It must be simple but I can't figure it out. How to change the height of slider control in windows phone? No matter how large value I set for Height it remains as it is
<Slider Width="100" Height="600" />
Open the page in Expression Blend
Right click on Slider Control on Page .
Select Edit Template and Select Edit Current/ Edit a copy as you wish.
Change width values in Scale sub tab of Render Tab for the properties HorizontalTrack, HorizontalFill,HorizontalThumb in Expression Blend
and you will see the difference.
Save the page and get back to Visual Studio and your custom template will be added to page resources.
I have attached the image for Expression Blend .
And the result will be like
Template code :- which might be of help for you.
<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="PhoneSimpleRepeatButton" TargetType="RepeatButton">
<Rectangle Fill="Transparent"/>
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="SliderStyle1" TargetType="Slider">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Slider">
<Grid Background="Transparent">
<Grid x:Name="HorizontalTemplate" Margin="{StaticResource PhoneHorizontalMargin}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="12"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle x:Name="HorizontalFill" Fill="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Height="12" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="0,22,0,50" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform ScaleY="2.9"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
<Rectangle x:Name="HorizontalTrack" Grid.Column="2" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" Height="12" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="0,22,0,50" Opacity="0.2" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform ScaleY="2.9"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource PhoneSimpleRepeatButton}"/>
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton" Grid.Column="2" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource PhoneSimpleRepeatButton}"/>
<Thumb x:Name="HorizontalThumb" Grid.Column="1" Height="12" Margin="0,22,0,50" Width="12" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Thumb.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform ScaleY="4.65"/>
</Thumb.RenderTransform>
<Thumb.Template>
<ControlTemplate>
<Canvas Background="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" Height="12" Width="12">
<Rectangle Fill="Transparent" Height="84" IsHitTestVisible="True" Canvas.Left="-24" Canvas.Top="-22" Width="60"/>
</Canvas>
</ControlTemplate>
</Thumb.Template>
</Thumb>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
And usage it in control like:-
<Slider Margin="0,49,56,348" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Width="360" Style="{StaticResource SliderStyle1}" />
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So whenever I am working with the application in the design window and I am zoomed in, the image is not blurry at all
However as soon as I run the application it looks like this.
It gets very pixelated and I have no idea why.
Here is the XAML code for the button
<Button Margin="10,0,0,0" Style="{DynamicResource RoundedButtonStyle}" Width="100" Height="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Grid>
<Image UseLayoutRounding="True" IsHitTestVisible="False" Height="20" Width="20" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Source="Resources/addButton.png" />
<TextBlock IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="20,0,0,1" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#9e9e9e">Add Product</TextBlock>
</Grid>
</Button>
And the Template
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#2d2d30"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border CornerRadius="5" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="1" Padding="2">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#686868"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
And the original image that I am using.
You shouldn't be using a bitmap icon at all.
Either use a symbol from a font
<Button Width="100" Height="30">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets" FontSize="24" Text=""/>
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text=" Add Product"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
or a Path with a vector drawing:
<Button Width="100" Height="30">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Path Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1.5"
StrokeStartLineCap="Round" StrokeEndLineCap="Round">
<Path.Data>
<GeometryGroup>
<EllipseGeometry Center="9,9" RadiusX="9" RadiusY="9"/>
<LineGeometry StartPoint="5,9" EndPoint="13,9"/>
<LineGeometry StartPoint="9,5" EndPoint="9,13"/>
</GeometryGroup>
</Path.Data>
</Path>
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text=" Add Product"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
I think you should try out different RenderOptions.BitmapScalingModes (as mentioned here)
<Button Margin="10,0,0,0" Style="{DynamicResource RoundedButtonStyle}" Width="100" Height="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Grid>
<Image UseLayoutRounding="True" IsHitTestVisible="False" Height="20" Width="20" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Source="Resources/addButton.png"
RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="Fant"
/>
<TextBlock IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="20,0,0,1" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#9e9e9e">Add Product</TextBlock>
</Grid>
</Button>
For images with low color count (like in your case), NearestNeighbour works the best.
