Using my Content in ControlTemplate that works throughout the application - wpf

I have the following ControlTemplate I will specify the important part in it
<ControlTemplate x:Key="GridViewRowTemplate" TargetType="grid:GridViewRow">
...
<ControlTemplate x:Key="GridViewRowTemplate" TargetType="grid:GridViewRow">
<Border x:Name="Background_Over"
Background="{TemplateBinding MouseOverBackground}"
Margin="0 0 0 1"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
Visibility="Collapsed"
grid:SelectiveScrollingGrid.SelectiveScrollingClip="True"/>
<Border x:Name="Background_Selected"
Background="{TemplateBinding SelectedBackground}"
Margin="0 0 0 1"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
Visibility="Collapsed"
grid:SelectiveScrollingGrid.SelectiveScrollingClip="True"/>
...
</ControlTemplate>
I want to insert the following Grid inside Border Background_Over when MouseOver fires.
<Grid>
<TextBlock Text="Example"/>
</Grid>
I want to do this on this specific GridView
<telerik:RadGridView>
...
</telerik:RadGridView>
Would appreciate help

I would go with declaring the modified template in via style, and then passing it through the RowStyle property, like this:
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ModifiedTemplateRowStyle" TargetType="grid:GridViewRow">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="grid:GridViewRow">
. . .
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<telerik:RadGridView RowStyle="{StaticResource ModifiedTemplateRowStyle}">
. . .
</telerik:RadGridView>
</Grid>

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Making the header of a group box unique for each instance

I have created a Groupbox resource directory, and created a style that affects the groupbox.
Here is my Resource Directory code:
<Style x:Key="grpNumbers" TargetType="GroupBox">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="GroupBox">
<Border
BorderThickness="1"
BorderBrush="#25A0DA" CornerRadius="10">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Left" Content="Carrier" Foreground="White" Background="#151515" Height="38"
Margin="30,-195,0,0"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The issue is that I want the group box style to not be coupled with the Content in the Label.
Currently it is getting instantiated in the mainwindow like this:
<GroupBox Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=grpNumbers}" Grid.Column="1" BorderBrush="#272727" Grid.Row="1" Height="200" Margin="20" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Carrier information" Foreground="White" FontSize="20" BorderThickness="0.2">
</GroupBox>
But obviously the above groupboxes' Header tag isn't overriding the header of my custom groupbox but I need it too, can this be done?
Label inside ContentTemplate can use TemplateBinding to bind Header:
<Label Content="{TemplateBinding Header}"/>
You should modify your Style too look like this:
<Style x:Key="grpNumbers" TargetType="{x:Type GroupBox}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupBox}">
<Grid>
<Border BorderThickness="1"
BorderBrush="#25A0DA"
CornerRadius="10">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Content="{TemplateBinding Header}"
Foreground="White"
Background="#151515"
Height="38"
Margin="30,-195,0,0"/>
</Border>
<!-- Responsible for displaying what you put inside of your GroupBox -->
<ContentPresenter Margin="5,25,5,5" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
which can then be used like this:
<GroupBox Style="{StaticResource grpNumbers}"
Grid.Column="1"
BorderBrush="#272727"
Grid.Row="1"
Height="200"
Margin="20"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Header="Carrier information"
Foreground="White"
FontSize="20"
BorderThickness="0.2">
<TextBox /> <!-- or whatever you want inside your GroupBox -->
</GroupBox>

Behaviour of wpf popup

Currently I am working on wpf popup which contains a label, which constitute of textblocks inside the control template. Here my issue is that popup has a bottom border shadow. Already a border is there for the popup along with that this shadow effect increases the bottom border thickness, which looks like this (check the link below to see the screenshot for popup).
Wpf code is like this
Label Control template style
<Style x:Key="popuplabelstyle" TargetType="{x:Type Label}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Label}">
<Border BorderBrush="Red" x:Name="labelBorder" BorderThickness="1" Padding="12" Background="White" Height="auto" MinHeight="260" Width="220">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="ABCD" Margin="0,0,0,4" />
<TextBlock Text="abcd" Margin="0,4,0,0" />
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
xaml code for popup
<Popup x:Name="Mypopup" Panel.ZIndex="2" Placement="MousePoint" HorizontalOffset="10" VerticalOffset="10" IsOpen="{Binding ">
<Label Style="{StaticResource popuplabelstyle}"/>
</Popup>
I don't know why it's happening like this. Can anyone help me to solve this?
See the screenshot of the popup in below link
Try to set the SnapsToDevicePixels and/or UseLayoutRounding property of the Border to True to enable pixel snap rendering:
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Label}">
<Border BorderBrush="Red" x:Name="labelBorder"
BorderThickness="1" Padding="12" Background="White" Height="auto" MinHeight="260" Width="220"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True" UseLayoutRounding="True">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="ABCD" Margin="0,0,0,4" />
<TextBlock Text="abcd" Margin="0,4,0,0" />
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
This should make the Border look sharper.
When should I use SnapsToDevicePixels in WPF 4.0?

