Is it possible to add textBlock to windows phone 7 Applicationbar

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In my ebook app, I wanted to show current page number as as textBlock on Application bar.

I couldn't find a way to add textBlock to the application bar.

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 10 '11 at 04:09

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Unfortunately you cannot modify the application bar itself. To build something like you'd need to create your own application bar style control.

I'm not entirely sure if this is a good thing because it would be inconsistent with the rest of the phone and could possibly violate some style guides.

answered May 10 '11 at 04:09

Nigel Sampson

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yaa...I suspected that... Thanks a lot for confirming :-) – abnvp May 10 '11 at 04:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 10 '11 at 09:46

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You can also check this: Bindable Application Bar Extensions for Windows Phone 7

answered May 10 '11 at 09:46

Looks really promising by looks of it...Thanks a ton for answering – abnvp May 11 '11 at 09:41

Is it possible to add textBlock to windows phone 7 Applicationbar

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