UI controller for timer

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Hi.

I have to build a simple app with a counter and wanted to add a graphic timer similar to that of Windows App Timer 10.

What control should I use?

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<img src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytcfj9h3yy765dv/Cattura.JPG?dl=0" alternative="Sample">

What I have tried:

I don't have found anything like this in WPF standar controls

Posted 22-Jun-16 2:57am

Red.Devlab

Updated 22-Jun-16 4:15am

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2016-06-22T03:00:00

Solution 1

Use DispatchTimer in WPF - reference tutorial[^] here

Posted 22-Jun-16 3:00am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Jun-16 9:32am

5ed.
—SA

johannesnestler · Answer 2 · 2016-06-22T03:25:00

Which Control to use is your question? - but not about how to implement the timer im WPF, correct? (CHill60's link is good)
Forget about controls in WPF, despite a few Default ones like Button or TextBox i hardly use them - why? - just create your own with templating, Styling, composition or code or whatever you see fit.

From the example you showed in the picture I'd say:
Create an UserControl with some layout panel(Grid) and some default controls bound to simple (ViewModel)-properties, or if you don't use MVVM with some DependencyProperties...
Then compose the desired view of simple subcontrols:
* some or one TextBlock for the time
* animated circle (ellipse) or graphics-path (have a look at any WPF spinner Control to find possible ways how to do this)
* Some Buttons with Special style or just Images...
* Some more TextBlocks

Thats it - and this is the reason why the default WPF-Control library is so spartanic... there is hardly a use for them...

Red.Devlab · Answer 3 · 2016-06-22T04:15:00

Solution 4

Ok, I have find this solution.

How to progress bar spinner

Oooh fly! It's very very complicated develop something different from the of standard

Thank's for all.

Posted 22-Jun-16 4:15am

Red.Devlab