Listbox Control Unites with Carousel Movement

The everyday familiarity of the selectable list control meets the innovative behavior of a carousel layout to produce the xamCarouselListBox^TM control. Leveraging the powerful framework of the xamCarouselPanel^TM control, the xamCarouselListBox presents a revolving list (or rotisserie) of data bound items in an energetic new way that designers could only dream of in the past. The carousel motion of items on a customizable animated path serves as the perfect complement for items accompanied by rich multimedia (such as streaming video or graphics), which would outshine an ordinary ListBox control. Dazzle your customers in new ways with much livelier product listings using the xamCarouselListBox.

Template Driven for the Real World

Contemporary applications deal increasingly with complex data records that demand more than simple text labels in a user-selectable list control. By using list item templates, the xamCarouselListBox allows your users to select from items displayed as a composite of several pieces of information simultaneously. For example, the user experience of selecting a contact from an address book is significantly enhanced if each contact has an accompanying photograph, full name, and location.

Features at a Glance

• Carousel behavior – xamCarouselListBox presents users with a linear sequence of template-driven list items which appear following your choice of a path or continuous circuit.
• Navigation model – xamCarouselListBox allows users to navigate by using a four-button navigational sub-element--the Carousel Panel Navigator--which you can completely customize.
• Stunning effects – xamCarouselListBox can create a sense of depth or motion by applying visual effects to affect the transparency, scale, and skew of list items as they move into and out of a user's focus.
• Microsoft Expression® Blend integration – xamCarouselListBox integrates seamlessly into the Blend environment and supports paths prescribed using the Blend ArtBoard.