Is it possible to add textBlock in Windows Phone 7 application bar

Question

In my ebook application, I wanted to show the current page number as textBlock in the application bar.

I could not find a way to add textBlock to the application bar.

Answer 1

You can also check this out: Bindable Application Bar Extensions for Windows Phone 7

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you cannot change the application panel yourself. To create something like this, you need to create your own style of application bar control.

I'm not quite sure if this is good, because it will be incompatible with the rest of the phone and may violate some style guides.