Five Minute Silverlight 3 Aides-Memoire #4 – Merged Resource Dictionaries

ButtonStyles.xaml:

<ResourceDictionary 
    x:Name="ButtonsStyles" 
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    >
    <Style x:Key="RedButton" TargetType="Button">
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red" />
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
        <Setter Property="Width" Value="100" />
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10" />
    </Style>
    <Style x:Key="GreenButton" TargetType="Button">
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green" />
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
        <Setter Property="Width" Value="100" />
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10" />
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

CheckBoxStyles.xaml:

<ResourceDictionary 
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Name="CheckBoxStyles"
    >
    <Style x:Key="YellowCheckBox" TargetType="CheckBox">
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Yellow" />
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10" />
    </Style>
    <Style x:Key="OrangeCheckBox" TargetType="CheckBox">
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Orange" />
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10" />
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

MainPage.xaml:

<UserControl.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
            <ResourceDictionary Source="ButtonStyles.xaml" />
            <ResourceDictionary Source="CheckBoxStyles.xaml" />
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</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="Horizontal">
        <Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource RedButton}" Content="Red Button" />
        <Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource GreenButton}" Content="Green Button" />
        <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource YellowCheckBox}" Content="Yellow CheckBox" />
        <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource OrangeCheckBox}" Content="Orange CheckBox" />
    </StackPanel>
</Grid>