WPF marquee text animation scrolls across other controls

WPF marquee text animation scrolls across other controls - c#

I implemented the solution for this question, in a window with XAML given below. I am trying to make a scrolling marquee text effect for a label:
<Window x:Class="WpfMarqueeText.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:wpfMarqueeText="clr-namespace:WpfMarqueeText"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="200"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="500"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Background="Aqua">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="300"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Ellipse Grid.Column="0" Margin="5,3,5,3" Fill="#b933ad"/>
<Label Grid.Column="0" Content="Z" Foreground="White" FontFamily="HelveticaBold" FontSize="150" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,3,5,3"/>
<Grid Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Some Info:" FontFamily="HelveticaBold" FontSize="18" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="5,3,5,3"/>
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" x:Name="stack">
<StackPanel.Resources>
<wpfMarqueeText:NegatingConverter x:Key="NegatingConverter" />
<Storyboard x:Key="slide">
<DoubleAnimation From="0" To="{Binding Width, ElementName=canvas, Converter={StaticResource NegatingConverter}}" Duration="00:00:10"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="X"
Storyboard.TargetName="transferCurreny"
RepeatBehavior="Forever"/>
</Storyboard>
</StackPanel.Resources>
<StackPanel.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="transferCurreny" X="0"/>
</StackPanel.RenderTransform>
<StackPanel.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="StackPanel.Loaded">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource slide}" />
</EventTrigger>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="StackPanel.SizeChanged">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource slide}" />
</EventTrigger>
</StackPanel.Triggers>
<Canvas x:Name="canvas" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=stack}">
<Label FontFamily="HelveticaBold" FontSize="18" Margin="5,3,5,3" x:Name="Label1" Content="Blah blah blah" Canvas.Left="0"/>
<Label Name="Label2" Content="{Binding Content, ElementName=Label1}" FontFamily="HelveticaBold" FontSize="18" Margin="5,3,5,3" Canvas.Left="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=stack}"/>
</Canvas>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
You must also define the NegatingConverter class in the code-behind:
public class NegatingConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (value is double)
{
return -((double)value);
}
return value;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (value is double)
{
return +(double)value;
}
return value;
}
}
This produces the desired efect, however the text animation scrolls over the other UI elements as seen in the images below (sorry, I don't have enough rep to post images):
http://tinypic.com/r/df8zeu/9
http://tinypic.com/r/2inc3r/9
So, is there any way to fix the animation so that the text only scrolls within the boundary of the grid column it is contained within, or within the boundaries of the label itself? Thanks for any help!

This is a quick and dirty-solution:
Change your Label to
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Some Info:" FontFamily="HelveticaBold" FontSize="18" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="5,3,5,3" Panel.ZIndex="99" Background="Aqua"/>
The Panel.ZIndex brings the Label to front. And making the Background not Transparent gives the desired look. The boundries are still not perfect, but this should give you a clue on how to handle Layers

