Customizing Outlookbar (remove ContentElement, ItemPresenter)

[Christian Casutt]

I want to customize the RadOutlookBar Control. I know i can create a ControlTemplate, that's what i did in the past, but this had the 'side-effect' that everytime, when there's a new release of the telerik controls, i had to remove and recreate the control template otherwise the designer (VS.NET 2010 and Blend3/4RC) did not render the controls correctly.

What i want is a RadOutlookBar without the ContentPresenter (ContentElement) and without the HorizontalSplitter. in other words, i need the RadOutlookBar ContentPresenter to have the same Content (a RadTreeView) 'independently' of the selected OutlookBarItem / Button. How can i accomplish this?

help's appreciated

Christian

[Kiril Stanoev]

Hello Christian,

I am not sure what you are trying to achieve, but besides editing the ControlTemplate of RadOutlookBar, another way to remove/hide the horizontal splitter and the content element is by using VisualTreeHelper:

private void HideHorizontalSplitter_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    Panel root = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(this.outlookBar1, 0) as Panel;
    Thumb horizontalSplitter = root.FindName("HorizontalSplitter") as Thumb;
    horizontalSplitter.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}

private void HideContentElement_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    Panel root = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(this.outlookBar1, 0) as Panel;
    ContentPresenter contentElement = root.FindName("ContentElement") as ContentPresenter;
    contentElement.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}

Does this information help? If not, could you please elaborate a little bit more on the scenario you try to achieve. I'd be glad to further assist you.

Best wishes,
Kiril Stanoev
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[Dennys]

Is there a way to hide the HorizontalSplitter with a xaml declaration?


EDIT:

Just managed to do it ;)

XAML:

<Style TargetType="Thumb" x:Key="MyHorizontalSplitterStyle">
    <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"></Setter>
</Style>

<telerik:RadOutlookBar HorizontalSplitterStyle="{StaticResource MyHorizontalSplitterStyle}">