Questions tagged [stackpanel]

A WPF component for displaying a list of elements in a horizontal or vertical stack.

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WPF how make StackPanel Scrollable

in a stackpanel i add some labels from code behind at runtime: i want make the stackpanel scrollable. In the xaml file i have:
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Spacing buttons equally across a window in WPF

What's the best control to arrange buttons horizontally across a window in WPF? I am having trouble arranging the buttons evenly while resizing the window. I tried to use the stack panel but the buttons just stay at their position and do not space…
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Looping through StackPanel children in WPF

I have a StackPanel that is full of controls, I am trying to loop through the elements and get their Names, but it seems that I need to cast each element to its type in order to access its Name property. But what if I have a lot of different types…
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How can I get StackPanel to use an ItemTemplate?

In the following code, I tell the ComboBox to use the DataTemplate called CustomerTemplate by assigning its ItemTemplate attribute. StackPanel, however, doesn't have an ItemTemplate attribute. How can I get the StackPanel to also use…
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Horizontal Stackpanel Fill Parent Control

Is it possible to have a or labels (or buttons, whatever) going horizontally across it's parent control (e.g. Window) and have it fill out all the space allowed? For example if I had 3 controls _ window width__ [ 1 ]__ [ 2 ] __ [ 3…
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How to make items in a DockPanel expand to fit all available space in WPF?

I have a StackPanel containing a StackPanel and some other items. The first StackPanel has a vertical orientation, the the inner one has a horizontal orientation. The inner one has a TreeView and a ListView, I would like them to expand and fit the…
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WPF StackPanel content vertical alignment

Is there a way in XAML to say that I want to center-align vertically all components inside a horizontal-oriented StackPanel? I achieve the desired result with the below XAML:
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How can I vertically align a TextBox inside a StackPanel?

In the following XAML, the word "Test" centers horizontally but not vertically. How can I get it to center vertically?
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Why won't StackPanel put textblock on left and button on right in Silverlight?

OK, I give up: what do I have to change to this StackPanel below so that it puts the: text on far left of form button on far right of form. alt text http://tanguay.info/web/external/stackPanelLeftRight.png
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Grid inside a StackPanel: why do auto and * behave strangely?

My google and stackoverflow search-fu have failed me, so I present to the community this question. (This is all generated using VS2010 and .NET 4.0, in a blank default WPF Solution) Consider the following XAML:
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Two Rows in a Horizontal Stack Panel? (WPF)

I have this stack panel (contains four fractions): (Fractions are just text with new lines and hyphens.) If I add a fifth fraction, it'll go to the right of 10/12, instead of forming a second row. How do I configure my StackPanel so that it'll…
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How to implement Camera app style photo strip on WP7?

I'm running into a number of problems creating an effect very similar to the photo strip in the Camera app. All I want to do is display a row of grids that each have the same dimensions as the screen (whether in portrait or landscape). Already, I…
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Best method to build data entry forms in WPF?

When building WPF forms that are used for data entry (e.g. A bunch of labels next to a bunch of textboxes and comboboxes) I've seen two methods: Create a master Grid, divide it into two columns, and add rows with Height="auto" for each field and…
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Stack Panel Or Grid which one is most advisable

I heard that UI Design with Stack panel is more promotable that Grids. Is there any fact present in that. I am usually using Grid for Designing my UI, recently in a document i read that the Grid consumes more time for rendering rather than stack…
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WPF - Animating a change in orientation of a stackpanel?

I'm trying to create an animation where an icon (a xaml vector graphic on a Viewbox-wrapped Canvas) goes from having its text (TextBlock) beside it to underneath it. I currently have the Viewbox and TextBlock in a Horizontally oriented StackPanel. …
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