Changing window colour

[band]

Hi, I'm utilizing telerik's window 8 theme on the windows. But sometimes I would like to display the window as red to indicate it as an error. I would do the follow

Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor = Color.FromArgb(0xFF, 0xE0, 0x00, 0x00);

The issue with doing this is that I always have to change it back to the original colour after the window is shown. Any tips on a "better" way to do this. 

Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor = Color.FromArgb(0xFF, 0xE0, 0x00, 0x00);

RadWindow.Alert(new DialogParameters
{
    Content = new TextBlock { Text = message, MinWidth = 200, MaxWidth = 450, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap },
    Header = header,
    Theme = new Windows8Theme(),
    Owner = Application.Current.MainWindow
});

Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor = AppConfiguration.DefaultBlue;
return header;

[Lance | Senior Manager Technical Support]

Hello Band,

You can just store the color in a local variable before making the change. Then when you want to restore it, set the AccentColor using the variable.

Here's an example of the approach:

// store the current color
var oldColor = Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor;

// Makes your change
Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor = Color.FromArgb(0xFF, 0xE0, 0x00, 0x00);

// show alert

// set it back to the original color
Windows8Palette.Palette.AccentColor = oldColor;

return header;

I've attached a small demo with two buttons:

1 - One button shows a red alert, click this first
2 - One button shows a normal alert, click this second. 

You'll see that after using the red alert button, the AccentColor is back to default.

Regards,
Lance | Tech Support Engineer, Sr.
Telerik by Progress