Labels are not shown correctly in WPF 2010 - xaml

I have a TabControl which has four labels. Its xaml is:
![enter image description here][1]<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<TabControl Height="282" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="tabControl1"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="503">
<TabItem Header="tabItem1" Name="tabItem1">
<Grid >
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="101*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="367"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="125*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Library:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="309,15,0,0" Name="label1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="49" />
<Label Content="Museum:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="303,13,0,0" Name="label2" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="58" Grid.Row="1" />
<Label Content="Cinema:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="309,11,0,0" Name="label3" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="50" Grid.Row="2" />
<Label Content="Embankment:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="281,30,0,0" Name="label4" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="81" Grid.Row="3" />
</Grid>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
When a program is run then some letters, signs are disappeared and I cannot understand the reason why. For example, in this screen shot it can be seen that colon of word “Cinema” is not drawn.
I made a grid, however, it does not help. What should I do to make my program work? It happens very often. I want all my labels to show correctly.
It can be seen that a colon of a word “Cinema” is not drawn.

try removing the "Width" of the labels and allow the content to size the control
<Grid>
<TabControl Height="282" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="tabControl1"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="503">
<TabItem Header="tabItem1" Name="tabItem1">
<Grid >
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="101*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="367"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="125*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Library:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="309,15,0,0" Name="label1" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
<Label Content="Museum:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="303,13,0,0" Name="label2" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="1" />
<Label Content="Cinema:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="309,11,0,0" Name="label3" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="2" />
<Label Content="Embankment:" Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="281,30,0,0" Name="label4" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="3" />
</Grid>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>

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Split the window vertically in XAML

I want to split my window in 2 parts side by side, like the picture below. On each side I have a SwapChainPanel and a StackPanel with a TextBlock, a TextBox and a Button.
Below that, I have a console (TextBlock) which takes up the entire width of the window.
How can I do that in XAML?
I have this but it does not split the window into 2 equal parts:
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<SwapChainPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" >
<TextBlock />
<TextBox />
<Button />
</StackPanel>
</SwapChainPanel>
<SwapChainPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" >
<TextBlock />
<TextBox />
<Button />
</StackPanel>
</SwapChainPanel>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" >
<TextBlock />
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
StackPanel are for stacking Items One after another or one below another. So you will not get exact split. For that you Need to use Grid.
I marked up a basic XAML based on your Screenshot.
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="5,5,2.5,5" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" >
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<SwapChainPanel BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<TextBlock Text="SwapChainPanel_L" Foreground="Blue" Margin="20"/>
</SwapChainPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5,0">
<TextBlock Text="IP Address 1: " Foreground="Red" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBox BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="5" Width="150" Margin="5,0"/>
<Button Content="Connect" Margin="5,0" BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="5" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="2.5,5,5,5" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" >
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<SwapChainPanel BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<TextBlock Text="SwapChainPanel_R" Foreground="Blue" Margin="20"/>
</SwapChainPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5,0">
<TextBlock Text="IP Address 2: " Foreground="Red" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBox BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="5" Width="150" Margin="5,0"/>
<Button Content="Connect" Margin="5,0" BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="5" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="5" Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="0,5,0,0" Padding="5">
<TextBox Text="> Console" Foreground="Green" />
</Border>
</Grid>
Which Renders to

UWP ScrollViewer inside a SplitView.Content not scrolling

I´m trying to build a UWP app and I have the follow components:
MainPage:
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<StackPanel Name="TituloStackPanel" Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Name="HamburguerButton" Content="" FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets" Height="50" Width="50" Click="HamburguerButton_Click"/>
<TextBlock Name="Titulo" Text="Estrutura de Dados" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"/>
</StackPanel>
<SplitView Name="PrincipalSplitView" DisplayMode="CompactOverlay" IsPaneOpen="False"
CompactPaneLength="50" OpenPaneLength="200" Grid.Row="1">
<SplitView.Pane>
<StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Name="ListasButton" Content="L" Width="50" Height="50" Click="ListasButton_Click"/>
<TextBlock Text="Listas" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Name="PilhasButton" Content="P" Width="50" Height="50"/>
<TextBlock Text="Pilhas" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Name="FilasButton" Content="F" Width="50" Height="50"/>
<TextBlock Text="Filas" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</SplitView.Pane>
<SplitView.Content>
<TextBlock Text="SplitView Content" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
</SplitView.Content>
</SplitView>
</Grid>
The next Page will be loaded inside the Content of the SplitView.
<Page>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ScrollViewer Background="Cyan" Grid.Column="1" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<RelativePanel Padding="20" MaxHeight="700" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<A lot of Components: TextBlocks, TextBoxes, RadioButtons, ... />
</RelativePanel>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Page>
The ScrollViewer should work as a Toolbar on the right side of the window. But when I resize the window, the vertical scroll not works.
Full screen:
Resized:
The problem is because your SplitView is in the Row with the <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>. This makes the SplitView higher than the Screen and does not scroll as a result.
Use <RowDefinition Height="*"/> for this row to make it as high as the screen is.
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<SplitView Grid.Row="1">
....
</SpitView>

