Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

25.2. Toolbars and Status Bars

Toolbars and status bars are two well-worn staples of the Windows world. Both are specialized containers that hold a collection of items. Traditionally, a toolbar holds buttons, and a status bar consists primarily of text and other noninteractive indicators (like a progress bar). However, both toolbars and status bars are used with a variety of different controls.

In Windows Forms, toolbars and status bars have their own content model. Although it's still possible to place arbitrary controls inside a toolbar and status bar using a wrapper, the process isn't seamless. The WPF toolbar and status bar don't have this limitation. They support the WPF content model, allowing you to add any element to a toolbar or status ...