The article linked by Akanksha in response to my OP shows how to create a user control that produces a clean, scrolling text effect. You can also specify 4 different scroll directions, left <-> right and up <-> down. I'll give my implementation here for others:
XAML for MarqueeTextUserControl:
<UserControl x:Class="AaronLuna.Common.UI.UserControls.MarqueeTextUserControl"
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" Loaded="UserControl_Loaded">
<Canvas ClipToBounds="True" Name="CanvasMain">
<TextBlock Name="TextBlockMain"/>
</Canvas>
</UserControl>
Code for MarqueeTextUserControl:
namespace AaronLuna.Common.UI.UserControls
{
public partial class MarqueeTextUserControl
{
public MarqueeTextUserControl()
{
InitializeComponent();
CanvasMain.Height = Height;
CanvasMain.Width = Width;
}
public ScrollDirection ScrollDirection { get; set; }
public double ScrollDurationInSeconds { get; set; }
public String Text { set { TextBlockMain.Text = value; }}
private void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ScrollText(ScrollDirection);
}
public void ScrollText(ScrollDirection scrollDirection)
{
switch (scrollDirection)
{
case ScrollDirection.LeftToRight:
LeftToRightMarquee();
break;
case ScrollDirection.RightToLeft:
RightToLeftMarquee();
break;
case ScrollDirection.TopToBottom:
TopToBottomMarquee();
break;
case ScrollDirection.BottomToTop:
BottomToTopMarquee();
break;
}
}
private void LeftToRightMarquee()
{
double height = CanvasMain.ActualHeight - TextBlockMain.ActualHeight;
TextBlockMain.Margin = new Thickness(0, height/2, 0, 0);
var doubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = -TextBlockMain.ActualWidth,
To = CanvasMain.ActualWidth,
RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ScrollDurationInSeconds))
};
TextBlockMain.BeginAnimation(Canvas.LeftProperty, doubleAnimation);
}
private void RightToLeftMarquee()
{
double height = CanvasMain.ActualHeight - TextBlockMain.ActualHeight;
TextBlockMain.Margin = new Thickness(0, height/2, 0, 0);
var doubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = -TextBlockMain.ActualWidth,
To = CanvasMain.ActualWidth,
RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ScrollDurationInSeconds))
};
TextBlockMain.BeginAnimation(Canvas.RightProperty, doubleAnimation);
}
private void TopToBottomMarquee()
{
double width = CanvasMain.ActualWidth - TextBlockMain.ActualWidth;
TextBlockMain.Margin = new Thickness(width/2, 0, 0, 0);
var doubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = -TextBlockMain.ActualHeight,
To = CanvasMain.ActualHeight,
RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ScrollDurationInSeconds))
};
TextBlockMain.BeginAnimation(Canvas.TopProperty, doubleAnimation);
}
private void BottomToTopMarquee()
{
double width = CanvasMain.ActualWidth - TextBlockMain.ActualWidth;
TextBlockMain.Margin = new Thickness(width/2, 0, 0, 0);
var doubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = -TextBlockMain.ActualHeight,
To = CanvasMain.ActualHeight,
RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(ScrollDurationInSeconds))
};
TextBlockMain.BeginAnimation(Canvas.BottomProperty, doubleAnimation);
}
}
public enum ScrollDirection
{
LeftToRight,
RightToLeft,
TopToBottom,
BottomToTop
}
}
Client XAML:
<UserControl x:Class="MarqueeTextExampleUserControl"
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"
xmlns:userControls="clr-namespace:AaronLuna.Common.UI.UserControls;assembly=AaronLuna.Common"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<DockPanel>
<Label Content="Some Info:"/>
<userControls:MarqueeTextUserControl x:Name="MarqueeTextBlock"/>
</DockPanel>
</UserControl>
Client Code:
MarqueeTextBlock.Text = "Blah blah blah";
MarqueeTextBlock.ScrollDirection = ScrollDirection.RightToLeft;
MarqueeTextBlock.ScrollDurationInSeconds = 10;

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Winrt Wpf databinding

I am having no luck finding the issue of data binding not working. I have two user controls. The user control that uses the obervablecollection works fine. The user control bound to an object doesnt. If i assign the value to the text the value does appear. During debugging I can verify that the values are correct.
This logic is following Paul Sheriff and a few posts from this web site.
My coworkers dont program in C# so they cant help. Im missing something but have no idea what it is.
ViewModel class that inherits from INotifyPropertyChanged:
ParameterSettings _ps;
public ParameterSettings DetailData
{
get { return _ps; }
set
{
_ps = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("DetailData");
}
}
public async Task GetParameters()
{
var pm = new ParameterManager();
DetailData = new ParameterSettings();
await pm.GetLoginCredentials(_ps);
}
this is the code the user control.
ViewModels.ParameterSettingsVm _viewModel;
public ParameterSettingsUc()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
_viewModel = (ParameterSettingsVm)Resources["viewModel"];
var bounds = Window.Current.Bounds;
this.CancelBtn.Width = bounds.Width * .5;
this.SaveBtn.Width = bounds.Width * .5;
}
private async void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
await _viewModel.GetParameters();
//UserNameBx.Text = _viewModel.DetailData.UserLogin; //textbox gets filled in.
}
<UserControl
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:SiteManager.Views"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:VM="using:SiteManager.ViewModels"
x:Class="SiteManager.Views.ParameterSettingsUc"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="300"
d:DesignWidth="400"
Loaded="UserControl_Loaded">
<UserControl.Resources>
<VM:ParameterSettingsVm x:Key="viewModel"></VM:ParameterSettingsVm>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" >
<TextBox Header="Login:" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2,10,0,0" Grid.Row="0" x:Name="UserNameBx" Text="{Binding Path=DetailData.UserLogin, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=Default}" >
<TextBox.DataContext>
<VM:ParameterSettingsVm/>
</TextBox.DataContext>
</TextBox>

