I'm making an AutoCAD .net program that has a WPF window as the interface. Currently the WPF interface is being referenced into the AutoCAD .net aplication and I'm calling the window from AutoCAD as follows.
public class Class1
{
public static WPFWindow.MainWindow mainWindow = new WPFWindow.MainWindow();
[CommandMethod("Launch", CommandFlags.Session)]
public void Launch()
{
Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.ShowModalWindow(mainWindow);
}
}
This works fine until I start adding any form of resource to the WPF window I'm adding in. eg The following works until
<Window x:Class="WPFWindow.MainWindow"
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"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WPFWindow"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="Test" Height="450" Width="800"
WindowStyle="None"
AllowsTransparency="True"
>
<Window.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Themes/Styles.xaml"/>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Button Content="Press Me"/>
</Grid>
....I reference a static resource style for the window
WindowStyle="None"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Style="{StaticResource MainWindow}"
>
With the static resource when I run the "Launch" command in AutoCAD the program fails to find the static resource. I'm unsure how to get the instance of the WPFWindow to find the resource using C# code. As a test I added the WPFWindow as a reference to a WPF application and managed to get it to find the resource using the Pack URI
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/WPFWindow;component/Themes/Styles.xaml"/>
Is there a C# equivalent of that I can use for the instance of the WPFWindow.MainWindow?
I managed to get it to work by adding the resources to the window I was referencing in its code behind files.
namespace WPFWindow
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
this.Resources.Source = new Uri(#"pack://application:,,,/WPFWindow;component/Themes/Styles.xaml"", UriKind.Absolute);
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
I think this allowed the static resources to be loaded in before they were called for the window.
You cant use Staticresource in the root tag for external Resourcedictionaries. At time of Initialization the resource is not present. Linking it in ctor before calling InitializeComponent (as you did) does actually the same...
...
WindowStyle="None"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Style="{DynamicResource MainWindow}"
...
will work.
Related
I'm working on this plugin for Rhino (a 3D modelling software) that opens a web page, therefore I'm trying to use CefSharp in a WPF window.
As a simple proof of concept right now I'm just trying to open a browser that will show Google. Super simple, but not working as I keep getting this error:
System.MissingMethodException: 'Method not found: 'Void CefSharp.IFrameHandler.OnFrameAttached(CefSharp.IWebBrowser, CefSharp.IBrowser, CefSharp.IFrame)'.'
My window:
<Window x:Class="UI.PrototypeBrowser"
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"
xmlns:wpf="clr-namespace:CefSharp.Wpf;assembly=CefSharp.Wpf"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="PrototypeBrowser" Height="450" Width="800">
<Grid>
<wpf:ChromiumWebBrowser x:Name="Browser" Address="www.google.com"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
And the code behind:
public partial class PrototypeBrowser : Window
{
public PrototypeBrowser()
{
InitializeComponent();
Cef.Initialize(new CefSettings());
}
}
The Rhino command that calls the WPF window (not sure if it's useful):
protected override Result RunCommand(RhinoDoc doc, RunMode mode)
{
PrototypeBrowser browser = new PrototypeBrowser();
browser.ShowDialog();
return Result.Success;
}
And this is thelist of packages I'm using in my solution:
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for the help!
I have a context menu what is triggered by each list item of listbox.
And, I want to create child window when I select a context menu as below:
xaml
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Width="150" Orientation="Vertical" Margin="15, 5, 15, 5">
<StackPanel.ContextMenu>
<ContextMenu FontSize="16">
<MenuItem Header="{x:Static localRes:Resources.ID_STRING_SETTING}" Margin="5" Command="Setting_Click"/>
</ContextMenu>
It is already a sub page of main window.
So, I can't find a way how to set MainWindow instance as the owner of new window.
Behind Code
private void Setting_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
SettingWindow SettingWindow = new SettingWindow();
SettingWindow.Owner = /* I do not know how to do */
SettingWindow.Show();
}
If your click command handler is in the code behind for your main window, then you need to set
deviceSettingWindow.Owner = this;
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.window.owner?view=netframework-4.8
Here's a small example. It includes a button with a handler whose code is in the code behind -
<Window x:Class="MainWindow.MainWindow"
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"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ChildWindow"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
<Grid>
<Button Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="114,137,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Click="Button_Click"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
CodeBehind:
using System.Windows;
namespace MainWindow
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var childWindow = new ChildWindow.Window1();
childWindow.Owner = this;
childWindow.Show();
}
}
}
Child Window - just an empty window
<Window x:Class="ChildWindow.Window1"
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"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ChildWindow"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="Window1" Height="450" Width="800">
<Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
Child Window Code Behind
using System.Windows;
namespace ChildWindow
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for Window1.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class Window1 : Window
{
public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
In my example, Since you are in the code behind for the MainWindow, this is a reference to the MainWindow, and setting 'childWindow.Owner = this' is setting the childWindow's owner to the MainWindow which is what I believe you want.
One thing that is a little confusing to me is that you are using a Command and a reference to an event handler in the code behind. I'm pretty sure that's not going to work. Commands need to Bind to an ICommand reference - you'll have to implement your own ICommand class, or use one from MVVM Light or another WPF MVVM Framework. Once you've got that you can pass a reference from the parent window through the Command as a CommandParameter. For an example of how to do this, see passing the current Window as a CommandParameter
If you are using an event handler on a control, then that can bind to the event handler implementation in the code behind like in my example. You need to choose one or the other.
If you're able to provide more details on how you're setup, it would make it easier for me to provide input on which way you need to go.
I have a solution with multiple projects.
