Convert XAML Vector Graphic to PNG

Dirk Bahle

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An introduction to the usage of vector graphics as a source of bitmap graphics.

XAMLToPNG_Sample.zip
- 00_Go up
  - 980b4f92-db2c-46f8-83ca-042b70ced31a.png
  - go-up.Canvas.backup
  - go-up.Canvas.xaml
- 00_letter.Canvas.xaml
- 01_mail forward
  - bc241dff-27e2-42a4-b252-35a170dc68d6.png
  - ForwardArrow.Canvas.xaml
  - mail-forward.Canvas.xaml
  - UpwardArrow.Canvas.xaml
- 01_protect.Canvas.xaml
- 02_letter-protect.Canvas.xaml
- 02_tango network wireless encrypted
  - 9d7bd680-e0c7-4038-ab20-cb7bf590f0ef.png
  - network-wireless-encrypted.Canvas.xaml
- 03_letter-protect.Canvas.xaml
- Convert.bat
TangoProject.zip
OpenIconLibrary.zip
XAMLtoPNG.zip
- XAMLtoPNG.sln
- XAMLtoPNG
  - Params.cs
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - XAMLtoPNG.csproj
  - XAMLtoPNG.csproj.user
  - XamlToPngConverter.cs

<Canvas xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"><Canvas.Background>  <DrawingBrush><DrawingBrush.Drawing><DrawingGroup>
  <DrawingGroup x:Name="DrawingLayer">
    <DrawingGroup.ClipGeometry>
      <RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,507.946,507.946" />
    </DrawingGroup.ClipGeometry>
    <GeometryDrawing x:Name="path51">
      <GeometryDrawing.Brush>
        <SolidColorBrush Color="#FFA4C9EE" Opacity="0.7" Transform="1.89511,0,0,1.91236,-231.458,-247.971" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Brush>
      <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
        <PathGeometry FillRule="Nonzero" Transform="1.89511,0,0,1.91236,-231.458,-247.971" Figures="M134.757,263.776C134.757,330.515 189.055,384.816 255.796,384.816 322.535,384.816 376.835,330.515 376.835,263.776 376.835,197.035 322.535,142.737 255.796,142.737 189.055,142.737 134.757,197.035 134.757,263.776z" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
    </GeometryDrawing>
    <GeometryDrawing x:Name="path56">
      <GeometryDrawing.Brush>
        <RadialGradientBrush Center="218.9404,219.7715" RadiusX="150.7063" RadiusY="150.7063" GradientOrigin="218.9404,219.7715" MappingMode="Absolute" Opacity="1" Transform="2.04451,0,0,2.04451,-264.353,-281.723">
          <GradientStop Color="#FF73FFFF" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="#FF2EA6B9" Offset="0.2809" />
          <GradientStop Color="#FF006B8B" Offset="1" />
        </RadialGradientBrush>
      </GeometryDrawing.Brush>
      <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
        <Pen Thickness="7.73106" StartLineCap="Flat" EndLineCap="Flat" LineJoin="Miter">
          <Pen.Brush>
            <SolidColorBrush Color="#FF1C6671" Opacity="0.988235" />
          </Pen.Brush>
        </Pen>
      </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
      <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
        <PathGeometry FillRule="EvenOdd" Transform="2.04451,0,0,2.04451,-264.353,-281.723" Figures="M356.643,263.366C356.643,320.393 310.413,366.623 253.387,366.623 196.36,366.623 150.131,320.394 150.131,263.366 150.131,206.339 196.36,160.11 253.387,160.11 310.412,160.11 356.643,206.339 356.643,263.366z" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
    </GeometryDrawing>
    <GeometryDrawing x:Name="path59">
      <GeometryDrawing.Brush>
        <SolidColorBrush Color="#FFFFFFFF" Opacity="0.7" Transform="-1.03094,1.05323,-1.05323,-1.03094,838.655,269.436" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Brush>
      <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
        <Pen Thickness="6.73139" StartLineCap="Flat" EndLineCap="Flat" LineJoin="Miter">
          <Pen.Brush>
            <SolidColorBrush Color="#FF1C6772" Opacity="0.988235" />
          </Pen.Brush>
        </Pen>
      </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
      <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
        <PathGeometry FillRule="Nonzero" Transform="-1.03094,1.05323,-1.05323,-1.03094,838.655,269.436" Figures="M299.051,232.372C300.964,230.459 301.731,222.711 301.218,221.474 299.67,217.738 296.025,215.301 291.98,215.301L215.117,215.301C209.594,215.301,205.117,219.778,205.117,225.301L205.117,302.168C205.117,306.213 207.554,309.859 211.29,311.407 215.027,312.955 219.329,312.098 222.188,309.238 222.188,309.238 299.051,232.372 299.051,232.372z" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
    </GeometryDrawing>
    <GeometryDrawing x:Name="path44">
      <GeometryDrawing.Brush>
        <SolidColorBrush Color="#FFFFFFFF" Opacity="0.7" Transform="1.36655,-1.1048,1.40279,1.07627,-497.19,258.677" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Brush>
      <GeometryDrawing.Pen>
        <Pen Thickness="5.70824" StartLineCap="Flat" EndLineCap="Flat" LineJoin="Miter">
          <Pen.Brush>
            <SolidColorBrush Color="#FF1C6772" Opacity="0.988235" />
          </Pen.Brush>
        </Pen>
      </GeometryDrawing.Pen>
      <GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
        <PathGeometry FillRule="Nonzero" Transform="1.36655,-1.1048,1.40279,1.07627,-497.19,258.677" Figures="M296.974,234.395C299.406,231.976 298.797,223.275 294.343,218.052 290.395,213.348 279.4,212.777 276.846,216.384L202.982,289.07C197.83,295.098 202.899,303.263 206.738,306.734 211.083,310.725 218.291,313.11 222.188,309.238 222.188,309.238 293.34,237.935 296.974,234.395z" />
      </GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
    </GeometryDrawing>
  </DrawingGroup>
      </DrawingGroup></DrawingBrush.Drawing></DrawingBrush></Canvas.Background></Canvas>

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Dirk Bahle

Germany

The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and C# are among my favorites and so I developed Edi

and a few other projects on GitHub. I am normally an algorithms and structure type but WPF has such interesting UI sides that I cannot help myself but get into it.

https://de.linkedin.com/in/dirkbahle

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