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After yesterday's demo, the requirement got changed. Instead of two listboxes, one listbox and one datagrid is what is needed. So, I am off to understanding datagrid programming now. The weird software world we are all in
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There's also an inclination to get carried away with "data grids". They're useful for browsing but they'll suck up all your development time if you (try to) use them for data entry instead of using a "form" (for the data entry / update part).
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I use ListViews. In fact. I wrote an article on CodeProject that illustrates a custom ListView control that can auto-generate columns based on the dataset being represented. It doesn't support editable cells, but it does have sort functionality (that can be toggled on a column-by-column basis, column name overrides, custom column formatting, and other stuff.
Auto-generated columns in a WPF ListView[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Hi,
I want to create a digital clock at the top right of my application. I wrote backend codes for the clock and the clock works fine. But, I want to use custom digital font for the clock. I downloaded the font from DS-Digital Font | dafont.com[^] and added them to the fonts folder in my project. I used Resource as build action and selected Do not copy. The App.xaml is as follow:
<FontFamily x:Key="Digital">pack:
and MainWindow.xaml:
<Label Name="TimeLabel" Grid.Column="1" Foreground="White" FontSize="24" FontFamily="{StaticResource Digital}">00:00:00</Label>
The problem is that the font is not applied to the label.
Please help me.
Thanks.
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Try this:
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="Digital" x:Type="Label">
<Setter Property="TextElement.FontFamily" Value="Fonts/#DS-DIGI" />
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
And then set the style of the control to that style.
<Label Name="TimeLabel" Grid.Column="1" Foreground="White" FontSize="24" Style={StaticResource Digital}">00:00:00</Label>
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'm getting error: the attribute 'Type' from the XAML namespace is not Defined in the first code block you gave. How can I resolve it?
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Change it to TargetType="Label" .
This is what I get for giving a code example without typing it out in the IDE first.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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This method cannot change the font. I think there is something with fonts. Some fonts cannot be used in WPF.
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Try this one:
Font Empire - Digital Readout[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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DS-Digital works fine in WPF. I'm using it in a tool I wrote last year.
I added the font .ttf files to a Fonts folder in my project. Set them to "Resource", NOT "Embedded Resource".
In my XAML, I've got the following:
<Window.Resources>
<FontFamily x:Key="ValueFont">./Fonts/#DS-Digital</FontFamily>
...
</Window.Resources>
...and wherever I want to use the font:
<TextBlock ... FontFamily="{StaticResource ValueFont}" ... </TextBlock>
Of course, you can always use the same font path in a Style block with a FontFamily.
modified 15-Nov-21 9:21am.
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I have a set of five buttons, in a StackPanel, which is a user control. I would like to use this same StackPanel in two different places on the screen, with different orientations - Horizontal in one place, and Vertical in the other place. Is it possible to do it in WPF?
(I can have two different user controls, but most of the code will be same between the two, the only difference being in their orientations. I would like to reuse the StackPanel in both these places, with different orientations).
Thanks in advance.
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Use the .Tag property of the user control (UC) to pass the orientation ("H" or "V") to the UC's Loaded event.
Then set the orientation of the stack panel based on the value of .Tag in the UC's Loaded event.
string tag = this.Tag as string;
xxx.Orientation = (tag == "H") ? Orientation.Horizontal : Orientation.Vertical;
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Thank you very much. Will try this out in my code.
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You're welcome!
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I am new to VB.net and WPF.
and i need some help.
When i select a item in the combobox.
then i will have that Directory i have selected in the combobox. add to the listbox or treeview (as a treeview with folders/subfolders/... and files)
edit:
My problem is i apparently can't use .Nodes in my VB.net code.
And my events (afterselected) is useless..
I can use it in VB.net(winforms) but not as WPF (Class Library)
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Input
Public Class VerticalPaneExample
Dim root = "c:\temp\"
Dim matroot As String = ""
Dim newtoolsti As String = ""
Dim enodetext As String = ""
Private Sub VerticalPaneExample_Loaded(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) Handles Me.Loaded
Dim folders() As String = IO.Directory.GetDirectories(root)
For Each folder As String In folders
Dim clean As String
clean = folder.Replace(root, "")
Me.matpicker.Items.Add(clean)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub matpicker_AfterSelect(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) Handles matpicker.AfterSelect
Me.matpicker.SelectedItem = matroot
For Each direct As String In System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(matroot)
Dim dir As String = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(direct)
Dim newNode = viewptffiles.Nodes.Add(dir, dir)
RecurseChildFolders(direct, newNode)
Try
For Each file As String In System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(direct, "*.*")
newNode.Nodes.Add(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file))
Next
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next
Private Sub RecurseChildFolders(directory As String, parent As TreeNode)
For Each direct As String In System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(directory)
Dim dir As String = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(direct)
Dim child = parent.Nodes.Add(dir, dir)
RecurseChildFolders(direct, child)
Try
For Each file As String In System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(direct, "*.*")
child.Nodes.Add(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file))
Next
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next
End Sub
End Class
My xaml file look like this:
<pre><UserControl x:Class="VerticalPaneExample"
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:local="clr-namespace:ExamplePowerMillPluginVB"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="1000"
d:DesignWidth="450"
Background="White">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="380"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="10"/>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="10"/>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="10"/>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ComboBox
x:Name="matpicker"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Height="20"
Width="380"
SelectedIndex="-1"
></ComboBox>
<ListBox
x:Name="viewptffiles"
Grid.Row="3"
Grid.Column="1"
Height="500"
Width="380"
/>
<Button
x:Name="Importt"
Content="Import Tool"
Grid.Row="5"
Grid.Column="1"
Height="40"
/>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
modified 1-Nov-21 6:39am.
