I have a problem top aligning my stack panels/grids in my WPF window. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? It seems to be occurring when I try to top align content within a listbox, that displays items using a horizontally aligned stackpanel.
If I set the Height of the Grid that holds the ListBox with ItemsSource = {Binding BoardMarkerRows} to say 1400, alignment then starts working correctly (but I wanted this grid to have an auto height).
Screenshot showing alignment off:
Here is my XAML
<Viewbox Grid.ColumnSpan="2" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top">
<StackPanel Name="StackPanelOptions">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal ">
<Button Content="Init" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="2" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Click="Init"/>
<Button Content="Rotate" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="2" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Click="Button_Click_1"/>
<Button Content ="Start" Command="{Binding BoardMarkerStartUpdatesCommand}" Margin="2"/>
<Button Content ="Hide" Name="ButtonHideHeader" Margin="2" Click="ButtonHideHeader_Click"/>
<TextBlock Margin="2">
<TextBlock.Text>
<MultiBinding StringFormat="Status: {0}">
<Binding Path="BoardMarker.Status" />
</MultiBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Margin="2">
<TextBlock.Text>
<MultiBinding StringFormat="{}{0} Columns">
<Binding Path="BoardMarker.BoardMarkerColumns.Count " />
</MultiBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
<TextBox Height="24" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{Binding BoardMarker.MaximumResultDate}" Width="271"/>
<CheckBox Content="Use Maximum Result Date" IsChecked="{Binding BoardMarker.UseMaximumResultDate}"/>
<Label Content="Number Rows"/>
<TextBox Height="24" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="2" Text="{Binding BoardMarker.BoardMarkerSettings.NumberRowsPerColumn}" Width="50"/>
<Label Content="Days Offset"/>
<TextBox Height="24" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="2" Text="{Binding BoardMarker.DaysOffset}" Width="50"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label Content="Show All Runners"/>
<TextBox Height="24" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="2" Text="{Binding BoardMarker.ShowAll}" Width="300"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical " VerticalAlignment="Top">
<StackPanel >
<Viewbox VerticalAlignment="Top" Stretch="Uniform">
<ListBox ItemsSource ="{Binding BoardMarker.BoardMarkerColumns}" Height="Auto" Width="Auto">
<ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Top">
<ListBox Height="Auto"
ItemsSource="{Binding .BoardMarkerRows}" Margin="5" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid >
<Grid Height="Auto" Background="LightGreen" Width="180" Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleEvent
, Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}" VerticalAlignment="Top" >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="75"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--<TextBlock Text="{Binding RowType}" />-->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ArkleEvent.Name}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" FontWeight="Bold" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Text="{Binding ArkleEvent.Going}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" />
</Grid>
<Grid Background="LightBlue" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="Auto" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="180"
Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleMarket, Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="110"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontWeight="Bold">
<TextBlock.Text>
<MultiBinding StringFormat="{}{0:HH:mm} {1}">
<Binding Path="ArkleMarket.ExpectedOffDate" />
<!--<Binding Path="RowType" />-->
<Binding Path="ArkleMarket.RaceLength" />
</MultiBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<TextBlock.Text>
<MultiBinding StringFormat=" {0} Run {1} NR">
<Binding Path="ArkleMarket" Converter="{StaticResource ArkleMarketToNumberRunnersConverter}" ConverterParameter="StillRunning" />
<!--<Binding Path="RowType" />-->
<Binding Path="ArkleMarket" Converter="{StaticResource ArkleMarketToNumberRunnersConverter}" ConverterParameter="NR" />
<!--<Binding Path="ArkleMarket" Converter="{StaticResource ArkleMarketToNumberRunnersConverter}" ConverterParameter=",ConverterParameter=NR />-->
</MultiBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
</Grid>
<TextBlock Text="---------------------------------" Margin="0,-3,0,-3" Foreground="DodgerBlue"
Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleSelectionStaticFirst,
Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
<Grid
Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleSelectionStatic,
Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="88"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="35"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="38"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--<TextBlock Text="{Binding RowIndex}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" />-->
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.SelectionNumber,StringFormat={}{0:00}}" Margin="2" Width="15" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.Name}" Margin="2" Width="100" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.PriceCurrent}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.OpeningPrice}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Foreground="DarkGray" HorizontalAlignment="Right" TextDecorations="Strikethrough" />
</Grid>
<Grid Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleSelectionRotating, Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="88"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="35"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="38"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--<TextBlock Text="{Binding RowIndex}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" />-->
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.SelectionNumber,StringFormat={}{0:00}}" Margin="2" Width="15" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.Name}" Margin="2" Width="100" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.PriceCurrent}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.OpeningPrice}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Foreground="DarkGray" HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
</Grid>
<StackPanel Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=TextRow,
Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Label Content="{Binding Text}" />
</StackPanel>
<Grid Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleSelectionResult,
Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="88"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="35"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="38"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--<TextBlock Text="{Binding RowIndex}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" />-->
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.SelectionNumber,StringFormat={}{0:00}}" Margin="2" Width="15" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.Name}" Margin="2" Width="100" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.PriceCurrent}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.FinishingPosition,Converter={StaticResource ArkleSelectionFinishPositionToOrdinalDisplayText}}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
</Grid>
<StackPanel Visibility="{Binding ConverterParameter=ArkleSelectionNonRunner, Converter={StaticResource BoardMarketRowTypeToVisibilityConverter}}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<!--<TextBlock Text="{Binding RowIndex}" Margin="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" />-->
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.SelectionNumber,StringFormat={}{0:00}}" Margin="2" Width="15" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.Name}" Margin="2" Width="100" Foreground="DarkGray" />
<TextBlock Text="NR" Margin="2" Width="30" Foreground="DarkGray" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ArkleSelection.OpeningPrice}" Margin="2" Width="30" Foreground="DarkGray" />
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Viewbox>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Viewbox>
</Grid>
