Changing the font..

Question

Hi,

I am very new to WPF applications and I am trying to do a small application using WPF.
I have a button and label controls in my form and I want to chage the font style of those. It is not like the normal windows forms to change the font.
How can I change the font at design time.

Thanks,

Answer 1

Here's a link to a thread that has already answered your question:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/ad69959c-d611-49cc-abe4-a7405462dbb6/

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Doug

Answer 2

Is it a normal WPF application or Silverlight.

In the first you have more possibilities in design time, in the way it was and in the XAML file (The only point is you can type in more, it is not a drop down like with non WPF).

For Silverlight you can do it only in the XAML File

Cor

Answer 3

Thnkx for you reply.

It is a normal WPF application.

Answer 4

I am feeling a bit difficult designing in WPF application rather than non-WPF applications. Is that really difficult or? Any steps to follow to design WPF applications?

Answer 5

Do you even try Doug help and design ur code to change font?  I just use and figure out in 5 minute for myself.   Now I do myself I do not forget.  Try for do, it work good.

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Answer 6

It is better to ask in the WPF forum but you can change the font in the xaml markup

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Button Grid.Row="1" Height="auto" Margin="53,64,92,0" Name="Button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Padding="10" FontFamily="Black Chancery">Button</Button>

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Answer 7

Have a look at this site as well

http://www.wiredprairie.us/journal/2006/09/wpf_decorators_build_your_own.html

The button uses a special class called Button chrome , to create a custom button you have to create a control template for it . WPF uses what is know as lookless controls . You can design the look of the control , add other controls to it and the function is handled by the controls class . A button is a content control it only allows one content item but that item can be something like a stackpanel that can contain any number of items such as images or textblocks .

 

 

<Button Grid.Row=" 1" Width="100" HorizontalAlignment="right" VerticalAlignment="bottom" Margin="10,10,10,10" Click="Click" x:Name="SPanel">

 

 

<StackPanel >

 

 

<Image Source="fish.jpg"></Image>

 

 

<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center">Click Me</TextBlock>

 

 

</StackPanel>

 

 

</Button>

 

 

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Answer 8

The above post is without using a control template but when you click it you still get the normal button background . I have a book on WPF but I am less than half way through it .

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Answer 9

Thnx for all of your help

Answer 10

Uh, shouldn't bdbodger get the credit for the Answer?  He did provide the answer after all.    :)

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Doug

Answer 11

I agree maybe he needs to learn how to use this forum . Not a great way to get ppl to give you help by not giving them credit for thier efforts .

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Answer 12

bbby A programmer ,    Doug correct !    you need give Answer credit to bdbodger bcoz he give you the answer !   U do thing like this and no ppl will want help u if u take credit for THEIR work !

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Answer 13

How about a better example and a picture

 
<Button Grid.Row=" 1" Width="100" 
                HorizontalAlignment="right" 
                VerticalAlignment="bottom" 
                Margin="10,10,10,10" 
                Click="Click" 
                x:Name="SPanel" 
                FontFamily=" Times New Roman" 
                FontSize=" 20"
                FontStyle="Italic"
                FontWeight="Bold"
                Padding=" 5"
                >            
            <StackPanel  >
                    <Image Source="fish.jpg"></Image>
                        <TextBlock 
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center" 
                            TextDecorations="Underline"
                            TextBlock.Foreground=" red"
                            >Click Me</TextBlock>
            </StackPanel>        
        </Button>

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Answer 14

@ bdbodger,

It's really a slap in the face when people don't give the person(s) the credit for providing the answer.  Must be wanting points in this case, and doesn't know that more than one response can be marked as the answer.  Another thing is the people that mark their own posts as a proposed answer....borderline conceit IMO.
Ah well, life goes on.........

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Doug