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Silverlight TextBlock Plus

This enhanced TextBlock control allows you to apply effects to your text such as strike-through, shadows and borders.

To use the TextBlock Plus control you will need to add a reference to Liquid.RichText.dll in your project.


How to Use the TextBlock Plus Control

In your XAML ensure you have a reference to the Liquid.RichText.dll in the UserControl tag at the top, to use the TextBlockPlus on your Silverlight page:

<UserControl x:Class="TextBlock.Page"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:liquidRichText="clr-namespace:Liquid;assembly=Liquid.RichText"
    Width="400" Height="300">
    <Canvas>
        <liquidRichText:TextBlockPlus Canvas.Left="5" Canvas.Top="10" Text="Some Slightly Shadowed Text" FontSize="25" Shadow="Slight" />
        <liquidRichText:TextBlockPlus Canvas.Left="5" Canvas.Top="50" Text="Some Shadowed Text" FontSize="25" Shadow="Normal" />
        <liquidRichText:TextBlockPlus Canvas.Left="5" Canvas.Top="90" Text="With a Dashed Border" FontSize="25" BorderType="Dashed"/>
    </Canvas>
</UserControl>


This simple demo does not require any C# to function, however you can reference the TextBlockPlus elements in the same way as any other Silverlight 2 control.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace TextBlock
{
    public partial class Page : UserControl
    {
        public Page()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }
}


Example Silverlight TextBlock Plus Control:

Silverlight TextBlock Plus Control

Latest Forum Posts

Here are latest posts from around the forums, if you have a question about any of the Liquid controls you can get your answers in the Forum.

dan posted on disable user input

Hi,


You can use the following to ensure content is read-only:


richTextBox.SelectMode = SelectMode.ReadOnly;


Thanks!

Hi Adrian,


The RichTextBox.SelectionStyle reflects the current selection style at the cursor.  I have tested this and the font family is updated correctly, both here and in the online demo.  Can you provide the code you are using when you reference this property?  Are you using the SelectionChanged event?


Thanks!

Hi,


The spell checker uses standard .dic files, you can find some here:


http://www.codeproject.com/KB/string/netspell.aspx


Thanks!

dan posted on Borders on div, p, etc

Hi Paul,


As you have found only a small amount of CSS is supported in the RichTextBox, there is a short list of what CSS is supported at:


http://www.vectorlight.net/controls/rich_textbox/importing_exporting_html.aspx


Thanks!

Hi Radi,


Its not possible to programatically close the popup in this version, we will add a new method named HideSuggestionsPopup() to the next version that will enable you to close it.


Thanks!

Hi Veljko,


I think the best way is to load your RichText into a RichTextBlock and assign the RichTextBlock to the PageVisual property.


Thanks!

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