https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/uwp/style/fonts public static string[] FontNames = { "Arial", "Calibri", "Cambria", "Cambria Math", "Comic Sans MS", "Courier New", "Ebrima", "Gadugi", "Georgia", "Javanese Text Regular Fallback font for Javanese script", "Leelawadee UI", "Lucida Console", "Malgun Gothic", "Microsoft Himalaya", "Microsoft JhengHei", "Microsoft JhengHei UI", "Microsoft New Tai Lue", "Microsoft PhagsPa", "Microsoft Tai Le", "Microsoft YaHei", "Microsoft YaHei UI", […]
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Break on exception
Menu > Debug > WIndows > Exceptions Settings Turn on the ‘Common Language Runtime Exceptions’ checkbox.
Text styles
Fonts https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/uwp/style/fonts FontWeight Change style name programatically
Convert Values From A String
Convert 2 Digit Hex To Byte byte MyByte = byte.Parse(MyString.Substring(0, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber);
.Color General
Convert RGB colour value to Brush Convert RGB color value to Color
Trigger A Page Method From Other Threads Using DataBinding
This approach uses a hidden text box you can add to pages you want to be able to trigger methods on from another backgroudn thread in your application. The special class is created globally in your app and then its value is binded to the hidden text box. You can then change the value and the […]
.Data Binding General
Databinding types one-time binding – simply display values from a data source when the UI is first shown, but not to respond to changes in those values. one-way binding – You can choose to "observe" values and to update the UI when they change. two-way binding – observe and update, so that changes that the […]
Updating UI when a background value changes
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Display Values In A String
Display value formatted to 2 decimal places double value = (double)12.3; string MyString = value.ToString(“#0.00”); //MyString will be “12.30”
Calling A Page Control Event
When you need to pass sender and e to the method (e.g. a page control event) You can use null