Push your applications to the next level - forget bitmaps - use vector elements.
And use your favorite vector drawing application to achieve the best results.
The diagram above shows how it is possible to import 2D vector drawing from
almost any drawing application into WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and Windows Store
apps - by converting it to xaml with ViewerSvg or
Paste2Xaml. WPF applications can use Ab2d.ReaderSvg or Ab2d.ReaderWmf libraries
to import the data at runtime.
The following tools and libraries are available:
ViewerSvg with ReaderSvg - best svg reader for .Net
ViewerSvg is a svg to xaml converter for WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and Windows Store apps. It is using the Ab2d.ReaderSvg library that imports objects from svg or svgz and can export
them into XAML for WPF or Silverlight.
For example the following XAML reads myClipart.svg (see Ab2d.ReaderSvg
for more):
<ab2d:SvgViewbox Source="samples/myClipart.svg"/>
ViewerSvg and Ab2d.ReaderSvg come with many samples that demonstrate how easy is to use svg files in WPF and Silverlight applications.
Paste2Xaml with ReaderWmf - metafile reader for .Net
Paste2Xaml is a WPF application that can read Windows metafiles (wmf), Enhanced
Metafiles (emf) or get matafile objects from clipboard and can convert them into
xaml. It can also export embedded images that can be used in exported xaml.
It is using the Ab2d.ReaderWmf library that imports
metafiles at runtime and also defines controls that can be used in xaml.
More screenshots and sample images about Paste2Xaml can be found in its section. For runtime usage notes see ReaderWmf section.
For example the following XAML reads myClipart.emf (see Ab2d.ReaderWmf
for more):
<ab2d:WmfViewbox Source="samples/myClipart.emf"/>
ZoomPanel - the ultimate zoom control for WPF
ZoomPanel is the ultimate zoom control for WPF. It provides powerful and animated zooming and
panning capabilities to any WPF application. It also contains ZoomPanelNavigator and ZoomPanelMiniMap controls.
Also check out the Links section for links to free online
svg and metafile libraries and svg editors.