I would change is it to make the ViewModel a property.
ViewModels.ParameterSettingsVm _viewModel {get;set;}
public ParameterSettingsUc()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
_viewModel = (ParameterSettingsVm)Resources["viewModel"];
var bounds = Window.Current.Bounds;
this.CancelBtn.Width = bounds.Width * .5;
this.SaveBtn.Width = bounds.Width * .5;
}
private async void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
await _viewModel.GetParameters();
//UserNameBx.Text = _viewModel.DetailData.UserLogin; //textbox gets filled in.
}
and then I would set the _viewModel as the data context for the textBox. Oh and set the dataContext for the usercontrol to self, like this.
<UserControl
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:SiteManager.Views"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:VM="using:SiteManager.ViewModels"
x:Class="SiteManager.Views.ParameterSettingsUc"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="300"
d:DesignWidth="400"
DataContext="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
Loaded="UserControl_Loaded">
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" >
<TextBox Header="Login:" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin="2,10,0,0" Grid.Row="0" x:Name="UserNameBx"
Text="{Binding Path=DetailData.UserLogin, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=Default}"
DataContext={Binding _viewModel}>
</TextBox>
This may not be what you're trying to do though. I just assumed since you're creating _viewModel you would want to use it.

From microsoft virtual academy. Used x:bind its faster and less verbose.
mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/windows-10-data-binding-14579. Each class property i made into a INotfiyChange property of the vm.
<UserControl
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:SiteManager.Views"
xmlns:VM="using:SiteManager.ViewModels"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:diag="using:System.Diagnostics"
x:Class="SiteManager.Views.ParameterSettingsUc"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="300"
d:DesignWidth="400"
Loaded="UserControl_Loaded" >
<UserControl.DataContext>
<VM:ParameterSettingsVm></VM:ParameterSettingsVm>
</UserControl.DataContext>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" >
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="70"/>
<RowDefinition Height="70"/>
<RowDefinition Height="70"/>
<RowDefinition Height="70"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBox Header="Login:" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2,10,0,0" Grid.Row="0" x:Name="UserNameBx" Text="{x:Bind Path=_viewModel.UserLogin, Mode=TwoWay }" > </TextBox>
<TextBox Header="Password:" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="1" Grid.Row="1" x:Name="PasswordBx" Text="{x:Bind Path=_viewModel.UserPassword, Mode=TwoWay }"> </TextBox>
<TextBox Header="Mature Key:" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="1" Grid.Row="2" x:Name="MatureKeyBx" Text="{x:Bind Path=_viewModel.MatureKey, Mode=TwoWay }"> </TextBox>
public sealed partial class ParameterSettingsUc : UserControl
{
ParameterSettingsVm _viewModel { get; set; } = new ParameterSettingsVm();
string _userLogin;
public string UserLogin
{
get { return _userLogin; }
set
{
_userLogin = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("UserLogin");
}
}

Grid Splitter working on diagonal?