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You've told us what you want to do, and shown your code, but you forgot to tell us what the problem is or where you're stuck.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Sorry..
My problem is i apparently can't use .Nodes in my VB.net code.
And my events (afterselected) is useless..
I can use it in VB.net(winforms) but not as WPF (Class Library)
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I'm creating a WPF DataGrid. The data source is a DataTable created in the VM. See this pic.
I'm creating a DataTable in the VM, then binding the DataGrid to it. That part all works fine. I now want to apply a cell style:
View Model
string[] columnNames = (from dc in BudgetTable.Columns.Cast<DataColumn>()
select dc.ColumnName).ToArray();
foreach (string item in columnNames)
{
Binding binding = new Binding(item);
string styleName = "";
if (item == "Type")
{
binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneTime;
styleName = "budgetGridCellStyle";
}
else
{
binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
binding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
styleName = "dataGridCurrencyCellStyle";
}
var style = Application.Current.FindResource(styleName) as Style;
var col = new DataGridTextColumn()
{
Header = item,
Binding = binding,
Visibility = Visibility.Visible,
CellStyle = style
};
DataGridColumns.Add(col);
}
Style
<Style x:Key="dataGridCurrencyCellStyle"
BasedOn="{StaticResource dataGridCellStyle}"
TargetType="{x:Type DataGridCell}">
<Setter Property="TextBlock.Text" Value="{Binding StringFormat={}{0:0.##}}"/>
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="{Binding AreFieldsEnabled}"/>
</Style>
The setters won't work:
- The string format setting is not being applied no matter what I change it to. What's the right way to do this?
- The IsEnabled causes a BindingExpression error. AreFieldsEnabled is a bool property on the VM. How do I reference that from this style?
Thanks
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
modified 27-Oct-21 16:36pm.
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I need to display a modeless dialog in WPF, in an application which uses the MVVM pattern. Is there an example where this is demonstrated, starting with opening the dialog, and ending with closing this dialog.
I have tried, but that modeless dialog does not close even after the application is closed. I would like to close the modeless dialog when the application is closed.
What I have tried is this: From the ViewModel, tried to open the dialog. But this is bad MVVM practice, since the ViewModel should ideally not know anything about the views. So, my question is where exactly should I create the modeless dialog, and how to control its lifecycle? Pointers to any example Visual Studio solution workspaces are most welcome.
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By definition, a "modeless" dialog is not a dialog; it's just a window. A dialog is a dialog when it's "modal".
And if there's a window "hanging around", it means the app is NOT "closed". In fact, you can hide all the windows, and the app is still not (automatically) closed.
You should "close" a window when you no longer need it.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I wrote an article:
WPF - Modeless Window Manager[^]
This code will automatically close any modeless windows that are open when the app is closed. Kinda handy...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I wrote an article:
WPF - Modeless Window Manager[^]
This code will manage the modeless window for you, and provides several handy features.
In my own code, I instantiate all windows from the UI, but if it's more handy for your app to instantiate a view from the viewmodel itself, go forth and break tradition.
Remember, all of the "rules" you read are actually just guidelines. Yes, you should strive to follow industry best-practice, but you should also be flexible enough to know when you can step outside the box.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Visual Studio 2019 --- Windows Forms App (.NET Framework) C# ... Toolbox => Data => Charts provides the ability to create xy plots.
This does not exist in WPF APP (.NET Framework).
I've found multiple sites that demo a variety of shapes using .xaml and .cs. But none that demo a combo of both for an xy plot (not predefined shapes), where the .xaml defines the location and the .cs provides the data.
How do I create xy plots with WPF APP (.NET Framework)?
-- modified 18-Oct-21 11:00am.
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Google will find you lots of WPF chart controls, both free and commercial.
I haven't used it, but this one looks good, and is both free and open-source:
GitHub - beto-rodriguez/LiveCharts2: Simple, flexible, interactive & powerful charts, maps and gauges for .Net, LiveCharts2 can now practically run everywhere WPF, WinForms, Xamarin, Avalonia, WinUI, UWP, MAUI (WIP), Blazor-wasm (WIP)[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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