Thursday, February 7, 2013

General Silverlight Chart Construction


Using the default Microsoft Style for the Charts and will be updating with expanded information as time allows.

The current layout is rough, but I wanted to get a start on this since I know I will be adding a lot as I get the time to compile my notes and create the images to help. 
 
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<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:datavis="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization"
    xmlns:charting="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting"
    xmlns:chartingprimitives="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting.Primitives">

    <Style TargetType="charting:Chart">
        <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Black"/>
        <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
        <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="10"/>
 
 
 
This is the default palette used in the standard charts. As a series is added, the chart will go to the next color (example: Series[0] will be Blue, and Series [0] will be Red. The image above is a quick graphic reference of the default colors.
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        <Setter Property="Palette">
            <Setter.Value>
                <datavis:ResourceDictionaryCollection>
                    <!-- Blue -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFB9D6F7"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF284B70" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Red -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFFBB7B5"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF702828" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Light Green -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFB8C0AC"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF5F7143" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Yellow -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFFDE79C"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFF6BC0C" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Indigo -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                                                                                       Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFA9A3BD"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF382C6C" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Magenta -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFB1A1B1"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF50224F" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Dark Green -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF9DC2B3"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF1D7554" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Gray Shade -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFB5B5B5"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF4C4C4C" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Blue -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                                                                                        Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF98C1DC"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF0271AE" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Brown -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFC1C0AE"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF706E41" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Cyan -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                              Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFADBDC0"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF446A73" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Special Blue -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF2F8CE2"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF0C3E69" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Gray Shade 2 -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFDCDCDC"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FF757575" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Gray Shade 3 -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1" 
                                             Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFF4F4F4"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFB7B7B7" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                    <!-- Gray Shade 4 -->
                    <ResourceDictionary>
                        <RadialGradientBrush x:Key="Background" GradientOrigin="-0.1,-0.1"  
                                              Center="0.075,0.015" RadiusX="1.05" RadiusY="0.9">
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFF4F4F4"/>
                            <GradientStop Color="#FFA3A3A3" Offset="1"/>
                        </RadialGradientBrush>
                        <Style x:Key="DataPointStyle" TargetType="Control">
                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Background}"/>
                        </Style>
                        <Style x:Key="DataShapeStyle" TargetType="Shape">
                            <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
                            <Setter Property="StrokeMiterLimit" Value="1" />
                            <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource Background}" />
                        </Style>
                    </ResourceDictionary>
                </datavis:ResourceDictionaryCollection>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
 
 
Below starts the default styles for each element of the chart. The can also be set individually as another style if you want to change one or two elements only.  
 
<Setter Property="TitleStyle">
            <Setter.Value>
                <Style TargetType="datavis:Title">
                    <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16"/>
                    <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                    <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,10,0,10"/>
                </Style>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Setter Property="LegendStyle">
            <Setter.Value>
                <Style TargetType="datavis:Legend">
                    <Setter Property="Margin" Value="15,0,15,0"/>
                    <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#FFDBDBDB"/>
                    <Setter Property="Background">
                        <Setter.Value>
                            <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.442,0.005" StartPoint="0.558,0.995">
                                <GradientStop Color="#FFDBDBDB"/>
                                <GradientStop Color="#FFFFFFFF" Offset="1"/>
                            </LinearGradientBrush>
                       </Setter.Value>
                    </Setter>
                </Style>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Setter Property="ChartAreaStyle">
            <Setter.Value>
                <Style TargetType="Panel">
                    <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="100"/>
                    <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="75"/>
                </Style>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Setter Property="PlotAreaStyle">
            <Setter.Value>
                <Style TargetType="Grid">
                    <Setter Property="Background">
                        <Setter.Value>
                            <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.457,0.296" StartPoint="0.459,1.296">
                                <GradientStop Color="#FFCBCBCB"/>
                                <GradientStop Color="#FFFFFFFF" Offset="1"/>
                            </LinearGradientBrush>
                        </Setter.Value>
                    </Setter>
                </Style>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
 
This is the main template, layout of the Silverlight chart. The image above gives a simplified graphic representation of how the chart is assembled.
  
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="charting:Chart">
                    <Border
                        Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                        BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
                        BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
                        Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
                        <Grid>
                            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                            </Grid.RowDefinitions>

                            <datavis:Title
                                Content="{TemplateBinding Title}"
                                Style="{TemplateBinding TitleStyle}"/>

                            <!-- Use a nested Grid to avoid possible clipping behavior resulting from ColumnSpan+Width=Auto -->
                            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="0,15,0,15">
                                <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                    <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
                                </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                                <datavis:Legend x:Name="Legend" 
                                    Header="{TemplateBinding LegendTitle}"
                                    Style="{TemplateBinding LegendStyle}"
                                    Grid.Column="1"/>
                                <chartingprimitives:EdgePanel x:Name="ChartArea" Style="{TemplateBinding ChartAreaStyle}">
                                    <Grid Canvas.ZIndex="-1" Style="{TemplateBinding PlotAreaStyle}" />
                                    <Border Canvas.ZIndex="10" BorderBrush="#FF919191" BorderThickness="1" />
                                </chartingprimitives:EdgePanel>
                            </Grid>
                        </Grid>
                    </Border>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>

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