resourcedictionary

I have two assemblies that each provide a common set of styles and resources that I want to include in my application. I'm using merged dictionaries in my App.xaml in order to load them, and at runtime they were just fine. Unfortunately, these resources won't load at design time, filling my Errors window with messages about unresolvable resources and giving me a UI that doesn't represent what will actually appear. This is my App.xaml as it stands right now: <Application x:Class="ClientDebug.App" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft

I have never been able to get this format of reference a Resource Dictionary to work. What am I missing. Scenario: Creating and assembly with some usercontrols in it. At root have said file {root}/Themes/ColorThemes.xaml The ColorThemes.xaml file has its build action set to Resource . Then in in xaml file further down let say {root}/Controls/ButtonStyles/Themes/ButtonThemes.xaml (note the path is just an example) in this file I have the following bit of code: <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Themes/ColorThemes.xaml"/> <

I have started to move various common Image s into a ResourceDictionary and noticed an odd behavior in my WPF application. If the Image is used in a MenuItem and in a Button on a ToolBar , when I open the Menu the image disappears on the Button . <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Image x:Key="NewImage" Source="/SomeApplication;component/Resources/NewDocumentHS.png" Stretch="None"/> <!-- ... --> Relevant XAML from the Window : <Menu> <MenuItem Header="_File"> <MenuItem Header="_New"

Is it possible to add one resource dictionary into other one? Thanks for any help. Tilak In Dictionary2.xaml define MergedDictionaries (right after the opening ResourceDictionary tag): <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="/Path/to/Dictionary1.xaml" /> </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> there's a catch: each time you merge dictionaries you effectively create a copy of the merged dictionary. And it's recursive - if you have Dict3.xaml and Dict4.xaml that both load Dictionary2.xaml, you will have three instances of Dictionary1.xaml created The solution is a

My question is very similar to this one I have a solution with a number of projects. The are two that are relevant: a class library that contains a WPF window and a project with all the WPF styles in it. Class Library with the window in Project 1 The Window's merged dictionary is something like: <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/StyleAssembly;component/CommonStyle.xaml"/> </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> //other styles here The CommonStyle.xaml in Project 2 : <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="

I've search high and low and can't find an answer to this. I have two questions How do you create an array or collection in XAML. I've got an array I want to stick in there and bind to a combo box. My first idea was to put an ItemsControl in a resource dictionary, but the ItemsSource of a combo box expects IEnumerable so that didn't work. Here's what I've tried in my resource dictionary and neither works <ItemsControl x:Key="stateList"> <sys:String>AL</sys:String> <sys:String>CA</sys:String> <sys:String>CN</sys:String> </ItemsControl> <ItemsControl x:Key="stateList2"> <ComboBoxItem>AL<

I am trying to build a wpf application that allows the user to change the theme at runtime. What I have done so far is create a resourcedictionary with all the colors for the application defined in it and then I am binding to this dictionary in the xaml. Below is the code I have for switching the resource dictionary: if (System.IO.File.Exists(fileName)) { using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open)) { ResourceDictionary dic = (ResourceDictionary)XamlReader.Load(fs); Resources.MergedDictionaries.Clear(); Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(dic); } } This code runs fine, and I