ScrollViewer enveloping a Grid not working properly - wpf

I am facing a strange problem with the ScrollViewer
I have a ScrollViewer with a Grid inside. The height of the Grid requires a vertical scrollbar. At runtime, the scrollbar is visible, but appears disabled and has no scroll indicator between the two arrows.
However, just above this scrollviewer is another set of controls enveloped by a scroll viewer, actually just the wayas the above, but here the scroll viewer is working just fine
here's the code
<Grid><Canvas Height="250" Width ="400" Margin="0,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Background="White" Name="ModeCanvas">
<Rectangle Width="{Binding ElementName=ModeCanvas,Path=ActualWidth}" Height="{Binding ElementName=ModeCanvas,Path=ActualHeight}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2"/>
<Grid Height="244" Width ="394" Margin="3,3,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="ModeParent">
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" >
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="ModeGrid" >
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Canvas>
<Canvas Height="250" Width="400" Margin="0,255,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Background="White" Name="InputDataCanvas">
<Rectangle Width="{Binding ElementName=InputDataCanvas,Path=ActualWidth}" Height="{Binding ElementName=InputDataCanvas,Path=ActualHeight}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2"/>
<Grid Margin="5,5,5,5" Width="390" Height="240" Name="InputDataParent">
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" >
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="InputDataGrid" >
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Canvas>
<Canvas Margin="0,510,0,0" Height="250" Width ="400" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Background="White" Name="OutputDataCanvas">
<Rectangle Width="{Binding ElementName=OutputDataCanvas,Path=ActualWidth}" Height="{Binding ElementName=OutputDataCanvas,Path=ActualHeight}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2" />
<Grid Margin="5,5,5,5" Width="390" Height="240" Name="OutputDataParent">
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="OutputDataGrid">
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Canvas>
In this code - the first 2 Canvas render the scrollbar just fine, but for some reason the third one is creating a problem
Any Ideas ??
EDIT
Finally got the mistake in the code. The probelm was in the code behind.
The basic probelm was that when we resize the window at that time some code behind code was changing the heights of the first 2 Grids but not of the third Grid. Initially the data that was inserted in each Grid(dynamically) was such that, the first 2 Grids used to overflow but not the 3rd one, . So, now when i resized the window the third Grid still did not have a scroll viewer even though now the data was overflowing the space,giving an impression that the scroll viewer was not activating.
However, i missed the simple fact, that the height of the 3rd grid was not changing, whereas the first 2 Grids height was changing, thus the scroll viewer for the first 2 grids was properly working but not the 3rd.

The Grid inside the ScrollViewer is empty. What the scrollviewer is expect to scroll?

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Why my WPF Rectangle control is not filling all the empty space of StackPanel?

Learning basic concepts of WPF before moving to UWP. Following XAML in my WPF project is showing the windows as below.
I'm trying to display the Rectangle and Button on the right side of the StackPanel and need the Rectangle (not the Button) control to auto fill the StackPanel.
I tried the HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" with no Width attribute but without Width attribute the entire rectangle shrinks to 0 width. Don't want to hard code the width value (if possible) so that window of the app adjust itself depending on the device it's on (screen resolution). But if that scenario is still possible with hard coded width value as well please let me know that approach as well.
Window:
XAML:
Remark: I don't think ListBox is playing any role (related to this post). Only controls inside the ListItemsControl on above ListBox probably need proper adjustment. but I may be wrong.
<Window x:Class="WPFProject.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow"
Height="376"
Width="337">
<Grid>
<ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="10">
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<ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<WrapPanel IsItemsHost="True" Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Rectangle Fill="{Binding FirstName}" ToolTip="{Binding FullName}" Width="20" Height="20" Stroke="#FF211E1E" OpacityMask="Black" StrokeThickness="1" />
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</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
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</Grid>
</Window>
Two things here:
When you use Stackpanel with horizontal orientation, horizontalalingment="stretch" can't be used. That is because all of the elements are being Stacked with their designed width.
You are specifying a fixed width of 100 for your rectangle. If you do that it will not stretch anymore even if you use stretch for alignment. Also the horizontalalingment="stretch" needs to be placed on the element you are expecting to stretch, not the Panel.
For things like this use DockPanelor a Grid instead.
Read more about WPF panels here:
https://wpf-tutorial.com/panels/introduction-to-wpf-panels/
Here is an example for Grid:
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle x:Name="myRectangle" Fill="#FFF4F4F5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="9" Margin="0,0,0,0"
Stroke="Black" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderTransformOrigin="0.533,0.6" Grid.Row="0"/>
<Button Content="" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="10" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontSize="5" FontWeight="Bold" Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
Notice the width="*" attribute means the cell will use all the remaining space. If you have multiple rows/columsn defined with * the space will be divided between them.
Stack Panel acts like a stack of things placed one after another. It can be horizontal or vertical. Unlike Grid you cannot access particular place in a stack panel, every next element will be placed after one another in a sequence.For your requirement a StackPanel is not suitable unless you need to have horizontal scrolling. You should try a DockPanel or Grid instead like
<Grid Height="10">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--first column of grid-->
<Rectangle Grid.Column="0" x:Name="myRectangle" Fill="#FFF4F4F5" Height="9" Margin="0,0,0,0" Stroke="Black" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderTransformOrigin="0.533,0.6"/>
<!--second column of grid-->
<Button Grid.Column="1" Content="" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="10" VerticalAlignment="Top" FontSize="5" FontWeight="Bold"/>
</Grid>

