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Visual Studio 2012 Metro Styles for WPF

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Black Metro Styles for Button, ListBox, Menu, ScrollBar, TabControl, TextBox, ComboBox, DataGrid and GroupBox
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Selen.Wpf.Core;component/Resources.xaml"/>
    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type Menu}" x:Key="StandardMenu">
        <Style.Resources>
            <Style x:Key="{x:Static MenuItem.SeparatorStyleKey}" TargetType="Separator">
                <Setter Property="Height" Value="1"/>
                <Setter Property="Template">
                    <Setter.Value>
                        <ControlTemplate TargetType="Separator">
                            <Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource MenuSeparatorBorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1" Margin="25,0,0,0"/>
                        </ControlTemplate>
                    </Setter.Value>
                </Setter>
            </Style>
            <Style TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{Binding Path=Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type Menu}}}"/>
                <Setter Property="Template">
                    <Setter.Value>
                        <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
                            <!--Border 1-->
                            <Border x:Name="Border" Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Transparent" 
                                    BorderThickness="1" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
                                <Grid x:Name="Grid">
                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                        <ColumnDefinition x:Name="Col0" MinWidth="17" Width="Auto" 
                                                          SharedSizeGroup="MenuItemIconColumnGroup"/>
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="MenuTextColumnGroup"/>
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="MenuItemIGTColumnGroup"/>
                                        <ColumnDefinition x:Name="Col3" Width="14"/>
                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                    <ContentPresenter Grid.Column="0" x:Name="Icon" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                                                      ContentSource="Icon"/>
                                    <ContentPresenter Grid.Column="1" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" 
                                                      x:Name="HeaderHost" RecognizesAccessKey="True" 
                                                      ContentSource="Header" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                                    <ContentPresenter Grid.Column="2" Margin="8,1,8,1" x:Name="IGTHost" 
                                                      ContentSource="InputGestureText" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                                    <Grid Grid.Column="3" Margin="4,0,6,0" x:Name="ArrowPanel" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                                        <Path x:Name="ArrowPanelPath" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                                              Fill="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Data="M0,0 L0,8 L4,4 z"/>
                                    </Grid>
                                    <Popup IsOpen="{Binding Path=IsSubmenuOpen, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" 
                                           Placement="Right" HorizontalOffset="-1" x:Name="SubMenuPopup" Focusable="false"
                                           PopupAnimation="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.MenuPopupAnimationKey}}"
                                           AllowsTransparency="True">
                                        <Grid Margin="0,0,5,5">
                                            <!--Border 2-->
                                            <Border x:Name="SubMenuBorder" 
                                                    BorderBrush="{StaticResource MenuSeparatorBorderBrush}"
                                                    BorderThickness="1" Background="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}" 
                                                    SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
                                                <Grid x:Name="SubMenu" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" Margin="2">
                                                    <StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" 
                                                                KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Cycle"/>
                                                </Grid>
                                                <Border.Effect>
                                                    <DropShadowEffect ShadowDepth="2" Color="Black"/>
                                                </Border.Effect>
                                            </Border>
                                            <!--Border 3-->
                                            <Border Margin="1,0,0,0" x:Name="TransitionBorder" Width="0" Height="2" 
                                                    VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" 
                                                    Background="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}" SnapsToDevicePixels="False"
                                                    BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}"/>
                                        </Grid>
                                    </Popup>
                                </Grid>
                            </Border>
                            <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                                <Trigger Property="Role" Value="TopLevelHeader">
                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,0,6,2"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="SubMenuPopup" Property="Placement" Value="Bottom"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Col0" Property="MinWidth" Value="0"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Col3" Property="Width" Value="Auto"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="IGTHost" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
                                    <Setter TargetName="ArrowPanel" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="SubMenuBorder" Property="BorderThickness" Value="1,1,1,1"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="SubMenu" Property="Margin" Value="2,3,2,2"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="TransitionBorder" Property="Width" Value="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=Grid}"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="Role" Value="TopLevelItem">
                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,0,6,2"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Col0" Property="MinWidth" Value="0"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Col3" Property="Width" Value="Auto"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="IGTHost" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="ArrowPanel" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="Role" Value="SubmenuHeader">
                                    <Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" Value="Top"/>
                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="10,3,0,3"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="MinHeight" Value="22"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="Role" Value="SubmenuItem">
                                    <Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" Value="Top"/>
                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="10,3,0,3"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="MinHeight" Value="22"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="ArrowPanel" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <MultiTrigger>
                                    <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                        <Condition Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true"/>
                                        <Condition Property="Role" Value="TopLevelHeader"/>
                                    </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource MenuItemHighlightedBackground}"/>
                                </MultiTrigger>
                                <MultiTrigger>
                                    <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                        <Condition Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true"/>
                                        <Condition Property="Role" Value="TopLevelItem"/>
                                    </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource MenuItemHighlightedBackground}"/>
                                </MultiTrigger>
                                <MultiTrigger>
                                    <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                        <Condition Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true"/>
                                        <Condition Property="Role" Value="SubmenuHeader"/>
                                    </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackgroundHighlighted}"/>
                                </MultiTrigger>
                                <MultiTrigger>
                                    <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                        <Condition Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true"/>
                                        <Condition Property="Role" Value="SubmenuItem"/>
                                    </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackgroundHighlighted}"/>
                                </MultiTrigger>
                                <MultiTrigger>
                                    <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                        <Condition Property="IsSubmenuOpen" Value="true"/>
                                        <Condition Property="Role" Value="TopLevelHeader"/>
                                    </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource SubmenuItemBackground}"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource MenuSeparatorBorderBrush}"/>
                                    <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderThickness" Value="1,1,1,0"/>
                                </MultiTrigger>
                                <Trigger Property="IsSubmenuOpen" Value="true">
                                    <Setter TargetName="ArrowPanelPath" Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource BackgroundSelected}"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="IsSuspendingPopupAnimation" Value="true">
                                    <Setter TargetName="SubMenuPopup" Property="PopupAnimation" Value="None"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
                                    <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                </Trigger>
                                <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
                                    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource MenuDisabledForeground}"/>
                                </Trigger>
                            </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                        </ControlTemplate>
                    </Setter.Value>
                </Setter>
            </Style>
        </Style.Resources>
        <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource LightBackground}"/>
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Foreground}"/>
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

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