GridView margins and spacing

Question

Hello,

Is there a way to control the margin and spacing in a GridView?  I'd like to control the size of the outer margin and the size of the space in between items.  I have tried changing various properties but nothing seems to affect this.  I've tried Margin, Padding, etc.  Also tried WrapGrid.  

Here is the xaml:

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot"  VerticalAlignment="Center" >
        <GridView Margin="100,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left"  Background="Blue" >
            <Rectangle Width="150" Height="150" Fill="#21ABA5" />
            <Rectangle Width="150" Height="150" Fill="#21ABA5" />
            <Rectangle Width="150" Height="150" Fill="#21ABA5" />
        </GridView>
    </Grid>

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

You should change the grid view item template source. You can follow this XAML.

 

		<Style x:Key="GridViewItemStyle1" TargetType="GridViewItem">
			<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{StaticResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}"/>
			<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}"/>
			<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
			<Setter Property="TabNavigation" Value="Local"/>
			<Setter Property="IsHoldingEnabled" Value="True"/>
			<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
			<Setter Property="Template">
				<Setter.Value>
					<ControlTemplate TargetType="GridViewItem">
						<Border x:Name="OuterContainer">
							<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
									<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
									<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="PointerOverBorder"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBorderThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedEarmark">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
										<Storyboard>
											<PointerDownThemeAnimation TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="PointerOverPressed">
										<Storyboard>
											<PointerDownThemeAnimation TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="PointerOverBorder"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBorderThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedEarmark">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="{StaticResource ListViewItemDisabledThemeOpacity}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
									<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisual"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
									<VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused"/>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionHintStates">
									<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
										<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.65" To="NoSelectionHint"/>
									</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
									<VisualState x:Name="VerticalSelectionHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="0" TargetName="SelectionBackground" ToVerticalOffset="15"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="0" TargetName="ContentBorder" ToVerticalOffset="15"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="0" TargetName="SelectedBorder" ToVerticalOffset="15"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="0" TargetName="SelectedCheckMark" ToVerticalOffset="15"/>
											<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0:0:0.500" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyph">
												<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="0.5"/>
												<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.500" Value="0"/>
											</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="HorizontalSelectionHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="-23" TargetName="SelectionBackground" ToVerticalOffset="0"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="-23" TargetName="ContentBorder" ToVerticalOffset="0"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="-23" TargetName="SelectedBorder" ToVerticalOffset="0"/>
											<SwipeHintThemeAnimation ToHorizontalOffset="-23" TargetName="SelectedCheckMark" ToVerticalOffset="0"/>
											<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0:0:0.500" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyph">
												<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="0.5"/>
												<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.500" Value="0"/>
											</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="NoSelectionHint"/>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
									<VisualState x:Name="Unselecting">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyphBorder"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Unselected">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyphBorder"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedPointerOver">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyphBorder"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedSwiping">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectingGlyph"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyphBorder"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Selecting">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectingGlyph"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="HintGlyphBorder"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedCheckMark"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="SelectedSwiping">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedCheckMark"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionBackground"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectedCheckMark"/>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="contentPresenter">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="DragStates">
									<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
										<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.2" To="NotDragging"/>
									</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
									<VisualState x:Name="NotDragging"/>
									<VisualState x:Name="Dragging">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="{StaticResource ListViewItemDragThemeOpacity}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerDragContent"/>
											<DragItemThemeAnimation TargetName="InnerDragContent"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="SelectedCheckMarkOuter"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="DraggingTarget">
										<Storyboard>
											<DropTargetItemThemeAnimation TargetName="OuterContainer"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="MultipleDraggingPrimary">
										<Storyboard>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="MultiArrangeOverlayBackground"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="MultiArrangeOverlayText"/>
											<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="{StaticResource ListViewItemDragThemeOpacity}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentBorder"/>
											<FadeInThemeAnimation TargetName="MultiArrangeOverlayBackground"/>
											<FadeInThemeAnimation TargetName="MultiArrangeOverlayText"/>