Silverlight 4 TextBlock inside ScrollViewer is clipping the text on the right

I have this very simple ChildWindow:
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Margin="2">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Button x:Name="CancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" Width="75" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,12,0,0" Grid.Row="1" />
<Button x:Name="OKButton" Content="OK" Click="OKButton_Click" Width="75" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,12,79,0" Grid.Row="1" />
<ScrollViewer Width="378">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="txtFracture" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,10,10" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="358"/>
</StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
My problem is that the text in the TextBlock is getting clipped on the right side. (I originally didn't have the StackPanel in there - that was just an experiment.) I have added more and more to the Margin.Right, but it doesn't help. The Scroll bar itself isn't stepping on the text, the text just drops a bunch of pixels as it gets to the right of the block. Sometimes, it isn't even whole letters that are getting clipped. See anything?
Also, if I change the HorizontalAlignment from Left to Center, I get the pixel-clipping on both sides of the block.
Also, if I remove the ScrollViewer altogether, the clipping is still there, so it isn't his fault, either.
I notice you have texblock width as constant and you need margin of 10 on all side. In this case ScrollViewer ScrollBar clips your TextBlock.
Possible solution is
1. Remove width on textblock and set alignment stretch.
try this
<ScrollViewer Width="378" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<TextBlock x:Name="txtFracture" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="10,10,10,10" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
Text="Testing"/>
</ScrollViewer>
Turns out that this works:
<ScrollViewer Width="378" >
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="txtFracture" Margin="10,10,10,10" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
</StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>
As far as I can tell, the actual culprit was the explicitly set TextBlock Width.

My canvas stretches vertically and horizontally, but the image inside does not

I'm creating a popup menu a ToggleButton and a Popup control. All of which are contained within a canvas. The following image is of the bottom right corner of my application. I set my Canvas so that's in the Index 1 column, stretches 2 columns, and is in the second to bottom row.
The gray image is just a place holder. From the XAML below, you can see that I've set everything to stretch. The Canvas stretches, but nothing else does. Commenting out the StackPanel and/or the Label does nothing. So I'm convinced neither are the cause. The ToggleButton isn't stretching to the size of the Canvas.
I did a screenshot so I could highlight those relevant portions, better. But if I need to paste the code, I can.
EDIT
Updated XAML:
<Border BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="1" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid Name="ToggleButtonCanvas" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<ToggleButton x:Name="btnPluginMenu" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<ToggleButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border x:Name="bdr" BorderThickness="0">
<Border.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="< omitted >" Stretch="Fill" TileMode="None" />
</Border.Background>
<ContentPresenter VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="8,6,8,6" ContentSource="Content" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</ToggleButton.Template>
</ToggleButton>
<Label Canvas.Left="10" Canvas.Top="10" Content="Menu" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
</StackPanel>
<Popup Placement="Relative" HorizontalOffset="-120" VerticalOffset="-130" PlacementTarget="{Binding ElementName=btnPluginMenu}" IsOpen="{Binding ElementName=btnPluginMenu, Path=IsChecked}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" PopupAnimation="Scroll">
<Grid Background="Gray">
<Grid.BitmapEffect>
<DropShadowBitmapEffect />
</Grid.BitmapEffect>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</Border>
Canvas does not stretch its child elements. Use a Grid instead.
From the Remarks in the Canvas documentation in MSDN:
Canvas is the only panel element that has no inherent layout
characteristics. A Canvas has default Height and Width properties of
zero, unless it is the child of an element that automatically sizes
its child elements. Child elements of a Canvas are never resized, they
are just positioned at their designated coordinates. This provides
flexibility for situations in which inherent sizing constraints or
alignment are not needed or wanted. For cases in which you want child
content to be automatically resized and aligned, it is usually best to
use a Grid element.
You can simply replace Canvas by Grid in your XAML. There is no need to define rows or columns.

