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yisman — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:34:27 GMT

hi i cant find the DockSplitter in which dll/download is it? thank you

Updated Wiki: Themes

aelij — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:31:23 GMT

Themes

The assembly, AvalonLibrary, contains the following alternatives to system themes:

Avalon: This is a recreation of the original theme that came with Avalon in its pre-beta days. I found it very pleasing, so I decided to include it. Note that it is very partial at the moment (contains styles only for Button, TextBox, ComboBox, ListBox and a very bad looking ProgressBar).

Using a theme

Using merged dictionary at the application level (can be at the window or control level as well):

<Application.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
            <ResourceDictionary Source="/Avalon;Librarycomponent/themes/avalon.xaml" />
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
    <ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>

Bring on your themes!

Updated Wiki: Home

aelij — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:48:09 GMT

Project Description

What's New

The October 2008 release has been checked in and uploaded. There are a few notable changes:

Requires .NET 3.5 (SP1 optional; required for some items such as Effects).
Live demo XBAP (for features that do not require full trust): http://arbel.net/wpfcontrib/AvalonLibraryTestBrowser.xbap.
Bragi's controls were removed, since he continued their development in his own library, available at http://jastdev.com/.
New classes:

AnimatedTextBlock
GdiTextBlock (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/08/18/good-old-gdi-or-unblur-thy-text.aspx)
Bitmap (added to support GdiTextBlock. see http://blogs.msdn.com/dwayneneed/archive/2007/10/05/blurry-bitmaps.aspx)
Effects: BlendEffect and PointLightEffect (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/19/shady-pixels.aspx)
ValueConverter, a base class for value (and multi-value) converters, which is also a MarkupExtension.
EnumResourceTypeConverter
TypeExtension, a generics-enabled version of {x:Type} (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)
DropShadowBitmapEffectExtension and BlurBitmapEffectExtension Markup Extensions, which also catches the security exception raised when they are used in partial trust. This enables using them in an XBAP, for example.

Many of the static helpers (Avalon.Windows.Utility) are now extension methods.
Bug fixes and new features
Breaking changes (important!)
Security changes (important!)

What's in the Project

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above.

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic.
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". Recommended prefix: "av".
The project is built using VS 2008, and requires .NET 3.5 (as of October 2008). SP1 required for some controls.

Updated Wiki: Home

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:37:07 GMT

Project Description

What's New

The second milestone in the October 2008 release has been checked in. There are a few notable changes:

Requires .NET 3.5 (SP1 optional; required for some items such as Effects).
Bragi's controls were removed, since he continued their development in his own library, availbale at http://jastdev.com/.
New classes:

AnimatedTextBlock
GdiTextBlock (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/08/18/good-old-gdi-or-unblur-thy-text.aspx)
Bitmap (added to support GdiTextBlock. see http://blogs.msdn.com/dwayneneed/archive/2007/10/05/blurry-bitmaps.aspx)
Effects: BlendEffect and PointLightEffect (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/19/shady-pixels.aspx)
ValueConverter, a base class for value (and multi-value) converters, which is also a MarkupExtension.
EnumResourceTypeConverter
TypeExtension, a generics-enabled version of {x:Type} (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)

Many of the static helpers (Avalon.Windows.Utility) are now extension methods.
Bug fixes and new features
Breaking changes
Security changes (important!)

What's in the Project

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above.

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic.
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". Recommended prefix: "av".
The project is built using VS 2008, and requires .NET 3.5 (as of October 2008). SP1 required for some controls.

Updated Wiki: Security changes

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:52:07 GMT

Security changes

Until now AvalonLibrary was marked with an AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers attribute, but since it was compiled with the unsafe option, it was impossible to use it under such contexts. The unsafe code (a single method in NativeMethods) was removed, and this limitation has been lifted.
This means that the library will now work in XBAPs. Even TaskDialog (as long as you don't call the Show method) can be placed inside an XBAP. Some controls, such as the NotifyIcon and the FolderBrowserDialog demand permissions that are not available in partial trust, so trying to use them will raise a SecurityException.
In addition, the library is now uses security transparency. The assembly-level SecurityCritical attribute indicates the code defaults to security-transparent. Throughout the assembly, security-sensitive methods, classes and fields are marked as SecurityCritical, making them inaccessible to security transparent code.

