multi selection for combo box

[ghost]

I think that a multi select feature within the combo box control could be useful. In fact, I have tried to make a "multi select combo box" taking third party classes and then applying mahapps metro to them, but I get dissimilar results.
This is how my control looks until now:
http://sdrv.ms/10MeWDB
http://sdrv.ms/10MeXr0

My question is, will be added this feature to the combo box control? namely, multi select feature.

[shiftkey]

You'd need to use a different control template to get this behaviour,right?

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/563862/Multi-Select-ComboBox-in-WPF

[ghost]

Unfortunately, yes.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/30142/WPF-CheckListBox-RadioListBox-CheckComboBox-RadioC

I am using it as a different control from the already provided, but my approach over this article only satisfies specific needs.

[topvis]

Would be good if add a "(Select all)" as the first item.

[Evangelink]

@punker76 @ferbraz89 Would be happy to help on this one. What's the current state of this feature? The screenshot from June 2013 looks like a finished control.

[ghost]

@Evangelink Last time I checked (aka prior to v1.0) this specific control wasn't developed yet. I can't remember much about it but the screenshoot from June 2013 was merely the result of using the control (made by somebody else) side by side with Mahapps.Metro. I managed to get both to work in a classic MVVM scenario by writing extremely nasty code that simply did the trick that I was searching for in the moment. I wish I could tell you more but that's all I know.

[Speuline]

No news? This control would be very helpful :'(
The feature was abandonned?

[Speuline]

Still no news? This feature would be great...

[GF-Huang]

need this feature too.

[Malavos]

I would plan this out, but it's not a urgent issue. There are some bugs we need to check first. I will continue contribuing soon, but my backlog is this issue here.

[ChriRosi]

I would also need this feature.

[Dragoneel009]

This feature would much appreciated and very useful to us

[Malavos]

How that would work? I am wondering that, if we have too many items selected, the combo box text will not appear to the user. I think multi-select combo box control needs a different design to handle this.

[Malavos]

I would settle for making something like this. It works quite well. When there are many options selected, it just shows the ammount selected, not the items per se.

[Evangelink]

I have the feeling such control doesn't provide users with a good UX and can often be replaced by some other controls or be split into a multi step dialog.

[Malavos]

@Evangelink take a look at the one I've referenced. Our UX and designer here approved to use this specific component for another project. I think it's a great solution, all things considered.

[GF-Huang]

still no news..

[timunie]

I have a MultiSelectionComboBox written on my own, but it only supports string input. If we need any object to be supportet, i don't have an idea.

If someone wants me to post my code please give me a sign 😄

Happy coding
Tim

[punker76]

This will be continued in #3802