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Simple Metro Style Panorama Control for WPF

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A simple Metro style Panorama control for WPF.
<Controls:MetroWindow
	xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
	xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
    xmlns:Controls="clr-namespace:MahApps.Metro.Controls;assembly=MahApps.Metro"
    xmlns:pan="clr-namespace:PanoramaControl;assembly=PanoramaControl"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    x:Name="Window"
	Title="MainWindow"
    ShowTitleBar="True"
    ShowIconOnTitleBar="false"
    ResizeMode="CanResizeWithGrip"
    Width="960" MinWidth="960" Height="540">
    
    
    <Window.Resources>

        <!-- JH Start - Copied from Generic.xaml so we can modify PanoramaGroup template -->
        <Style x:Key="headerLabelStyle"
               TargetType="Label">
            <Setter Property="FontSize"
                    Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                    AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, Mode=FindAncestor}, Path=HeaderFontSize}" />
            <Setter Property="Foreground"
                    Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                    AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, Mode=FindAncestor}, Path=HeaderFontColor}" />
            <Setter Property="FontFamily"
                    Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                    AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, Mode=FindAncestor}, Path=HeaderFontFamily}" />
            <Setter Property="FontWeight"
                    Value="Normal" />
            <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment"
                    Value="Left" />
            <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
                    Value="Left" />
            <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment"
                    Value="Center" />
            <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment"
                    Value="Center" />
            <Setter Property="Margin"
                    Value="10,0,0,20" />
        </Style>
        <!-- JH End - Copied from Generic.xaml so we can modify PanoramaGroup template -->

        <!-- JH Start - PanoramaGroup: Replaces ItemsControl template for listbox with GridPanel and sets attached property ItemWidthSpan for double width items -->
        <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type pan:PanoramaGroup}">

            <DataTemplate.Resources>

                <Style x:Key="transparentListBoxItemStyle"
                       TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
                    <Style.Resources>
                        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
                                         Color="Transparent" />
                    </Style.Resources>
                    <Setter Property="Padding"
                            Value="0" />
                    <Setter Property="Margin"
                            Value="0" />
                    <Style.Triggers>
                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsDoubleWidth}"
                                     Value="True">
                            <Setter Property="pan:GridPanel.ItemWidthSpan"
                                    Value="2" />
                        </DataTrigger>
                    </Style.Triggers>
                </Style>

            </DataTemplate.Resources>

            <DockPanel LastChildFill="True"
                       Background="Transparent">

                <Label Style="{StaticResource headerLabelStyle}"
                       Content="{Binding Header}"
                       DockPanel.Dock="Top" />
                <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Tiles}"
                         SelectionMode="Single"
                         BorderThickness="0"
                         BorderBrush="Transparent"
                         Background="Transparent"
                         IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"
                         ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource transparentListBoxItemStyle}">

                    <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
                        <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                            <pan:GridPanel ItemMargin="5"/>
                        </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                    </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>

                </ListBox>
            </DockPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
        <!-- JH End - PanoramaGroup: Replaces ItemsControl template for listbox with GridPanel and sets attached property ItemWidthSpan for double width items -->

        <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:PanoramaTileViewModel}">
            <Border x:Name="bord" 
                    BorderThickness="2"
                    BorderBrush="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=Self}, 
                        Path=Background}"
                    Background="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                        AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, 
                        Mode=FindAncestor}, 
                        Path=TileColorPair[0]}"
                    Width="120" Height="120" Margin="0">
                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                    
                    <Image x:Name="img"
                            Source="{Binding ImageUrl}"
                            Width="100"
                            Height="100"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
                            ToolTip="{Binding Text}" />
                    <Grid  Margin="30,0,0,0"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center">
                        
                    <Ellipse Stroke="White"
                                StrokeThickness="2"
                                Width="50"
                                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                Height="50" Fill="Transparent"/>
                        
                    
                        <Label x:Name="liveUpdate"
                            Content="{Binding Counter}"
                            Visibility="Collapsed"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                            HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
                            VerticalContentAlignment="Center"
                            Foreground="White"
                            FontFamily="Segoe UI"
                            FontSize="30"
                            FontWeight="DemiBold"/>
                    </Grid>

                </StackPanel>

            </Border>
            <DataTemplate.Triggers>
                <!-- JH Start - Bind to IsPressed as the selection state is not a reliable indicator
                
                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                                AncestorType={x:Type ListBoxItem}, Mode=FindAncestor}, 
                                Path=IsSelected}"
                                Value="True">
                    <Setter TargetName="bord"
                            Property="BorderBrush"
                            Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                                AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, Mode=FindAncestor}, 
                                Path=TileColorPair[1]}"/>
                </DataTrigger>
                JH End -->

                <!-- JH Start - Handle IsPressed -->
                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsPressed}"
                             Value="True">
                    <!--<Setter TargetName="bord"
                            Property="BorderBrush"
                            Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource 
                                AncestorType={x:Type pan:Panorama}, Mode=FindAncestor}, 
                                Path=TileColorPair[1]}" />-->
                    <Setter TargetName="bord"
                            Property="Margin"
                            Value="4" />
                    <Setter TargetName="bord"
                            Property="Opacity"
                            Value="0.5" />
                </DataTrigger>
                <!-- JH End - Handle IsPressed -->
                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsDoubleWidth}"
                                Value="True">
                    <!-- JH Start - Handle IsDoubleWidth (include margins) -->
                    <Setter TargetName="bord"
                            Property="Width"
                            Value="250" />
                    <!-- JH End - Handle IsDoubleWidth -->
                    <Setter TargetName="img"
                            Property="HorizontalAlignment"
                            Value="Left" />
                    <Setter TargetName="img"
                            Property="Margin"
                            Value="10,0,0,0" />
                    <Setter TargetName="liveUpdate"
                            Property="Visibility"
                            Value="Visible" />
                </DataTrigger>
            </DataTemplate.Triggers>
        </DataTemplate>

    </Window.Resources>
    
	<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="CornflowerBlue" Width="960" >
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

 
        <CheckBox x:Name="chkUseSNapBackScrolling"
                    Foreground="White"
                    Content="Use Snap Back Scrolling"
                    Margin="20,10,0,10"
                    IsChecked="True"
                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
                    VerticalContentAlignment="Center"
                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                    HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" />
 
        <!-- UseSnapBackScrolling changed to TwoWay as the Panorama code can change it -->
        <pan:Panorama Grid.Row="1" x:Name="pan"
                      UseSnapBackScrolling="{Binding ElementName=chkUseSNapBackScrolling, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"
                      ItemsSource="{Binding PanoramaItems}"
                      ItemBox="120"
                      GroupHeight="360"
                      Background="Transparent" />
	</Grid>
</Controls:MetroWindow>

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