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XAML

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The WinX User Interface can be vastly customized using XAML.

Templates

The UI is controlled by several predefined XAML templates which are loaded into the App at startup. There is a set of default template deployed with the App at installation, however, each of them can be overridden by placing the respective file in the folder [AppInstallPath]\LocalState\XAML For further information see UBIK Templates.

General

  • UBIKThemes.xaml

Controls the overall styling and behavior of the App, like standard Brushes (Colors) and Fonts.

AuthenticationPage

  • UBIKSplashArea.xaml
  • UBIKPageNavigation.xaml -> Deprecated and changed to UBIKHomePageButtons.xaml
  • UBIKProfileItem.xaml


Content Pages

  • UBIKObjectIcon.xaml
  • UBIKObjectIconSmall.xaml


RootPage

  • UBIKMainLeftArea.xaml
  • UBIKMainItem.xaml
  • UBIKMainItemSmall.xaml

ChildPage

  • UBIKChildItem.xaml
  • UBIKChildItemSmall.xaml
  • UBIKChildArea.xaml
  • UBIKChildAreaSmall.xaml
  • UBIKChildAction.xaml
  • UBIKPriorityPropertyItem.xaml

DetailsPage

  • UBIKDocumentItem.xaml
  • UBIKDocumentItemSmall.xaml


Specific UBIK® Elements

Converters

Basic

  • BooleanToVisibilityConverter

Converts a Boolean into a Visibility, where true will result in Visibility.Visible.

  • BooleanToCollapsedConverter

Converts a Boolean into a Visibility, where true will result in Visibility.Collapsed.

  • BooleanInvertConverter

Converts boolean input into the inverted bool value.

  • BooleanToScrollbarVisibilityConverter

Converts a boolean Value to ScrollbarVisibility

  • BooleanToVisibilityConverter/BooleanToCollapsedConverter

Converts a boolean Value to Visibility

  • ByteToImageSourceValueConverter

Converts a byte array to an ImageSource

  • ChildItemTemplateSelectorSuffixConverter
  • ClassificationToVisibilityConverter/ClassificationToCollapsedConverter

Converts the presence of a classification to visibility. One or more classification UIDs have to be provided separated by '|'.

  • ContainsToVisibilityConverter/ContainsToCollapsedConverter

Converts the presence of one or more item(s) in a collection (e.g. int array) to visibility. Parameter with one or more items has to be provided separated with '|'.

  • DistanceToStringConverter

A distance in meters provided as double will be converted into a comfortable redable distance (e.g. "0.5 m", "1.7 km")

  • DoubleToLocalizedStringConverter

A double value will be converted to the current localisation

  • EditablePropertyToVisibilityConverter/EditablePropertyToCollapseConverter
  • EnumerableGetToValueConverter
  • EqualToTrueConverter
  • EqualToVisibilityConverter/EqualToCollapsedConverter

Converts equality to visibility. A parameter with a compare value hast to be provided.

  • IntToSolidBrushConverter

Converts the 4 bytes (ARGB) of an integer value to a Brush

  • ItemCountToVisibilityConverter/ItemCountToCollapseConverter

Converts presence of items in a collection to visibility.

  • NullableIntToStringConverter

Converts a nullable int to a string. {null} will be an empty string

  • NullObjectToBooleanConverter

Converts an object to boolean depending from being null or not.

  • NullObjectToVisibilityConverter/NullObjectToCollapsedConverter

Converts an object to visibility depending from being null or not.

  • NullOrEmptyStringToVisibilityConverter/NullOrEmptyStringToVisibilityConverter

Converts a string to visibility depending from being null/empty or not.

  • NumericToGridLengthConverter

Converts an integer to grid length.

  • NumericToVisibilityConverter/NumericToCollapsedConverter

Converts a number to visibility, deppending from being '0'.

  • PropertyItemToValueConverter
  • PropertyNameExistsToVisibility
  • PropertyNameToItemConverter
  • PropertyNameToSymbolConverter
  • PropertyNameToValueConverter
  • PushpinScaleConverter
  • SelectiveListToItemsConverter
  • SortDirectionToSymbolConverter
  • ToStringFormatConverter

Converts an object ot a formatted string. A format string has to be provided as Parameter (e.g. "#.0"). A special behavior is provided by the format string "0.": in this case the numeric value will be truncated at the separator instead of being rounded!

