x:Name="TbOfPage" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="4" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Text="1" BorderThickness="0,1" />
<TextBox x:Name="TbPage_Copy" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="3" TextAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="z" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0,1"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
and i want use this datagrid as follows in main windows(ie. specify columns):
<local:EDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid" " AutoGenerateColumns="False" >
<wp:DataGrid.Columns>
<wp:DataGridTextColumn Header="Id" Binding="{Binding Id}"/>
<wp:DataGridTextColumn Header="Type" Binding="{Binding Type}"/>
</wp:DataGrid.Columns>
</local:EDataGrid>
when i use it as in this example, datagrid autogenerate columns and i want to have only this two specified columns in datagrid.

Link a ListBox Borderbrush property to a IsEnabled button

I have two TextBoxes, two ListBoxes, a Cancel button and an OK button.
Simplifying the problem, I would like to link the color of the Borderbrush of the second ListBox to the IsEnabled property of the OK button.
An alternative would be link that color change to the ListBoxItem background instead of the Listbox border itself.
Is it possible (maybe through Triggers or something)? If so, could you show me the way?
The XAML of the window is as follows:
<Window x:Class="Opt.ExpertSystem.View.WindowPasteRules"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d"
xmlns:scroll="clr-namespace:Opt.ExpertSystem.View"
Title="Paste Rules Options" Width="400" Height="300">
<Window.InputBindings>
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</Window.InputBindings>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="28"/>
<RowDefinition Height="100*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="35"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="76*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Select Rules to Paste: " Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,2,0" Width="Auto"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<Grid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ScrollViewer">
<Setter Property="scroll:ScrollSynchronizer.ScrollGroup" Value="Group1" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Replace" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Margin="55,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameOrigin}" ToolTip="Non-editable field. Represents the text you want to replace." Focusable="False"/>
<Label Content="With" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="2" Margin="42,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameNew, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" ToolTip="Represents the results of the changes to be made." />
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=CopiedRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="0" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Label Content="{Binding Name}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PasteRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="2" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<CheckBox Content="{Binding Name}" IsChecked="{Binding IsChecked}" Margin="2,5,2,5" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="2" Background="#FFECE9D8" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<Button Content="OK" x:Name="btnOK" IsEnabled="{Binding IsValid, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Margin="0,6,6,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" Click="btnOK_Click" />
<Button Content="Cancel" x:Name="btnCancel" IsCancel="True" Margin="0,6,90,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>

Here's a small example that changes the border brush of a listview based on the IsEnabled property of a button
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Height="100">
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="ListBox">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="false">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Red"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Blue"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
</ListBox>
<Button IsEnabled="True" Name="okButton">true</Button>
</StackPanel>
But I would set the availability of the button on the command and not in the XAML, also I would bind the color of the ListView to the IsValid property in the ViewModel instead.

How to make a custom tool tip template in WPF XAML

I have a number of buttons on a form (devcomponents ButtonDropDown controls to be precise).
I want to show a tool tip for each that contains a header at the top, an image on the left and a description on the right.
The header needs to be tied to the ButtonDropDown.Header, the image to the ButtonDropDown.Image. I also then need to define the description somewhere.
I've only been using WPF for a few weeks so I've not managed to find any answers via searching, though I have studied a few.
Below is my attempt at creating a template that really doesn't work at all:
<Style TargetType="dcr:ButtonDropDown">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"></Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="dcr:ButtonDropDown">
<ContentControl>
<ContentControl.ToolTip>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" FontWeight="Bold" />
<Viewbox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Width="64" Height="32" Margin="3">
<ContentControl Content="{TemplateBinding Image}" />
</Viewbox>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
Content="{TemplateBinding ToolTip.Content}" />
</Grid>
</ContentControl.ToolTip>
</ContentControl>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I then define a button as follows:
<dcr:ButtonDropDown Header="-X" Command="{Binding MoveCommand}" CommandParameter="xMinus"
ImagePosition="Top" IsEnabled="{Binding UserConfiguration.Move.Visible}"
ToolTip="move x axis down">
<dcr:ButtonDropDown.Image>
<Viewbox Width="32" Height="32" Margin="3">
<ContentControl Content="{StaticResource minusXImage}" />
</Viewbox>
</dcr:ButtonDropDown.Image>
</dcr:ButtonDropDown>
Please could someone give me an idea how to go about this?

