Project DescriptionMulti-window aware versions of key Silverlight toolkit controls including ChildWindow and ContextMenu for building desktop applications using Silverlight 5.
Available as a
Nuget package.
Right click the sample application below to install it on your desktop and try the multi-window controls:
Showing a ChildWindow in a non-main/secondary window:
var child = new ChildWindow { Title = "Child Window" };
child.SetWindow(Window.GetWindow(this));
child.Show();
Adding a web style (constrained to parent window) ContextMenu:
<TextBlock Text="Right click on me to show the context menu">
<multiwindow:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
<multiwindow:ContextMenu>
<multiwindow:MenuItem Header="Menu Item"/>
</multiwindow:ContextMenu>
</multiwindow:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
</TextBlock>
Adding a desktop style (can show outside of parent window) ContextMenuWindow:
<TextBlock Text="Right click on me to show the context menu">
<multiwindow:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
<multiwindow:ContextMenuWindow>
<multiwindow:MenuItem Header="Menu Item"/>
</multiwindow:ContextMenuWindow>
</multiwindow:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
</TextBlock>
In desktop mode the window can pop outside of the parent window.
Showing a native popup:
new PopupWindow
{
Width = 160,
Height = 160,
HorizontalOffset = 0,
VerticalOffset = 0,
Child = new TextBlock { Text = "Hello world" },
PlacementTarget = element,
Placement = PlacementMode.Right,
StaysOpen = false,
IsOpen = true
};
Showing a modal dialog:
modalWindow.ShowDialog();