System.Drawing.Color c1 = new System.Drawing.Color(); c1 = System.Drawing.Color.FromName(mycolorString); System.Windows.Media.Color c2 = new Color(); c2 = Color.FromArgb(c1.A, c1.R, c1.G, c1.B); modified on Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:21 AM

KBou wrote: Although I found a project in wich it is done (link[^]), this was way to complex for me so I'm using a workaround now. That's what I thought :) KBou wrote: I thought the word Dynamicly made it pretty clear I wasn't looking for a static solution. Dynamic can mean a lot :) KBou wrote: Anyway thanks for your reply. and sorry again for the "down voting". No problem :) xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

I've allready found it. You have to add the System.Design.dll as a reference. Thanks.

From what I have seen, most are the same, and I use the same thing in my applications too: 1. Create Mutex. 2. Check Mutex, then use IPC (with Remoting) to talk and do what you need with either instance. xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

Try the CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH field. An example is at How Can I Retrieve the Field Size and a Sample Record For All the Tables and Fields in an Access Database?[^]

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Thanks. I'll post these thing in the WPF forum the next time. For the Info: I've used the formattedText.WidthIncludingTrailingWhitespace Methode to calculate the width of 1 space.

KBou wrote: DoubleAnimation KBou wrote: WPF Oh, you did say it was WPF. I suggest using the WPF forum. Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

Kevin, I found the solution here. http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2008/03/12/lb-sv-why-three-wacky-uses-for-silverlight-2-s-listbox-and-scrollviewer.aspx[^] Look down the page and you'll find, ScrollViewer: Marquee. Cheers, Karl » CodeProject 2008 MVP » Microsoft MVP - Client App Dev My Blog | Mole's Home Page | MVP Profile Just a grain of sand on the worlds beaches.

Though not a Computer Science degree as you might think.  Electrical & Electronics Engineering for me, although at the moment I am doing much better in the software & digital electronics side of things, suprise suprise :rolleyes: