Windows Presentation Foundation: 2 Layout

Handle most layout scenarios for your Windows applications with WPF layout panels. Learn how to use six core layout panels, size and position elements, and create custom panels.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching
• Using the exercise files

1. Layout Panels

• Understand layout and child elements
• Use the LetterBox custom project
• Explore the layout panels
• Use the StackPanel
• Use the WrapPanel
• Use the DockPanel
• Use the UniformGrid
• Explore columnar layout with the grid
• Work with grid column and row sizes
• Add grid rows and columns with the designer
• Size grid rows and columns with the designers
• Position grid child elements with the designer
• Make sizeable grid cells with the GridSplitter
• Absolute positioning with the Canvas
• Scrolling content with the ScrollViewer
• Use a TabControl

2. Other Layout Concepts

• Control the visibility of an element
• Understand the layout process
• Indicate control size
• How panels affect control size
• Adjust content alignment
• Overlay elements with ZIndex
• Work with margins

3. Custom Layout Panel

• Why make a custom layout panel
• Examples of custom layout panels
• Anatomy of a custom panel
• Use a custom panel
• Replace layout panel in ListBox

Conclusion

• Next steps