I'm trying to do a Window with a transparent square inside it, and I want to allow the user to re-size it in whatever way s/he wants. This code is working for vertical and horizontal re-size
<Window x:Class="TransparentWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="PloofTAS" Height="355" Width="539" Topmost="True"
ResizeMode="NoResize"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Background="Transparent"
WindowStyle="None" MouseLeftButtonDown="Window_MouseLeftButtonDown">
<Grid Name="GlobalGrid">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="8" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="8" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="8" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="8" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle Fill="Gray" Grid.Column="0" Grid.RowSpan="5" />
<Rectangle Fill="Gray" Grid.Column="4" Grid.RowSpan="5" />
<Rectangle Fill="Gray" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" />
<Rectangle Fill="Gray" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="4" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" />
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="2" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<GridSplitter Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="3" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" />
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" />
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" />
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="3" />
<Rectangle Fill="Transparent" Stroke="Red" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
Here is the resulting window
I'd like for the orange squares (the corners of the red/transparent square) to be able to work diagonally, or both vertical and horizontal. Is it possible?

I don't know elegant solution for this problem as GridSplitter is not possible to set up programmatically.
My solution is just dirty mouse capture and set Column and Row measures according to mouse movement.
Set style and events. Tag property store index of a row and column we gonna to change in code behind.
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="DiagonalSplitterRectangle" TargetType="{x:Type Rectangle}">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="Orange"/>
<EventSetter Event="MouseDown" Handler="UIElement_OnMouseDown"/>
<EventSetter Event="MouseMove" Handler="UIElement_OnMouseMove"/>
<EventSetter Event="MouseUp" Handler="UIElement_OnMouseUp"/>
<EventSetter Event="LostMouseCapture" Handler="UIElement_OnLostMouseCapture"/>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource DiagonalSplitterRectangle}" Tag="0,0"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" Style="{StaticResource DiagonalSplitterRectangle}" Tag="0,4"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource DiagonalSplitterRectangle}" Tag="4,0"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="3" Style="{StaticResource DiagonalSplitterRectangle}" Tag="4,4"/>
Simple mouse capture events:
private bool _isMouseCaptured;
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void UIElement_OnMouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
var uiElement = sender as UIElement;
if (uiElement == null)
return;
if (uiElement.CaptureMouse())
_isMouseCaptured = true;
}
private void UIElement_OnMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (!_isMouseCaptured)
return;
var clientWindow = Content as FrameworkElement;
if (clientWindow == null)
return;
var rectangle = sender as Rectangle;
if (rectangle == null)
return;
Point position = Mouse.GetPosition(GlobalGrid); ;
if (position.X < 0 || position.Y < 0 || position.X > clientWindow.ActualWidth || position.Y > clientWindow.ActualHeight)
return;
GridUpdate(position, rectangle, clientWindow);
}
private void UIElement_OnMouseUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
if (!_isMouseCaptured)
return;
var uiElement = sender as UIElement;
if (uiElement == null)
return;
uiElement.ReleaseMouseCapture();
}
private void UIElement_OnLostMouseCapture(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
_isMouseCaptured = false;
}
Resize grid columns and rows according to value stored in rectangle.Tag property.
For correct behavior was needed to change opposite column and row measures too.
private void GridUpdate(Point position, Rectangle rectangle, FrameworkElement clientWindow)
{
var gridPosition = new GridPosition(rectangle.Tag.ToString());
var oppositeGridPosition = GetOppositeGridPosition(gridPosition);
var rowHeight = GetMeasure(gridPosition.Row, position.Y, clientWindow.ActualHeight);
var columnWidth = GetMeasure(gridPosition.Column, position.X, clientWindow.ActualWidth);
var oppositeRowHeight = GlobalGrid.RowDefinitions[oppositeGridPosition.Row].ActualHeight;
var oppositeColumnWidth = GlobalGrid.ColumnDefinitions[oppositeGridPosition.Column].ActualWidth;
GlobalGrid.RowDefinitions[gridPosition.Row].Height = new GridLength(rowHeight);
GlobalGrid.ColumnDefinitions[gridPosition.Column].Width = new GridLength(columnWidth);
GlobalGrid.RowDefinitions[oppositeGridPosition.Row].Height = new GridLength(oppositeRowHeight);
GlobalGrid.ColumnDefinitions[oppositeGridPosition.Column].Width = new GridLength(oppositeColumnWidth);
}
private GridPosition GetOppositeGridPosition(GridPosition gridPosition)
{
var row = (gridPosition.Row == 0) ? 4 : 0;
var column = (gridPosition.Column == 0) ? 4 : 0;
return new GridPosition(row, column);
}
private double GetMeasure(int gridPosition, double position, double windowMeasure)
{
return gridPosition == 0 ? position : windowMeasure - position;
}
GridPosition is structure that stores column and row index values.
public struct GridPosition
{
public int Row { get; private set; }
public int Column { get; private set; }
public GridPosition(int row, int column)
: this()
{
Row = row;
Column = column;
}
public GridPosition(string gridPostion)
: this()
{
Row = Convert.ToInt32(gridPostion.Split(',')[0]);
Column = Convert.ToInt32(gridPostion.Split(',')[1]);
}
}

