WPF User Control as item template

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Hi I am trying to render buttons as the item template of a list, to be displayed horizontally. The problem is that they don't 'butt up' to each other. They leave a small gap betwen each one. I have tried allsorts of things to cure it, but have'nt succeeded. Any ideas?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:30

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Try using the WPF tool Snoop to work out where the margin is coming from, and then fix it.

(Negative margins = code smell, in general, IMO.)

answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:30

Dan Puzey

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:20

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Try a negative margin, setting cliptobounds to false, maybe that can help

answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:20

Machinarius

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I know it is a bad practice, but if you need something *quick* it could of work... – Machinarius Dec 02 '10 at 15:33

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 18:09

It's most likely either a Border, Margin, or Padding on your item container (i.e. ListBoxItem if you're using ListBox) which can be corrected with the ItemContainerStyle or your Button's Border is using BorderThickness=1, BorderBrush=Transparent or null.

Use Snoop as Dan suggested to find out.

WPF User Control as item template

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