Language Switching

The Designer provides a language switching control that allows you to change the text in a form or user display from one language to another during run time.

Note: Language switching is available in both the WPF Designer and the Silverlight Designer.

Language Switching Controls Property Usage

The following table shows the properties used by each control:


Property	Flag Switching Button	Switch Language Button
AllowDrop	X	X
Background	X	X
BorderBrush	X	X
BorderThickness	X	X
ClickMode	X	X
ClipToBounds	X	X
Column	X	X
ColumnSpan	X	X
CommandParameter	X	X
CommandTarget	X	X
Content	X	X
ContentStringFormat	X	X
DefaultFlag	X
Effect	X	X
FlagsParameters	X
FlagStyle	X
FlowDirection	X	X
Focusable	X	X
FocusBrush	X
FocusVisualStyle	X	X
FontFamily	X	X
FontSize	X	X
FontStretch	X	X
FontStyle	X	X
FontWeight	X	X
ForceCursor	X	X
Foreground	X	X
Height	X	X
HorizontalAlignment	X	X
HorizontalContentAlignment	X	X
IsCancel	X	X
IsDefault	X	X
IsEnabled	X	X
IsHitTestVisible	X	X
IsManipulationEnabled	X	X
IsSharedSizeScope	X	X
IsTabStop	X	X
Localization	X	X
Margin	X	X
MaxHeight	X	X
MaxWidth	X	X
MinHeight	X	X
MinWidth	X	X
Name	X	X
Opacity	X	X
OpacityMask	X	X
OverridesDefaultStyle	X	X
Padding	X	X
RenderTransformOrigin	X	X
Row	X	X
RowSpan	X	X
SnapsToDevicePixels	X	X
Style	X	X
TabIndex	X	X
Tag	X	X
Template	X	X
ToolTip	X	X
Uid	X	X
UseLayoutRounding	X	X
VerticalAlignment	X	X
VerticalContentAlignment	X	X
Visibility	X	X
Width	X	X

Language Switching Controls Property Descriptions

The following table shows the properties descriptions used by all control:

Property	Description
AllowDrop	Select this check box to indicate that the control can accept data that is dragged onto it.
Background	Expand this field to select the background color of the selected control.
BorderBrush	Expand this field to select the border color of the selected control.
BorderThickness	Specifies the border thickness of a control, in pixels.
ClickMode	Specifies when the Click event occurs. Selections are: Hover Press Release
ClipToBounds	Select this check box to clip the content of this control (or content coming from the child elements of this control) to fit into the size of the containing control.
Column	Specifies the column within the grid where the control is located.
ColumnSpan	Specifies the total number of columns that child content spans within a grid.
CommandParameter	Specifies the parameter to pass to the Command property.
CommandTarget	Specifies the element on which to raise the specified command.
Content	Specifies the content displayed on the control.
ContentStringFormat	Specifies a composite string that determines how to format the Content property if it is displayed as a string.
DefaultFlag	Specifies the default flag to use for the flag switching button. This is the flag that is initially displayed at run time. Valid selections are: Chinese English French German Italian Korean Polish Russian Spanish
Effect	Click the arrow to expand the property, select the effect you want to apply to the control, and then configure the specific values for the effect. Valid values to select are: Blur Kernel Type Radius Drop Shadow Color Direction Opactiy Shadow Depth
FlagsParameters	Click the ellipsis button to open the Language Selection dialog box, where you can select the flags you want to be able to switch between. Valid selections are: Chinese English French German Italian Korean Polish Russian Spanish
FlagStyle	Specifies the style of the flag control. Valid selections are: Wave Box
FlowDirection	Specifies the direction that text and other user interface (UI) elements flow within any parent control. Selections are: Left to Right Right to Left
Focusable	Select this check box to indicate that the control can receive focus.
FocusBrush	Expand this field to select the color that displays around the control's border when the control has focus.
FocusVisualStyle	Specifies a property that enables customization of appearance, effects, or other style characteristics that apply to this control when it has focus.
FontFamily	Specifies the font family for the control.
FontSize	Specifies the font size for the control.
FontStretch	Specifies the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen.
FontStyle	Specifies the font style for the control.
FontWeight	Specifies the weight or thickness of the specified font.
ForceCursor	Select this check box to indicate that the user interface (UI) renders the cursor as declared by the Cursor property.
Foreground	Expand this field to select the foreground color.
Height	Specifies the height of the control, in pixels.
HorizontalAlignment	Specifies the horizontal alignment characteristics applied to this control. Selections are: Left Center Right Stretch
HorizontalContentAlignment	Specifies the horizontal alignment of the control's content. Selections are: Left Center Right Stretch
IsCancel	Select this check box to indicate that a Button or Repeat Button acts as a Cancel button. Press the Esc key to select the actual Cancel button.
IsDefault	Select this check box to indicate that a Button or Repeat Button is the default Submit button. Press the Enter key to select the actual Submit button.
IsEnabled	Select this check box to indicate that this control is enabled in the user interface (UI).
IsHitTestVisible	Select this check box to indicate that the control can possibly be returned as a hit test result from some portion of its rendered content.
IsManipulationEnabled	Select this check box to indicate that the manipulation events for the control are enabled.
IsSharedSizeScope	Select this check box to indicate that controls are sharing size information.
IsTabStop	Select this check box to indicate that a control is included in tab navigation.
Localization	Click the ellipsis button to open the Localization Configuration dialog box where you can configure the property to localize, the language to use for localization, and the text to localize.
Margin	Specifies the outer margin of a control.
MaxHeight	Specifies the maximum height of a control.
MaxWidth	Specifies the maximum width of a control.
MinHeight	Specifies the minimum height of a control.
MinWidth	Specifies the minimum width of a control.
Name	Specifies the identifying name of the control. The name provides a reference so that code behind, such as event handler code, can refer to a markup element during processing by a XAML processor.
Opacity	Specifies the opacity factor applied to the entire control. Valid values are 0 through 1, with up to 15 decimal places.
OpacityMask	Expand this field to select a color for the opacity mask, which is applied to any alpha-channel masking for the rendered content of this control.
OverridesDefaultStyle	Select this check box to indicate that this control incorporates style properties from theme styles.
Padding	Specifies the amount of padding to apply to the inside edge of each side of a control.
RenderTransformOrigin	Specifies the center point of any possible render transform, relative to the bounds of the element. X is the horizontal origin factor, given as a value between 0 and 1. Y is the vertical origin factor, given as a value between 0 and 1.
Row	RowBackground
RowSpan	Specifies the total number of rows that child content spans within a grid.
SnapsToDevicePixels	Select this check box to indicate that rendering for this control uses device-specific pixel settings.
Style	Specifies the style used by this control when it is rendered.
TabIndex	Specifies the order in which controls receive focus when the Tab key is pressed.
Tag	Specifies an arbitrary object value that can be used to store custom information about this control.
Template	Click the ellipsis button to open the Open dialog box to select a template to use.
ToolTip	Specifies the tool-tip that displays for this control in the user interface (UI).
Uid	Specifies the unique identifier (for localization) for this control.
UseLayoutRounding	Specifies a value that determines whether rendering for the object and its visual subtree should use rounding behavior that aligns rendering to whole pixels.
VerticalAlignment	Specifies the vertical alignment characteristics applied to this control. Selections are: Bottom Center Top Stretch
VerticalContentAlignment	Specifies the vertical alignment of the control's content. Selections are: Bottom Center Top Stretch
Visibility	Specifies the visibility of this control. Selections are: Collapsed Hidden Visible
Width	Specifies the width of the control, in pixels.