How to change a grid layout when orientation is changed

I'm creating a win8 app and I need to change the layout of my grid so everything fits on screen when the user flips between orientations. I understand I need to use VisualStateManager but I can't understand any tutorials. If I have this code:
<Grid>
<Button x:Name="button1" Margin="188,73,286,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Button x:Name="button2" Margin="236,73,238,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Button x:Name="button3" Margin="284,73,190,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
How would I use visual state manager to change the buttons so they are now orientated in a column (one above the other) instead of in a row when the orientation is changed to portrait from landscape?
Thanks

xaml code
<Page
x:Class="App1.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:App1"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d" SizeChanged="Page_SizeChanged_1">
<Grid Background="{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid x:Name="FullScreenLandscape">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Content="Button1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
<Button Content="Button2" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
<Button Content="Button3" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
</Grid>
<Grid x:Name="Snapped">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Button Content="Button1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
<Button Content="Button2" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
<Button Content="Button3" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>
</Grid>
</Grid>
C# code
private void Page_SizeChanged_1(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs e)
{
switch (ApplicationView.Value)
{
case ApplicationViewState.FullScreenLandscape:
VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "FullScreenLandscape", false);
Snapped.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
break;
case ApplicationViewState.Snapped:
VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "Snapped", false);
FullScreenLandscape.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
Snapped.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
break;
default:
return;
}
}
Another Method
xaml code
<Grid Background="{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid x:Name="landscape">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox x:Name="t1" Grid.Column="0" FontSize="24" Height="100"/>
<TextBox x:Name="t2" Grid.Column="1" FontSize="24" Height="100"/>
<TextBox x:Name="t3" Grid.Column="2" FontSize="24" Height="100"/>
</Grid>
<Grid x:Name="snap" Visibility="Collapsed">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
</Grid>
</Grid>
C# code
private void Page_SizeChanged_1(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.Value == Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewState.FullScreenLandscape)
{
landscape.Visibility = Windows.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
snap.Visibility = Windows.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
t1.SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, 0);
t2.SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, 1);
if (t1.Parent != landscape)
{
snap.Children.Remove(t1);
snap.Children.Remove(t2);
landscape.Children.Add(t1);
landscape.Children.Add(t2);
}
}
else if(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.Value == Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewState.Snapped)
{
landscape.Children.Remove(t1);
landscape.Children.Remove(t2);
landscape.Visibility = Windows.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
snap.Visibility = Windows.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
t1.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, 0);
t2.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, 1);
if (t1.Parent != snap)
{
landscape.Children.Remove(t1);
landscape.Children.Remove(t2);
snap.Children.Add(t1);
snap.Children.Add(t2);
}
}
}

