I wanting to you the styles from ModernUI with just a UserControl meaning i have no app.xaml file and i am unsure how to reference firstfloor.ModernUI in just to a usercontrol to inherit the styling.
You can add the styles as resources in your user control:
<UserControl.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="/FirstFloor.ModernUI;component/Assets/ModernUI.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="/FirstFloor.ModernUI;component/Assets/ModernUI.Dark.xaml"/>
...
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So I would like to create a template copy of a ComboBox, but not define it in the MainWindow, but in a specially created resource directory.
What i got:
<Application x:Class="dingeTesten.App"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:dingeTesten"
StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Dictionary1.xaml"/>
</Application.Resources>
And now i createt a RessourceDictionaray that got called Dictionary1.xaml. In this file i want the Template Copy of my ComboBox but when i create a template i cannot choose this file:
Its in German but i cannot choose the last option RessourceDictionary to save this template in my RessourceDictionary.
I suppose that you are trying to create a style for ComboBox in Blend. To enable Resource dictionary option you have to add ResourceDictionary into MergedDictionaries in App.xaml.
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Dictionary1.xaml"/>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Dictionary2.xaml"/>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
Then Resource dictionary option will be enabled.
I'm looking to set a style on some UserControls that's kept in a resource dictionary at the base of my project tree. The only way I've found to do so is below by defining MergeDictionary in the resources to link in the xaml file with styles. I'd prefer to not have to put this same code on every single control that needs this style though. Is there a better way to do this?
<UserControl
x:Class="TestApp.Screens.Sub.Details"
...
Style="{DynamicResource BottomContentUserControl}">
<UserControl.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="../../GeneralStyles.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</UserControl.Resources>
</UserControl>
You can add the styles to the ApplicationResourceDictionary or you could add them to your App.xaml file so that they will be applied throughout your application.
I made a new CustomControl based on the Window Control.
When I use my Control it doesn't appear in the designer mode, instead it still uses the default window style.
How can I force the designer to display my window style instead of the default one?
My MainWindow.xaml:
<CustomWindow:MetroWindow x:Class="Testz.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:CustomWindow="clr-namespace:MetroWindow;assembly=MetroWindow"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" BorderBrush="Red">
<Grid>
</Grid>
</CustomWindow:MetroWindow>
Link to my whole project - maybe you'll need it
How it looks in the designer and how it really looks:
I think I understood what you was trying to accomplish.
The problem is that the Visual Studio Designer can't find the Resource because it is on the library. What you need to do is to create a ResourceDictionary pointing to it on you Application to be able to see the designer time template.
<Application x:Class="DemoMetroWindow.App"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MetroWindow"
StartupUri="DemoWindow.xaml">
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:/MetroWindow;component/Themes/Generic.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
</Application>
You can learn more from links bellow.
OnApplyTemplate() never being called
WPF get Type in Design time?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jgalasyn/archive/2007/10/29/troubleshooting-wpf-designer-load-failures.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jnak/archive/2007/11/08/code-behind-and-the-wpf-designer.aspx
You're using Mahapps Metro, right?
You can use the styles provided by it.
Styling a window with Metro
<Window.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Colours.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Fonts.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Controls.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Accents/Blue.xaml" />
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Accents/BaseLight.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Window.Resources>
You can change the color of the window by changing the Resource dictionary of Blue.xaml by other colors, just check it out.
When the resource references in App.xaml are fine you should restart Visual Studio. In most cases the themes are then displayed correctly.
Regards
I have user HeaderedItemsControl to display different UserControl in my application.
Now I declared these UserControl with DataTemplate as follows in my MainWindow.
<HeaderedItemsControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:SearchViewModel}">
<vw:SearchStudentView/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:SearchViewModel2}">
<vw:SearchStudentView2/>
</DataTemplate>
</HeaderedItemsControl.Resources>
But I have almost 20 view and I want to place all DataTemplate in ResourceDictionary.
Can any one help me how can I use these DataTemplate's from ResourceDictionary in HeaderedItemsControl's resources?
It's very simple.
1) You must create and add DataTemplate to ResourceDictionary.
2) In App.xaml file you must add created ResoueceDictionary (TemplateResourceDictionary.xaml is my test ResourceDictionary).
<Application x:Class="ResourceDictionaryExample.App"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="TemplateResourceDictionary.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
</Application>
That's all. :)
I have a wpf tab control which is highly customized through styles. I have referenced those styles in a resourcedictionary "TabControlResources". How do I reference "TabControlResources" in another resourcedictionary?. I have a resourcedictionary called "MainViewResources" and I would like to reference the tab style from my "TabControlResources" in that resourcedictionary.
Thanks in advance.
<ResourceDictionary
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary
Source="pack://application:,,,/path/to/TabControlResources.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<other stuff...>
</ResourceDictionary>