WPF XAML: How to automatically scale down children of a component in XAML?

Question

Here\'s my problem:

xaml file 1: a templated list control

Answer 1

Yeah Set VerticalStretch for your repeating element to Stretch, that should automatically make them behave as part of the list.

As for the list, if it blows out of your container, put it in a Dockpanel.

Sorry I couldn't understand what you're doing with the scale transform :) ... but it does sound like hammering a screw in.

Maybe post a screenshot if that doesn't do it to help us understand.

Answer 2

I believe a Viewbox will do what you want. It has a single child which is always given its desired size, and it applies a ScaleTransform to the child so that it fits inside the Viewbox. By default it will apply a uniform stretch, but you can change this by setting the Stretch property.

Something like this:

<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding myUIrelatedDataList}">
    <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Viewbox Width="160" Height="80">
                <my:DynamicUIPresenter />
            </Viewbox>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>