Hand in hand use WPF open source UI framework MahApps.Metro

1. Create a new project

Use Visual Studio 2022 to create a new project, click as shown in the figure 创建新项目:

select WPF应用(.NET Framework):

Configure a new project, as shown in the figure:

Just write a few WPF default style controls:

2. Install MahApps.Metro

Click Tools->NuGet Package Manager->Manage the NuGet package of the solution, as shown in the figure:

Search for MahApps, click the first one, and install it:

Click 确认, as shown in the figure:

The installation is complete, as shown in the figure:

3. Modify the code in App.xaml

Modify the following code in App.xaml:

<Application x:Class="FMSH_NVM_WPF.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:FMSH_NVM_WPF"
             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
    <Application.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                <!-- MahApps.Metro resource dictionaries. Make sure that all file names are Case Sensitive! -->
                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Controls.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Fonts.xaml" />
                <!-- Theme setting -->
                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Themes/Light.Blue.xaml" />
            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

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At this point, regenerate and run the program, and the control style inside the form has changed, as shown in the figure:

4. Modify the code of MainWindow.xaml

Modify the following code in MainWindow.xaml:

<mah:MetroWindow x:Class="FMSH_NVM_WPF.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mah="clr-namespace:MahApps.Metro.Controls;assembly=MahApps.Metro"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:FMSH_NVM_WPF"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
    <Grid>
        <Button Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="226,67,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
        <Button Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="454,86,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
        <Calendar HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="136,149,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
        <TabControl Margin="390,170,10,22">
            <TabItem Header="TabItem">
                <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5"/>
            </TabItem>
            <TabItem Header="TabItem">
                <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5"/>
            </TabItem>
        </TabControl>

    </Grid>
</mah:MetroWindow>

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Open the file MainWindow.xaml.cs and modify the code as follows:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using MahApps.Metro.Controls;

namespace FMSH_NVM_WPF
{
    
    
    /// <summary>
    /// MainWindow.xaml 的交互逻辑
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : MetroWindow
    {
    
    
        public MainWindow()
        {
    
    
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }
}

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After saving and recompiling and running, the style of the form has changed, as shown in the figure:

MahApps official website: https://mahapps.com/

I hope this article is helpful to everyone. If there is anything wrong with the above, please correct me.

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