How to: Apply a GuidelineSet to a Drawing
This example shows how to apply a GuidelineSet to a DrawingGroup.
The DrawingGroup class is the only type of Drawing that has a GuidelineSet property. To apply a GuidelineSet to another type of Drawing, add it to a DrawingGroup and then apply the GuidelineSet to your DrawingGroup.
Example
The following example creates two DrawingGroup objects that are almost identical; the only difference is: the second DrawingGroup has a GuidelineSet and the first does not.
The following illustration shows the output from the example. Because the rendering difference between the two DrawingGroup objects is so subtle, portions of the drawings are enlarged.
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace SDKSample
{
/// <summary>
/// This example shows how to apply a GuidelineSet to
/// a drawing.
/// </summary>
public class DrawingGroupGuidelineSetExample : Page
{
public DrawingGroupGuidelineSetExample()
{
//
// Create a DrawingGroup
// that has no guideline set
//
GeometryDrawing drawing1 = new GeometryDrawing(
Brushes.Black,
null,
new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(0,20,30,80))
);
GeometryGroup whiteRectangles = new GeometryGroup();
whiteRectangles.Children.Add(new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(5.5, 25, 20, 20)));
whiteRectangles.Children.Add(new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(5.5, 50, 20, 20)));
whiteRectangles.Children.Add(new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(5.5, 75, 20, 20)));
GeometryDrawing drawing2 = new GeometryDrawing(
Brushes.White,
null,
whiteRectangles
);
// Create a DrawingGroup
DrawingGroup drawingGroupWithoutGuidelines = new DrawingGroup();
drawingGroupWithoutGuidelines.Children.Add(drawing1);
drawingGroupWithoutGuidelines.Children.Add(drawing2);
// Use an Image control and a DrawingImage to
// display the drawing.
DrawingImage drawingImage01 = new DrawingImage(drawingGroupWithoutGuidelines);
// Freeze the DrawingImage for performance benefits.
drawingImage01.Freeze();
Image image01 = new Image();
image01.Source = drawingImage01;
image01.Stretch = Stretch.None;
image01.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
image01.Margin = new Thickness(10);
//
// Create another DrawingGroup and apply
// a blur effect to it.
//
// Create a clone of the first DrawingGroup.
DrawingGroup drawingGroupWithGuidelines =
drawingGroupWithoutGuidelines.Clone();
// Create a guideline set.
GuidelineSet guidelines = new GuidelineSet();
guidelines.GuidelinesX.Add(5.5);
guidelines.GuidelinesX.Add(25.5);
guidelines.GuidelinesY.Add(25);
guidelines.GuidelinesY.Add(50);
guidelines.GuidelinesY.Add(75);
// Apply it to the drawing group.
drawingGroupWithGuidelines.GuidelineSet = guidelines;
// Use another Image control and DrawingImage
// to display the drawing.
DrawingImage drawingImage02 = new DrawingImage(drawingGroupWithGuidelines);
// Freeze the DrawingImage for performance benefits.
drawingImage02.Freeze();
Image image02 = new Image();
image02.Source = drawingImage02;
image02.Stretch = Stretch.None;
image02.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
image02.Margin = new Thickness(50, 10, 10, 10);
StackPanel mainPanel = new StackPanel();
mainPanel.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
mainPanel.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
mainPanel.Margin = new Thickness(20);
mainPanel.Children.Add(image01);
mainPanel.Children.Add(image02);
//
// Use a DrawingBrush to create a grid background.