I've gone some way to answering this question.
The following style is defined for ToolTip:
<Style TargetType="ToolTip">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToolTip">
<Border Background="GhostWhite" BorderBrush="Gainsboro" BorderThickness="1">
<Grid Background="White">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ToolTip}},
Path=PlacementTarget.(dcr:ButtonDropDown.Header)}"
FontWeight="Bold" />
<Viewbox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Width="64" Height="32" Margin="3">
<ContentControl Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ToolTip}},
Path=PlacementTarget.(dcr:ButtonDropDown.Image)}" />
</Viewbox>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ToolTip}},
Path=PlacementTarget.(dcr:ButtonDropDown.ToolTip)}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I then define a button as above and the ToolTip text and header appear in the ToolTipas required.
The key is the binding:
Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ToolTip}},
Path=PlacementTarget.(dcr:ButtonDropDown.Header)}"
Which finds the Tooltip as an ancestor of Label and casts its PlacementTarget into a ButtonDropDown
What doesn't work is the image. This appears in the ToolTip but is removed from the button.
This will also break any other controls' tooltips if they are not ButtonDropDown controls.
I'm beginning to think I'll need to create some custom controls that contain the information I require for the ToolTip for each control.

Using datagrid to make a calender wpf

I made a calender using a grid. It has 7 columns, and 6 rows. By getting the day of the week and the week of the month I can figure out how to place the dates on the grid of the date choosen. However grids only show ugly grid lines. How can I change this to use a datagrid so that I can have solid gridlines like a calender should look. Or is there any other way I can get rid of the dashed grid lines to make it look better? Thanks in advance.
XAML: I make a ItemsControl and in that is the grid with the 7 columns and 6 rows.
<Grid Name="mainGrid">
<Grid Name="controlGrid" Margin="0,56,0,0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="297*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="290*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding schedule}" Name="Calender" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<ItemsControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ItemsControl" >
<Border BorderBrush="Aqua" BorderThickness="4">
<ItemsPresenter/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</ItemsControl.Template>
<!-- ItemsPanelTemplate -->
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Grid ShowGridLines="True" Name="gridCalender">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
</Grid>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock OpacityMask="Black" Name="txtBlockdays">
<Button Content="{Binding day}" Width="175" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Top" VerticalContentAlignment="Top" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" Background="#FF94EBEB">
</Button>
</TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<!-- ItemContainerStyle -->
<ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style >
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" Value="{Binding WeekDay}" />
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" Value="{Binding WeekNo}" />
</Style>
</ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
<Grid Name="dayGrid" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="50">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Monday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0" Name="label2" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="1" FontSize="16" />
<Label Content="Tuesday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0" Name="label3" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="2" FontSize="16" />
<Label Content="Wednesday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="label4" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="3" Margin="0" FontSize="16" />
<Label Content="Thursday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="label5" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="4" Margin="0" FontSize="16" />
<Label Content="Friday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0" Name="label6" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="5" FontSize="16" />
<Label Content="Saturday" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0" Name="label7" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="6" FontSize="16" />
<Button Content="<" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,1,0,0" Name="btnDateLeft" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="29" Click="btnDateLeft_Click" />
<Button Content=">" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="26,1,0,0" Name="btnDateRight" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="30" Click="btnDateRight_Click" />
<Label Content="Sunday" Name="label1" Width="Auto" FontSize="16" Margin="0,19,0,0" />
</Grid>
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="62,1,0,0" Name="lblDate" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontSize="15" FontWeight="Bold" Height="32" />
</Grid>

Adjust your ItemContainerStyle and set ShowGridlines to false.
<ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" Value="{Binding WeekDay}" />
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" Value="{Binding WeekNo}" />
<Setter Property="Control.BorderBrush" Value="Black" />
</Style>
</ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
Also note that you can also place a Rectangle in each box which you cold also style accordingly. there are many ways to achieve what you are after.