Of all the methods to get our Illustrator files into pretty XAML, I've found that using Expression Design 4 makes the nicest vectors for me.
However, this is not the case when using WinRT libraries, such as those in my Windows Phone 8.1 project.
Exporting as WPF Resource Dictionary uses libraries that can't be found. Of course, the Silverlight exports also don't work.
i.e. With the WPF Resource Dictionary I get:
The type 'GeometryDrawing' was not found.
The type 'DrawingGroup' was not found.
The type 'DrawingBrush' was not found.
Verify that you are not missing an assembly reference and that all referenced assemblies have been built.
i.e. With the Silverlight I get:
The text associated with this error code could not be found.
Failed to assign to property 'Windows.UI.Xaml.UIElement.Clip' because the type 'Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.PathGeometry' cannot be assigned to the type 'Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.RectangleGeometry'.
Taking an Illustrator to SVG and then to XAML seems like a worse option.
Has anyone found a way around using their of these two as options? Or another way using Expression Design? Or another tool etc?
tia