Using Images and Icons in WPF

Question

I am trying to use an Icon in my WPF application, and some images for other things, but I keep getting errors from the Designer View saying stuff like "path-x is not a valid resource or cannot be found." - where "path-x" is the path of whatever image I am trying to use.

If it were looking in the right place, I bet it'd find it ;)

BUT, then, it decided to not give me that error anymore. So, I went ahead and clicked Run (F5), to see my new Icon in the title bar. Only to be confronted with this beast:

"System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException occurred Message='Provide value on 'System.Windows.Baml2006.TypeConverterMarkupExtension' threw an exception.' Line number '5' and line position '50'.
Source=PresentationFramework
LineNumber=5 LinePosition=50
StackTrace: at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.RewrapException(Exception e, IXamlLineInfo lineInfo, Uri baseUri) at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.Load(XamlReader xamlReader, IXamlObjectWriterFactory writerFactory, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlObjectWriterSettings settings, Uri baseUri) at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.LoadBaml(XamlReader xamlReader, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlAccessLevel accessLevel, Uri baseUri) at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.LoadBaml(Stream stream, ParserContext parserContext, Object parent, Boolean closeStream) at System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(Object component, Uri resourceLocator) at One_Stop_Management.MainWindow.InitializeComponent() in c:\Users\Jason\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\One Stop Management\One Stop Management\MainWindow.xaml:line 1 at One_Stop_Management.MainWindow..ctor() in C:\Users\Jason\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\One Stop Management\One Stop Management\MainWindow.xaml.cs:line 25 InnerException: System.IO.IOException Message=Cannot locate resource 'images/favicon.ico'. Source=PresentationFramework StackTrace: at MS.Internal.AppModel.ResourcePart.GetStreamCore(FileMode mode, FileAccess access) at System.IO.Packaging.PackagePart.GetStream(FileMode mode, FileAccess access) at System.IO.Packaging.PackWebResponse.CachedResponse.GetResponseStream() at System.IO.Packaging.PackWebResponse.GetResponseStream() at System.IO.Packaging.PackWebResponse.get_ContentType() at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapDecoder.SetupDecoderFromUriOrStream(Uri uri, Stream stream, BitmapCacheOption cacheOption, Guid& clsId, Boolean& isOriginalWritable, Stream& uriStream, UnmanagedMemoryStream& unmanagedMemoryStream, SafeFileHandle& safeFilehandle) at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapDecoder.CreateFromUriOrStream(Uri baseUri, Uri uri, Stream stream, BitmapCreateOptions createOptions, BitmapCacheOption cacheOption, RequestCachePolicy uriCachePolicy, Boolean insertInDecoderCache) at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapFrame.CreateFromUriOrStream(Uri baseUri, Uri uri, Stream stream, BitmapCreateOptions createOptions, BitmapCacheOption cacheOption, RequestCachePolicy uriCachePolicy) at System.Windows.Media.ImageSourceConverter.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, Object value) at System.Windows.Baml2006.TypeConverterMarkupExtension.ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) at MS.Internal.Xaml.Runtime.ClrObjectRuntime.CallProvideValue(MarkupExtension me, IServiceProvider serviceProvider) InnerException: "

Why is this thing giving me attitude? I'm just trying to insert an image...

Updates

Here is the XAML that was produced for the icon when I tried to add the Icon using the Properties Pane:

<Fluent:RibbonWindow x:Class="One_Stop_Management.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:Fluent="clr-namespace:Fluent;assembly=Fluent"
        Title="One Stop Management" Height="727" Width="1208" Icon="Resources\favicon.ico">

Latest Update

I can't even add an icon using the properties pane, below is the error it gives me.

Answer 1

Setting BuildAction to Resource in resource Properties solved this problem.

Greets