How do I get the native “look and feel” using WPF?

Question

I\'ve just started developing a WPF application. This is not my first WPF app, but it will be the first that needs some polish. I know quite a bit about the \"plumbing\" of WPF

Answer 1

You should be able to put this into the application's OnLoad event to use the Vista theme, for example:

Uri uri = new Uri("PresentationFramework.Aero;V3.0.0.0;31bf3856ad364e35;component\\themes/aero.normalcolor.xaml", UriKind.Relative); 

Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(Application.LoadComponent(uri) as ResourceDictionary);

or for the Windows XP theme: themes/Royale.normalcolor.xaml

Answer 2

You don't have to do anything - WPF does it for you.

EDIT: It does. Run it with Aero/Luna and then Classic.