How to Switch Themes in a WPF App at Runtime

This video is a step-by-step tutorial on How to Switch Themes in a WPF App at Runtime, You will learn how to set up a Resource Dictionary to contain different themes, create styles and templates for your controls, and dynamically switch between themes at runtime.

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[C_ThreadedBackGWorker]

Thank you for this Video. this would have to be the most professionally explained WPF theme tutorial I have seen to date. Well explained and Included source code project. You are enjoyable to watch, listen to and Learn from.

[rolandwatz]

Mate it's so good to watch you. Lots of these Videos are boring like hell, becuase U have to watch the guys preparing the UI with mistyping 1000 times. But this video is just amizing good, with well prepared content and easy explanation. You are a talented teacher Sir. Well done.

[liamlluls]

Nice, good idea for part 2, store the user choice in settings.settings or something so they don’t have to change it to dark every time they boot the app

[NAngelGr]

You are a star!! Very helpfull approach!! Thanx for the tutorial!!

[ThomasSchmidt-Esterle]

Very clean and straight forward. **ThumbsUp**

[fredwbd]

I'm glad I found your videos; I'm a long time programmer, but I've been doing such varied work that I don't get the chance to focus on things like this. I have a question, though, if I want to create a user control library, it seems like the technique of using DynamicResource doesn't work - I have no way to specify a resource file. I could just write the library, I suppose, as a wpf application instead of a library (I can still easily link to the DLL), but I don't think that's really a great approach.

[omostan]

I have to agree with what @ThomasSchmidt-Esterle wrote: very clear and straightforward. Many thanks for the simple yet concise explanation.

[Ianuarius]

Of course, it doesn't change the little stub in ToolBar.

[MrBiohazard]

will the "theme change" on the main window also be applied throughout the operation of the application such as a user being re-directed to a new window? or this color change is only applied to one certain window?

[helx]

How do I can use it with color animations?

[tombobadil]

Don't you need to clear the MergedDictionaries as well, before adding every time?

[Azimof]

Could you add a x:Name and only change the source property Source? Or is there something that I missed?