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Extender provider for WPF

Hi, Is there an equivalent to the System.ComponentModel.IExtenderProvider geered toward WPF ? Do I have to go toward Dependency Properties and Attached Properties to build an equivalent, or is there already something baked in the oven waiting for me ? Thanks, Patrick ...

Creating a WPF button with a dynamic name in XAML

I have a bound ListBox in WPF where each item has an up / down button to move the item up or down in the list box. However I need to know which button fired the event so I want to set the name of the button to "UpButton" + listBoxItem.Text type of thing. Here's a simplified version of the XAML <ListBox> <ListBox.ItemTemplate> ...

How to get a list of asian text font?

Is there any way to get the list of asian font? (see http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/61853/FontDialog.jpg) or how do I know whether a font support asian text or not? ...

WPF - Managing styles and avoiding messy resource dictionaries

Hi, I've spent hours working on an application design in WPF and created a whole bunch of different styles along the way. But I noticed that I actually had just edited the styles in the SimpleStyles.xaml file and not a custom dictionary. So, I started right clicking all controls I could find and selected "edit a copy" and created a copy...

changing background color of container when textbox is in focus

I have a simple user control with a text box. I want to change the color of user control when the text box gets the focused This is what I have <UserControl x:Class="OutLookContactList.ContactSearchControl" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" x:Name="ro...

WPF .g.cs files

My .g.cs file for a window i made is not generating.. Is there any way where i can make it generate manually? ...

Hitting a ADO.NET Data Services from WPF client, forms authentication

Hey all! There are a number of questiosn on StackOverflow that ALMOST hit this topic head on, but they are either for other technologies, reference obsolets information or don;t supply an answer that I can suss out. So pardon the almost duplication :) I have a working ADO.NET Data Service, and a WPF client that hits it. Now that they a...

WPF ListBox ItemsSource StaticResource/Binding question

Hello, Given the following code: <Window x:Class="WpfApplication76.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:col="clr-namespace:System.Collections;assembly=mscorlib" Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300"> <Window.Resour...

WPF DataGrid Best Practices?

I am working on an MVVM-based WPF app that uses the DataGrid. The grid is data-bound to an ObservableCollection (the Widget list). The user needs to be able to insert a Widget into the list below the currently-selected Widget, to delete a selected Widget, and to reorder the Widgets on the grid. I'll implement the reordering through dragg...

WPF MVVM Unit Tests for the ViewModel?

I keep reading about the benefits of using MVVM, especially for unit testing. So, now I need to write unit tests for my ViewModel. Does anyone have any examples of this? Should I just generate the unit tests using VS2008 and select those tests that appear important? ...

WPF: TextBox dataBinding not happening if you activate button with mnemonic

Suppose you had a text box bound to a property of a data item, and a button. If you enter text in the text box, then click on the button with the mouse, the following events happen in this order: The text is written from the control to the bound item The button click event is fired However, if you activate the button with a mnemonic ...

Listbox with Custom Listitem -- Prevent Selection?

I have a listbox that uses a UserControl as the item template. Inside the UserControl, I have an image (an X) that when clicked, sends out event to remove the UserControl(listitem) from the listbox. Is there a way to prevent the listbox from selecting that item when a user clicks on the image but still allows listitem selection for eve...

WPF: Dropdown of a Combobox highlightes the text

When I type in the combobox I automatically opens enables the dropdown list searchComboBox.IsDropDownOpen = true; The problem here is - the text gets highlighted and the next keystrock overwrites the previous text. How can I disable the text highlighting when ComboBox DropDown opens up? ...

Resources for both WPF and Silverlight in the same assembly

I have resources in separate assemblies to be used by multiple WPF apps and this is working fine. Now I am creating a Silverlight 3 app and am trying to use the same assembly to get the same resources. I get an error at the time of adding a reference, saying only Silverlight assemblies can be referenced. What's the best way for me to do...

WPF: assign child element to property in XAML

Hi I want to do the following in xaml: I have a property FocusTarget in my control class which I want to assign an UIElement from the current class. Is this possible in XAML? <my:BaseControl x:Class="SectionControl" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/200...

WPF UserControl in DataTemplate within ItemsControl - how to bind to parent of ItemsSource

The subject line says it all really! I have a user control which can be bound successfully to, say, a Fullname object - i.e. it works ok. I now need to show a list of these and, again, this works ok when the control is in a DataTemplate within ItemsControl.Template. But, the control has a property (InEditMode) that is not a property ...

How do I get WPF's DocumentViewer to release its file lock on the source XPS Document?

After showing an XPS file in the WPF DocumentViewer, and closing the DocumentViewer instance, the XPS file is locked and I cannot delete it. I need to release the lock on the XPS file so I can delete it, write another one with the same name, and optionally display that new XPS file in a new DocumentViewer instance. I need to do this in...

Is silverlight can be use in wpf windows application?

Is silverlight can be use in wpf windows application? Some slight confusion about it, what benefits of silverlight may be taken in wpf windows application? Is there any licensing required for silverlight developement and deployment? ...

WebBrowser - Search using Search engine uri and Input Keyword?

How can use the WebBrowser control in WPF to navigate using Search engine uri and input key? For Example if I have the following function private void Search( Uri uri, string keyword ) { } How can I concatnate the Uri and keyword sucha as Uri = www.google.com and Keyword = WPF. I want the search result of 'WPF' in window? ...

WPF and external CSS file

Is it possible to store style definitions in one file (XXXXX.css) and then to use this file in XAML files? ...