//
GeometryDrawing backgroundRectangleDrawing =
new GeometryDrawing(
Brushes.White,
null,
new RectangleGeometry(new Rect(0,0,1,1))
);
PolyLineSegment backgroundLine1 = new PolyLineSegment();
backgroundLine1.Points.Add(new Point(1, 0));
backgroundLine1.Points.Add(new Point(1, 0.1));
backgroundLine1.Points.Add(new Point(0, 0.1));
PathFigure line1Figure = new PathFigure();
line1Figure.Segments.Add(backgroundLine1);
PathGeometry backgroundLine1Geometry = new PathGeometry();
backgroundLine1Geometry.Figures.Add(line1Figure);
GeometryDrawing backgroundLineDrawing1 = new GeometryDrawing(
new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(255,204,204,255)),
null,
backgroundLine1Geometry
);
PolyLineSegment backgroundLine2 = new PolyLineSegment();
backgroundLine2.Points.Add(new Point(0, 1));
backgroundLine2.Points.Add(new Point(0.1, 1));
backgroundLine2.Points.Add(new Point(0.1, 0));
PathFigure line2Figure = new PathFigure();
line2Figure.Segments.Add(backgroundLine2);
PathGeometry backgroundLine2Geometry = new PathGeometry();
backgroundLine2Geometry.Figures.Add(line2Figure);
GeometryDrawing backgroundLineDrawing2 = new GeometryDrawing(
new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 204, 204, 255)),
null,
backgroundLine2Geometry
);
DrawingGroup backgroundGroup = new DrawingGroup();
backgroundGroup.Children.Add(backgroundRectangleDrawing);
backgroundGroup.Children.Add(backgroundLineDrawing1);
backgroundGroup.Children.Add(backgroundLineDrawing2);
DrawingBrush gridPatternBrush = new DrawingBrush(backgroundGroup);
gridPatternBrush.Viewport = new Rect(0, 0, 10, 10);
gridPatternBrush.ViewportUnits = BrushMappingMode.Absolute;
gridPatternBrush.TileMode = TileMode.Tile;
gridPatternBrush.Freeze();
Border mainBorder = new Border();
mainBorder.Background = gridPatternBrush;
mainBorder.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1);
mainBorder.BorderBrush = Brushes.Gray;
mainBorder.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
mainBorder.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
mainBorder.Margin = new Thickness(20);
mainBorder.Child = mainPanel;
//
// Add the items to the page.
//
this.Content = mainBorder;
this.Background = Brushes.White;
}
}
}
<Page
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:PresentationOptions="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/options"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="PresentationOptions">
<Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="Gray"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Margin="20">
<StackPanel Margin="20" Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Stretch="None" Margin="10">
<Image.Source>
<DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
<DrawingImage.Drawing>
<!-- This DrawingGroup has no GuidelineSet. -->
<DrawingGroup>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="Black">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0,20,30,80" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="White">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<GeometryGroup>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,25, 20,20" />
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,50, 20,20" />
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,75, 20,20" />
</GeometryGroup>
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
</DrawingGroup>
</DrawingImage.Drawing>
</DrawingImage>
</Image.Source>
</Image>
<Image Stretch="None" Margin="50,10,10,10">
<Image.Source>
<DrawingImage PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
<DrawingImage.Drawing>
<!-- This DrawingGroup has a GuidelineSet. -->
<DrawingGroup>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="Black">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0,20,30,80" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="White">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<GeometryGroup>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,25, 20,20" />
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,50, 20,20" />
<RectangleGeometry Rect="5.5,75, 20,20" />
</GeometryGroup>
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
<DrawingGroup.GuidelineSet>
<!-- The GuidelineSet -->
<GuidelineSet
GuidelinesX="5.5,25.5" GuidelinesY="25,50,75" />
</DrawingGroup.GuidelineSet>
</DrawingGroup>
</DrawingImage.Drawing>
</DrawingImage>
</Image.Source>
</Image>
</StackPanel>
<Border.Background>
<DrawingBrush Viewport="0,0,10,10" ViewportUnits="Absolute" TileMode="Tile"
PresentationOptions:Freeze="True">
<DrawingBrush.Drawing>
<DrawingGroup>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="White">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,1,1" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
<GeometryDrawing Geometry="M0,0 L1,0 1,0.1, 0,0.1Z " Brush="#CCCCFF" />
<GeometryDrawing Geometry="M0,0 L0,1 0.1,1, 0.1,0Z" Brush="#CCCCFF" />
</DrawingGroup>
</DrawingBrush.Drawing>
</DrawingBrush>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
</Page>
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