How to use application's resource from ControlTemplate? - wpf

Question

I get this error
'disable_glow' name cannot be found in the name scope of 'System.Windows.Controls.ControlTemplate'.
when trying to do this:
Application's resources:
<LinearGradientBrush Opacity="0.0" StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="0,1" x:Key="disable_glow" x:Name="disable_glow">
<GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="#4D4D4D" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.1" Color="#404040" />
<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="#2E2E2E" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
in here:
Same place, in the ControlTemplate of the control Style:
<Border CornerRadius="4">
<Border.Background>
<DrawingBrush>
<DrawingBrush.Drawing>
<DrawingGroup>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="{StaticResource disable_glow}">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,1,1"/>
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
...
When I use either StaticResource or DynamicResource keyword I get the same error.
So how to use it correctly?

Answer 1

You don't need to set the x:Name attribute on your LinearGradientBrush, if it's in a ResourceDictionary (i.e. a Resources collection). You just need to set x:Key to be able to access it.
The error you are getting would not be produced by the Brush="{StaticResource disable_glow}" code. If the resources wasn't found it would say something like "Resource not found". It sounds like you are/were trying to access it by name.
You would need to ensure that your LinearGradientBrush is defined before your ControlTemplate.