Can anybody tell me some tutorials or study materials for learning WPF styles for button,labels and for other wpf controls.
I Searched on google but no proper material i found for a beginner like me.
Start in the MSDN: Control Styles and Templates
You can use Blend to copy the existing style/template and examine those. If Blend is not available you could serialize the Templates and styles yourself using the Xaml Serializer.
http://wpftutorial.net/ is a great website..
look at http://wpftutorial.net/Styles.html
Maybe this is not the exact answer to your question but if you really want to get deeper in WPF technology I sincerely recommend the best book about WPF (which also covers the idea of styles):
WPF Unleashed
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Not sure if this an appropriate forum for this, but I need some guidance from those who are further down the road than I am with WPF.
I've used Telerik Winform controls for a years and have mixed feelings about them. They look good, but they are deeply nested, have a steep learning curve, and sometimes don't perform the best. For example, just working with a RadWindow in the WPF designer, it's slow compared with native wpf controls.
I like Caliburn.Micro MVVM framework and MahApps metro styles, but to keep the same look and feel for a ribbon bar I'd need to use another third party tool (like Fluent) or just use the Microsoft Ribbon View control and figure out how to use templates and styles myself (or find an existing metro template for it).
I tried to combine Telerik and Caliburn but had trouble getting them to work. There is a Caliburn Telerik library but its based on Caliburn Micro 1.5.2 and I'm trying to use Caliburn.Micro 2.0.2. Problem is I always get an aero-looking full window title bar and frame wrapped around the Telerik styled window.
I just don't know enough about conventions and such to make it all work together. And frankly, not sure it's worth the trouble. I'm looking for a more streamlined approach that lessens my dependence on pricy and heavy third party controls.
So, I'm looking for guidance on whether I should use straight Telerik, straight caliburn or go through the work of trying to get them to work together.
What I would prefer is to use Caliburn as the mvvm framework with a layer of styling, like what MahhAps provides. And for those controls that aren't styled, like the Ribbon Bar, to either use Microsoft's ribbon bar and find templates and styles that would work or maybe a 3rd party control like Fluent. But would I be getting in over my head in trying to learn templates and styles?
Sorry for the ramble, but I'm frustrated and need some help in working through this. Thanks.
I found a great resource that maybe others new to WPF and struggling with similar questions would benefit from: MarkPad, a Code52 project on CodePlex.
It's written in WPF using Caliburn Micro MVVM framework (although it's version 1.5.2 rather than the current 2.0) and MahApps metro styles with some "roll your own" windows. It's a great looking app with the kind of simple menuing system I was looking for AND an MDI implementation. It's also a good example on how to organize a somewhat complex WPF application, something I was also unsure about.
It answers the question: Do I need to use Telerik? The answer is a definite NO. It's a great learning tool for me and maybe will be useful to others.
I am stuck in how to use DataTamplete in WPF, someone knows some tutorial or has a colection of turorials that teach how to use it??
I'm using MVVM Pattern, so if you know a tutorial in mvvm examples it will be better. ;)
Tks!
Googling "wpf datatempalte tutorial" give following links. i would recommend #2
Data Templating Overview - MSDN - Microsoft
WPF Tutorial | Data Templates
A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 4 (Data templates and triggers...
MSDN explains it well MSDN Data Templating Overview
Things to watch out for are that your itemsource is set correctly and that the properties you are binding to are public.
Does anybody know of a gallery of controltemplates, that I could use to learn more about what is possible with the different control types?
look at : https://github.com/jogibear9988/wpftoolkit
I've forked the Theming Package from Codeplex and switched to .Net 4.0
I'm not familiar with a gallery of control templates, though there are lots of examples on the internet. If you have a specific control you'd like to template (e.g. a ListBox or a Button), I would search for specific control templates that relate to that control. You will find countless options.
If you want to learn about what is possible with control templates, I'd suggest picking up one of the many great WPF books. A few I'd recommend are:
WPF Unleashed (by Adam Nathan)
Applications = Code + Markup by (Charles Petzold)
WPF Control Development Unleashed (by Pavan Podila and Kevin Hoffman)
You can completely recreate the visual tree of an element with a control template, so the possibilities are limitless. You can also check out the MSDN Help Topics on control styles and templates:
Control Styles and Templates
Using Templates to Customize WPF Controls
Hope that helps.
There's this one
http://www.xamltemplates.net/
There's this one
http://www.reuxables.com/
There's this one
http://www.codeplex.com/Silverlight/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Silverlight%20Toolkit%20Overview%20Part%203&referringTitle=Home
As a word of warning, all templates are not created equal - and not all templates will work across all XAML frameworks. For example if it is written for SL it may not work for WinRT. The same for WPF. But this list will get you started. In the end, you will probably create your own.
I am searching for good samples for WPF that gives rich look and feel in WPF. Like for example a fancy TreeView Control with icons ..or Outllok like layout...
Samples that shows the real power of WPF in terms of rich look and feel..
Check out official wpf site http://windowsclient.net/wpf/default.aspx
There are lots of samples and videos
http://windowsclient.net/downloads/folders/wpfsamples/default.aspx
http://windowsclient.net/learn/videos_wpf.aspx
I'd look up microsoft.com/expression , there are usually some good materials there regarding WPF/ Blend etc.
If you have access to the Expression Blend product, there are several sample apps bundled in that may give you the inspiration you seek.
Check out the demo on Xceed's website for some great examples of WPF Controls (including Grids and TreeViews). They also have a 45 day free-trial if you'd like to play with the controls on your own machine.
Does anyone know about a Docking Control like Visual Studio for WPF, where Databinding for the Panes is supported?
I tried the DockManager from Infragistics and from Actipro, but they lack this support.
For example, the Panes for the content need to be bound through Databinding, so removing the Entity on the other side of the binding would also remove it from the DocumentHost.
Any Idea? Or a lightweight workaround for any control?
Full databinding support from every control is crucial for my project.
Thanks in advance.
You might consider AvalonDock on Codeplex. If it doesn't have the functionality you are looking for you can add it yourself since you get full source code!
I know this won't help the original poster but in case someone else comes across this with a similar question, there is a blog post with a sample using an attached property to implement binding support in the Infragistics XamDockManager.