Stretch items to fill canvas

I have a Dockpanel with items inside a Canvas. The Dockpanel and any other items (Grid etc) that I place inside the Canvas, only take up their minimum required space. How do I stretch these items to fill the entire Canvas?
<Canvas x:Name="InfoCanvas" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="72,53,0,0">
<DockPanel VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" x:Name="ReferenceInfo" Canvas.Left="0" Canvas.Top="0">
<TextBox x:Name="ReferenceAuthor" GotFocus="FieldEnter" LostFocus="FieldLeave" FontSize="16" FontFamily="Segoe UI Light" Text="Author" Foreground="Gray" Background="Transparent" DockPanel.Dock="Top" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0" Margin="0,2,0,2"/>
<TextBox x:Name="ReferenceTitle" GotFocus="FieldEnter" LostFocus="FieldLeave" FontSize="16" FontFamily="Segoe UI Light" Text="Title" Foreground="Gray" Background="Transparent" DockPanel.Dock="Top" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0" Margin="0,2,0,2"/>
<TextBox x:Name="ReferenceDate" GotFocus="FieldEnter" LostFocus="FieldLeave" FontSize="16" FontFamily="Segoe UI Light" Text="Date" Foreground="Gray" Background="Transparent" DockPanel.Dock="Top" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0" Margin="0,2,0,2"/>
</DockPanel>
</Canvas>
Thank you!
The Canvas panel doesn't really support that.
It's very basic - it just allows you to position children absolutely by using Top, Bottom, Left and Right, and it always gives them just the space they need.
So usually you would use a Grid with just 1 column and 1 row instead.
You can however bind the width and height of the DockPanel to the width and height of the Canvas. That way the DockPanel will always fill the Canvas.
<DockPanel VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Margin="0,0,0,0" x:Name="ReferenceInfo" Canvas.Left="0" Canvas.Top="0"
Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=InfoCanvas}"
Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=InfoCanvas}">
What you can do is:
<Grid>
<Canvas x:Name="InfoCanvas">
<!--Elements with canvas layout here-->
</Canvas>
<DockPanel x:Name="ReferenceInfo">
<!--Elements with dockpanel layout here-->
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
By wrapping both panels in a grid like this you can place elements that you cant to position relative to left, top etc in the canvas. Both the canvas and the dockpanel will fill available space. Note that the elements in the dockpanel will be rendered above the elements in the canvas when the dockpanel is defined after in xaml.
I'm assuming the code you posted is pseudo code, if not you should just remove the canvas.

WPF Scaling Issue

I am perplexed with an issue that I am experiencing, using ScaleTransform. I have a Grid with a fixed width and height. The grid contains one child, a Rectangle. The Rectangle's Fill is a VisualBrush whose Visual binds to a canvas outside of the grid, whose dimensions are rather large. On the rectangle, I use a ScaleTransform, with ScaleX and ScaleY both being set to 0.18. Essentially, I am trying to scale the Rectangle's visual down to fit within my grid. What appears to be happening is that the Grid itself is being scaled down, resulting in a much smaller result than what I want. I have included the code below. Just as a point of reference, the height and width that the rectangle binds do are essentially 900 by 600, respectively. Any pointers as to what I might be doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.
<Grid Height="225" Width="200" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" x:Name="PART_Content">
<Rectangle Height="{Binding Path=ActualHeight}" Width="{Binding Path=ActualWidth}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<VisualBrush Visual="{Binding}"/>
</Rectangle.Fill>
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<ScaleTransform ScaleX="0.183" ScaleY="0.183"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
Can you post the XAML for the Canvas element? I tried the following and I am getting the behavior you are going for (the rectangle is scaled and the grid is sized correctly)
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid ShowGridLines="True" Height="225" Width="200" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" x:Name="PART_Content">
<Rectangle Height="{Binding Path=ActualHeight}" Width="{Binding Path=ActualWidth}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<VisualBrush Visual="{Binding ElementName=theCanvas}"/>
</Rectangle.Fill>
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<ScaleTransform ScaleX="0.183" ScaleY="0.183"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
<Canvas x:Name="theCanvas" Grid.Row="1">
<Rectangle Fill="Brown" Height="300" Width="300" />
</Canvas>
</Grid>
What is ActualWidth and ActualHeight? Unless I am mistaken the ActualHeight and ActualWidth properties as they normally mean in WPF are not DP's and you cannot bind to them. As has been pointed out below these are readonly dependency properties. Assuming this is in a CustomControl style Binding should be changed to TemplateBinding first.
I removed the bindings and essentially created a static version of your XAML which looks just fine. Since you have Part_Content defined for the grid, I am curious, is this xaml part of a custom control style? Is the code of the CustomControl manipulating the grid via PART_Content?
<Grid Height="225" Width="200" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" x:Name="PART_Content" Background="Red">
<Rectangle Height="225"
Width="200"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
Fill="Blue">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<ScaleTransform ScaleX="0.183" ScaleY="0.183"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>

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