WPF

<!-- ImageSpace3D.xaml -->

<UserControl
	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"
	mc:Ignorable="d"
	x:Class="ImageSpace3Dwpf.ImageSpace3D"
	x:Name="UserControl"
	d:DesignWidth="640" d:DesignHeight="480" 
	<code>Loaded="UserControl_Loaded"</code> >

	<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot"/>
</UserControl>

// ImageSpace3D.xaml.cs


        public ImageSpace3D()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            <code>// note I removed all the initialization code from here
            //    and placed it in the UserControl_Loaded() method below</code>
        }

		
        private void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // add the holder to the canvas
            _holder.SetValue(Canvas.LeftProperty, <code>ActualWidth</code> / 2);
            _holder.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, <code>ActualHeight</code> / 2);
            LayoutRoot.Children.Add(_holder);

            // add all the texts to the stage
            addImages();

            // not enough? create more
            addImages();

            // start the enter frame event
            _timer = new DispatcherTimer();
            _timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 1000 / FPS);
            _timer.Tick += new EventHandler(_timer_Tick);
            _timer.Start();
        }

		
        <code>// Here note I changed Width and Height to ActualWidth and ActualHeight</code>
	private void addImages()
        {
            int seed = (int)DateTime.Now.Ticks;

            for (int i = 0; i < IMAGES.Length; i++)
            {
                // create a random object
                seed += (int)DateTime.Now.Ticks;
                Random r = new Random(seed);

                // load the image
                String url = IMAGE_PATH + IMAGES[i];
                Image image = new Image();
                image.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(url, UriKind.Relative));

                // randomly assign the position
                Point3D point3D = new Point3D();
                point3D.x = r.NextDouble() * <code>ActualWidth - ActualWidth</code> / 2;
                point3D.y = r.NextDouble() * <code>ActualHeight - ActualHeight</code> / 2;
                point3D.z = r.NextDouble() * SPACE_LENGTH * 2 - SPACE_LENGTH;


                // update the image property
                image.SetValue(Canvas.LeftProperty, point3D.x);
                image.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, point3D.y);
                image.MouseLeftButtonDown += new MouseButtonEventHandler(image_MouseLeftButtonDown);
                image.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;


                _imagePoint3Ds.Add(image, point3D);
                _holder.Children.Add(image);
                _images.Add(image);
            }
        }

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

bdb38865 wrote:

Thanks for all your help

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

<button grid.column="0" width="25" content="..." command="MyCommand" />

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

I want to handle its click events in the control that uses the template. How would I make that happen?

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

I'm sure that I should look at the routed event stuff

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

Frank Köppel wrote:

I can't install the Toolbox from Silverlight

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++