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J.Krishna
J.Krishna

Reputation: 1010

Is MahApps.Metro needed for Windows 8.1 WPF app?

I am developing WPF app using Windows 7 and using MahApps.Metro library for Metro style UI. Now the default WPF app running in Windows 8.1 provides the same Metro Style, do I need to use MahApps for the styling?

Is there any advantages for MahApps.Metro over default style? I don't have Windows 8.1 machine to compare.

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 455

Answers (2)

Flagbug
Flagbug

Reputation: 2103

I think you're confusing two different things. MahApps.Metro is a styling toolkit for WPF applications.

When you're saying

Now the default WPF app running in Windows 8.1 provides the same Metro Style, do I need to use MahApps for the styling?

you're not using WPF, but "Modern UI/Metro/Modern Apps" on the Windows Runtime (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Runtime), which have nothing to do with WPF.

Upvotes: 2

Jawahar
Jawahar

Reputation: 4885

Mah Apps provide a custom style on top of your WPF default style regardless of operating system. You said you want Metro Style in your WPF application. So you should still use MahApps in Windows 8.1 also. As I know Windows 8.1 desktop mode doesn't look like Metro Style as MahApps does.

Upvotes: 2

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