Updated Wiki: Breaking changes

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:51:19 GMT

Breaking Changes

UIHelpers: Hyperlink click handling (for browser launch) is not activated automatically. You will need to set IsAutomaticBrowserLaunchEnabled to true for it to work.
FormattedTextConverter no longer inherits from TypeConverter. A new class called FormattedTextTypeConverter replaces this functionality.
TaskDialog:

All classes under the ItemsControl folder (ButtonList, CommandLinkList and RadioButtonList) were removed and replaced with the TypedItemsControl and the TypedListBox classes.
The StandardButtons property is deprecated. Also, it is removed as a dependency property, and the PART_StandardButtonList part is gone. The TaskDialogButtons enum is still available for use with the static Show() methods. To add a standard button, use the TaskDialogButtonData constructor that accepts a TaskDialogButtons value and add it to the Buttons collection.
The default DataTemplate for a button now uses the Header property of the TaskDialogButtonData class (instead of the Content property). This ensures compatibility with CommandLinks and access keys.

Updated Wiki: Bug fixes and new features

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:49:46 GMT

Bug Fixes and New Features

TaskDialog:

Keyboard (access key) support.
Default button support.
Copy content as text.
Added { Button, CommandLink, RadioButton } x { ContainerStyle, ContainerStyleSelector, Template, TemplateSelector } properties to easily modify the each of these items.
Routed commands (CopyContent and Cancel).
The private setter for the Buttons, CommandLinks and RadioButtons was removed, so now you can instantiate them in markup (e.g. <TaskDialog><TaskDialog.Buttons><Button Content="..."/>...)
TaskDialog window now displays correctly when dialog cancellation is allowed.

AnimationHelpers WidthPercentage and HeightPercentage initial state bug fixed.
Removed System.Windows.Forms dependency. NotifyIcon now uses HwndSource instead of NativeWindow.
NotifyIcon can now show the icon even when not inside a visual tree. To show the icon, set the Visibility to Hidden. Set Visibility is to Collapsed to hide the icon.
DoubleAnimationCalculator is now public.
The AvalonLibrary assembly is now localizable.

Updated Wiki: Home

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:48:38 GMT

Project Description

What's New

The second milestone in the October 2008 release has been checked in. There are a few notable changes:

Requires .NET 3.5 (SP1 optional; required for some items such as Effects).
Bragi's controls were removed, since he continued their development in his own library, availbale at http://jastdev.com/.
New classes:

AnimatedTextBlock
GdiTextBlock (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/08/18/good-old-gdi-or-unblur-thy-text.aspx)
Bitmap (added to support GdiTextBlock. see http://blogs.msdn.com/dwayneneed/archive/2007/10/05/blurry-bitmaps.aspx)
Effects: BlendEffect and PointLightEffect (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/19/shady-pixels.aspx)
TextExtension (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)
ValueConverter, a base class for value (and multi-value) converters, which is also a MarkupExtension.
EnumResourceTypeConverter
TypeExtension, a generics-enabled version of {x:Type} (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)

Many of the static helpers (Avalon.Windows.Utility) are now extension methods.
Bug fixes and new features
Breaking changes
Security changes (important!)

What's in the Project

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above.

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic.
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". Recommended prefix: "av".
The project is built using VS 2008, and requires .NET 3.5 (as of October 2008). SP1 required for some controls.

Updated Wiki: Home

aelij — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:16:49 GMT

Project Description

What's New

The second milestone in the October 2008 release has been checked in. There are a few notable changes:

Requires .NET 3.5 (SP1 optional; required for some items such as Effects).
Bragi's controls were removed, since he continued their development in his own library, availbale at http://jastdev.com/.
New classes:

AnimatedTextBlock
GdiTextBlock (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/08/18/good-old-gdi-or-unblur-thy-text.aspx)
Bitmap (added to support GdiTextBlock. see http://blogs.msdn.com/dwayneneed/archive/2007/10/05/blurry-bitmaps.aspx)
Effects: BlendEffect and PointLightEffect (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/19/shady-pixels.aspx)
TextExtension (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)
ValueConverter, a base class for value (and multi-value) converters, which is also a MarkupExtension.
EnumResourceTypeConverter

Many of the static helpers (Avalon.Windows.Utility) are now extension methods.
Bug fixes and new features:

TaskDialog:

Keyboard (access key) support.
Default button support.
Copy content as text.
Added { Button, CommandLink, RadioButton } x { ContainerStyle, ContainerStyleSelector, Template, TemplateSelector } properties to easily modify the each of these items.
Routed commands (CopyContent and Cancel).
The private setter for the Buttons, CommandLinks and RadioButtons was removed, so now you can instantiate them in markup (e.g. <TaskDialog><TaskDialog.Buttons><Button Content="..."/>...)
TaskDialog window now displays correctly when dialog cancellation is allowed.