In the XAML the Height and the Width of the image are set to 20 and the size of the original image is 128 by 128. So WPF has to scale the image down quite a bit. That will result in a pixelated/rough image (especially with round shapes)
Solution: recreate the image in its correct size (20x20).
Please take a look at the code below:
<Window x:Class="WpfTest.Test2"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Test2" Height="300" Width="400">
<Grid>
<DockPanel LastChildFill="true">
<Expander DockPanel.Dock="Left" Header="" Background="#E2FFD6"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
ExpandDirection="Left" IsExpanded="True" Height="Auto">
<StackPanel>
<Button Content=" open some tabs and show a messagebox "/>
<Button Content="do something else"/>
</StackPanel>
</Expander>
<TabControl HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<!-- some tabs here -->
</TabControl>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
which results in this:
As you see in the picture, this doesn't look nice and I want to move the expander icon to the center of the header. How can I do this? I tried changing the HeaderTemplate, but it didn't affect the icon placement.
This behaviour is hard-coded in the Template. When we edit a copy:
Rightclick your element in the designer window (not in the Xaml-Code),
then "Edit Template..." and "Edit a Copy..."
We find the relevant code in the ExpanderLeftHeaderStyle
<Style x:Key="ExpanderLeftHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="19"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
...
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" Grid.Row="1" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
...
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The RowDefinitions determine the location of the Icon (= the inner Grid), so we need to change them and the Row assignments for the inner Grid and ContentPresenter accordingly:
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="19"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
...
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
I am trying to make a style for some buttons, at first I made one style for the buttons but then I needed an icon in them so i put the icon in the style.
However that is not the way to go, I can't get the icon in the button but out of the style.
code in style:
<Style x:Name="stlBtnOpen" x:Key="stlBtnOpen" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border x:Name="borderBtnOpen" CornerRadius="10" BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="1" Background="Transparent">
<Grid Background="{DynamicResource AccentColorBrush}" Margin="6">
<Grid.OpacityMask>
<VisualBrush Stretch="Fill" Visual="{DynamicResource appbar_folder}"/>
</Grid.OpacityMask>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
//some events
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
code in element:
<Button Grid.Column="2" x:Name="btnOpen" Click="btnOpen_Click">
<Border x:Name="borderBtnOpen" CornerRadius="10" BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="1" Background="Transparent">
<Grid Background="{DynamicResource AccentColorBrush}" Margin="6">
<Grid.OpacityMask>
<VisualBrush Stretch="Fill" Visual="{DynamicResource appbar_folder}"/>
</Grid.OpacityMask>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Button>
*Did you try to put the image in the grid you put in you button's content :
<Button Grid.Column="2" x:Name="btnOpen" Click="btnOpen_Click">
<Border x:Name="borderBtnOpen" CornerRadius="10" BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="1" Background="Transparent">
<Grid Background="{DynamicResource AccentColorBrush}" Margin="6">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.Column="0">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<VisualBrush Stretch="Fill" Visual="{DynamicResource appbar_folder}"/>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<Textblock Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Button>
Got that from memory, but it shouldn't be too far from what you need (you might also replace the grid with a stackpanel that would reduce the boilerplate from the columns definitions)
Ah and don't forget to put something into the textblock if you want to have something in your button :)
EDIT :
Well this IS working for me, but there are a coupe of issues inherent to using a brush to fill another object.
