There is a great theme named Jetpack available for Silverlight applications which can be found on the Tim Heuer web site. I was wondering if it can be used in WPF applications and the answer is yes ! Here are the modifications I had to do to make all this work :
- SelectionBackground replace by SelectionBrush (except for the DatePicker)
- I removed the HyperlinkButton which does not exist in WPF
DataGridFrozenGrid is not existing in WPF : I replaced it by a GRID - No navigation system : Frame style removed,
- No page : replaced by HeaderedContentControl
- DescriptionViewer : not available in WPF and removed,
- TabNavigation replaced by : KeyboardNavigation.ControlTabNavigation
- ValidationSummary does not exist in WPF : I removed it,
- No Watermark in WPF: I removed it
- ContentPresenter does not support direct content : Ireplaced it by ContentControl,
- AutoCompleteBox : not available in WPF and removed,
- DataPager : not available in WPF and removed,
- ChildWindow : not available in WPF and removed,
- I removed the style targeting the textblock because it was imposing itself anywhere especially in the listboxitem leadind to wong behaviours,
- I replace the differents name by their WPF PART_XXX counterparts
- PasswordBox : Ireplaced the ContentElement border by a ScrollViews named PART_ContentHost
- I Replaced the animations key <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value=”Visible" /> by <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
- Rewrite entirely the scrollbar style so it works nicely...
- Rewrite entirely the Slider style so it works nicely...
- Rewrite a fex the TabItem/Tab control style so it works nicely...
So far, here is a list of the translated control’s theming :
- TextBox,
- ListBox,
- Combobox,
- PasswordBox,
- ProgressBar,
- Button,
- ToggleButton,
- RadioButton
- Checkbox,
- Scrollbar,
- ScrollViewer,
- Slider,
- TreeView,
- TabControl,
- Label
So far, here is a list of the NOT TESTED and may not working element
- Datagrid,
- DatePicker,
- Grid Splitter,
- Expander,
- ContextMenu.
PS: the demo application is in the post attachment…
I am currently working on it to add more working them components.
Edit (16/10/2010, 01:28) : I added new controls themes(Scrollbar, ScrollViewer, Slider, TreeView, TabControl, Label) and a new demo applications.