AnimationHelpers WidthPercentage and HeightPercentage initial state bug fixed.
Removed System.Windows.Forms dependency. NotifyIcon now uses HwndSource instead of NativeWindow.
NotifyIcon can now show the icon even when not inside a visual tree. To show the icon, set the Visibility to Hidden. Set Visibility is to Collapsed to hide the icon.
DoubleAnimationCalculator is now public.
The AvalonLibrary assembly is now localizable.

Breaking changes:

UIHelpers: Hyperlink click handling (for browser launch) is not activated automatically. You will need to set IsAutomaticBrowserLaunchEnabled to true for it to work.
FormattedTextConverter no longer inherits from TypeConverter. A new class called FormattedTextTypeConverter replaces this functionality.
TaskDialog:

All classes under the ItemsControl folder (ButtonList, CommandLinkList and RadioButtonList) were removed and replaced with the TypedItemsControl and the TypedListBox classes.
The StandardButtons property is deprecated. Also, it is removed as a dependency property, and the PART_StandardButtonList part is gone. The TaskDialogButtons enum is still available for use with the static Show() methods. To add a standard button, use the TaskDialogButtonData constructor that accepts a TaskDialogButtons value and add it to the Buttons collection.
The default DataTemplate for a button now uses the Header property of the TaskDialogButtonData class (instead of the Content property). This ensures compatibility with CommandLinks and access keys.

Security changes: (important!)

Until now AvalonLibrary was marked with an AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers attribute, but since it was compiled with the unsafe option, it was impossible to use it under such contexts. The unsafe code (a single method in NativeMethods) was removed, and this limitation has been lifted.
This means that the library will now work in XBAPs. Even TaskDialog (as long as you don't call the Show method) can be placed inside an XBAP. Some controls, such as the NotifyIcon and the FolderBrowserDialog demand permissions that are not available in partial trust, so trying to use them will raise a SecurityException.
In addition, the library is now uses security transparency. The assembly-level SecurityCritical attribute indicates the code defaults to security-transparent. Throughout the assembly, security-sensitive methods, classes and fields are marked as SecurityCritical, making them inaccessible to security transparent code.

What's in the Project

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above.

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic.
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". Recommended prefix: "av".
The project is built using VS 2008, and requires .NET 3.5 (as of October 2008). SP1 required for some controls.

Updated Wiki: Home

aelij — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:32:47 GMT

Project Description

What's New

I have checked in the the first milestone in the (hopefully) October 2008 release. Here are some of the things you can expect:

Requires .NET 3.5 (SP1 optional; required for some items such as Effects).
Bragi's controls were removed, since he continued their development in his own library, availbale at http://jastdev.com/.
New classes:

AnimatedTextBlock
GdiTextBlock (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/08/18/good-old-gdi-or-unblur-thy-text.aspx)
Bitmap (added to support GdiTextBlock. see http://blogs.msdn.com/dwayneneed/archive/2007/10/05/blurry-bitmaps.aspx)
Effects: BlendEffect and PointLightEffect (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/19/shady-pixels.aspx)
TextExtension (see http://arbel.net/blog/archive/2008/10/27/activator-2-xaml-and-generics-day.aspx)
ValueConverter, a base class for value (and multi-value) converters, which is also a MarkupExtension.
EnumResourceTypeConverter

Many of the static helpers (Avalon.Windows.Utility) are now extension methods.
Bug fixes and new features:

TaskDialog: keyboard (access key) support, default button, copy content as text, added a few routed commands. (Pending some more changes before the release.)
AnimationHelpers WidthPercentage and HeightPercentage initial state bug fixed.

Breaking changes:

UIHelpers: Hyperlink click handling (for browser launch) is not activated automatically. You will need to set IsAutomaticBrowserLaunchEnabled to true for it to work.
All classes under the ItemsControl folder (ButtonList, CommandLinkList and RadioButtonList) were removed and replaced with the TypedItemsControl class.
FormattedTextConverter no longer inherits from TypeConverter. A new class called FormattedTextTypeConverter replaces this functionality.

