Questions tagged [application-bar]
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ApplicationBar is always NULL
I have the following XAML code:

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Windows 8 bottom app bar
I've been trying to get an App bar implemented in a WinRT metro app (C# / XAML), but don't know where to begin. I've tried using the tag and I get a Type not found error.
There's no help online, could someone update this post with…

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WinPhone 8 AppBar icon size
The guide for Windows Phone 8 app bars states that AppBar button icons should be 48x48px. It also says that a bunch of sample icons can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Icons.
But the images in there are 76x76px.…

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How can you prevent the ApplicationBar flickering on the WP7 white theme?
I have a Windows Phone 7.1 Mango application where I have mostly successfully overridden the built in theme colors. However, if the user has the white theme selected and the page has a dark background and dark application bar, the application bar…

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Programmatically changing the appbar icons
In my C# Windows Phone 8 app, I have an AppBar. I have two icons on this AppBar, one new icon, and one edit icon. I want to change the edit icon, to the back icon whenever it is pressed, and then back to the edit icon whenever it is pressed again. I…

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Windows Phone ApplicationBar BackgroundColor property style XamlParseException
I had a lot of pages in my application and I had decided to make a global ApplicationBar style in App.Resources:
However, when I tried to…

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WP7: Where do I get calendar, phone book and tabs Application Bar icons?
I found the Application Bar icons in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\Icons, but this folder does not contain the following standard icons:
button that shows the month view in the calendar
button that switches to contacts in…

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How to change color of the Application Bar in Windows Phone?
In my app, I want to have the color of the application bar be white and full opaque, with no regards to the theme. So far I have experimented with this.
ApplicationBar.Opacity = 1;
ApplicationBar.BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(52, 50, 2,…

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How can I hide an Application Bar on certain Pivot Pages in Windows Phone 8
I think this has a trivial answer but I'm not getting it. Basically I have a Windows Phone 8 app that contains a Pivot, and application bar. I want to hide the application bar when a certain page in the Pivot is navigated to.
What I did was add the…

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Windows phone disable application bar button
So, what is my problem ? I have a popup, and when i open it, i want to disable current page in my windows phone applications. so i make this this.IsEnabled = false; But my ApplicationBar is still available. Of course i try…

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Windows Phone 7 - Possible to Put Textbox in Application Bar?
I want to create an application bar like IE has in Windows Phone 7.1 ... it has a textbox in it instead of buttons, and it still works as the application bar with menu items under it.
Is this possible. I don't see anything under the Shell…

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Is it possible to add textBlock to windows phone 7 Applicationbar
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.

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How do I add a behavior to ApplicationBarIconButton in C#?
I am attempting to add items to an application bar with behavoirs.
In xaml they look like:
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How do i handle the event of a selected pivot item in Windows Phone
I have an app with 3 PivotItems and an ApplicationBar.
I want to hide the ApplicationBar when the PivotItems 2 and 3 are selected, and show the ApplicationBar when the first PivotItem is selected.

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Source for all Windows Phone standard application bar icons (like select, etc)
Windows Phone 8 SDK comes with a set of the standard icons one can use in WP apps (they can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Icons\). However, I could not find the standard 'select' icon used everywhere in the WP…

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