Advanced Reusable Styles and Themes in WPF

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Keith Harvey

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01 - Course Overview

01 - Course Overview.mp4

01:35

02 - Getting Started

02 - Introduction.mp4

01:33

03 - Globomantics Requirements.mp4

01:46

04 - Globomantics Pilot Project.mp4

01:11

05 - Demo - Sneak Peek.mp4

01:52

06 - Your Basic Requirements.mp4

00:59

07 - Our Tools.mp4

01:09

08 - Summary.mp4

00:55

03 - Creating a Reusable Foundation

09 - Introduction.mp4

01:05

10 - Requirements and Solution.mp4

01:37

11 - Demo - Solution and Project Setup.mp4

03:00

12 - Demo - Adding Main Resource Dictionaries.mp4

04:19

13 - Demo - Adding Our First Control Style.mp4

03:59

14 - Demo - Adding NuGet Support.mp4

04:05

15 - Demo - Testing Our Resource Dictionaries.mp4

03:21

16 - Summary.mp4

01:11

04 - Mastering Control Templates

17 - Introduction.mp4

01:42

18 - Control Template Overview.mp4

02:30

19 - Demo - Extracting the Button Control.mp4

03:30

20 - Demo - Consistent Formatting with XAML Styler.mp4

07:29

21 - Demo - Visual State Manager Problems.mp4

10:02

22 - Demo - Extracting the CheckBox Control.mp4

04:08

23 - Control Template Features.mp4

03:31

24 - Demo - Extracting the ComboBox Control.mp4

09:41

25 - Demo - Extracting the GroupBox Control.mp4

03:20

26 - Demo - Extracting the TextBox Control.mp4

02:38

27 - Demo - Extracting the Window Control.mp4

03:04

28 - Summary.mp4

01:11

05 - Creating User Switchable Themes

29 - Introduction.mp4

01:38

30 - Static vs. Dynamic Resources.mp4

02:13

31 - Runtime Theme Switching Overview.mp4

03:18

32 - Demo - Creating Theme Switching Code.mp4

06:10

33 - Demo - Testing Theme Switching.mp4

05:18

34 - Summary.mp4

01:01

06 - Restyling Controls

35 - Introduction.mp4

02:20

36 - Theme Resources.mp4

03:26

37 - Demo - Adding Theme Resources.mp4

03:26

38 - Demo - Styling the Button Control.mp4

06:10

39 - Demo - Styling the CheckBox Control.mp4

05:43

40 - Demo - Styling the ComboBox Control.mp4

08:33

41 - Demo - Styling the GroupBox Control.mp4

03:57

42 - Demo - Styling the TextBox Control.mp4

03:30

43 - Demo - Styling the Window Control.mp4

10:19

44 - Demo - Creating Vector Icons.mp4

08:35

45 - Demo - Updating the TeRex Application.mp4

06:36

46 - Summary.mp4

00:44

07 - Exploring Advanced XAML Techniques

47 - Introduction.mp4

01:17

48 - Demo - Attached Properties.mp4

05:40

49 - Demo - Better Value Converters.mp4

06:55

50 - Demo - Converting XAML Images to Bitmaps.mp4

06:03

51 - Summary.mp4

00:45

08 - Wrapping Things Up

52 - Your Path Forward.mp4

02:02

Description

Take your WPF XAML skills to the next level by learning how to make modern reusable styles and themes with runtime theme switching. If you've ever wanted to implement light and dark themes in your apps, then this course will show you how.

What You'll Learn?

It's an exciting time for WPF as it moves into a new modern era of support and growth. That makes it the perfect time for WPF developers to take their XAML skills to the next level by learning how to modernize their apps with features like runtime theme switching. In this course, Advanced Reusable Styles and Themes in WPF, you will gain foundational knowledge and the ability to create WPF custom control styles and runtime theme switching that can be reused across multiple applications. First, you will learn how to create a reusable project architecture. Next, you will discover how to restyle controls and implement runtime theme switching. Finally, you will explore advanced XAML concepts such as extending control styles with attached properties and creating better value converters. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of reusable WPF styles and themes needed to create modern WPF applications, making you a more valuable WPF developer.

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Keith Harvey

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Keith Harvey is a Software Architect and UX Visionary for Hexagon PPM. He has over 30 years experience designing and developing applications and architectures across many industries. Over the years, his love of making people happy and more productive has grown into a passion for creating great User Experiences (UX) across desktop, web, and mobile platforms.

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Pluralsight, LLC is an American privately held online education company that offers a variety of video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals through its website. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the company has its headquarters in Farmington, Utah. As of July 2018, it uses more than 1,400 subject-matter experts as authors, and offers more than 7,000 courses in its catalog. Since first moving its courses online in 2007, the company has expanded, developing a full enterprise platform, and adding skills assessment modules.