Metro style app on the desktop ?

Question

Hello , 

I want to build a desktop app that looks & behaves like a metro/zune app .

are there any ready made controls that i can use , or do i have to custom code everything including the animations, from scratch ?

Thanks! 

Answer 1

Sorry, but the answer is yes, you have to implement a lot of things.

You might be able to copy styles and some cotrol-related templates from a Metro project, however, the logic behind Metro-only controls have to be re-written.

If I'm not wrong, stuff like some automatic animations do not exists in WPF yet.

Is not impossible. All depends on how much of the Metro-feeling you want in WPF.

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Answer 2

Hi aviatrix,

If your app is WPF, you could create your metro themes and then apply this theme on your WPF app, you could refer to below metro themes and adapt them to your specific needs:

http://elysium.codeplex.com/

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/408211/A-Zune-Style-Application-Template-for-WPF-and-Silv

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3458382/metro-like-theme-for-wpf

Best regards,

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Answer 3

Use VisualStudio 2012 RC, there are project templates avaliable, which builds metro style design....

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Answer 4

Hi aviatrix,
 
I am marking your issue as "Answered", if you have new findings about your issue, please let me know.

Best regards,

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Answer 5

Hello! You can also use Elysium.