WPF adding a third party ResourceDictionary to App.xaml?

Question

This may well be a stupid question, but I cannot find an answer...

I am just getting started with WPF, and am trying to add a ResourceDictionary to my project.

this one here:

https://monotone.codeplex.com/

So I downloaded the zip file, and unzipped it to:

MyProjectDir/MonoTone

I have added the following to my App.xaml

 <Application x:Class="TestWPF.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TestWPF"
             xmlns:xcad="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/avalondock"
             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">

    <Application.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>

                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.Colors.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.Brushes.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.MahApps.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.ExtendedWPFToolkit.xaml" />
                <ResourceDictionary Source="Monotone/Monotone.ColorBox.xaml" />

            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        </ResourceDictionary>

    </Application.Resources>

</Application>

as here:

https://monotone.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Installing%20Monotone&referringTitle=Documentation

Now Intelsense is underlining the xaml paths, and cannot find the files.

I have added a reference to the dll. What am i missing?

Thank you.

Answer 1

First, try including the Monotone catalog in the solution by clicking on show all files icon in solution explorer.

Second, as shown in below screen, pinpoint the exact path as in the first line of example.