XAML Grid layout

I am developing a XAML based app and I have a spacing/layout issue. I currently have my main page as a 1 column grid. I have a ListBox though in which I need my data template to be displayed over 2 columns. The first data element should take up 75% of the screen and the second data element should take up the rest. When I run my app, the data from my listbox items are bunched on the left hand side of the screen. How can I change this behavior?
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="2*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="9*"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="12"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="12"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--My Section-->
<Grid Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="Selected Location" FontWeight="Bold" Style="{StaticResource grayTextBox}"/>
<Line Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="1" />
<ListBox Grid.Row="2" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=SelectedLocations, Mode=TwoWay}" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsSelectedLocationAvailable, Converter={StaticResource visibilityConverter}}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid ShowGridLines="True">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=Address}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=CityStateZip}" />
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" />
<Rectangle Fill="Blue" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
Why use a Grid to center the content?
I currently have my main page as a 1 column grid
Why use a grid if it has just 1 column? Use margin on the stackpanel items.
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Text="Selected Location" FontWeight="Bold" Style="{StaticResource grayTextBox}"/>
<Line Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="1" />
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=SelectedLocations, Mode=TwoWay}" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsSelectedLocationAvailable, Converter={StaticResource visibilityConverter}}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid ShowGridLines="True">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=Address}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Foreground="#ffb107" Text="{Binding Path=CityStateZip}" />
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<Rectangle Fill="Orange" />
<Rectangle Fill="Blue" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>

GridSplitter in a Frame; expand beyond border problems

I've got a generic view for displaying data in a Silverlight RIA application. Basically, the view takes in a parameter which is the query required by RIA to get the data, and the data is displayed using autogenerated fields.
Here's part of the XAML code for the view.
<Grid Grid.Column="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition x:Name="DataGridRow"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition x:Name="DataFormRow"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" x:Name="EditRow"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ria:DomainDataSource Name="SQLDomainDataContext" LoadingData="SQLDomainDataContext_LoadingData" LoadSize="45" SubmittedChanges="SQLDomainDataContext_SubmittedChanges" SubmittingChanges="SQLDomainDataContext_SubmittingChanges" LoadedData="SQLDomainDataContext_LoadedData">
<ria:DomainDataSource.SortDescriptors>
<ria:SortDescriptor Direction="Descending" PropertyPath="BaseProperties.CreatedOn" />
</ria:DomainDataSource.SortDescriptors>
</ria:DomainDataSource>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<sdk:DataGrid Grid.Row="0" AutoGenerateColumns="True" Name="dataGrid" ItemsSource="{Binding}" DataContext="{Binding Path=Data, Mode=TwoWay}" IsReadOnly="True" AutoGeneratingColumn="dataGrid_AutoGeneratingColumn" SelectionChanged="dataGrid_SelectionChanged" />
<custCont:LocalizedDataPager Grid.Row="1" x:Name="pager" Source="{Binding Path=Data}" PageSize="15" DisplayMode="FirstLastPreviousNext" />
</Grid>
<Border Grid.Row="1">
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="1,0.5" StartPoint="0,0.5">
<GradientStop Color="#FF9D9D9D" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="#FFDBDBDB" Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<Ellipse Fill="Black" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Width="4" Height="4" Margin="8,0"/>
<Ellipse Fill="Black" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Width="4" Height="4" Margin="8,0"/>
<Ellipse Fill="Black" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Width="4" Height="4" Margin="8,0"/>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
<sdk:GridSplitter Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Background="Transparent" Opacity="0"/>
<data:DataForm Grid.Row="2" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="DF" AutoCommit="False"
DataContext="{Binding Path=Data, Mode=TwoWay}" ItemsSource="{Binding}"
AutoGeneratingField="DF_AutoGeneratingField" EditEnded="DF_EditEnded" DeletingItem="DF_DeletingItem" Style="{StaticResource DataFormStyle}"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="3">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Grid.Column="0" Name="btnHideDF" Content="{Binding Source={StaticResource ApplicationResources}, Path=ApplicationStrings.ShowEntities_HideDfBtn}" MinWidth="10" Margin="2" Click="btnHideDF_Click" />
<Button Grid.Column="2" Name="bRefresh" Content="{Binding Source={StaticResource ApplicationResources}, Path=ApplicationStrings.ShowEntities_RefreshBtn}" MinWidth="75" Margin="2" Click="bRefresh_Click" IsEnabled="{Binding Path=CanLoad}" />
<Button Grid.Column="3" Name="btnCacnelChanges" Content="{Binding Source={StaticResource ApplicationResources}, Path=ApplicationStrings.ShowEntities_CancelChangesBtn}" Margin="2" IsEnabled="{Binding Path=HasChanges}" Click="btnCacnelChanges_Click" Visibility="Collapsed" />
<Button Grid.Column="4" Name="bSubmit" Content="{Binding Source={StaticResource ApplicationResources}, Path=ApplicationStrings.ShowEntities_SubmitBtn}" MinWidth="75" Margin="2" IsEnabled="{Binding Path=HasChanges}" Click="bSubmit_Click" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
When the view is displayed in a singular Frame, all is well. But when it is displayed on a page with TWO frames, odd things begin to happen. If the user grabs the splitter and moves it all the way to the top, beyond the frames boundaries, the DataForm will expand endlessly. This isn't a big issue, but it looks ugly, and makes the buttons at the bottom vanish from sight.
What's going on here? Why is this happening? How can I prevent this behaviour?
Apparently my Google-fu was weak.
I found this today, and it describes the exact same problem I had, as well as a possible solution.
Still, I didn't expect this to be a bug in SL...