The principle project is a WinFormsApplication that references a WPF project. I have tried to incorporate a WPF UserControl (defined in the WPF project) that contains CefSharp ChromiumWebBrowser in a Form using ElementHost.
public partial class WebForm : Form
{
private ElementHost elementHostWeb;
public WebForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
elementHostWeb = new ElementHost();
elementHostWeb.Height = this.Height;
elementHostWeb.Width = this.Width;
elementHostWeb.Child = new WebWPFUserControl();
}
}
WPF UserControl:
<UserControl x:Class="WpfApplication.WebWPFUserControl"
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"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication"
xmlns:cefSharp="clr-namespace:CefSharp.Wpf;assembly=CefSharp.Wpf"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="WebWPFUserControl" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<cefSharp:ChromiumWebBrowser Grid.Row="0"
Address="https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions" />
</Grid>
When I tray to open the Form I get the following error:
I have a Mainwindow and a groupbox inside it.
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
Title="MainWindow"
Height="600" Width="800">
<Grid x:Name="MainGrid">
<GroupBox Header="Diagram Design" Name="gbDiagDesign">
</GroupBox>
</Grid>
</Window>
A simple UserControl
<UserControl x:Class="WpfApplication1.Controls.EntityControl"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="100" d:DesignWidth="100">
<Grid>
<Button x:Name="btn_show" Content="show me" />
</Grid>
</UserControl>
and another window with an OK button in it,
the question is how do I add the UserControl to the Groupbox in the MainWindow after I press the OK button.
public partial class NewEntity
{
public NewEntity()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void OK_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
EntityControl entcon = new EntityControl();
**MainWindow.gbDiagDesign.Children.Add(**
}
the last row gives me an error, "an object reference is required for the nonstatic field.."
You can access MainWindow using Application.Current.MainWindow but it will return instance of Window class. Typecasting is required to convert it to actual class instance i.e. MainWindow.
This should work:
((MainWindow)Application.Current.MainWindow).gbDiagDesign.Add(entcon);
WPF is meant to be programmed using the MVVM pattern. If you do it another way, you will have to fight WPF all along instead of using it's great power. If you insist on doing it the other way, at least make the compiler happy:
MainWindow is a instance variable of your application class. You are not inside your application class, so you need an instance of your application class first to access MainWindow. You will also need to cast it to your Window type.
does anyone have an example or tutorial on how to use Caliburn Micro together with ModernUi (https://mui.codeplex.com)?
Ok so I had a quick mess about with it and a look on the Mui forums and this seems to be the best approach:
Since the window loads content from URLs you need to take a view-first approach, and then locate the appropriate VM and bind the two.
The best way to do this appears to be via the ContentLoader class which is used to load the content into the ModernWindow when it is requested. You can just subclass DefaultContentLoader and provide the necessary CM magic to bind up loaded items:
public class ModernContentLoader : DefaultContentLoader
{
protected override object LoadContent(Uri uri)
{
var content = base.LoadContent(uri);
if (content == null)
return null;
// Locate the right viewmodel for this view
var vm = Caliburn.Micro.ViewModelLocator.LocateForView(content);
if (vm == null)
return content;
// Bind it up with CM magic
if (content is DependencyObject)
{
Caliburn.Micro.ViewModelBinder.Bind(vm, content as DependencyObject, null);
}
return content;
}
}
Your CM bootstrapper should just bootstrap a ModernWindow viewmodel which is backed by a ModernWindow based view (CM tries to use EnsureWindow which creates a new basic WPF Window class, unless of course your control already inherits from Window which ModernWindow does. If you need all dialogs and popups to be MUI you might need to reimplement WindowManager):
public class Bootstrapper : Bootstrapper<ModernWindowViewModel>
{
}
Which can be a conductor (OneActive) and looks like this:
public class ModernWindowViewModel : Conductor<IScreen>.Collection.OneActive
{
}
And XAML for the view is
ModernWindowView.xaml
<mui:ModernWindow x:Class="WpfApplication4.ViewModels.ModernWindowView"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:mui="http://firstfloorsoftware.com/ModernUI"
Title="ModernWindowView" Height="300" Width="300" ContentLoader="{StaticResource ModernContentLoader}">
<mui:ModernWindow.MenuLinkGroups>
<mui:LinkGroupCollection>
<mui:LinkGroup GroupName="Hello" DisplayName="Hello">
<mui:LinkGroup.Links>
<mui:Link Source="/ViewModels/ChildView.xaml" DisplayName="Click me"></mui:Link>
</mui:LinkGroup.Links>
</mui:LinkGroup>
</mui:LinkGroupCollection>
</mui:ModernWindow.MenuLinkGroups>
</mui:ModernWindow>
Obviously you need to make the loader a resource too:
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="/FirstFloor.ModernUI;component/Assets/ModernUI.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="/FirstFloor.ModernUI;component/Assets/ModernUI.Dark.xaml"/>
<ResourceDictionary>
<framework:ModernContentLoader x:Key="ModernContentLoader"></framework:ModernContentLoader>
<wpfApplication4:Bootstrapper x:Key="Bootstrapper"></wpfApplication4:Bootstrapper>
</ResourceDictionary>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
Here's the ChildViewModel I'm using as a test:
public class ChildViewModel : Conductor<IScreen>
{
public void ClickMe()
{
MessageBox.Show("Hello");
}
}
And the XAML for that (just a button)
<UserControl x:Class="WpfApplication4.ViewModels.ChildView"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock >Hello World</TextBlock>
<Button x:Name="ClickMe" Width="140" Height="50">Hello World</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
And the proof of concept:
I create a very, very simple sample of chat app using Modern UI for WPF, Caliburn Micro and MEF.
https://github.com/gblmarquez/mui-sample-chat
I hope it helps