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WPF Coverflow control released

I’m pleased to announce that we have just released a control that allows WPF developers to create a coverflow effect similar to what is available in iTunes.

Here’s a screenshot of the control in action:

WPF Coverflow in action

So what can I do with it?

The control is very configurable and at a high level allows you to:

Configure the size of the covers
Alter the size or existence of the reflections
Completely customise the look and feel of the covers with standard WPF styling techniques
Alter the spacing between covers
Alter the tilt of the covers

The control also works with all standard WPF capabilities – for example, binding to an ItemsSource property for the collection of covers. One other very cool feature is controlling what’s displayed on the cover – it can be any UIElement meaning you can host a video, image, other controls, whatever you want really!

How do I get it?

Here’s the great news – all customers of Mindscape WPF Elements already have it! We baked it into the nightly builds once it was polished and ready for release. If you’re a customer you can get it right now by clicking here.

If you’re not a customer but would like to test out the WPF Coverflow control, download the free trial of WPF Elements here (note, you must use the latest nightly, we will be bundling this into a final release version soon).

You can also see the WPF Coverflow control in action live within your browser by clicking here (requires .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 installed for XBAP support).

Let us know what you think!