  • TypeToVisibilityConverter

Converts the presence of a type to visbility (e.g. whether an object is "String")

  • ValueValidityToVisibilityConverter

Advanced

Returns a formatted string where placeholders will be filled with values supplied to its parameter properties (Param0, Param1, Param2).

Example:

    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
        <StackPanel.Resources>
            <!--  Instantiate the converter and bind the the Param0 to a SearchBox on this page  -->
            <converters:StringFormatConverter x:Key="URIConverter" Param0="{Binding ElementName=SkypeQuery, Path=QueryText}" />
        </StackPanel.Resources>
        <!--  Create a SearchBox that calls the typed Name via Skype on enter  -->
        <SearchBox
           x:Name="SkypeQuery"
           Width="240" Height="40"
           FontSize="18"
           PlaceholderText="Call Skype">
            <Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
                <Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="QuerySubmitted">
                    <Core:InvokeCommandAction
                         Command="{Binding NavigateToURICommand}"
                         CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=SkypeQuery, Path=QueryText, Converter={StaticResource URIConverter},
                         ConverterParameter=skype\:\{0\}\?call }" />
                </Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
            </Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
        </SearchBox>
    </StackPanel>


Evaluates a C# expression with 3 optional variables (Param0, Param1, Param2) and returns the result. The object fed into the converter can be referenced in the expression as Context.

Example:

    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <!--  Instantiate the converter and bind the Context to the current DataContext, the Param0 to a UI element of this page  -->
            <converters:EvalExpressionConverter x:Key="CodeConverter" Context="{Binding}" Param0="{Binding ElementName=ChildListView, Path=Name}" />
        </Grid.Resources>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <!--  Create a TextBox where we can enter a C# expression  -->
            <TextBox
               x:Name="CodeQuery"
               MinWidth="240" Height="40"
               FontSize="18"
               PlaceholderText="Expression">
            </TextBox>
            <!--  Create a TextBlock where we display the result of the compiled expression -->
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=CodeQuery, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource CodeConverter}}" />
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>


Converts a collection into a view that can be filtered using C# expressions and returns the (filtered) result. The object fed into the converter can be referenced in the expression as Item.

Example:

    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <!--  Instantiate the converter and bind the Source to the collection we want to use on a UI element of this page  -->
            <converters:CollectionToViewConverter x:Key="ColConv" Source="{Binding Children.Items}" />
        </Grid.Resources>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <!--  Create a TextBox where we can enter a C# expression  -->
            <TextBox
                x:Name="FilterQuery"
                Height="40" MinWidth="240"
                Margin="0,10,10,0" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                VerticalAlignment="Top"
                FontSize="18"
                PlaceholderText="Filter" />
                 <!--  Create a ListView and bind its ItemsSource to the expression pulled through the converter  -->
                 <ListView
                     x:Name="ChildListView"
                     HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                     ItemsSource="{Binding ElementName=FilterQuery, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource ColConv}}">
                 </ListView>
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>


Converts a template selector to use templates with a certain suffix (e.g. "_Grid" to use "UBIKChildItem_Grid.xaml" instead of "UBIKChildItem.xaml"). The small template file name will be combined as <TemplateName><Suffix>Small.xaml (e.g. "UBIKChildItem_GridSmall.xaml").

Example:

    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <!--  Instantiate the template selectors and bind them to the instance of the coverter  -->
            <tpl:ChildItemTemplateSelector x:Key="ChildItemTemplateSelector" />
            <tpl:ChildItemTemplateSmallSelector x:Key="ChildItemTemplateSmallSelector" />
            <converters:ChildItemTemplateSelectorSuffixConverter x:Key="ChildItemTemplateSelectorSuffixConv" TemplateSelector="{Binding Source={StaticResource ChildItemTemplateSelector}}" TemplateSmallSelector="{Binding Source={StaticResource ChildItemTemplateSmallSelector}}"/>
        </Grid.Resources>
        <!-- The itemselector template binds to the suffix that should be used (in this case a binding to a stored profile parameter is used to switch the item template suffix between "_Grid" and "_List" -->

