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#561 – Drawing a 3D Donut Using a Radial Gradient
Here’s another visual effect that you can easily create in WPF and Blend, using a gradient. Let’s say that you want to draw a ring or donut-shaped object that looks 3D. You can start by using the...
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#563 – Additional Effects in Expression SDK
In addition to the two effects that come with the .NET Framework, you can get access to a number of other effects when you download and install the Expression Blend SDK for .NET 4. Once you install the...
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#565 – Workaround for Inability to Scroll ScrollViewer in Design Mode in Blend
When you’re working in Blend and have some scrollable content in a ScrollViewer, you won’t be able to see all of the content at design time because Blend doesn’t let you scroll the ScrollViewer. This...
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#566 – Setting Properties of an Effect in Blend
Like other elements, you can set various properties of an effect in Blend using the Properties panel. In the example below, we’ve added a DropShadowEffect to a Label. If you select the effect in the...
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#567 – Setting Layout Related Properties in Blend
The Layout are of the Properties panel will let you set properties that are related to layout of a control. This includes things like margins, alignment, height and width and padding. By default, only...
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#568 – Setting Text-Related Properties in Blend
You can set text-related properties for a control using the fields in the Text area of the Properties panel. For example, you can set the font family, font style and font size for a Label control. Or...
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#569 – Setting Transforms from within Blend
You can set both layout and render transforms for an UIElement from within Blend. To configure a transform, just select the user interface element and then find the Transform area of the Properties...
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#571 – Moving Windows Around in Blend
While working in Blend, there are a number of different windows (panels) that you work with. The image below shows the default configuration, with the Tools panel on the far left, and another panel...
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#572 – You Can Move Windows Outside of the Blend GUI
You can easily move windows around in Blend, customizing the layout of your workspace. You can even move a window outside of the main Blend window. This can be especially handy if you have more than...
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#573 – Workspaces in Blend
When you work in Blend, you can move windows around within Blend, or move them outside of the main Blend GUI. Blend restores the last known arrangements of windows when you start up again. You can...
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