Five Minute Silverlight 3 Aides-Memoire #5 – Based on Styles

    <UserControl.Resources>
        <Style x:Key="ColouredContentControlStyle" TargetType="ContentControl">
            <Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
            <Setter Property="Width" Value="100" />
            <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10" />
            <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Verdana" />
            <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14" />
            <Setter Property="FontStyle" Value="Italic" />
        </Style>
        
        <Style x:Key="ColouredCheckBoxStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource ColouredContentControlStyle}" TargetType="CheckBox">
            <Setter Property="Width" Value="154" />
        </Style>
        
        <Style x:Key="RedButtonStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource ColouredContentControlStyle}" TargetType="Button">
            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red" />
        </Style>
        <Style x:Key="GreenButtonStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource ColouredContentControlStyle}" TargetType="Button">
            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green" />
        </Style>
        <Style x:Key="YellowCheckBoxStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource ColouredCheckBoxStyle}" TargetType="CheckBox">
            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Yellow" />
        </Style>
        <Style x:Key="OrangeRadioButtonStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource ColouredContentControlStyle}" TargetType="RadioButton">
            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Orange" />
            <Setter Property="Width" Value="190" />
            <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
        </Style>
    </UserControl.Resources>
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
        <Grid.Background>
            <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
                <GradientStop Color="Black" Offset="0"/>
                <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="1"/>
            </LinearGradientBrush>
        </Grid.Background>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="20">
            <Button Style="{StaticResource RedButtonStyle}" Content="Red Button" />
            <CheckBox Style="{StaticResource YellowCheckBoxStyle}" Content="Yellow CheckBox" />
            <RadioButton Style="{StaticResource OrangeRadioButtonStyle}" Content="Orange RadioButton" />
            <Button Style="{StaticResource GreenButtonStyle}" Content="Green Button" />
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>