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Applying Themes to MS Ribbon Control

You can also apply themes to your standard Microsoft Ribbon control for WPF by using C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon. The following steps illustrate applying themes to the MS Ribbon control.

  1. Add following namespace in the xaml file and create application to add MS Ribbon control.

    XAML
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    xmlns:ribbon="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon"

  2. Add following code to apply themes to ribbon control.

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    Private Sub ApplyTheme(name As String)
             Dim theme As C1Theme = Nothing
             Dim ribbonTheme As C1Theme = Nothing
            Select Case name
                 Case "Cosmopolitan"
                    ribbonTheme = New C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon.C1ThemeRibbonCosmopolitan()
                     Exit Select
                 Case "Cosmopolitan Dark"
                    ribbonTheme = New C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon.C1ThemeRibbonCosmopolitanDark()
                     Exit Select
                 Case "Office2013 White"
                    ribbonTheme = New C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon.C1ThemeRibbonOffice2013White()
                     Exit Select
                 Case "Office2013 LightGray"
                    ribbonTheme = New C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon.C1ThemeRibbonOffice2013LightGray()
                     Exit Select
                 Case "Office2013 DarkGray"
                    ribbonTheme = New C1.WPF.Theming.Ribbon.C1ThemeRibbonOffice2013DarkGray()
                 Case Else
                     Exit Select
             End Select
             'apply  ribbon theme
             ribbonTheme.Apply(ribbon)
         End Sub