You could create your own ResourceDictionary class, inheriting from ResourceDictionary. Then you can arrange that at design-time this custom ResourceDictionary loads some explicitly defined styles (i.e. those loaded from the app at runtime), whereas at runtime it does nothing at all. The IsInDesignMode-Property could be evaluated for this. Say you have such a class, called … Read more
This? <Color x:Key=”DarkBrown”>#C4AF8D</Color> <DynamicResource x:Key=”TextBoxBackgroundColor” ResourceKey=”DarkBrown”/> <DynamicResource x:Key=”ToolBarButtonForegroundColor” ResourceKey=”DarkBrown”/> For more advanced use cases and multiple levels of aliasing see this answer.
Here are three solutions: Solution #1 – appearance: none – with Internet Explorer 10 – 11 workaround (Demo) — To hide the default arrow set appearance: none on the select element, then add your own custom arrow with background-image select { -webkit-appearance: none; -moz-appearance: none; appearance: none; /* Remove default arrow */ background-image: url(…); /* Add custom … Read more