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I've been searching the net and trying different values, but I can't find where/how to define the DependencyProptery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><Style TargetType="Button" x:Key="ToolBarButtonStyleZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"/><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Content="Session"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Style="{DynamicResource ToolBarButtonStyleZ}"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </Button><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><hr size=4 width="100%" noshade style='color:#333333' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Python:<br>import wpf<br>import clr<br>clr.AddReference('System.Drawing')<br>clr.AddReference("System.Windows")<br>clr.AddReference("WindowsBase")<br>clr.AddReference("PresentationCore")<br>clr.AddReference("PresentationFramework")<br>from System.Drawing import Color<br>from System.Windows import Application, DependencyObject, DependencyProperty, MessageBox, Window<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>class MyWindow(Window):<br>def <b>init</b>(self):<br>wpf.LoadComponent(self, 'Photography.xaml')<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F7F7F7'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>def ButtonToolbarSession_Click(self, sender, e):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F7F7F7'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> self.Background.SetValue(self.Background, Color.Gray)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F7F7F7'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> #pass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>if <b>name</b> == '<b>main</b>':<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Application().Run(MyWindow())<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>If this is not the correct forum, could someone direct me to one?<br>Thank you,<br>Bob K.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>