WP7 color picker

2
votes

Is there any color picker control for windows phone 7?

I know ColorPicker from Silverlight Contrib, but is it usable or have some sort of downside to use it on WP7?

regards, Stefano

2
silverlightwindows-phone-7

2 Answers

2
votes

I'm not aware of any color picker controls for WP7. The control from the Silverlight Contrib project should work if you compile the source code into a WP7 project. However, you need to take into consideration the touch-based user experience and that the recommended minimum touch point surface is 7mm square. Perhaps a ListPicker or LongListSelector based approach with pre-defined colors would be more suitable.

0
votes

Check out application of List Picker for this purpose as outlined by David Anson here.

ListPicker? I hardly even know 'er! [A detailed overview of the Windows Phone Toolkit's ListPicker control] - Delay's Blog

I also understand ColorPicker from the Silverlight Contrib is fine for use on WP7 (refer James Ashley's comments).