But first here is the EXACT working markup
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="525"
Height="350">
<Grid>
<Button x:Name="btnOpen"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Click="">
<Border x:Name="borderBtnOpen"
Background="Transparent"
BorderBrush="DarkGray"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="10">
<Grid Margin="6"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
Background="{DynamicResource AccentColorBrush}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.Column="0" Width="20px">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="Blue"/>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="bonjour"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Button>
</Grid>
</Window>
There are 2 issues here :
The Border will not extend itself to the button size (you can see it if you force a larger width than what the button really needs)
You will have to manually define the rectangle's size (the brush only fill and does not define it's size) or else, you will have a rectangle with a 0px size which is effectively non existent on screen
For the border issue, you might want to check out what the OP of this question did (linking here because the related documentation is also inked)
EDIT2
Changed the above code so that the rectangle can be visible when the Border is large enough (you can still refer to the linked question for the border issue)
The Search Bar in Windows 8.1 has a default search icon attached to it .
Like This
Is there any way i can get rid of that icon ?
You need to edit style of SearchBox to remove search button.
To get style of SearchBox follow below steps
Step 1 : http://i.imgur.com/tg8icLv.png
Step 2 : http://i.imgur.com/VdB28oY.png and Press Ok
Step 3 : http://i.imgur.com/9wNmQga.png
<Style x:Key="SearchBoxStyle1" TargetType="SearchBox">
..........................
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="SearchBox">
......
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox x:Name="SearchTextBox" BorderThickness="0" Background="Transparent" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}" FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}" InputScope="Search" MinHeight="{ThemeResource SearchBoxTextBoxThemeMinHeight}" MaxLength="2048" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" PlaceholderText="{TemplateBinding PlaceholderText}" Style="{StaticResource SearchTextBoxStyle}" TextWrapping="NoWrap" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Button x:Name="SearchButton" Height="0" Width="0" AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw" Background="Transparent" Grid.Column="1" FontWeight="{ThemeResource SearchBoxButtonThemeFontWeight}" Style="{StaticResource SearchButtonStyle}"/>
.......
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<SearchBox Height="35" Width="200" Style="{StaticResource SearchBoxStyle1}"/>
I have finally managed to template my ribbon and adding everything with databinding.
However I have a very ugly "dropdownmenu" which background have become transparent (The shadowing remains though!)
1st of all what is this "dropdownmenu" called? Lastly which properties shall I edit for providing a proper background to this "dropdownmenu"?
Best Regards!
That menu is a drop-down menu of a collapsed group. Collapsed group is a combination of RibbonToggleButton + Popup. In template, the Popup looks like this:
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup"
AllowsTransparency="true"
Placement="Bottom"
PlacementTarget="{Binding ElementName=PART_ToggleButton}"
IsOpen="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Focusable="false"
PopupAnimation="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.MenuPopupAnimationKey}}">
<classic:SystemDropShadowChrome Name="Shdw"
Color="Transparent"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true"
CornerRadius="2"
Focusable="True"
FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"
controls:KeyTipService.IsKeyTipScope="True"
RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled"
>
<Grid Name="PopupGrid" Height="{TemplateBinding ActualHeight}" Margin="0,1.5,0,0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" MinHeight="16" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border Name="PopupBorder" Grid.RowSpan="2"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Ribbon.BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"/>
<Border Name="PART_HotBackground"
Background="{TemplateBinding MouseOverBackground}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding MouseOverBorderBrush}"
Opacity="0"
Grid.RowSpan="2"
CornerRadius="2"
BorderThickness="1"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"/>
<Border Margin="2,3.5,2,0" Padding="3,0,3,0" x:Name="PART_RibbonControlsHostBorder">
<Grid>
<ItemsPresenter Name="ItemsPresenter" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Cycle"
KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Cycle"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="true"/>
<ContentControl Name="TemplateContentControl" Visibility="Collapsed" Focusable="False"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Grid Margin="2,0,2,1" Grid.Row="1">
<ContentPresenter Name="PART_Header"
TextElement.Foreground="{StaticResource Ë}"
ContentSource="Header"
Margin="2,0,2,0"
MaxHeight="15"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</classic:SystemDropShadowChrome>
</Popup>
As you can see, the Background is inherited from RibbonGroup.
So, you have few variants to fix it:
Set the Background property for your RibbonGroup that is not transparent
Retemplate