Where do I place busyindicator to wrap the whole page, so no control is enabled until activity is completed

I am creating an app in Silverlight 4 with MVVM Light.
At present I have a page with many controls ie. StackPanels, Listbox, TexBlocks and Buttons. I have a busyindicator on the page that is bound to a viewmodel. When a button is clicked to say retrieve data from the database the busyindicator displays and vanishes when the call is completed.
This all works as it should.
What I want to happen is that the whole page is wrapped in the busyindicator so that the page dims and nothing works until the event is completed. I have read that you just wrap the control inside the Busyindicator.
No matter where I place the opening of the indicator I get blue lines showing 'The property Content is set more than once.'
I have posted the code below, could anyone explain where to put the indicator code.
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height ="0" />
<RowDefinition Height ="30" />
<RowDefinition Height ="60" />
<RowDefinition Height ="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height ="40" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Text="Header" Width="353" Margin="0 0 0 0" Height="30" />
<StackPanel Grid.Row="2" VerticalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal" >
<Button Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Content="GetData" Height="35" Width="130" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,0" Command="{Binding GetData}"></Button>
<!-- <toolkit:BusyIndicator Width="150" Height="50" IsBusy="{Binding IsBusy}" BusyContent="Searching ..." /> -->
</StackPanel>
<ListBox x:Name="MyListBox" Grid.Row="3">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="400"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="70"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="70"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Name}"></TextBlock>
<Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="3" Content="Delete" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Command="{Binding Delete}"></Button>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Margin="5,10,0,0" Text="{BindingMessage}"></TextBlock>
</Grid>
You need to put all the content inside the user control as shown below:
<toolkit:BusyIndicator Width="150" Height="50" IsBusy="{Binding IsBusy}" BusyContent="Searching ...">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height ="0" />
<RowDefinition Height ="30" />
<RowDefinition Height ="60" />
<RowDefinition Height ="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height ="40" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Text="Header" Width="353" Margin="0 0 0 0" Height="30" />
<StackPanel Grid.Row="2" VerticalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal" >
<Button Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Content="GetData" Height="35" Width="130" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,0" Command="{Binding GetData}"></Button>
</StackPanel>
<ListBox x:Name="MyListBox" Grid.Row="3">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="400"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="70"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="70"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Name}"></TextBlock>
<Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="3" Content="Delete" VerticalAlignment="Center" Command="{Binding Delete}"></Button>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Margin="5,10,0,0" Text="{BindingMessage}"></TextBlock>
</Grid>
</toolkit:BusyIndicator>