This project is for primarily offering a ResourceDictionary for common stylizing of various WPF controls. It also offers controls that are
not available through standard WPF functionality, such as an activity indicator.
This initial publish does not offer much, but more will be added as needed by the developer.
These colors can be overridden in Resources to change colors of choice.
Color
Description
AttentionColor
Used on mouse-over on Window title bar on DialogWindowStyle and StandardWindowStyle.
PrimaryColor
Used for the primary color style of all stylized controls.
PrimaryBorderColor
Used for the primary border color style of all stylized controls.
PrimaryTextColor
The primary foreground color.
PrimaryInverseTextColor
The inverse primary color of the foreground.
HighlightColor
Used as the center highlight color of the background of stylized controls.
BorderHightlightColor
Used as the center highlight color of the background of the border of stylized controls.
SecondaryColor
Used for the secondary color style of all stylized controls.
SecondaryBorderColor
Used for the secondary color style for borders of all stylized controls.
PrimaryControlColor
Primary background color of stylized controls.
HighlightControlColor
Center highlight background color of stylized controls.
SecondaryControlColor
Secondary background color of stylized controls.
Brushes
These brushes can be overridden in Resources to change colors of choice.
Brush
Description
PrimaryBorderBrush
Brush defined to PrimaryBorderColor. Used as default Color2 in the ActivityIndicator.
SecondaryBorderBrush
Brush defined to SecondaryBorderColor. Used as default Color1 in the ActivityIndicator.
PrimaryTextBrush
Brush defined to PrimaryTextColor, used on the titlebar of the stylized windows.
PrimaryInverseTextBrush
Brush defined to PrimaryInverseTextColor, used on the titlebar of the stylized windows.
ControlBackgroundStyle
Brush used for the background of controls (specifically ImportantButtonStyle).
BackgroundStyle
Background style brush.
BorderStyle
Border Style Brush
AttentionBrush
Brush using AttentionColor.
ForegroundStyle
Foreground brush using PrimaryTextColor.
Templates
DialogWindowStyle
Stylizes a window to behave like a dialog. If you use the attached property Attached.TitleContent, the object defined in Attached.TitleContent will
be presented in the Title bar.
StandardWindowStyle
Stylizes a window. If you use the attached property Attached.TitleContent, the object defined in Attached.TitleContent will
be presented in the Title bar.
ImportantButtonStyle
Stylizes a button to include animation on MouseOver.
TitleBarButtonStyle
Stylizes a button that is used in the TitleContent attached property.
Controls
ActivityIndicator
This control is merely a spinner to indicate activity. By default, it is hidden, and the Visibility is bound to its property
"IsActive", which in turn is bound to the static property "IsActive" on RussJudge.WPFControlsAndStylizer.GlobalControl.Current.
Set the Visibility to make it visible, or set "IsActive" on the ActivityIndicator to make it visible,
or set RussJudge.WPFControlsAndStylizer.GlobalControl.Current.IsActive = true;
Using RussJudge.WPFControlsAndStylizer.GlobalControl.Current.IsActive allows for all ActivityIndicator controls on all open windows to
appear and be controlled from a single location.
There are three color properties that can be stylized:
Property
Description
EllipseBackground
The background circle
Color1
The primary color
Color2
The secondary color
By default, the ActivityIndicator is a circle. However, by setting the Height and Width differently, an elllipse is formed that will create a differently
behaving activity indicator.
About
This is a standard "About" window, stylized with the "DialogWindowStyle" that displays properties from any given Assembly. The default
Assembly is the Entry Assembly.
Open the About window with:
var optionalAssembly = System.Reflection.EntryAssembly;`
About.DisplayAbout("optional informational string", optionalAssembly);`
InputPromptDialog
This is a simplified dialog window for providing a prompt to accept a string from the user.
string? result = InputPromptDialog.ShowDialog();
if (result == null)
{
//User selected "Cancel"
}
else
{
//User entered a string for processing.
string value = result;
}
TaskMonitor
This Singleton provides a mechanism for starting and monitoring background tasks, with the capability to cancel.
Tasks can be added by calling the AddTask method. The first parameter is a delegate that must accept a CancellationToken as its
only parameter. This token can be ignored within the delegate, but can be used to allow controlled cancellation of the Task.
The second parameter of AddTask is a simple description.
TaskMontior.Current.BackgroundProcesses is a bindable collection of running tasks.
Attached Properties
IsStylized
Set to true only if using the DialogWindowStyle or StandardWindowStyle. Setting this property causes the System Commands (Maximize, Minimize, Restore, Close)
to be properly bound to the Window Titlebar Buttons. These buttons won't function without setting this attached property. Setting this is NOT required if
TitleContent is set.
TitleContent
Content that will display on the Window Titlebar left of the Title on a Window using the DialogWindowStyle or StandardWindowStyle.
Placeholder
Setting this attached property on a TextBox will display the Placeholder over the empty area of the TextBox.
This Placeholder disappears when focus is on the TextBox, or if the TextBox.Text has a value.