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31-Jul-09 1:53

This[^] article isn't a bad start.

"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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Re: How to add silverlight.

How to add silverlight.

Blikkies30-Jul-09 21:20

Blikkies

30-Jul-09 21:20

Hey all

Im new to silverlight, just want to know how to embed or add silverlight to an existing ASP.net project. In flash you only use the following code:

<object width="871px" height="400px">
                <param name="aa" value="aa.swf" />
                <embed src="flash\aa.swf" width="871px" height="400px"></embed>
            </object>

Can someone tell me how do it with Silverlight.

Thanx

Mark Salsbery31-Jul-09 5:08

Mark Salsbery

31-Jul-09 5:08

Integrating Silverlight with a Web Page[^]

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++
Java | [Coffee]

Re: How to add silverlight.

Blikkies2-Aug-09 8:17

Blikkies

2-Aug-09 8:17

Thanks!

Use XAML file as vector image

Jack Valmadre30-Jul-09 12:01

Jack Valmadre

30-Jul-09 12:01

Hi,

I have a few vector images in XAML format that I'd like to display in my application. So far I've been able to do this using:

private XmlReader reader_;
private UIElement control_;
...
reader_ = XmlReader.Create(filename_);
control_ = (UIElement)XamlReader.Load(reader_);

Then having a Control property:

public UIElement Control
{
    get
    {
        return control_;
    }
}

And binding to this as below:

<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Tile}">
  ...
    <Viewbox>
      <Label Content="{Binding Control}" />
    </Viewbox>
  ...

This works, but when I try and display the control in multiple controls in the same window, only one will appear. I was able to fix it by doing this:

public UIElement Control
{
    get
    {
        XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(filename_);
        return (UIElement)XamlReader.Load(reader);
    }
}

But I'd really like to avoid parsing the XAML and reloading the control every time I use it! This is my first WPF project. Can someone recommend a better way of doing this?

Cheers!

Jack

Re: Use XAML file as vector image

Christian Graus30-Jul-09 13:57

Christian Graus

30-Jul-09 13:57

I define my vector images as resources, then create controls which point to that resource for their background property, from memory.

Christian Graus

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How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

vidster30-Jul-09 3:23

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

30-Jul-09 3:23

I'm just looking into using WPF and have a simple problem.

I just want to style a treeview control, but when I add the styling to my resource dictionary, I get error :

"The attached property 'Window.Resources' is not defined on 'ResourceDictionary' or one of its base classes."

The xml is :

<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">

<Window.Resources>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">

..........

</Style>

</Window.Resources>

</ResourceDictionary>

Pete O'Hanlon30-Jul-09 4:35

30-Jul-09 4:35

Window.Resources is needed to define a resource in your Window XAML (in the same way as UserControl.Resources is used in a UserControl, and so on). You don't need this in a resource dictionary, so you need to remove the lines

:<Window.Resources>

and

</Window.Resources>

"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary [modified]

vidster30-Jul-09 5:37

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

30-Jul-09 5:37

I want to keep styling seperate. I have defined the resourcedictionary in the Application XAML, so it should work?

I have been following this tutorial :

http://blogs.vbcity.com/xtab/archive/2007/09/10/8693.aspx[^]

modified on Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:09 PM

Pete O'Hanlon30-Jul-09 8:46

30-Jul-09 8:46

vidster wrote:
I have defined the resourcedictionary in the Application XAML, so it should work?

That's right. Just remember that it's an application resource, so you don't have to wrap it in a container Resources section such as a Window.Resources.

"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

vidster30-Jul-09 23:21

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

30-Jul-09 23:21

Yes, but I'm not setting the style in the Application XAML, I just want to point it to my resource dictionary (Styles.XAML) :

<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Styles.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>

Pete O'Hanlon31-Jul-09 1:08

31-Jul-09 1:08

I think you misunderstand me. Because you have created this in a ResourceDictionary, you don't need the Window.Resources part - that's what I mean by application resources. The way you are merging your resource dictionary in is spot on.

"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

Re: How to define windows property in resourcedictionary

vidster31-Jul-09 1:18