One graph take over space when the other is Visibility.Collapsed

This is C# WPF and xaml. I have main window, and I have two graphs that share this window. They are vertically arranged. They both have same width as the main window. However, I want the first graph to fill the entire window (except for some margin on the top of the window) when the second one is collapsed, and I want them to share the height (each with Height = (Height of Window)/2 ) when both are visible.
Here is what I tried in xaml, not successful though:
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<d3:ChartPlotter Grid.Row="0" Name ="timeDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
<d3:ChartPlotter Grid.Row="1" Name ="freqDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
</Grid>
The first window does not take over the second window's space when the second one is Visibility.Collapsed.
How should I do this? Thanks.
Update:
Converter code in pop up window where there are two graphs:
public class VisibilityToHeightConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
GridLength height = new GridLength();
var visiblity = (Visibility)value;
switch (visiblity)
{
case Visibility.Collapsed:
height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
break;
case Visibility.Visible:
height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star);
break;
case Visibility.Hidden:
height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
break;
}
return height;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for SignalStatsDisplay.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class SignalStatsDisplay : Window
{
xaml for pop up window:
<Window x:Class="FileWatcherCaller.View.SignalStatsDisplay"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d3="http://research.microsoft.com/DynamicDataDisplay/1.0"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:FileWatcherCaller.View"
Title="Real Time Signal Display" Height="409" Width="1200">
<Window.Resources>
<local:VisibilityToHeightConverter x:Key="VisToHeightConv"/>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="pixVal" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="checkBox1_Checked">Pixel Value</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiMean" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120">ROI Mean</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiStd" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="roiStd_Checked">ROI Std</CheckBox>
</StackPanel>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=timeDomainPlotter, Path=Visibility, Converter={StaticResource VisToHeightConv}}" Name="RowOne" />
<RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=freqDomainPlotter, Path=Visibility, Converter={StaticResource VisToHeightConv}}" Name="RowTwo" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<d3:ChartPlotter Grid.Row="0" Name ="timeDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
<d3:ChartPlotter Grid.Row="1" Name ="freqDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
In main window, how the Visibility of two graphs are initialized:
public void StartWatch()
{
if (_fileWatcher != null)
{
_fileWatcher.Dispose();
_fileWatcher = null;
}
if (InitWatcher())
{
this._fileWatcher.Start();
this.ButtonStart.IsEnabled = false;
this.ButtonStop.IsEnabled = true;
}
_signalDisplay = new SignalStatsDisplay();
if (_signalDisplay.Visibility != Visibility.Visible)
{
_signalDisplay.Show();
_signalDisplay.timeDomainPlotter.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
_signalDisplay.freqDomainPlotter.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}
}
For Kevin's sulution, I have the xaml for the pop up window:
<Window x:Class="FileWatcherCaller.View.SignalStatsDisplay"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d3="http://research.microsoft.com/DynamicDataDisplay/1.0"
Title="Real Time Signal Display" Height="409" Width="1200">
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="pixVal" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="checkBox1_Checked">Pixel Value</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiMean" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120">ROI Mean</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiStd" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="roiStd_Checked">ROI Std</CheckBox>
</StackPanel>
<UniformGrid Columns="1">
<d3:ChartPlotter Name ="timeDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
<d3:ChartPlotter Name ="freqDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
</UniformGrid>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
But still, it is not maximize the top D3 graph as expected. It is still takes only half of the window. Anything I should do in the behind code?

<Window x:Class="FileWatcherCaller.View.SignalStatsDisplay"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d3="http://research.microsoft.com/DynamicDataDisplay/1.0"
Title="Real Time Signal Display" Height="409" Width="1200">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="0">
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="pixVal" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="checkBox1_Checked">Pixel Value</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiMean" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120">ROI Mean</CheckBox>
<CheckBox Height="16" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="roiStd" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Checked="roiStd_Checked">ROI Std</CheckBox>
</StackPanel>
<UniformGrid Columns="1" Grid.Row="1">
<d3:ChartPlotter Name ="timeDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
<d3:ChartPlotter Name ="freqDomainPlotter" >
</d3:ChartPlotter>
</UniformGrid>
</Grid>
</Window>

UniformGrid works the way you're looking for (as long as you don't want the user to resize the two sections)
<UniformGrid Columns="1">
<TextBox Visibility="Collapsed">Hello</TextBox>
<TextBox Visibility="Visible">Goodbye</TextBox>
</UniformGrid>
For something more flexible, I think you're going to have to write some code.

