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• Corey

  Posted on May 23, 2011 (permalink)

  I'm docking my OutlookBar on the right side of my UI, The default minimize button points to the left while expanded, and ideally it'd point to the right.  What is the easiest way to change the orientation?
  
  Thanks,
  Corey

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• Viktor Tsvetkov Viktor Tsvetkov

  Posted on May 24, 2011 (permalink)

  Hello Corey,
  
  Currently in order to achieve what you want you should edit the template of the RadOutlookBar in Blend and modify the static resource MinimizeButtonStyle which is the one for the minimize button. If you need further assistance feel free to ask.
  
  Best wishes,
  Viktor Tsvetkov
  the Telerik team

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• Ronald

  Posted on Jun 24, 2011 (permalink)

  Hi Viktor and/or Corey,
  
  I just started with Blend (a whole new ballgame for me) and managed to rotate the arrow in the static resource.
  But I can't get it to work, the arrow keeps on pointing to the left.
  
  Feeling a bit silly right now... So.... Is it possible to provide me with a small example?
  
  Best regards,
  Ronald
  

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• Tina Stancheva Tina Stancheva

  Posted on Jun 29, 2011 (permalink)

  Hi Ronald,
  
  I attached a sample project illustrating how to change the MinimizeButton direction. Basically once you edit the ControlTemplate of the RadOutlookBar you need to modify and the MinimizeButtonStyle. It applies a template to the minimize button element of the RadOutlookBar and if you change the RotateTransform angle of the arrow element for the button, you should be able to implement your scenario.
  
  All the best,
  Tina Stancheva
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  Attached files

  • OutlookBarMinimizeButtonStyle.zip

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• Ronald

  Posted on Jun 30, 2011 (permalink)

  Hi Tina, thanks for your reply, I'm still waiting for the coin to drop. But I now have an example I can work with :-)
  It seemed a bit much for just changing the minimize button. :-S
  
  But again thanks a lot for your help, I can now present a prototype of the intended interface.
  
  All the best to you,
  Ronald
  
  edit:
  I noticed that the arrow in a minimized OutlookBar was pointing in the same direction. So I rotated the button rather than the arrow. I also set the HorizontalAlignment to "Left".
  

  <telerik:RadToggleButton x:Name="MinimizeButton" Margin="0 0 3 0"

          HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="19" Height="19"

          Style="{StaticResource MinimizeButtonStyle}"

          VerticalAlignment="Center"             

          IsChecked="{Binding IsMinimized, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"

          Visibility="{Binding IsMinimizable, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" >

      <telerik:RadToggleButton.RenderTransform>

          <CompositeTransform Rotation="-180"/>

      </telerik:RadToggleButton.RenderTransform>

   

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