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Strange ColorAnimation and MultiTrigger behavior on ListView

I have a listview. I want to implement this behavior:
The initial color of non-clicked item is Gray
When mouse is over non-clicked item item, the item changes from Gray to Black. When mouse moves out, the item changes its color back to Gray
When item is clicked it changes to Red
When mouse is over the clicked item, the item remains Red anyway.
Below is how I try to implement it:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}" x:Key="PackageListViewItemStyle">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1,1" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding HorizontalContentAlignment,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,
AncestorLevel=1,
AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding VerticalContentAlignment,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,
AncestorLevel=1,
AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Gray" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource PackageListItemPrimaryForegroundColorBrush}" />
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle">
<Setter.Value>
<Style>
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="2"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"
StrokeDashArray="1 2"
StrokeThickness="1" />
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Border x:Name="Bd"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding ContentStringFormat}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="Red" />
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="BorderThickness" Value="2" />
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<!-- mouse hovers -->
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="False" />
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsb">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Gray" To="Black"
Duration="0:0:0.9"
AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsbback">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Black"
To="Gray"
Duration="0:0:0.9"
AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled"
Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="TextElement.Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
As you can see the animation is used only for mouseOver/mouseLeave event.
Result: animation works as expected but when I click an item it becomes Gray instead of Red.
I figured that here Gray comes from ExitAction Animation "To" property.
If I change it like this:
<MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsbback">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Black" To="Green" Duration="0:0:0.9" AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
then the clicked item becomes Green.
Ok, let's get rid of the "To" property:
<MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsbback">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Black" Duration="0:0:0.9" AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
Cool, the clicked item becomes Red as expected, but it goes to Red animated, whereas I put it in Setter without animation:
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="Red" />
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="BorderThickness" Value="2" />
</Trigger>
What did I miss?

I dont't know if this is the most elegant way to solve your problem.
In WPF Triggers are processed in the order they are declared.
See also In WPF, does the order of Triggers matter?
Therefore you can put your "IsSelected"-Trigger right after your MultiTrigger and stop that animation by using StopStoryboard
Result:
...
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<!-- mouse hovers -->
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="False" />
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsb">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Gray" To="Black"
Duration="0:0:0.9"
AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="glowsbback">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Bd"
From="Black"
Duration="0:0:0.9"
AutoReverse="False"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background.Color"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<StopStoryboard BeginStoryboardName="glowsbback" />
</Trigger.EnterActions>
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="Red" />
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="BorderThickness" Value="2" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled"
Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="TextElement.Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
...

IsMouserOver Interference With IsSelected in WPF

Hey guys I have an issue with triggers for IsMouserOver and IsSelected.
My goal is to create an animation that changes the BorderThickness of my ListViewItems in IsMouserOver. Using EnterActions and ExitActions yields the desired result, however, when I try to also take into account the IsSelected property in another trigger, every property but BorderThickness can be set.
When I remove the whole IsMouseOver trigger, BorderThickness will be set in IsSelected and displayed correctly.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}" x:Key="SubMenuStyles">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40"/>
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Border BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Orange"/>
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness" From="0,0,0,0" To="10,0,0,0"
Duration="0:0:0.5"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
<Trigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness" From="10,0,0,0" To="0,0,0,0"
Duration="0:0:0.5"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.ExitActions>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ListViewItem.IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#233E4F"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="50,0,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Orange"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

Problem
The behavior you encountered before is shown in the picture below:
where the problem is that your orange border is being reset every time the mouse is over the selected item.
What I believe you want to achieve is to keep the fixed 50px border on a selected item, like shown below:
Solution
In order to achieve that, we need to find a way to execute the animation only for items that are not selected (i.e. where IsSelected="False").
This is where MultiTriggers come into play.
MultiTriggers are quite like "normal" Triggers with the important addition that they fire not when only one condition is fulfilled, but when all conditions are fulfilled.
e.g.
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="False" />
<!-- More conditions, if you want -->
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.Setters>
<!-- Will only be set when ALL conditions are fulfilled. -->
</MultiTrigger.Setters>
<MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<!-- Will also only be executed when ALL conditions are fulfilled -->
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiTrigger>
Code
So, in your case, adjust your style to look like this:
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="SubMenuStyles" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="40" />
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="ListViewItem.IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#233E4F" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="50,0,0,0" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Orange" />
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="False" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.Setters>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Orange" />
</MultiTrigger.Setters>
<MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness"
From="0,0,0,0"
To="10,0,0,0"
Duration="0:0:0.5" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.EnterActions>
<MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness"
From="10,0,0,0"
To="0,0,0,0"
Duration="0:0:0.5" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ListView Width="200"
Height="150"
Margin="30">
<ListViewItem Style="{StaticResource SubMenuStyles}">A ListView</ListViewItem>
<ListViewItem IsSelected="True" Style="{StaticResource SubMenuStyles}">with several</ListViewItem>
<ListViewItem Style="{StaticResource SubMenuStyles}">items</ListViewItem>
</ListView>
</Grid>

The IsFocused property does not work for ListView in WPF? How can i change the border color of ListView when i press tab or click on the ListView?

