Copied MCML text rendering sample; Run compile in separate thread

ZuneUIXTools/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ namespace ZuneUIXTools
         }
 
         private void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            Thread newWindowThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(TestCompile));
+            newWindowThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            newWindowThread.IsBackground = true;
+            newWindowThread.Start();
+        }
+
+        private void TestCompile()
         {
             MarkupSystem.Startup(true);
             ErrorManager.OnErrors += (IList errors) => {
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ namespace ZuneUIXTools
             };
 
             string testDir = @"D:\Repos\yoshiask\ZuneUIXTools\test\";
-            string testName = "testA";
+            string testName = "text";
             string sourceFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(testDir, testName) + ".uix";
             string compiledFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(testDir, testName) + ".uib";
 
@@ -68,7 +77,7 @@ namespace ZuneUIXTools
 
             Microsoft.Iris.Application.Initialize();
             Microsoft.Iris.Application.Window.SetBackgroundColor(new WindowColor(80, 0, 0));
-            Microsoft.Iris.Application.Window.RequestLoad("file://" + compiledFile + "#UIRootTest");
+            Microsoft.Iris.Application.Window.RequestLoad("file://" + compiledFile + "#TextDisplay");
             Microsoft.Iris.Application.Run();
         }
     }

test/text.uix

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<UIX xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2007/uix"
+  xmlns:me="Me">
+
+  <UI Name="TextDisplay">
+    <!-- This UI displays the other UIs. -->
+    <Locals>
+
+      <Font Name="SmallFont" Font="Bahnschrift,10" />
+      <Font Name="BigFont" FontName="JetBrains Mono" FontSize="18" FontStyle="Bold,Italic"/>
+    </Locals>
+
+    <Content>
+      <Panel>
+        <Layout>
+          <FlowLayout Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="50,0" />
+        </Layout>
+        <Children>
+          <me:TextSettings/>
+          <me:UsingMargins/>
+          <me:UsingColorfillWithText/>
+        </Children>
+      </Panel>
+    </Content>
+  </UI>
+
+  <UI Name="TextSettings">
+    <!-- This UI provides an example for the MaximumLines and WordWrap settings. -->
+    <Content>
+      <Panel Layout="VerticalFlow" MaximumSize="140,0">
+        <Children>
+          <Text HighlightColor="Gold" Font="{me:BigFont}" MaximumLines="3" WordWrap="true" Content="This large text will wrap.  This sentence won't be displayed because it exceeds the 3 line maximum." />
+        </Children>
+      </Panel>
+    </Content>
+  </UI>
+
+  <UI Name="UsingMargins">
+    <!-- This UI provides an example of using margins to create space between text items. -->
+    <Content>
+      <Panel Layout="VerticalFlow">
+        <Children>
+          <Text Color="Aquamarine" Font="{me:SmallFont}" Content="You can use margins to create space between text items:" />
+          <Text Margins="0,20,0,0" Color="SkyBlue" Font="{me:SmallFont}" Content="This sentence has a top margin of 20 pixels." />
+        </Children>
+      </Panel>
+    </Content>
+  </UI>
+
+  <UI Name="UsingColorfillWithText">
+    <!-- This UI provides an example of placing text inside a ColorFill view item. -->
+    <Content>
+      <Panel Layout="VerticalFlow" MinimumSize="500,40">
+        <Children>
+          <Text LineAlignment="Center" Color="Maroon" Font="{me:SmallFont}" Content="This text is placed in a ColorFill view item." />
+        </Children>
+      </Panel>
+    </Content>
+  </UI>
+
+</UIX>