Intersoft Community - UXDesktop

Link 2 UXDesktopDock to 1 UXDesktop

s_ashvin — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:55:25 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to link 2 UXDesktopDock to 1 UXDesktop. The requirement is such that I need two different dock. Adding 2 dock is not an issue but binding them to the UXDesktop is possing problem.

Anyone can help on this.

thanks in advance

UXDesktop Window Opening behavior

TheHaythemKaroui — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:58:38 GMT

Hi!

Do you have an idea about how can i get a preview for every opened window in the UXDesktop (Like the minimized window preview) ???

Waiting Forward for your answer

Best Regards,

KAROUI Haythem

IT Manager

CREA-DIGITAL

Problems with navigeto to UXNavigationWindow located in external xap from UXDesktop

kkolodziejczyk — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:12:15 GMT

Hello,

We have a problems with navigate to UXPage that hosts UXNavigationWindow from UXDesktop and it's loacated in external xap. We based on your sample from documentation named "ClientUI Desktop Application". The only one difference in our project is that the "Reports" module is placed in an external application (external xap).

When we use in UXDesktopDockButton ApplicationUri="/SampleApp.Reports;SampleApp.Rreports.Views/Reports", UxPage: "Reports.xaml" is launching from desktop but in Reports.xaml.cs in code behind "OnNavigatedTo" not executed.

But if we try use NavigateUri="/Reports" and using UriMapping in UXFrame it's not working.

How to properly launch UXPage that hosts UXNavigationWindow from UXDesktop when UXPage it's loacated in external xap?

Regards,
Krzysztof

UXDesktop - How to generate different window types based on the bound Item?

chrisaswain — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:52:49 GMT

I have a custom implementation of the UXDesktop control that overrides the GetContainerForItemOverride() method. In that method, I create new UXWindow objects and set some default properties and command bindings. That has worked great up until now. I have new requirements now to have the desktop generate UXWindows for some bound items in the ItemsSource, but also generate UXNavigationWindows for other items in the ItemsSource.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to check for a property on each item being bound before creating the new window object. The item would have a property telling the desktop what type of window to generate.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

Handling WindowCommands like Close, Minimize, and Maximize?

chrisaswain — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:35:53 GMT

I'm using the UXDesktop control bound to an ItemsSource to generate my UXWindow objects. I need to be able to handle some of the commands fired by the windows such as Close, Minimize and Maximize. I've tried the following, but it doesn't seem to capture the Close command when I click the close button of the UXWindow object.

    public partial class RootView : ViewBase
    {
        public RootView(RootViewModel viewModel)
            : base(viewModel)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            CommandBinding windowCloseCommandBinding = new CommandBinding(WindowCommands.Close, HandleWindowClose);
            // Create the CommandBindingCollection to hold the command binding
            CommandBindingCollection bindingCollection = new CommandBindingCollection();
            bindingCollection.Add(windowCloseCommandBinding);
 
            // Set the binding collection to the layout root
            CommandManager.SetCommandBindings(this, bindingCollection);
        }
 
        private void HandleWindowClose(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
 
        }
    }

How can I capture and handle the commands fired from my UXWindow objects in my UXDesktop?

 
You can run the attached sample project to see that the HandleWindowCommand method is never invoked even though I'm doing the CommandBinding to the WindowCommands.Close and Minimize commands.

UXDesktop with bound ItemsSource errors when associated to TaskBar...

chrisaswain — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:58:55 GMT

The attached sample project demonstrates the error I'm getting.

Basically, I have a UXDesktop control with a bound ItemsSource to a collection of "WindowItem" objects. I have subclassed the UXDesktop control so I can override the GetContainerForItemOverride() method and output UXWindow objects for each bound item.

I get an InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'SilverlightPlayground.WindowItem' to type 'Intersoft.Client.Framework.IWindow' when I try to associate a UXDesktopDock control with the TaskBar property of the UXDesktop control.

Can anyone help me figure out how to properly associate a UXDesktopDock control to a UXDesktop control when it's ItemsSource is bound to a collection of items that are not IWindow objects?

UXDesktop - custom window arrangement?

chrisaswain — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:26:21 GMT

Is there any guidance for arranging window objects in the UXDesktop (either the built-in arrangement, or a custom form of arrangement)?

I'd like to provide a rich experience for my users to be able to arrange their windows in multiple different ways.

UXDesktop, UXWindow - minimize without associated UXDesktopDock

chrisaswain — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:09:25 GMT

I am using the UXDesktop to display UXWindow objects from a collection bound to the ItemsSource property. I have a UXDesktopDock that I am doing custom management of window instances as sub-items of the task bar (UXStackItems) instead of showing them directly on the task bar. As a result I don't want to associate my UXDesktopDock taskbar to my UXDesktop. However, the minimize and maximize only seem to work when there is an associated taskbar. How can I get around this?

Using UXDesktop.ItemsSource???

chrisaswain — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:01:50 GMT

Is there an example of how to use the ItemsSource property of the UXDesktop control?

I tried using it in a similar way to how I'm using the ItemsSource property on the UXDesktopDock control, but it doesn't seem to work. An example would be great!

I've tried binding the ItemsSource property to the underlying collection in my ViewModel and setting the ItemContainerStyleTemplate to a template the does the PropertyBinding and sets the IsActive property to True. But still no windows show up.

Has anyone successfully used the UXDesktop and UXDesktopDock as a Prism Region?

chrisaswain — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:53:55 GMT

I have a Prism based application in which I am loading apps (Prism modules) into my application shell. I want to use the UXDesktop and UXDesktopDock to manage the loading of views into the UXDesktop as a Prism region. I have a very buggy version working now by creating a custom RegionManager that wraps the views being added to the UXDesktop region in UXWindow controls. But I'm not sure if this is the right approach or if you would recommend something different?