Here is an example app that has your desired behavior:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<local:VisibilityToHeightConverter x:Key="VisToHeightConv"/>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=rctTop, Path=Visibility, Converter={StaticResource VisToHeightConv}}" Name="RowOne" />
<RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=rctBottom, Path=Visibility, Converter={StaticResource VisToHeightConv}}" Name="RowTwo" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle Fill="Black" Name="rctTop" Grid.Row="0"/>
<Rectangle Fill="Red" Name="rctBottom" Grid.Row="1"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
Code Behind:
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
public class VisibilityToHeightConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
GridLength height = new GridLength();
var visiblity = (Visibility)value;
switch(visiblity)
{
case Visibility.Collapsed:
height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
break;
case Visibility.Visible:
height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star);
break;
case Visibility.Hidden:
height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
break;
}
return height;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
Let us know if any part of this code is unfamiliar (value converters, binding) and we'll provide an explanation.

How to set custom-column-property in xaml file?

GridSplitterControl.xaml
<sdk:GridSplitter x:Class="JustLogIt.Common.GridSplitterControl"
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:sdk="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/sdk"
xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2008/xaml/presentation"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<sdk:GridSplitter.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="sdk:GridSplitter">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<telerik:RadButton Grid.Row="0"
Width="10"
Height="20"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Click="Click"
Cursor="Hand" />
<Border Grid.Row="1"
BorderBrush="LightGray"
BorderThickness="5" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</sdk:GridSplitter.Template>
</sdk:GridSplitter>
GridSplitterControl.xaml.cs
public partial class GridSplitterControl : GridSplitter
{
GridLength AutoSize = new GridLength(1.0, GridUnitType.Auto);
GridLength ZeroSize = new GridLength(0.0);
public ColumnDefinition Left{ set; get;}
public GridSplitterControl()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public GridSplitterControl(ColumnDefinition ColLeft)
{
InitializeComponent();
Left = ColLeft;
}
public void Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (Left != null)
{
Left.MinWidth = 10.0;
if ((Left.Width.Value + 10) == Left.MinWidth)
Left.Width = AutoSize;
else if (Left.Width.Value != AutoSize.Value)
Left.Width = AutoSize;
else Left.Width = ZeroSize;
}
//ClickNotify(sender, e);
}
public event EventHandler ClickCompleted;
private void ClickNotify(object senderAIF, RoutedEventArgs eAIF)
{
if (ClickCompleted != null)
ClickCompleted(senderAIF, eAIF);
}
}
The Click event can work, but I have no idea to set the Left(ColumnDefinition) in xaml file which used this Element.
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot1"
Grid.Row="1"
Margin="5"
Background="White">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition x:Name="LvCol_10" Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition x:Name="LvCol_11" Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Mylayout:GridSplitterControl x:Name="GridSplitter_Left"
Grid.RowSpan="7"
Grid.Column="0"
Width="10"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
IsEnabled="True"
Left=? /> < !-- How to set "LvCol_11" in here? -->
</Grid>`

It seems like that you want to set the grid.row as property which is used when the button click.
Maybe you can try this...
GridSplitterControl.xaml.cs
private void UI_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (sender is GridSplitter)
{
Grid ParentGrid = this.ParentOfType<Grid>();
SetLocation(ParentGrid);
}
}
public void SetLocation(Grid p_Layout)
{
int index = Grid.GetColumn(this);
ColumnDefinition ColLocation = p_Layout.ColumnDefinitions[index];
ColLocation.MinWidth = 10;
Left = ColLocation;
}
Becarefully, besure your element's parent(Up one level) is grid.
If parent is stackPanel, border, or rectangle, it will be not working, maybe.

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