Vista - Shadow effects

Hi everyone, in what ways is it possible to add shadow effects to a rectangle
in XAML? (what tag allows it? im using expressiondesigner, i don't know how
to add it in there either, maybe its just a little hardcoding needed)

Anybody who knows?

Cesar

Hi Cesar,

Adding a drop-shadow effect to a Rectangle object using XAML can be
accomplished as follows:

<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">

<Rectangle Width="60" Height="60" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="3">
<Rectangle.BitmapEffect>
<DropShadowBitmapEffect Color="Black"
Direction="240" ShadowDepth="5"
Softness=".3" Opacity=".5"/>
</Rectangle.BitmapEffect>
</Rectangle>
</Page>

You can play with the DropShadowBitmapEffect properties to get different
effects. Check the SDK for more help with this at:
ms-help://MS.MSSDK.1033/MS.WinFXSDK.1033/cpref34/html/T_System_Windows_Media_Effects_DropShadowBitmapEffect.htm

I'm not sure how to accomplish this using ExpressionDesigner, I'll look into
it and get back if I find out.

-Shalini

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"CesarTabares" wrote:

> Hi everyone, in what ways is it possible to add shadow effects to a rectangle
> in XAML? (what tag allows it? im using expressiondesigner, i don't know how
> to add it in there either, maybe its just a little hardcoding needed)
>
> Anybody who knows?
>
> Cesar

Following up on your question regarding how to add drop shadows (or bitmap
effects in general) using ExpressionDesigner.

There is currently no support for creating/editing a BitmapEffect object in
ExpressionDesigner using the UI "Design" mode. You will need to go into
"XAML" mode and add your BitmapEffects using XAML as I described in my last
post.

-Shalini

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"Shalini Aggarwal [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Cesar,
>
> Adding a drop-shadow effect to a Rectangle object using XAML can be
> accomplished as follows:
>
> <Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
> xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
>
> <Rectangle Width="60" Height="60" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="3">
> <Rectangle.BitmapEffect>
> <DropShadowBitmapEffect Color="Black"
> Direction="240" ShadowDepth="5"
> Softness=".3" Opacity=".5"/>
> </Rectangle.BitmapEffect>
> </Rectangle>
> </Page>
>
> You can play with the DropShadowBitmapEffect properties to get different
> effects. Check the SDK for more help with this at:
> ms-help://MS.MSSDK.1033/MS.WinFXSDK.1033/cpref34/html/T_System_Windows_Media_Effects_DropShadowBitmapEffect.htm
>
> I'm not sure how to accomplish this using ExpressionDesigner, I'll look into
> it and get back if I find out.
>
> -Shalini
>
> --------------------------
> "CesarTabares" wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone, in what ways is it possible to add shadow effects to a rectangle
> > in XAML? (what tag allows it? im using expressiondesigner, i don't know how
> > to add it in there either, maybe its just a little hardcoding needed)
> >
> > Anybody who knows?
> >
> > Cesar
>