I have a XAML window that the layout is done using a main grid. The problem is when the browser is resized the controls in the second and third columns move to the right and the window's layout is no longer correct. I have pasted the XAML below. I think the layout of a WPF window should be grid based with all controls residing in the window's master grid. Is this the proper layout design for WPF or is there a different recommended layout pattern? Also, I find myself having to use negative value in margins. This confuses me greatly as well.
<Window x:Class="MasterPage.Intake1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:v="clr-namespace:MasterPage.View"
Title="Intake 1" Height="900" Width="1000" Background="#FFD9DDE8" >
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="35*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="45*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="190*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="275*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="500*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="300*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="250*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.Row="0">
<Image Source="Images\header.jpg" Height="47" Margin="0,0,0,0" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Left" Grid.Column="0" Height="80" Width="350" Grid.ColumnSpan="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="0,-23,0,0">
<Image Source="Images\DSPASS_logo.png" Stretch="Fill" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="70" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="4" Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="1" Margin="0,0,0,0">
<TextBlock FontSize="15" Margin="0,0,0,0" Height="25" Width="300" TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow">
<Label FontSize="10" Name="Namelabel" Width="250" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="#1664A1" Content="Welcome to DS PASS:"/>
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Height="290" Width="975" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.RowSpan="1">
<Label Height="36" FontSize="16" Content="Post Identification" Background="#FF014E7E" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="White" Margin="-5,0,-18,0"/>
<StackPanel x:Name="_wordLength" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="235,0,200,0">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="ApplicantType_TextBlock" Text="Applicant Type" Width="110" Margin="5" TextAlignment="Right"/>
<ComboBox Height="25" x:Name="textBoxWordLength" Width="400" Margin="10,5"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel x:Name="_integerWordLength" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="235,0,200,0">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="textBlockIntegerWordLength" Text="Person Type" Width="110" Margin="5" TextAlignment="Right"/>
<ComboBox Height="25" x:Name="textBoxIntegerWordLength" Width="400" Margin="10,5"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel x:Name="_Post" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="235,0,200,20">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="Post_TextBlock" Text="Post" Width="110" Margin="5" TextAlignment="Right"/>
<ComboBox Height="25" x:Name="Post_TextBox" Width="400" Margin="10,5"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="130" Margin="15,-120,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" >
<Label Height="36" FontSize="16" Content="Applicant Employment" Background="#FF004A78" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="White" Margin="-5,0,-18,0"/>
<StackPanel x:Name="_max1" Orientation="Vertical" Margin="1,0,355,0">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="maxTextBlock1" Text="Employee ID" Width="100" Foreground="Black" Margin="0,15,459,5" TextAlignment="Right"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="maxTextBox1" Width="400" Margin="0,-5,90,25"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="4" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="330" Margin="0,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="965" Grid.RowSpan="2">
<Label Height="36" FontSize="16" Content="English Version of Name" Background="#FF005183" Grid.Row="4" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="10,10,0,0" Foreground="White" Padding="4,5,5,5"/>
<StackPanel x:Name="_LastName" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="LastName_TextBlock" Text="Last Name/Surname" Margin="55,5,459,5" TextAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="LastName_TextBox" Width="500" Margin="55,5,459,5"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel x:Name="_FirstName" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="FirstName_TextBlock" Text="First Name" Margin="55,0,459,0" TextAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="FirstName_TextBox" Width="500" Margin="55,0,459,0"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel x:Name="_MiddleName" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="MiddleName_TextBlock" Text="Middle Name" Margin="55,5,459,5" TextAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="MiddleName_TextBox" Width="500" Margin="55,5,459,5"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel x:Name="_ExtendedName" Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="ExtendedName_TextBlock" Text="Extended name (Tribal, Jr., III, etc.)" Margin="55,5,372,5" TextAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="Extended_TextBox" Width="500" Margin="55,5,459,5"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.RowSpan="4" Grid.Column="4" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="230" Margin="-250,400,0,0" Width="480" Grid.ColumnSpan="1">
<StackPanel x:Name="_Aliases" Orientation="Vertical" Margin="-15,0,0,0" Height="144">
<TextBlock Height="20" x:Name="Aliases_TextBlock" Text="Aliases" Margin="40,-5,0,5" TextAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="Aliases_TextBox" Width="500" Margin="43,5"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="Aliases_TextBox1" Width="500" Margin="43,5"/>
<TextBox Height="25" x:Name="Aliases_TextBox2" Width="500" Margin="43,5"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="4,400,0,0" Grid.Row="4" VerticalAlignment="Top" Background="#FF52BB52" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Width="983" Height="36">
</Label>
<Button Content="Save Draft" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="150,408,0,0" Grid.Row="5" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="125" />
<Button x:Name="ContinueButton_Page2" Content="Continue" Grid.Column="1" Width="125" Grid.Row="5" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="200,408,0,0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Click="btnContinue_Click"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
modified 17-Jul-16 10:51am.
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