Reusable PerformanceProgressBar

[thehappycactus]

I'm currently writing an PivotApplication that'll need a PerformanceProgressBar in several different PivotItems. I was wondering: instead of creating a different progress bar for each PivotItem, is there a simple way I can share a single one between each PivotItem?

Or should I just suck it up and make multiple ProgressBars?

Thanks!

 

[DarthVeda]

You can place pivot and pivot items in a grid, and once you have populated all pivot items, place a progress bar in the outer grid, it should encompass all pivot pages. Not sure why you would want to do that but it can be done.
Eg:
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Transparent">
<Grid.Resources>
<loc:VisibilityToBooleanConverter x:Key="VisibilityToBooleanConverter"/>
<loc:InvVisibilityToBooleanConverter x:Key="InvVisibilityToBooleanConverter"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<!--Pivot Control-->
<controls: Pivot Name="Pivot1" Title="1">
<!--Pivot item one-->
<controls: PivotItem Header="1">
<Grid>

</Grid>
</controls: PivotItem>

<!--Pivot item two-->
<controls: PivotItem Header="2">
<Grid>
</Grid>
</controls: PivotItem>
<controls: PivotItem Header="3">
<Grid>
</Grid>
</controls: PivotItem>
</controls: Pivot>
<toolkit: PerformanceProgressBar IsIndeterminate="{Binding Visibility, ElementName=somecontrol, Converter={StaticResource VisibilityToBooleanConverter}}" Height="20" />
</Grid>

 

[thehappycactus]

Oh, of course! Thanks, that's really helpful.

I want to do it because I'll be needing a progress bar on multiple Pivot Items...is that odd?

 

[DarthVeda]

when you show the progressbar, you are hinting to user to wait and not do any action.. each progressbar is an indication of an activity which might be unique to a pivot screen. to have one in general is very generic

just my 2 cents on design.

 

[rudyhuyn]

You can also use the native progress bar

SystemTray.ProgressIndicator=new ProgressIndicator (){ IsVisible= true, IsIndeterminate = true};