I am investigating various layout scenarios using XamTileManager. I've assembled a layout that looks something like the intended layout image below. In the image, imagine that the dashed lines are demarcating the edge of XamTileManager.Row/Column(s). A contiguous color is a single XamTile. The notation used corresponds to setting attached values on the corresponding XamTile as follows:C* => XamTileManager.Column set to * value R* => XamTileManager.Row set to * valueCSPAN* => XamTileManager.ColumnSpan set to * valueRSPAN* => XamTileManager.RowSpan set to * value
Additionally the NormalModeSettings I am using are:
<ig:XamTileManager.NormalModeSettings> <ig:NormalModeSettings AllowTileDragging="Slide" AllowTileSizing="Individual" TileLayoutOrder="UseExplicitRowColumnOnTile" /> </ig:XamTileManager.NormalModeSettings>
I am expecting the resulting visualization to be similar to the image attached. On initial rendering the 4 tiles in the upper left look to be evenly placed across 2 rows and 2 columns. I am able to adjust this to a small degree to achieve something _relatively_ similar to what I am looking for. However, I was expecting to have more explicit control over individual Tile(/Column/Row) sizes. Almost none of the results of dragging on an edge are what I would intuitively expect. It seems to be worse for edges that intersect with a tile that spans.
There's not much documentation on how layout should work when dealing with UseExplicitRowColumnOnTile and spanning columns/rows. Can you elaborate on what is expected (because what I observe is definitely not what I would expect, nor does it seem natural).
What I was expecting was that I would be able to drag an edge and it would effectively allow me to resize the "logical" (not as in Logical tree, literally meaning logical) row/column to the point that it is flush up against the adjacent one for inner edges. I would have at least have expected to get a layout that is exactly as the first image attached (by adjustment if not initial layout given the column/row/spans).
Back to the original issue of layouts and different column widths, you can set this property on a XamTile to tell it to be twice as wide as normal:
ig:XamTileManager.ColumnWeight="2"
You can set this property on each tile to set up relative column / tile widths.
Hello Miguel,
I appologize I haven't been clear enough. I meant that the behavior you have is the deafult one and the XamTileManager is designed to work this way. When you resize one Tile the others are also resized since all the sizes are related and the tiles are synchronized vetically and horizontally.
Stefan"] After looking into this and doing some research, I can say that the tiles are synchronized by default ...
After looking into this and doing some research, I can say that the tiles are synchronized by default ...
What do you mean by "...the tiles are synchronized by default..."?
After looking into this and doing some research, I can say that the tiles are synchronized by default and if you want a different kinf of resizing you can suggest new product idea for future versions (or vote for existing ones) at http://ideas.infragistics.com.
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