Abstract: Techniques for arraigning elements on a panel are disclosed. The technique includes defining attributes for user interface elements in a switch panel, defining a layout algorithm in switchable panels, and calling the layout algorithm in each of the switchable panels from the switch panel. The user interface elements are repositioned using the algorithm in the called switchable panel.
Abstract: A Container3D control generates three dimensional (3D) models within a WPF scene. The control collects the objects supplied either explicitly through an Items property or via data binding a data collection to an ItemSource property. Once the objects are collected, 3D models for each of the collected objects are dynamically generated along with a 3D transform indicating the position of the generated 3D models. The 3D transform is used to determine positions in the WPF scene for each 3D model.
Abstract: A SimpleBinding extension in Window Presentation Foundation (WPF) is established using a compact binding syntax in which all binding components are specified in a string. The simple binding string is parsed to derive a native WPF binding class. A typecast may be used to determine how the binding result will be translated from one Common Language Runtime (CLR) type to another. The typecast may be provided with the binding components or derived from properties of the target WPF dependency property.