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Asked: 2026-05-16T11:17:14+00:00

i know HTML/CSS and want to learn WPF styling. how can i get started.

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i know HTML/CSS and want to learn WPF styling. how can i get started. i see that padding, for example, works differently in WPF app.

in css:

padding: 5px 10px;

in XAML? 

Padding="5px"

i notice that i need to expand the width of the element eg. button myself to accomodate the padding? if so, how can i calculate the box model? the text has no line-height right? so if i have a font-size of 15px and padding of 5px, my height will be 25px?

and can i set different horizontal and vertical paddings?

how can i apply simple gradients. will it be very hard with just visual studio?

i appreciate links to tutorials or advice on getting started. if there is a HTML/CSS to WPF/XAML article or tutorial that will be even better!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Padding is basically a Thickness structure, hence

    <MyControl Padding="left"/>

<MyControl Padding="left,top"/>

<MyControl Padding="left,top,right,bottom" ... />

    If you specify only left one its value is copied to top, right and bottom.
    If you specify left and top, left is copied to right and top to bottom ( like vertical and horizontal paddings)

    For simple gradients VS is OK.

    For a start, try to get around with xaml in code rather than using WYSIWYG tools like Blend. VS or XamlPad are good.

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