What's in the Project

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above.

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic.
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". Recommended prefix: "av".
The project is built using VS 2008, and requires .NET 3.5 (as of October 2008).

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Bragi — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:13:17 GMT

Project Description

WPF Contrib is a community-developed library of controls and utilities for WPF.

The goal is to create a stable, reusable library of classes that you can (and should) use in every WPF application you build.
If you're interested in contriburing, please contact aelija (via gmail) or using the CodePlex contact page.

What's New

Bragi has joined the project, bringing 3 new controls (see "Coming soon" below.)
If anyone experienced problems running the TaskDialog demo page, a fix has been released.

What's in the Project

Comming soon:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter
Panels: DockPanelEx
Utilities: Extender

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

aelij — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:52:24 GMT

Project Description

What's New

Bragi has joined the project, bringing 3 new controls (see "Coming soon" below.)
If anyone experienced problems running the TaskDialog demo page, a fix has been released.

What's in the Project

Comming soon:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter
Panels: DockPanelEx

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

aelij — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:55:56 GMT

Project Description

What's New

Bragi has joined the project, bringing 3 new controls (see "Coming soon" below.)

What's in the Project

Comming soon:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter
Panels: DockPanelEx

Released:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Bragi — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:36:36 GMT

Project Description

What's New

Comming soon:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter
Panels: DockPanelEx

Initial check in contains:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:15:56 GMT

Project Description

What's New

New items added:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter

Initial check in contains:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:14:39 GMT

Project Description

What's New

New items added:

Controls: Help, DockSplitter

Initial check in contains:

Controls: NotifyIcon, ImageStrip, NineGridBorder, Help, DockSplitter
Panels: AutoGrid, ColumnStackPanel
Converters: DarkColorConverter, LightColorConverter, FormattedTextConverter
Dialogs: FolderBrowserDialog, TaskDialog
Utilities: BindingHelpers, ColorHelpers, DependencyHelpers, AnimationHelpers, UIHelpers
Animation: Animation Framework
Themes
Demo project for most of the above

Technical Stuff

The CLR namspace for the library is Avalon.Windows. Kind of nostalgic. :)
The namespace URI for XAML is currently "http://schemas.codeplex.com/wpfcontrib/xaml/presentation". If you have a better suggestion, you're more than welcome to make it.
The project is built using VS 2008, compiled using C# 3.0 but does not utilize any .NET 3.5 libraries (e.g. the System.Core assembly). The reason is that people already programming in WPF could use the library immediately.

UPDATED WIKI: DockSplitter

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:13:17 GMT

DockSplitter Control

This control is a splitter for the DockPanel. It works very similar to the GridSplitter for a Grid.
Put it between 2 controls on a DockPanel and assign it the same Dock value as that of the object in front of it.

Example:

<DockPanel Name="TheDock" Grid.Row="2" LastChildFill="True" >
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Left" Width="93" />
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Left"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="162" />
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Right"/>
         <TextBox Name="TxtLast"/>
</DockPanel>

UPDATED WIKI: DockSplitter

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:12:38 GMT

DockSplitter Control

<DockPanel Name="TheDock" Grid.Row="2" LastChildFill="True" >
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Left" Width="93" />
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Left"/>
         <TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="162" />
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Right"/>
         <TextBox  DockPanel.Dock="Top"/>
         <av:DockSplitter DockPanel.Dock="Top" />
         <TextBox Name="TxtLast"/>
      </DockPanel>

UPDATED WIKI: Help

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:09:05 GMT

Help Control

Similar to the Help component from Windows Forms. This control provides HTML 1.0 context sensitive help in WPF applications.
Use attached properties like in the example to add help info to controls.

Example:

<TextBox av:Help.Topic="textbox.html">
         Text with help
</TextBox>

UPDATED WIKI: Help

Bragi — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:07:40 GMT

Help Control

Similar to the Help component from Windows Forms. This control provides HTML 1.0 context sensitive help in WPF applications.
Use attached properties like as in the example to add help info to controls.

Example:

<TextBox av:Help.Topic="textbox.html">
            Text with help
         </TextBox>