Horizontal Scrollbars on a Fluid Listbox

What I want: To get the darn horizontal scrollbar to appear. I will be editing it a bit just so i fits the rest of the app's style scheme, but not too much.
What I have
Here is the code for the listbox as of now. Everything runs perfectly except the scrollbars dont appear. You might say... "well you dont have a scrollviewer anywhere", but I have tried inserting a scrollviewer in numerous places and still no luck.
The Listbox Code:
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemsdatatemplate}" Background="{x:Null}" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" Foreground="{x:Null}" ItemsPanel="{StaticResource HorizontalListBoxTemplate}" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource TransparentListBox}" VerticalAlignment="Center" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem, Mode=TwoWay}" />
The 'TransparentListBox' (to shut-up the selected background color):
<Style x:Key="TransparentListBox" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid>
<Border x:Name="HoverBorderBackgroundBrush" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0,0,25,0" Background="Transparent"/>
<Border x:Name="SelectedBorderBackgroundBrush" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0,0,25,0" Background="Transparent"/>
<ContentPresenter></ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Horizontal List Box (to make the listbox Horizontal, rather than standard vertical)
<ItemsPanelTemplate x:Key="HorizontalListBoxTemplate">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
</StackPanel>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
The Datatemplate (to actually show the Items)
<DataTemplate x:Key="itemsdatatemplate">
<local:ListItemControl HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" DataContext="{Binding}"/>
</DataTemplate>
I have a feeling its going to be a simple addition, but Thanks in advance.
Update
It looks like the scrollbars now do appear with this:
<Style x:Key="ScrollingListBox" TargetType="ListBox">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Grid>
<ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
<ItemsPresenter></ItemsPresenter>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
But they do not function accordingly. They feel... broken. However, if one was to define a static width (say 300) of the grid, then the ScrollViewer acts perfectly. Right now I have a completely fluid layout (meaning things stretch to fill), is this not acceptable for scrollviewers?
When you create your own template, you have to define the ScrollViewer in there and use an ItemPresenter instead of a ContentPresenter.
<Style x:Key="TransparentListBox" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid>
<Border x:Name="HoverBorderBackgroundBrush" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0,0,25,0" Background="Transparent"/>
<Border x:Name="SelectedBorderBackgroundBrush" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0,0,25,0" Background="Transparent"/>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="ScrollViewer" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

How do I stretch the contents of a HeaderedContentControl?

I have a HeaderedContentControl that contains a TreeView.
<HeaderedContentControl Header="Steps" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<TreeView Name="WizardSteps" ItemsSource="{Binding WizardSteps}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<!-- Hierarchical data templates here -->
</TreeView>
</HeaderedContentControl>
Although the HeaderedContentControl stretches to fill the area inside its parent grid, my TreeView control only occupies a small portion of the space available.
How do I get my TreeView to expand to fill the content area of my HeaderedContentControl?
The default control template for HeaderedContentControl is something like this:
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type HeaderedContentControl}">
<StackPanel>
<ContentPresenter ContentSource="Header" />
<ContentPresenter />
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
The StackPanel lets each child have its own desired height, so the TreeView won't stretch. You could replace it with a template that uses a DockPanel:
<HeaderedContentControl Header="Steps" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" >
<HeaderedContentControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HeaderedContentControl">
<DockPanel>
<ContentPresenter DockPanel.Dock="Top" ContentSource="Header" />
<ContentPresenter />
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</HeaderedContentControl.Template>
If you want to make it more reusable, set the template in a Style and use VerticalContentAlignment:
<Style TargetType="HeaderedContentControl">
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HeaderedContentControl">
<DockPanel>
<ContentPresenter DockPanel.Dock="Top" ContentSource="Header" />
<ContentPresenter VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" />
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
That way, all your HeaderedContentControls will have their content fill by default, and you can override that by setting VerticalContentAlignment on an individual control.
Alternately, you could use a DockPanel directly instead of a HeaderedContentControl.

WPF DropShadow Disappears

Wpf dropshadow disappears.
Here is how to reproduce.
Type the following in xaml pad.
<Page.Resources>
<DropShadowEffect x:Key="shadow"
Opacity="1"
ShadowDepth="1"
Color="Blue"
BlurRadius="30"/>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid>
<Button HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,0,0,0">
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border x:Name="Bd"
BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1"
Background="Yellow"
CornerRadius="8"
Effect="{StaticResource shadow}">
<TextBlock Text="Hello out there" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
</Grid>
You should see some text with a border abound it, and a drop shadow around the border.
Now change the Margin="0,0,0,0" to Margin="0,300,0,0", and size your xaml pad window so you can see the border. On my machine, the drop shadow is now gone.
Anyone else see this? Please help.
I wish I had a good explanation for you, but there were some weird things in your XAML that I played with and I think I have a solution for you.
If you use a Grid, most likely you want to lay out a specific number of rows and columns. You should specify those. This doesn't affect your problem, however.
Likewise, you should specify the Row and Column for your element because you'll eventually need to put this information in your XAML anyway. It's a good habit to start with IMO.
The problem that I can't explain is with the combination of HorizontalAlignment and VerticalAlignment. When you put the Button in the Grid, I would expect the Button to take up the entire space, but it doesn't. The only way you can make this work as far as I could figure out was to specify Height and Width. If you do this, the Effect will work. I found that the threshold in your original XML was a total Y margin of 239. For example, if you used 0,239,0,0, it would fail. If you used 0,139,0,100, it would also fail because the sum is 239. Weird stuff.
Here's my XAML that works:
<Page.Resources>
<DropShadowEffect x:Key="shadow"
Opacity="1"
ShadowDepth="2"
Color="Blue"
BlurRadius="30"/>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid Width="Auto" Height="Auto">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Width="90" Height="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,300,0,0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border x:Name="Bd"
BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1"
Background="Yellow"
CornerRadius="8"
Effect="{StaticResource shadow}">
<TextBlock Text="Hello out there" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
EDIT The OP does not want to specify a size for the Button because the Content of the Button can change dynamically. It turns out that if you set the MinHeight to something like 18 (I think this is reasonable for most content), the dropshadow effect will work again.
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Background="Yellow" CornerRadius="8" Effect="{StaticResource shadow}" MinHeight="18">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock>hi</TextBlock>
<TextBlock>there</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</Border>

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