Creating Windows 8-like window in C# with Visual Studio 2012/Blend

c# windows-8 visual-studio-2012 blend
xaxes picture xaxes · Jan 24, 2013 · Viewed 8k times · Source

I'd like to create desktop application which has Windows 8 style window(like GitHub for windows). AFAIK Blend allows only to make Metro(Modern UI) apps' layouts(am I wrong?).

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lumberjack4 picture lumberjack4 · Jan 24, 2013

I'd take a look at MahApps.Metro or Elysium. They have a lot of Metro themed controls.

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