#559 – Drawing a Masked Gradient in Blend
You can use an opacity mask with simple shapes along with a gradient to get a style that looks like a gradient applied to a paper cutout. For example, you might want the following cloud-like effect....
View Article#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...
View Article#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...
View Article#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...
View Article#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...
View Article#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...
View Article#570 – Use Blend to Search for Properties
Blend makes all properties of a user interface element available for editing via the Properties panel. The properties panel is laid out in a way that makes finding a particular property fairly easy....
View Article#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...
View Article#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...
View Article#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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