Is Card style missing from MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults?

[jbooth88]

Two questions:
MaterialDesignTheme.Card.xaml is not included in MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml nor is it included in MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesign3.Defaults.xaml

Is this intended? If so, are there any other styles defined in MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf that follow this rule?
Also, should I be using MaterialDesign3 or is it not ready yet?

[ElieTaillard]

MaterialDesign3 is still in dev so it's not recommended to use it yet.

All styles from the demo app come from <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml" />

So you should be able to use the Card style.

[jbooth88]

This is why I was asking,

When I tried using pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml I couldn't find the Card styles, and after some digging into the current branch available on GitHub, I found that some resource files (like Card and Badged) were not included. I wasn't sure if this was intended, because the control styles that were missing from MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml appear to be for controls specific to MaterialDesignXamlToolkit

The Cards user control in MainDemo.Wpf project references pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Card.xaml specifically instead of referencing the MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml file.

Thanks for the info on MaterialDesign3. Looks good so far!

[nicolaihenriksen]

@jbooth88 I believe that MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xml (and the others) do not include the MDIX "custom controls". They only include the overridden styles for the controls available in the BCL (e.g. Button, ComboBox, etc.).

For custom controls (e.g. Card, RatingBar, etc.), it is a common practice to place their default style in the (somewhat "magic") Themes\Generic.xaml file. They are however, as @Xaalek mentions, still available to be used.

MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf/Themes/Generic.xaml

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	<!--
	we only bring in the dictionaries for controls which were "invented"
	as part of Material Design in XAML Toolkit. Other themes, for existing controls
	must be selected manually by the user, so that they override default styles.
	The easiest way to do this is include:
	MaterialDesignTheme.Defaults.xaml
	in your App.xaml
	-->
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Badged.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Card.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Chip.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Clock.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Flipper.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.ColorPicker.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.PopupBox.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.RatingBar.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.TimePicker.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Shadows.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.SmartHint.xaml" />
	<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;component/Themes/MaterialDesignTheme.Snackbar.xaml" />