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Asked: 2026-05-11T05:42:54+00:00

Seem to be having a lot of problems doing what should be simple things

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Seem to be having a lot of problems doing what should be simple things with XAML / WPF – I have created some XAML-based images using shapes like Rectangle and Ellipse to create icons which I need other parts of my application to use – but I cannot seem to find out how to do this – I seem to be able to store a Canvas in the Resource Dictionary but no way of using it in any other Window. How is this done – these are simple images just two or three shapes I want to use throughout my project!
The images must also be resizable – I know how to store paths, however these shapes contain gradient styles I want preserved plus I don’t know how the rectangle could convert to path and colour data.

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  1. You should use a Drawing and display it using a DrawingBrush like KP Adrian suggested or a DrawingImage and an Image control, but if you can’t use a drawing you can use a Canvas inside a VisualBrush.

    <Page xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'         xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'> <Page.Resources>     <VisualBrush x:Key='Icon'>         <VisualBrush.Visual>             <Canvas Width='10' Height='10'>                 <Ellipse Width='5' Height='5' Fill='Red'/>                 <Ellipse Width='5' Height='5' Fill='Blue' Canvas.Left='5' Canvas.Top='5'/>             </Canvas>         </VisualBrush.Visual>     </VisualBrush> </Page.Resources>     <Rectangle Width='100' Height='100' Fill='{StaticResource Icon}'/> </Page>
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