WPF Remove Extra Space on bottom of ListBox

Question

I am getting a large amount of space under my custom listbox if I add an item with multiple lines of text. What can I do to solve this?

My code

<!-- List Item Hover -->
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="MouseOverFocusStyle" StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
    <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
        <GradientStop Color="#FF013B73" Offset="0.501"/>
        <GradientStop Color="#FF091F34"/>
        <GradientStop Color="#FF014A8F" Offset="0.5"/>
        <GradientStop Color="#FF003363" Offset="1"/>
    </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>

<!-- List Item Selected -->
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="LostFocusStyle" EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
    <LinearGradientBrush.RelativeTransform>
        <TransformGroup>
            <ScaleTransform CenterX="0.5" CenterY="0.5"/>
            <SkewTransform CenterX="0.5" CenterY="0.5"/>
            <RotateTransform CenterX="0.5" CenterY="0.5"/>
            <TranslateTransform/>
        </TransformGroup>
    </LinearGradientBrush.RelativeTransform>
    <GradientStop Color="#FF091F34" Offset="1"/>
    <GradientStop Color="#FF002F5C" Offset="0.4"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>

<!-- List Item Highlight -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ListItemHighlight" Color="#FFE38E27" />

<!-- List Item UnHighlight -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ListItemUnHighlight" Color="#FF6FB8FD" />

<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
    <EventSetter Event="GotFocus" Handler="ListItem_GotFocus"></EventSetter>
    <EventSetter Event="LostFocus" Handler="ListItem_LostFocus"></EventSetter>
</Style>

<DataTemplate x:Key="CustomListData" DataType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
    <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1"  Margin="-2,0,0,-1">
        <Grid>
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ListBoxItem}}, Path=ActualWidth}" />
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <Label 
                    VerticalContentAlignment="Center" BorderThickness="0" BorderBrush="Transparent"
                    Foreground="{StaticResource ListItemUnHighlight}"
                    FontSize="24"
                    Tag="{Binding .}"
                    Grid.Column="0"
                    MinHeight="55"
                    Cursor="Hand"
                    FontFamily="Arial"
                    FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"
                    KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="None"
                    Background="{StaticResource LostFocusStyle}"
                    MouseMove="ListItem_MouseOver"
                    >
                <Label.ContextMenu>
                    <ContextMenu Name="editMenu">
                        <MenuItem Header="Edit"/>
                    </ContextMenu>
                </Label.ContextMenu>
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding .}" Margin="15,0,40,0" TextWrapping="Wrap"></TextBlock>
            </Label>
            <Image 
                Tag="{Binding .}"
                Source="{Binding}"
                Margin="260,0,0,0"
                Grid.Column="1"
                Stretch="None"
                Width="16"
                Height="22" 
                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                />
        </Grid>
    </Border>
</DataTemplate>

</Window.Resources>

<Window.DataContext>
<ObjectDataProvider ObjectType="{x:Type local:ImageLoader}"  MethodName="LoadImages"  />
</Window.DataContext>


<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding}" Width="320" Background="#FF021422" BorderBrush="#FF1C4B79" >

<ListBox.Resources>
    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}">Transparent</SolidColorBrush>

    <Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
        <Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Disabled" />
        <Setter Property="ItemTemplate" Value="{StaticResource CustomListData }" />
    </Style>

</ListBox.Resources>

CodeBehind

public static class ImageLoader
{
    public static List<String> LoadImages()
    {
        List<String> images = new List<String>();
        for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++)
        {
            if (x == 5)
            {
                images.Add("Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test TestTest Test Test  Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test" + x);
            }
            else
            {
                images.Add("Test " + x);
            }
        }
        return images;
    }
}

Answer 1

As a quick answer if someone comes around this in .Net 4.5

VirtualizingStackPanel.IsVirtualizing="True"
VirtualizingStackPanel.ScrollUnit="Pixel" 

will do the trick. For better explanation look at: http://www.jonathanantoine.com/2011/10/07/wpf-4-5-%E2%80%93-part-11-new-features-for-the-virtualizingpanel/

Answer 2

Currently you are scrolling item by item.

The problem is because Test 5 in your listbox is the next item that would be displayed (and it's larger than the empty space shown in the picture you included). Only once that space is big enough for Test 5 to be fully displayed will it actually get shown.

However, if you want smooth scrolling instead of item by item scrolling, simply set the ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll property to false.

<ListBox ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="False" ItemsSource="{Binding}" Width="320" Background="#FF021422" BorderBrush="#FF1C4B79" >

Hope that helps!