        <StackPanel>
            <CheckBox Grid.Column="0">
                <Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
                    <Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Checked">
                        <!-- Store the Profile Variable "ChildItemsViewMode" to Grid or List - depending on the check state of the check box -->
                        <Core:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding StoreProfileParameterCommand}" CommandParameter="ChildItemsViewMode=_Grid"/>
                    </Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
                    <Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Unchecked">
                        <Core:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding StoreProfileParameterCommand}" CommandParameter="ChildItemsViewMode=_List"/>
                    </Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
                </Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
            </CheckBox>
            <ListView
                   x:Name="ChildListView"
                   HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                   ItemTemplateSelector="{Binding Path=StoredProfileParameters[ChildItemsViewMode], Converter={StaticResource ChildItemTemplateSelectorSuffixConv}, ConverterParameter=Normal, FallbackValue=List}"
                   ItemsPanel="{StaticResource ChildPageItemsPanelTemplate}"
                   ItemsSource="{Binding Children.Items}"
                   ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" SelectionMode="None">
                <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
                    <Style TargetType="ListViewItem">
                        <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch" />
                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
                        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,16,0" />
                    </Style>
                </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
                <ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
                    <TransitionCollection>
                        <EntranceThemeTransition FromHorizontalOffset="400" />
                    </TransitionCollection>
                </ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
            </ListView>
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>


Behaviors

Properties

  • ViewModel
    • CurrentDateTime: the current date and time
    • UserName: the current user name
    • Self: the viewmodel itself
    • AppStatus: the appplication status view model
  • Content
    • PropertyItems: Collection of all the content's PropertyItems, each accessible via a string indexer specifying the property ID.
    • IsLocked: true, if the content islocked - false, if not
    • IsReadOnly: true, if the content can be read only - false, if it is writeable
    • ValueSeries: the value series, if available
    • MROViewModel: if the content is an MRO related content, this is the sub view model for MRO
    • GeoDataViewModel: if the content represents a geo object, this is the geo sub view model
    • MetaDefinition: the meta definition of the content object
    • Possible Children: collection if meta defintions the user can create new child content with
    • ClassificationHandler: a classification handling object
    • Content: the actual content object embedded in the viewmodel
    • Icon: the content icon as a byte array
    • HasIcon: true, if content object has an icon - false, if not
    • Title: the content objects title
    • SubTitle: the content objects sub title
    • OrderId: the order id of the content
    • GroupId: the group id of the content
    • DownloadEnabled: true, if download is enabled - false, if not
    • IsNewObject: true, if the object is created and not yet saved by the user - false, if not
    • ToCommit: true, if the object is yet to be committed by pressing save - false, if not
    • OfflineDate: date of the last offline download
    • ToSave: true, if the object is yet to be saved by pressing save - false, if not
    • ToEvaluateQuery: true, if a new query can be evaluated by pressing the sending the query
    • ActionOverlayExpanded: true, if the action overlay is expanded - false, if not
    • DeletionAllowed: true, if deletion of the object is allowed - false, if not
    • RevertLocalChangesAllowed: true, if reverting the object is allowed - false, if not
    • IsPictureChildCreationAllowed: true, if the creation of a picture child is allowed - false, if not
  • GeographyList
    • ItemsSortedByZLevel: true, if the current items are sorted by z level - false, if not
  • PolygonItem
    • FillColor: the fill color of the polygon
    • FillTransparency: the transparency if the polygon filling
  • MRO
    • ProjectData
    • ParentViewModel
    • Progress
    • Weight
    • TechStatus
  • TaskOwner
    • OrgaStatus
    • IsConfirmed
  • Task
    • IsBooleanTask
    • IsInspectionTask
    • IsProgressReportingTask
    • IsMeasurementTask
    • Value
    • PropertyItem
    • DisplayValue
    • PreviousValue
    • Unit
    • NotAppliccable
    • IsTaskFinished
    • IsValueMIssing
  • WorkPackage
    • WPOrgaStatus
    • CanConfirm
  • AlternativeNonDocumentChildrenList
  • AppStatus
    • Initializing
    • UserAuthenticated
  • Authentication
    • LandscapeImage
    • PortraitImage
    • LoginState
    • LoginType
    • IsLoggedIn
    • ShowLoginButton
    • EnableLoginButton
    • ShowTeamLoginButton
    • EnableTeamLoginButton
    • ShowLogoutButton
    • EnableLogoutButton
    • ShowTeamLogoutButton
    • EnableTeamLogoutButton
    • StatusText
    • SplashImage
    • AppVersion
    • SyncModes
    • ContentServiceConfigs
    • KeyValues
    • Profiles
  • BuildingItem
    • IsValidGeo
  • BuildingLevelItem
    • IsSelected
    • LevelName
    • LevelShortName
    • Index
    • Height
    • IsValidGeo
  • BuildingLevelList
    • LowestLevelItem
    • ItemsSortedByLevelDescending
  • ChangedObject
    • IsSelected
  • ChildAppBar
  • ContentChangeAware
  • ContentDetailsPage
    • DocumentScanMode
    • LastScannedText
    • LastScannedImage
  • ContentListItem
    • CachePreviewDetails
    • PreviewDetails
    • SubDocuments
  • ContentList
  • ContentPageViewModel
  • ContentSelectorDialog
    • IsOpen
    • SelectionText
    • SelectedContent
    • IsOK
  • Dialog
  • DocumentChildrenList
  • DocumentListItem
  • DocumentPage
  • EditDialog
  • GeoContentList
  • GlobalAppBar
  • GlobalStatusBar
  • ListViewModel
  • MapGeoContentList
  • MapOverlayItem
  • MapOverlayList
  • MapViewModel
  • NonDocumentChildrenList
  • OverlayedPOIGroupItemItem
  • ParentBaseViewModel
  • POIBaseViewModel
  • POIGroupItemItem
  • POIGroupItem
  • POIItemViewModel
  • POI
  • PreviewPage
  • PropertyListItem
  • PropertyList
  • QueryDetailsPage
  • RootContentList
  • RootPage
  • Scan
  • SearchResultListItem
  • SearchResultSelection
  • Search
  • TeamLogin


