Question

I believe you can edit the template for the BusyIndicator, however, I do not have expression blend and I am not familiar with doing this. Does anyone have sample XAML that I could start with?

I presume blend just makes it easier to accomplish, but I am unsure how to begin with standard VS.NET.

Answer 1

This xaml addresses 2 issues that I had problems with by using the standard sample XAML (posted by Chris) from the Toolkit sources. I have also simplified the XAML to just add a Cancel button .

1. Data binding ( see here: http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/163280/368692.aspx )
2. Hiding the default progress bar, b/c once you use data template you should use your own progress bar, so you can control positioning

NOTE: I am using Caliburn Micro for MVVM, and if you’re not using MVVM you’ll probably just use a normal click event handler for the Cancel button.

Code sample:

<Controls:BusyIndicator IsBusy="{Binding IsBusy}" BusyContent="{Binding}">
    <Controls:BusyIndicator.BusyContentTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <StackPanel Margin="4">
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding BusyContent}" FontWeight="Bold" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="2"/>
                <ProgressBar IsIndeterminate="True" Height="15" Margin="2"/>
                <Button cal:Message.Attach="CancelBusyIndicator()" Content="Cancel"  HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="2 2 2 2"/>
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Controls:BusyIndicator.BusyContentTemplate>
    <Controls:BusyIndicator.ProgressBarStyle>
        <Style TargetType="ProgressBar">
            <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
        </Style>
    </Controls:BusyIndicator.ProgressBarStyle>