Track bar /slider template for WPF

Question

Im looking for a customized control for WPF which allows Min,Max values and Indicator on specific value. If I had to paint it, It would look similar to this

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In this example I have min =0, max= ~600, indicator=~200 500 indicates the point where my bar changes color

To me, this looks most similar to the [Slider](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.slider(v=vs.110).aspx) control. That would be your best base, then just template/style it accordingly. — Chris Badman, Jul 01 '14 at 11:29

Heena · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-10T07:21:49.700

You need to edit slider template to achieve your design slider. You can use Colors or Image for controls as per your choice. Example- Modified slider template

For your question below template will work fine .

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<Window.Resources>      
    
    <Style x:Key="SliderRepeatButton" TargetType="RepeatButton">
        <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
        <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
        <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false" />
        <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="false" />
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="RepeatButton">
                    <Border Background="Transparent"/>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>
    
    <Style x:Key="SliderRepeatButton1" TargetType="RepeatButton">
        <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
        <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />           
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="RepeatButton">
                    <Border SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Background="YellowGreen"  BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="YellowGreen" Height="3"/>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>

    <Style x:Key="SliderThumb" TargetType="Thumb">
        <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />    
        <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />            
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
                        <Path Data="M 0 0 L 8 0 L 4 6 Z"  Stroke="YellowGreen" Margin="-2,0,0,0" StrokeThickness="2" Fill="YellowGreen"></Path>
                        <Line X1="0" Y1="0" X2="0" Y2="7" Stroke="Gray" StrokeThickness="1" Margin="2,0,0,0" StrokeDashArray="1.5,1.5"></Line>
                        <TextBlock Foreground="Black" Margin="-2,30,0,0"  Text="{Binding Value, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Slider}}}"/>
                    </StackPanel>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>

    <ControlTemplate x:Key="Slider"  TargetType="Slider">
        <Grid>
            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" MinHeight="{TemplateBinding MinHeight}" />
                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <TickBar  x:Name="TopTick"  Fill="LightGray" VerticalAlignment="Top"   SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Grid.Row="0" Placement="Top" Height="5" Visibility="Visible"/>
            <Border BorderBrush="LightGray"  BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" ></Border>
            <Border x:Name="TrackBackground" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,-10,0,0" BorderBrush="Red" Background="Red" Height="3"   Grid.Row="1"  BorderThickness="1"/>
            <Track Grid.Row="1" x:Name="PART_Track" Margin="0,-10,0,0"  >
                <Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
                    <RepeatButton Style="{StaticResource SliderRepeatButton1}"  Command="Slider.DecreaseLarge" />
                </Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
                <Track.Thumb>
                    <Thumb Style="{StaticResource SliderThumb}" Margin="0,-20,0,0" />
                </Track.Thumb>
                <Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
                    <RepeatButton Style="{StaticResource SliderRepeatButton}" Command="Slider.IncreaseLarge" />
                </Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
            </Track>
            <TextBlock Text="0" Grid.Row="1" Margin="0,15,0,0"></TextBlock>
            <TickBar x:Name="BottomTick" Fill="LightGray"   SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Grid.Row="2"   Placement="Bottom" Height="4" Visibility="Collapsed" />
        </Grid>
        <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="TickPlacement"  Value="TopLeft">
                <Setter TargetName="TopTick" Property="Visibility"  Value="Visible" />
            </Trigger>
            <Trigger Property="TickPlacement" Value="BottomRight">
                <Setter TargetName="BottomTick"  Property="Visibility"  Value="Visible" />
            </Trigger>
            <Trigger Property="TickPlacement" Value="Both">
                <Setter TargetName="TopTick" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
                <Setter TargetName="BottomTick" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
            </Trigger>
        </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
    </ControlTemplate>

    <Style x:Key="Horizontal_Slider" TargetType="Slider">
        <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
        <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
        <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="Orientation" Value="Horizontal">
                <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="21" />
                <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="104" />
                <Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource Slider}" />
            </Trigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>
</Window.Resources>

<Slider Style="{StaticResource Horizontal_Slider}" VerticalAlignment="Center" TickFrequency="37.5" Minimum="0" Maximum="600" Value="500" Width="300" Margin="50,0,50,0"></Slider>

Can we use image inplace of color "Red" in background of slider ? as per your code i tried, and what i did, in sliderRepeatButton in ContentTemplate i used Ellipse and fill with imageBrush, but i am getting exception on UI. Please guide. — Ashish-BeJovial, Jul 15 '15 at 12:51
Yes we can use image insted of red color .instead of backgorund use imagebrush like this post http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25136114/custom-wpf-slider-with-image-as-thumb — Heena, Jul 15 '15 at 12:55

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 15 '17 at 11:10

Im looking for a customized control for WPF which allows Min,Max values and Indicator on specific value

You mean, you're looking for the Slider Class. Why re-invent the wheel? Just declare your own ControlTemplate for it:

<Slider Minimum="0" Maximum="500">
    <Slider.Template>
        <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Slider}">
            <!-- define your ControlTemplate content in here -->
        </ControlTemplate>
    </Slider.Template>
</Slider>

When declaring new ControlTemplates, it always a good idea to start with the default one and slowly makes changes from there. you can find the default Slider ControlTemplate in the Slider Styles and Templates page on MSDN.

You can find out more about the Slider class from the Slider Class page and more about ControlTemplates from the ControlTemplate Class on MSDN.

Your slider class link points to the progress bar class, maybe you can update the link? — Simon Bosley, Feb 03 '17 at 11:04

Track bar /slider template for WPF

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