I have created a custom control by overriding from control. I have implemented some customization to serialize and deserialize the font settings. However, when I set the font from resources by using AddMemoryFont() method, the font is not getting updated to the control. Even I have overridden the Font property and FontChanged event and called the base functions.
Is there something I'm missing to update the font from resources? If yes, share any suggestions to update the font.
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Getting the font from resources as in the suggestion Custom Font
Thanks in Advance,
Arulpriya
i have checked this. I can also able to reproduce the issue in my side. i have resolved this by creating new font with FontFamily, not with FaceName.
return new Font(privateFontCollection.Familes[0],10f);
Can you pls try this?
Related
I'm trying to make my custom controls behave and look as others in the presentation framework.I tried looking through the GAC with ILSpy, and I can't seem to find a "Metro" definition.
Using colors defined under "SystemColors", don't come up with color matches to "native" controls.
Does anyone have any tips?
i.e.: The colors for hot tracking (within SystemColors), are not the same colors used by the WPF textbox.
It seems that "Metro" is really "Aero2". ILSpy is unable to peak at the baml for Aero2, but MSDN provides the source for Aero2.
I have a WPF window appliaction that I would like to build the functionality to have a dynamic style (font family, weight, size, etc) that is stored in a SQL database allowing a user to specify the type of style to use on control's such as ListView's and labels, etc.
I have started defining styles in the Application.XAML file and am not sure if this is the best approach to achieve a dynamic style.
My application will give the ability for the user to define particular styles to apply to the controls so I would need the application to be able to update the styles without having to restart the application.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Matt
Yow want something like this -
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/wpfskins.aspx
I'm new to wpf and have just been given a project to create a set of custom controls which will be used to make a previous windows forms application more manageable and current. However I cannot seem to find much info with regards to customising the built in Listbox, this would involve preferably replacing the scroll bar and the +/- buttons with custom images etc..
Just wondered if anyone knows how to get at these ?
Thanks in advance.
Check here for the default control template of the listbox.You can customize the scrollviewer there to do what you are looking for.Check the below article to get started
Using Templates to Customize WPF Controls
Learn about WPF styling and templating. Other than that, the question is too generic for SO. Read the article (and perhaps google some more articles on the topic), try to style the listbox and come back with specific issues. WPF is not easy to get into, but it is definitely worth the time.
I've just begun dabbling in putting together a set of controls as assemblies and I'm working on default styling. What I currently have is a UserControl in a project (thanks Reed!) and I'm able to bring that into another project via reference. I plan to add more controls over time to build something of an SDK.
I currently have some hooks that look for resources in the hosting application which either apply the resources to their respective properties, or style out the control via hard coded defaults.
Is it possible to set up resource dictionaries within the project containing the UserControls so they can use those references as the default, instead of hard coding? If so, how do I target them?
(I have a ResourceDictionary set up within the same project as the controls: Resources>Dictionaries>Colors.xaml)
Thanks in advance!
E
You should really look at creating custom templated controls in library rather than derivatives of UserControls. This will allow projects that reference your library to specify an alternative default style for you controls in the same way as we can for the controls in Microsofts own SDK.
The Creating a New Control by Creating a ControlTemplate topic on MSDN is good starter.
I think this is a better explanation, but i'm trying on a desktop application and i got the same problem.
XamlParseException: Failed to create a 'System.Type' from the text 'local:CustomerEntity'
If I'm undestanding correctly you want to create the file "generic.xaml" in the folder "Themes". However, I don't believe automatic styling works with UserControl only with Control. Generally if you trying to make a control that can be stylized and retemplated you want to inherit from Control and not UserControl.
In WPF how do I modifiy the template for a standard control in a way that it will respect the current Theme of the Operating System later on? If I just "edit a copy" of the template in blend, it will just give me the template of the currently running theme. Is this correct? So when I apply the modified template and run the app on different themes it will always look the same.
For custom controls and even for data templates the problem is similar. How do I provide a template that respects all possible themes of the OS?
I don't think this is possible. If you create a template for a control you are replacing the entire control template.
You can use styles to just configure exposed properties, but if you change the template, you are no longer related to the theme. You can create a separate override of the template for each theme, but you would have to define each explicitly and if Microsoft created a new theme you would have to create a new template to match it.
See my own related question - When overriding WPF templates do I have to override each theme’s template separately?