SketchFlow / SketchStyles is empty. ((Assets) Styles > SketchStyles)

Question

I just installed the Expression Blend Studio 4 (Trial) from Microsoft.

I have several tutorials telling me to change the style, that I should go to (Assets) Styles > SketchStyles

There is nothing under that area except a warning(and link)

This category shows all the styles you have created for the current document or application. Additional styles can be found in the online Expression Gallery.

That link gets me no where fast. It basically goes to the home page of Expression Blend.

If you look at this 90 second video.

http://electricbeach.org/files/sketchflow_overview.wmv

At the 30-36 second mark, he is switching the style from squiggly to something more professional.

I'm trying to demo that same thing, which I believe (keep in mind I'm new to this) I am changing FROM the WigglyStyles style to something else.

With (Assets) Styles > SketchStyles being empty, I don't know what I'm missing.

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So a 2 part question:

1. How do I get entries to show up under (Assets) Styles > SketchStyles?
2. (If different from #1), how do I change the overall style from WigglyStyles to something else (and back to WigglyStyles)?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I just had a quick play with Sketchflow since I have Blend installed and those styles show up fine. Maybe your install went awry?

Answer 2

The message was throwing me off.

The little triangle, pointed "to the right" initially, has to be clicked (and then points down) exposing the sub items.

The message:

This category shows all the styles you have created for the current document or application. Additional styles can be found in the online Expression Gallery.

is what was throwing me off. (And I was thinking the same thing as alimbada, that my install went awry).

Once I expand "Styles" (via the small triangle), everything is there.

Ok!! Did I mention I'm a developer, not a designer?? (haha). Aka, this was just a big "duh" moment.

Thanks.

Answer 3

Is misssing the SketchStyles.xaml.

SketchStyles.xaml – this file contain the resource dictionary with number of styles which SketchFlow project makes use of them internally.

Solution: Create a new solution, a (sketchflow silverlight solution), copy the SketchStyles.xaml from your created solution drag and drop the to the project that doesn't have this file, and press ctrl+shift+B to build it.

hope it helped.