Arranging Controls with Panels
WPF changes the way you arrange controls on the user interface. This is because one goal of WPF is to provide the ability to create dynamic interfaces that can be rearranged according to the user’s preferences or when the user resizes the interface. Because of this, WPF controls are arranged within special containers, known as panels. WPF provides several panels, each allowing different arrangement possibilities. This is different from Windows Forms where you simply place controls on the user interface, but the controls are not flexible. Although there is the availability of some kinds of panels, Windows Forms panels are not as versatile as WPF panels. In this section you learn about WPF panels and how you use ...
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