											<DragItemThemeAnimation TargetName="ContentBorder"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="SelectionBackground"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="SelectedCheckMarkOuter"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="SelectedBorder"/>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="PointerOverBorder"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="MultipleDraggingSecondary">
										<Storyboard>
											<FadeOutThemeAnimation TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ReorderHintStates">
									<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
										<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.2" To="NoReorderHint"/>
									</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
									<VisualState x:Name="NoReorderHint"/>
									<VisualState x:Name="BottomReorderHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<DragOverThemeAnimation Direction="Bottom" ToOffset="{StaticResource ListViewItemReorderHintThemeOffset}" TargetName="ReorderHintContent"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="TopReorderHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<DragOverThemeAnimation Direction="Top" ToOffset="{StaticResource ListViewItemReorderHintThemeOffset}" TargetName="ReorderHintContent"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="RightReorderHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<DragOverThemeAnimation Direction="Right" ToOffset="{StaticResource ListViewItemReorderHintThemeOffset}" TargetName="ReorderHintContent"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
									<VisualState x:Name="LeftReorderHint">
										<Storyboard>
											<DragOverThemeAnimation Direction="Left" ToOffset="{StaticResource ListViewItemReorderHintThemeOffset}" TargetName="ReorderHintContent"/>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
								</VisualStateGroup>
								<VisualStateGroup x:Name="DataVirtualizationStates">
									<VisualState x:Name="DataAvailable"/>
									<VisualState x:Name="DataPlaceholder">
										<Storyboard>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="PlaceholderTextBlock">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
													<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
														<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
													</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
												</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
											<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="PlaceholderRect">
												<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
													<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
														<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
													</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
												</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
											</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
										</Storyboard>
									</VisualState>
								</VisualStateGroup>
							</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
							<Grid x:Name="ReorderHintContent" Background="Transparent">
								<Path x:Name="SelectingGlyph" Data="F1 M133.1,17.9 L137.2,13.2 L144.6,19.6 L156.4,5.8 L161.2,9.9 L145.6,28.4 z" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemCheckSelectingThemeBrush}" FlowDirection="LeftToRight" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="13" Margin="0,9.5,9.5,0" Opacity="0" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="15"/>
								<Border x:Name="HintGlyphBorder" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="40" Margin="0" Opacity="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="40">
									<Path x:Name="HintGlyph" Data="F1 M133.1,17.9 L137.2,13.2 L144.6,19.6 L156.4,5.8 L161.2,9.9 L145.6,28.4 z" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemCheckHintThemeBrush}" FlowDirection="LeftToRight" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="13" Margin="0,5.5,5.5,0" Opacity="0" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="15"/>
								</Border>
								<Border x:Name="ContentContainer">
									<Grid x:Name="InnerDragContent">
										<Rectangle x:Name="PointerOverBorder" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="1" Opacity="0"/>
										<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisual" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0" Stroke="{StaticResource ListViewItemFocusBorderThemeBrush}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
										<Rectangle x:Name="SelectionBackground" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" Margin="4" Opacity="0"/>
										<Border x:Name="ContentBorder" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Margin="0">
											<Grid>
												<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter" ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
												<TextBlock x:Name="PlaceholderTextBlock" Foreground="{x:Null}" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Text="Xg" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
												<Rectangle x:Name="PlaceholderRect" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemPlaceholderBackgroundThemeBrush}" IsHitTestVisible="False" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
												<Rectangle x:Name="MultiArrangeOverlayBackground" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemDragBackgroundThemeBrush}" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0"/>
											</Grid>
										</Border>
										<Rectangle x:Name="SelectedBorder" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="4" Opacity="0" Stroke="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" StrokeThickness="{StaticResource GridViewItemSelectedBorderThemeThickness}"/>
										<Border x:Name="SelectedCheckMarkOuter" HorizontalAlignment="Right" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="4" VerticalAlignment="Top">
											<Grid x:Name="SelectedCheckMark" Height="40" Opacity="0" Width="40">
												<Path x:Name="SelectedEarmark" Data="M0,0 L40,0 L40,40 z" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" Stretch="Fill"/>
												<Path Data="F1 M133.1,17.9 L137.2,13.2 L144.6,19.6 L156.4,5.8 L161.2,9.9 L145.6,28.4 z" Fill="{StaticResource ListViewItemCheckThemeBrush}" FlowDirection="LeftToRight" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="13" Margin="0,5.5,5.5,0" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="15"/>
											</Grid>
										</Border>
										<TextBlock x:Name="MultiArrangeOverlayText" Foreground="{StaticResource ListViewItemDragForegroundThemeBrush}" FontSize="26.667" FontFamily="{StaticResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}" IsHitTestVisible="False" Margin="18,9,0,0" Opacity="0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{Binding TemplateSettings.DragItemsCount, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}" TextTrimming="WordEllipsis"/>
									</Grid>
								</Border>
							</Grid>
						</Border>
					</ControlTemplate>
				</Setter.Value>
			</Setter>
		</Style>

And then use Style="{StaticResource GridViewStyle1}" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource GridViewItemStyle1}"

Best regards,

Jesse

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Jesse Jiang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 2

The resource "ListViewItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush" could not be resolved when I tried the solution in a c# app. Any pointers?