Grid columns divider

Question

Hi all,

With the Cosmopolitan theme, my grids show without a vertical line between columns, a divider, or separator.

I was playing with the "Pixata vertical divider" for this, inserting one after each grid column/field, set to light-gray color. And I have to say I like the result so far.

Any easier way to do this instead of using the Pixata vertical divider? Get the grid columns divider by default?

Rgds.

Answer 1

Hi Lisalena

I think according to the design principle of the cosmopolitan theme, there is no built in vertical line divider for the default grid. If you use lightswitch default shell and theme then you can able to find out what you want.

So as per my suggestion it will be better if you use your own custom silverlight grid control and integrate into lightswitch. Where you can do anything as per your requirement.

Regards

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Answer 2

Hi Lisa,

In the InitializeDataWorkspace method for your screen, you can use this code to enable Vertical grid lines:

this.FindControl("grid").ControlAvailable += (s, e) =>
{
    (e.Control as System.Windows.Controls.DataGrid).GridLinesVisibility = System.Windows.Controls.DataGridGridLinesVisibility.Vertical;
};

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Answer 3

Yes, that's the better suggestion Jewel. There's no need for a custom control for just gridlines.

All the Cosmopolitan theme is doing is modifying the grid properties through a theme, whereas Jewel's suggesting doing it in code.

If you didn't want to do it in code, you'd create a theme based on the Cosmpopolitan theme, not create a custom grid control.

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Answer 4

Just arrived, had no time to test yet but will do so in the first opportunity tonight!

Jewel, once again, thanks for sharing!  pure awesomeness :)

thanks all!