How do I capture the mouse when a Silverlight RepeatButton is depressed?

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I have a RepeatButton on a UserControl that acts as the up button. The control is a number spinner of sorts. When the number value goes from 9 to 10 the up button is released because it moves out from under the mouse. I know I can capture the mouse, but my RepeatButton is not giving me MouseLeftButtonDown events. So how do I capture the mouse over the RepeatButton when it is depressed and release the capture when it is released? And should the RepeatButton give me MouseLeftButtonDown events?

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It would seem that the template content is stealing the button's MouseLeftButtonDown events. Is there anyway I can circumvent the button's content. If I set HitTestVisible to false, the button itself becomes untouchable. I wish silverlight had OnPreview overrides.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '12 at 20:56

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I just had a similar problem with Windows 8/WinRT and found a workaround - you can bind something to the button's IsPressed property and when it gets set to false - it means the button/touch is up.

answered Aug 15 '12 at 20:56

Filip Skakun

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '11 at 16:10

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Have you tried utilising MouseLeftButtonUp instead to check if it can occur when the mouse button is released?

answered Oct 12 '11 at 16:10

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Yes I have, and it does not, but how does that help me capture the mouse? – Jordan Oct 12 '11 at 17:17

How do I capture the mouse when a Silverlight RepeatButton is depressed?

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