Expander to *not* be Expanded by default

[Michael]

Every time I run my SL app the expander is OPENED!  Can someone tell me how to make it load CLOSED?

Here is my XAML -- Frustrating!!  I've tried to do this through both code and the IsExpanded property but no luck


     <telerik:RadExpander x:Name="radExpander" Background="Transparent"  ExpandDirection="Right"

                HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="-11,0,0,8" IsExpanded="False" Foreground="{x:Null}" Height="568" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">

                <telerik:RadExpander.Header>

                    <TextBlock x:Name="expanderCaption" Foreground="#FFFFFFFF" Text=""

                        Visibility="Collapsed" />

                </telerik:RadExpander.Header>

                <telerik:RadTabControl FontSize="15" x:Name="tabSettings" Margin="10">

    <telerik:RadTabItem>

        <telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" IsHitTestVisible="False">

                                <Image Source="/BioDMap;component/Resources/toolset/toolset_07.png" Height="41" Width="41" />

                <TextBlock Text="Map Options" Foreground="Black" Margin="3,0,0,0" />

            </StackPanel>

        </telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

                        <Border CornerRadius="5" BorderBrush="#995C90B2" BorderThickness="0" Margin="5" >

                            <StackPanel Margin="5">

                                <CheckBox x:Name="chSettingsLegend" Content="Always show legend" />

                                <CheckBox x:Name="chSettingsOverviewMap" Content="Overview Map" />

                                <CheckBox x:Name="chSettingsScalebar" Content="Scalebar" />

                                <CheckBox x:Name="chSettingsNavigator" Content="Navigation" />

                                <!--<TextBlock  Foreground="White" FontWeight="Bold" Height="455" Margin="-242,0,-285,0" d:LayoutOverrides="HorizontalAlignment" />-->

                                <!--<TextBlock Margin="10 12 10 0" Text="3. Ready" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="White"></TextBlock>-->

                            </StackPanel>

                        </Border>

                    </telerik:RadTabItem>

    <telerik:RadTabItem>

        <telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" IsHitTestVisible="False">

                <Image Source="/BioDMap;component/Resources/toolset/toolset_07.png" Height="41" Width="41" />

                <TextBlock Text="User Preferences" Foreground="Black" Margin="3,0,0,0" />

            </StackPanel>

        </telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

    </telerik:RadTabItem>

    <telerik:RadTabItem>

        <telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" IsHitTestVisible="False">

                                <Image Source="/BioDMap;component/Resources/toolset/toolset_07.png" Height="41" Width="41" />

                                <TextBlock Text="Printing Preferences" Foreground="Black" Margin="3,0,0,0" />

            </StackPanel>

        </telerik:RadTabItem.Header>

    </telerik:RadTabItem>

</telerik:RadTabControl>

[Tina Stancheva]

Hello Michael,

I couldn't reproduce the issue. Can you please take a look at the project I attached to the answer of the support ticket you sent?

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes,
Tina Stancheva
the Telerik team