Commands

  • ContentList
  • ContentSelectorDialog
  • Dialog
  • DocumentChildrenList
  • GeoContentList
  • GlobalAppBar
  • GlobalStatusBar
  • ListViewModel
  • MapGeoContentList
  • MapOverlayItem
  • MapOverlayList
  • MapViewModel
  • NonDocumentChildrenList
  • OverlayedPOIGroupItemItem
  • ParentBaseViewModel
  • POIGroupItemItem
  • POIGroupItem
  • POI
  • PropertyList
  • QueryDetailsPage
  • RootContentList
  • RootPage
  • Scan
  • SearchResultListItem
  • SearchResultSelection
  • Search


Namespace changes

Starting from the UBIK UWP client, we have restructured & renamed some of our outdated or inaccurate namespaces. This means modifications are necessary for any previous XAML customizing code that refers to these changed namespaces. The complete list of such changes is documented below.

V.2.6 V.3.0
Name-
space
prefix 		UBIK.Win8 UBIK.WinX
UBIK.WinX.UI UBIK.UI
UBIK.WinX.Utility UBIK.Utility
UBIK.WinX.Library UBIK.Library
UBIK.WinX.DataProvider UBIK.DataProvider
UBIK.WinX.SyncHandler UBIK.SyncHandler
UBIK.WinX.DatabaseConnector UBIK.DatabaseConnector
UBIK.WinX.MRO UBIK.MRO
UBIK.WinX.Coding UBIK.Coding
UBIK.WinX.DataService UBIK.DataService
UBIK.WinX.Redlining UBIK.Redlining
UBIK.WinX.Positioning UBIK.Positioning

Take the namespace UBIK.Win8 for example, it is now changed to UBIK.WinX. A few affected XAML namespace references are e.g.

  • using:UBIK.Win8.Views -> using:UBIK.WinX.Views
  • using:UBIK.Win8.GART.Controls -> using:UBIK.WinX.GART.Controls

Important notes on the namespace UBIK.WinX.UI:

  • One exception is the namespace UBIK.WinX.UI.CollectionView. It is not changed since the content is indeed WinX specific.
  • For namespaces that are changed from UBIK.Win8.UI such as UBIK.Win8.UI.Controls, do not further remove the WinX segment even though the results are something like UBIK.WinX.UI.Controls.