http://blogs.silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2008/01/12/does-canvas-height-default-to-zero-or-auto.aspxIn today&#39;s Tip of the Day I wrote that Canvas&#39;s Height and Width properties default to zero. A reader wrote to me in email saying, Actually, unless it was implemented differently in Silverlight than in WPF (which I cannot exclude), the defaultenCommunityServer 2007 (Build: 20416.853)http://blogs.silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2008/01/12/does-canvas-height-default-to-zero-or-auto.aspx#26226Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:41 GMTd0d632c8-a6f7-4f68-b0ce-26aaafd62132:26226rjstinyc<p>Although I am not an expert at Silverlight and consider myself a debutant coder, it may be desirable to have the same postitioning and size flexibilities with the canvas in Silverlight as is true with the background or a division in html.</p> <p>Jesse, on another note how are you recovering from your slip on the ice last month?</p> <p>Best Regards,</p> <p>Richard </p> <img src="http://blogs.silverlight.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=26226" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2008/01/12/does-canvas-height-default-to-zero-or-auto.aspx#26212Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:43:54 GMTd0d632c8-a6f7-4f68-b0ce-26aaafd62132:26212swildermuth<p>He's right and wrong...Canvas in WPF is different...Height and Width are Auto in WPF...but there is no concept of Auto in Silvelright...so go figure!</p> <img src="http://blogs.silverlight.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=26212" width="1" height="1">