Question

I have a page with a Grid on it.

Based on the selection of a ComboBox I dynamically add an appropriate GridView that has a ContextMenu (so far so good).

One of the ContextMenuItem options needs user input so I dynamically build and add controls to a Grid, and add the Grid as a child of the Grid on the Page (at the same time I hide the first child of the Grid (the GridView)).

The controls don’t appear in the expected positions. If I specify 0,0,0,0 they show up somewhere around the middle. If I specify -800, -400, 0,0 they show up close to where I want them to be but not where they are expected to be (the Grid itself is 800×400).

Am I missing something?

I’ve tried adding columns and rows and specifying position that way. I’ve tried setting margins of the controls directly. Nothing seems to work as expected.

Thanks

Answer 1

You should be using a Canvas if you are positioning controls exactly. A Grid is designed to position controls relatively, whereas it looks like you are trying to position them absolutely (within the Grid).