Import metafiles or copy graphics from
almost any application into xaml.
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 is possible to export XAML for WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and Windows Store apps.
Paste2Xaml is using the Ab2d.ReaderWmf library that imports metafiles and can be also used in your applications.
Main Paste2Xaml window - a Power Point slide has been pasted to the Paste2Xaml application (showing as WPF elements).
Export Dialog - showing the xaml text and all the export options for a metafile. It is possible to export xaml for WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone and Windows Store apps. It is also possible to export to Enhanced Metafiles (emf) - useful for saving clipboard data that can be later opened with Ab2d.ReaderWmf.
The objects from metafile can be exported as Shapes or as Geometries. Geometries export provide additional options to optimize for better performance and lower memory usage.
The graph from Microsoft Excel 2003 shown in XamlPad.
The following screenshot is showing Paste2Xaml with opened metafile that was created in AutoCad:
The following images show screenshots of metafiles converted to XAML and show in IE (click on image to see it in full size):
Word art from Microsoft Word 2003 | Formatted cells from Microsoft Excel 2007 |
Calendar created in Microsoft Visio 2003 | Database schema created in Microsoft Visio 2003 |
Meeting Room schema created in Microsoft Visio 2003 | Electrical equipment schema created in Microsoft Visio 2003 |
Brainstorm diagram created in Microsoft Visio 2003 | Sample from Microsoft Office free Clip Arts |
Sample from Microsoft Office free Clip Arts | Sample from Microsoft Office free Clip Arts |
Sample from Microsoft Office free Clip Arts | Sample from Microsoft Office free Clip Arts |
ResourceDictionaryWriter
With Ab2d.ReaderWmf library it is possible to build ResourceDictionares from metafiles. This means all metafiles are converted into xaml which makes them much more efficient and easier to use.
To make building ResourceDictionares there is a ResourceDictionaryWriter sample application that is available with full source code so it can be fully customized. The following screenshot shows ResourceDictionaryWriter application with three metafiles added to the ResourceDictionary (xaml of ResourceDictionary can be seen on the right):