Comments on: ControlTemplates in XAML http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/ My opinion about anything and everything! Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:33:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wonder.mice http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-2186 wonder.mice Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:29:34 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-2186 Nice explanation, nice example - thanks! Nice explanation, nice example – thanks!

]]> By: chinese_zmm http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-2149 chinese_zmm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:06:48 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-2149 Nice article, and also nice comment Nice article, and also nice comment

]]> By: Dimitri http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-1735 Dimitri Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:16:08 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-1735 Just what I was looking for, thanks! Just what I was looking for, thanks!

]]> By: Rohit http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-111 Rohit Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:28:54 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-111 Unfortunately that is the part of the game. WPF does not allow (yet!) one to edit specific parts of the ControlTemplate; so even for a minor change one has to redefine the <strong>complete </strong>ControlTemplate. This might make some sense as when you are mdifying only a part of the ControlTemplate, you might change something that is closely coupled with the rest of the template; that's my guess why this hasn't been done. On the other hand, things are much easier if these properties are exposed as Style<em>s</em>. We could just extend from the Style and overwrite <em>only</em> those properties that interest us. Though this severely limits us to controlling only the properties that are exposed as Dependency Properties on the control. Unfortunately that is the part of the game. WPF does not allow (yet!) one to edit specific parts of the ControlTemplate; so even for a minor change one has to redefine the complete ControlTemplate. This might make some sense as when you are mdifying only a part of the ControlTemplate, you might change something that is closely coupled with the rest of the template; that’s my guess why this hasn’t been done.

On the other hand, things are much easier if these properties are exposed as Styles. We could just extend from the Style and overwrite only those properties that interest us. Though this severely limits us to controlling only the properties that are exposed as Dependency Properties on the control.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-110 Aaron Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:39:28 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-110 Nice article, but I have to say thats quite a bit of code/markup just to make an image box that changes appearance when you click on it :) Nice article, but I have to say thats quite a bit of code/markup just to make an image box that changes appearance when you click on it :)

]]> By: Ankit http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/controltemplates-in-xaml/#comment-72 Ankit Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:40:38 +0000 http://www.smart-techie.com/blog/2006/12/16/23/#comment-72 Incredibly nice article i have to say and no i am not just saying it i mean it !!! Incredibly nice article i have to say and no i am not just saying it i mean it !!!

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