topic Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel? in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

BinBin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:31:35 GMT

I need to popup an window after click a button, not chilewindow, and I want to place some controls in this window that can interact with my map.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

PaulLeedham — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:52:08 GMT

I am curious to why you would not want to use a child window, this is an out-of-the-box control that acts like a floating panel. If you do not want to use the child window option you will need to create your own control or use a third party solution.

Thanks,

Paul Leedham
City of Hudson
http://gis.hudson.oh.us/

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

BinBin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:18:02 GMT

Because child window blocks interaction with the parent window.
Where can I get the out-of-box-control you mentioned?
Thank you

I am curious to why you would not want to use a child window, this is an out-of-the-box control that acts like a floating panel. If you do not want to use the child window option you will need to create your own control or use a third party solution.

Thanks,

Paul Leedham
City of Hudson
http://gis.hudson.oh.us/

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

NateArnold — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:30:48 GMT

Looks like Tim Heuer's FloatableWindow (refactored ChildWindow) might work for this...

http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/05/10/silverlight-childwindow-non-modal-refactor.aspx

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

BinBin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:12:09 GMT

Thank you, but it is for SL 3
Is there anything for SL4?

Looks like Tim Heuer's FloatableWindow (refactored ChildWindow) might work for this...

http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/05/10/silverlight-childwindow-non-modal-refactor.aspx

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

JoshWerts — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:09:57 GMT

The simplest solution is to add a window that's visibility is collapsed initially. Just add a button that changes its visibility property to visible when you need it to "pop up".

MyWindow.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

Look at ESRI's DraggableWindow control in the showcase map template - control it with its "isOpen" property (which just controls its visibility)

Josh
Clemson University

Re: Is there any SL control that acts like floating panel?

PaulLeedham — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:52:18 GMT

We use custom controls that function similar to a floating panel. We acquired our controls from a 3rd party--WebGIS-Solutions. They have a couple of different storyboards you can select to use when the pop-up window opens. If you look at the measure or bookmark tools you can see how they operate. Example: http://gis.hudson.oh.us/WorkOrders/

I have also used the pop-up control from Telerik.

Thanks,

Paul Leedham