README.md

MetroRadiance

UI control libraries for create WPF window like Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015.

Installation

Install NuGet package(s).

PM> Install-Package MetroRadiance

• MetroRadiance.Core - MetroRadiance core library.
• MetroRadiance.Chrome - Chrome library for WPF Window.
• MetroRadiance - WPF custom control library.

Features / How to use

MetroRadiance.Core

• DPI / Per-Monitor DPI support
  • Get system DPI
  • Get monitor DPI from HwndSource or window handle

using MetroRadiance.Interop;

// Get system dpi
var systemDpi = window.GetSystemDpi();

if (PerMonitorDpi.IsSupported)
{
    // Get monitor dpi.
    var hwndSource = (HwndSource)PresentationSource.FromVisual(this);
    var monitorDpi = hwndSource.GetDpi();
}

• Windows theme support
  • Get Windows theme (Light or Dark, only Windows 10)
  • Get Windows accent color
  • Subscribe color change event from Windows

using MetroRadiance.Platform;

// Get Windows accent color
var color = WindowsTheme.GetAccentColor();

// Subscribe accent color change event from Windows theme.
var disposable = WindowsTheme.RegisterAccentColorListener(color =>
{
    // apply color to your app.
});

// Unsubscribe color change event.
disposable.Dispose();

• HSV color model support

using MetroRadiance.Media;

// Get Windows accent color (using MetroRadiance.Platform;)
var rgbColor = WindowsTheme.GetAccentColor();

// Convert from RGB to HSV color.
var hsvColor = rgbColor.ToHsv();
hsvColor.V *= 0.8;

// Convert from HSV to RGB color.
var newColor = hsvColor.ToRgb();

MetroRadiance.Chrome

• Add window chrome like Visual Studio to WPF Window
  • MetroRadiance.Chrome.WindowChrome

<Window xmlns:chrome="http://schemes.grabacr.net/winfx/2014/chrome">
    <chrome:WindowChrome.Instance>
        <chrome:WindowChrome />
    </chrome:WindowChrome.Instance>
</Window>

• Add any UI elements to window chrome
  • MetroRadiance.Chrome.WindowChrome.Top / .Left / .Right / .Bottom

<Window xmlns:chrome="http://schemes.grabacr.net/winfx/2014/chrome">
    <chrome:WindowChrome.Instance>
        <chrome:WindowChrome>
            <chrome:WindowChrome.Top>
                <Border Background="DarkRed"
                        Padding="24,3"
                        Margin="8,0"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Right">
                    <TextBlock Text="any UI elements"
                               Foreground="White" />
                </Border>
            </chrome:WindowChrome.Top>
        </chrome:WindowChrome>
    </chrome:WindowChrome.Instance>
</Window>

MetroRadiance

• Theme support

// Change theme.
ThemeService.Current.ChangeTheme(Theme.Dark);

// Change theme (sync Windows)
ThemeService.Current.ChangeTheme(Theme.Windows);

// Change Accent
ThemeService.Current.ChangeAccent(Accent.Blue);

// Change accent (sync Windows)
ThemeService.Current.ChangeAccent(Accent.Windows);

// Change accent (from RGB Color)
var accent = Colors.Red.ToAccent();
ThemeService.Current.ChangeAccent(accent);

• Custom controls
• Custom behaviors
• Custom converters

License

This library is under the MIT License (MIT).