Question

I just realised that Blend for Visual Studio 2012 does not support WPF apps under W7.

Once I opened a window I can only see raw XAML.

I need to edit a style for a chart dataseries System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting. I normally use Blend for these kind of tasks – because it pulls default styles from somewhere and gives it to you in a blink of an eye.

now I am stuck.. what would you guys do?

P.S. here is nice summary for future references: http://blendinsider.com/technical/available-now-blend-for-visual-studio-2012-2012-08-15/

(scroll down to see the table what version supports what)

Answer 1

You need to use the Blend Preview that supports WPF apps.

• http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/jj154135

• How can I design an animation with a WPF project in Visual Studio 2012?

Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 will have a released version of Blend which supports WPF…in the meantime use the preview one.

• http://www.microsoft.com/expression/