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ReignOfComputer
ReignOfComputer

Reputation: 757

Windows 8.1 AppBar Ellipsis

In Windows 8.1 RTM apps like Calendar come with an AppBar with ellipsis.

I'm trying to replicate that but can't find any details on such functionality being added to the AppBar control in Windows 8.1.

A friend has suggested to make a Grid with three Circles in a StackPanel to be placed at the bottom of the page which opens the AppBar when clicked.

Is there a better way to accomplish the AppBar style in Windows 8.1's calendar app?

Bonus Question: The Calendar app and if I recall correctly the News app have an amazing navigation AppBar which pulls down from the top. How do I create that?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 985

Answers (3)

mkjunior19
mkjunior19

Reputation: 1

It looks like the ellipsis is built into the WinJS AppBar control. Once you get the latest WinJS bits from GitHub (https://github.com/winjs/winjs/), you can use the new AppBar closedDisplayMode property to get the ellipsis: 

<div data-win-control="WinJS.UI.AppBar" data-win options="{closedDisplayMode:'minimal'}">
     <button data-win-control="WinJS.UI.AppBarCommand" data-win-options="{id:'cmdAdd',label:'Add',icon:'add'}"></button>
     <button data-win-control="WinJS.UI.AppBarCommand" data-win-options="{id:'cmdRemove',label:'Remove',icon:'remove'}"></button>
</div>

You can find the demo here: http://try.buildwinjs.com/#appbar

Upvotes: 0

Philip Colmer
Philip Colmer

Reputation: 1664

Jeremy Alles has provided an example of how this can be simulated with a button in a border:

http://www.japf.fr/2013/10/winrt-introducing-the-appbarhint-control/

The one change I've had to make to get it working properly is where you reference the control on your page. Instead of:

<controls:AppBarHint Grid.Row="1" />

you need to use

<controls:AppBarHint Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />

For an extra bit of tidyness, change the main grid so that there is a third row:

<Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <RowDefinition Height="140"/>
    <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
    <RowDefinition Height="15"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>

and change the row reference to Grid.Row="2". The reason for doing this is that it ensures that the app bar hint isn't obscuring anything else in row 1, e.g. a horizontal scroll bar.

Finally, the Mail app provides a tooltip and you can add that in the control's XAML:

ToolTipService.ToolTip="Show more commands (Windows logo key+Z, or right-click)"

Upvotes: 0

Tim Heuer
Tim Heuer

Reputation: 4301

This was answered on your x-post in MSDN forums.

The ellipsis is a custom thing in those apps and not a general property of AppBar currently. Additionally the navigation element in the Bing apps is the WinJS NavBar control...not presently implemented as a XAML control.

Upvotes: 2

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