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Binding Image.Source to String in WPF ?

I have below XAML code : <Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" DataContext="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen" Title="Window1" Height="300" Wid...

Binding to save value of a text input to Settings.settings registry in XAML?

Let's say we have a text field named TXTBLAH and a setting named SETTINGBLAH Is there anyway to write in XAML markup that whenever the text field BLAH gets updated to write that to the registry, and also when the form loads is there a XAML binding to restore it? ...

Having an outline for MouseOver for a WPF ListView

I am using Windows 7 and the current item selection (by default) is to paint the background with cornflower blue. Is it possible to get rid of this and replace it with a 1px outline/border over the listview item that the mouse is over? I basically want to draw a 1px outline/border over any listview item with 1 pixel spacing between the ...

WPF storyboard object access.

Hey, I'm new to silverlight and wpf programming I've just created a simple storyboard in silverlight which increases height and width of a button. As I wanted, I wrote this code so that whenever I move cursor on the button storyboard begins. here is the code used for silverlight. private void button_MouseEnter(object sender, System....

How to set the RelativeSource in a DataTemplate that is nested in a HierarchicalDataTemplate?

I have the following XAML, that does all that it is supposed to, except that the MultiBinding on the FontSize fails on retrieving the Users (I see DependencyProperty.UnsetData when I set a breakpoint in the converter). As you can see Users is an IEnumerable<UserData> that is part of the HierarchicalDataTemplate's DataContext. How do I re...

Determine when and which character is added or deleted in a Text Box.

I have a simple text box in a WPF application. I need to know when a character was added/deleted in the text box, which character and where it was added or deleted. I thought to use the TextBox.KeyDown event, but it has some problems: I can't know where the character was added or deleted. I have no idea how to determite which charac...

Using image resource in XAML markup?

I'm trying to add little icons to my tabs in WPF but having trouble with how to set up the binding. <TabItem.Header> <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"> <Image Source="{Binding Source=prop:Resources.eye}" /> <Label VerticalAlignment="Center">Header</Label> </StackPanel> </TabItem.Header> The xmlns:prop is...

WPF: How to connect to a sql ce 3.5 database with ADO.NET?

Hi, I'm trying to write an application that has two DataGrids - the first one displays customers and the second one selected customer's records. I have generated the ADO.NET Entity Model and the connection property are set in App.config file. Now I want to populate the datagrids with the data from sql ce 3.5 database which does not suppo...

Xaml parse exception is thrown when i define a duplex contract

Hi! I've got a WPF application containing a WCF service. The Xaml code is pretty simple: <Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="Server" Height="308" Width="560" > <Grid>...

How to get the header of the parent node of a selected TreeViewItem?

I have this TreeView: Main Node Header="Main" Sub Node Header="Sub1" Final Node Header="Item1" Final Node Header="Item2" Sub Node Header="Sub 2" Final Node Header="Item1" Final Node Header="Item2" I have two textboxes that are bound to this TreeView. One has its Text property bound to the TreeView's Selec...

How to add items rows to a listview WPF and VB.net

Im getting crazy with it. It is so easy in windows form, but in wpf it seems to be different. Every example i find is in C# and i cant addapt it. Well, this is the code i have. Atm, i have just defined the columns: 'diseño de las columnas Dim item As ListViewItem = New ListViewItem Dim Mi_Lista As GridView = New GridVie...

WPF DataGrid bind data between columns

Lets say I have 2 columns in my data Grid: Column A: Selected, and Column B: Name. The Selected column is a checkbox. And Name column is text field. I want to set the color of the text in 'Name' column as Blue if Column A's check box is checked, and Red otherwise. Essentially I don't know how to bind data between columns of the datagrid...

Calling "function" on control

Hi, I'm using MVVM in my WPF project. Now I want to display a subwindow when someone presses a button. To achieve this classically I would call the Show() method. What I want now, to keep my application clear, is to bind the button to the Show() function of the subwindow. As the button click (menu click, whatever) is not always allowed...

Best way for programmers to edit XAML

I was wondering how programmers chose to edit XAML. Most of the programmers I speak to seem to edit the raw XML, but that seems nuts to me since it is such a natural thing for a more visual editor (of course you often have to get down to the raw code ultimately, but isn't there a better way to lay out a grid, or edit a template, or add n...

Possible to InvalidateVisual() on a given region instead of entire WPF control?

I have a complex WPF control that draws a lot of primitives in its OnRender (it's sort of like a map). When a small portion of it changes, I'd only like to re-issue render commands for the affected elements, instead of running the entire OnRender over. While I'm fine with my OnRender function's performance on a resize or whatever, it's n...

Settings aren't saving in WPF?

I'm using the registry Settings.settings thingymabob I'm doing the following in my XAML: <TextBox x:Name="textBoxUsername" Text="{Binding Source={x:Static prop:Settings.Default}, Path=Username, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBox> This is loading the settings fine. Now in my Window's Closing event I have the follow...

Difference In Visual State and Triggers

I have read somewhere that Silverlight is subset of WPF , then why triggers are not used in the silverlight and the States are used. what is difference between these two, Why not the triggers are used in silverlight 3.0 ...

WPF - My user control button not clickable

Hi all i am new to WPF and i created user control consist of : 1) media element ,,, 2) 2 Text blocks ,,, 3) 2 buttons to play and pause the media everything is good with my user control except the two buttons i can not click them when i add the user control to any 3d panel . if i add my user control to simple window i can us...

How to Call my global value in app.config file

Hai, am using c# and wpf am having my value as a string, i need to call the string value in my app.config file for example in app.config file am having my connection string. the username may vary diff time. am having the user name as a globasl string. i need to call that string in my app.config connection string when application startu...

How to Update TreeViewItem's IsExpanded property to false in code behind?

I am working with WPF TreeView control. I am creating a hierarchical data structure and assigning it to ItemsSource and it will generate TreeviewItems automatically. By default I use IsExpanded of TreeViewItem to true. But in a particular case, I want to set IsExpanded property to false. So that treeview loading doesn't take time to gene...