How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

04-08-2008 12:23 PM |

I don't think that using StackPanel is the answer.

Re: How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

05-27-2008 6:47 PM |

How about this:

<TextBlock x:Name="YAxisTitle" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Y-Axis Label" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
  <TextBlock.RenderTransform>                
    <RotateTransform Angle="-90"/>
  </TextBlock.RenderTransform>
</TextBlock>

It works, but beware of the mysterious clipping described in this thread: http://silverlight.net/forums/t/16035.aspx

The text is clipped if it does not fit in the space provided by the parent grid or stackpanel. To solve this put it inside a canvas. Oh silverlight :(. Mark this an answered if it works for you. It should.

Re: How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

06-24-2008 9:59 AM |

<UserControl x:Class="SilverlightPositioningTest.Page"

xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/client/2007"

xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

Width="400" Height="500">

<Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="White">

<Grid ShowGridLines="True" Width="400" Height="500">

<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<ColumnDefinition Width="50"></ColumnDefinition>

<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>

</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="Blue">

<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Text="This text should fit" TextWrapping="Wrap" Width="10" Height="auto">

</TextBlock>

</Border>

</Grid>

</Border>

</UserControl>

 You can adjust your textblock width and font-size to see how much text you want in that narrow container. If this has helped please MARK AS ANSWER......

Re: How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

06-24-2008 11:12 AM |

Thank you for your replying. Yes, it can work using TextWrapping in TextBlock, this is a new feature in SL2 Beta 2.

Re: Re: How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

06-25-2008 8:48 AM |

Thank you for your answer, I use LineHeight="18" and LineStackingStrategy="BlockLineHeight":

<TextBlock Canvas.Left="100" Canvas.Top="10" FontSize="20" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Text="This text should fit" LineHeight="18" LineStackingStrategy="BlockLineHeight" TextWrapping="Wrap" Width="2" Height="auto" FontFamily="Verdana">

</TextBlock>

Re: How to set a textblock to vertical orientation?

07-05-2008 11:55 AM |

 

Please see http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2008/06/19/text-from-a-slightly-different-perspective-verticaltextblock-control-sample-for-silverlight-2.aspx

These methods seem handy for japanese or other asian text