I am designing a ListView and I want to change its border color when it is focused, IsFocused property dosen't seem to work for ListView. Is there any property similar to IsFocused for Listview?
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ListView}" TargetType="ListView">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource EnabledListViewBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListView}">
<Border x:Name="Border"
Background="Transparent"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource EnabledListViewBorder}"
BorderThickness="1">
<ScrollViewer Style="{DynamicResource ListViewColumnHeaderScrollViewer}">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping" Value="True">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="False" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource DiabledListViewBorder}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource DiabledListViewBorder}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="GotFocus">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard Duration="0:0:0:1" AutoReverse="False">
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
FillBehavior="HoldEnd" From="Red" To="Red"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="LostFocus">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard AutoReverse="False" Duration="0:0:0:1">
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
FillBehavior="HoldEnd" From="Green" To="Green"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
I have updated the question with my Sourcecode with the solution provided but the Border Color isn't changing. What am i missing here.

You can use Style.Triggers to handle GotFocus and LostFocus events.
<ListView.Style>
<Style TargetType="ListView">
<Style.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="GotFocus">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard Duration="0:0:0:1" AutoReverse="False">
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
FillBehavior="HoldEnd" From="Red" To="Red"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="LostFocus">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard AutoReverse="False" Duration="0:0:0:1">
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
FillBehavior="HoldEnd" From="Green" To="Green" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListView.Style>
Update:
If you have rewritten the ControlTemplate, then delete Style.Triggers part and move EventTriggers from it to the ControlTemplate.Triggers. Additionally you have to set Storyboard.TargetName="Border".
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="LostFocus">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard AutoReverse="False" Duration="0:0:0:1" Storyboard.TargetName="Border" >
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
FillBehavior="HoldEnd" From="Green" To="Green" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>

For ListBox IsFocused not working because focus goes to ItemsPresenter that contains ListBoxItems. So focus go to ItemsPresenter that is inside the ListBox. I got workaround that you subscribe event MouseDown and inside it do Focus for ListView, then the trigger starts working.
Let me know if it works for you

How can I detect if textbox has text?

I have a textbox which has an animation but i want it to stop that animation if the textbox has text and start again if the textbox doesn't have text? But i'm not sure if this is possible as the animation is linked to another textbox?
TextBoxStyle1 is the animation.
TextBoxStyle2 is where the text input will be.
Here is my code;
<Window.Resources>
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
<local:TextInputToVisibilityConverter x:Key="TextInputToVisibilityConverter" />
<Storyboard x:Key="StoryboardBorder">
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFABADB3"/>
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.6" Value="#FF00BCD4"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
<FontFamily x:Key="MainFont">Arial</FontFamily>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Static.Border" Color="#FFABAdB3"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.MouseOver.Border" Color="#FFC1C1C1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Focus.Border" Color="#FF00BCD4"/>
<Style x:Key="TextBoxStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{StaticResource MainFont}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="StoryboardTextAnimation">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.Y)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="-23.333"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0.76"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0.76"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="-25.597"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FF8B8B8B"/>
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="#FF00BCD4"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
<Storyboard x:Key="StoryboardTextAnimation_Copy1">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.Y)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="-23.333"/>
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0.76"/>
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0.76"/>
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="-25.597"/>
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="TextBox">
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FF00BCD4"/>
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="#FFC1C1C1"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Border x:Name="border" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" BorderThickness="0,0,0,2" BorderBrush="Transparent">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="TextBox" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" Content="Floating Label Text" Background="White" Margin="0,3.75,0,3.25">
<ScrollViewer.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<ScaleTransform/>
<SkewTransform/>
<RotateTransform/>
<TranslateTransform/>
</TransformGroup>
</ScrollViewer.RenderTransform>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="border" Value="0.56"/>
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{x:Null}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Focus.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{x:Null}" />
</Trigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsKeyboardFocusWithin, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type Grid}}}"
Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource StoryboardBorder}" />
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource StoryboardTextAnimation}" />
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<DataTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource StoryboardTextAnimation_Copy1}" />
</DataTrigger.ExitActions>
</DataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsInactiveSelectionHighlightEnabled" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="SelectionBrush" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="brushWatermarkForeground" Color="LightGray" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.MouseOver.Border2" Color="#FF7EB4EA"/>
<Style x:Key="TextBoxStyleNew" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="StoryboardAnimateText"/>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Border x:Name="border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" BorderThickness="0,0,0,2" Margin="0,-5,0,0">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="border" Value="0.56"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.MouseOver.Border2}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="border" Value="0"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Focus.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="border" Value="0"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsInactiveSelectionHighlightEnabled" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="SelectionBrush" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TextBlockStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="NoWrap"/>
<Setter Property="TextTrimming" Value="None"/>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.MouseOver.Border3" Color="#FF00BCD4"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Focus.Border2" Color="#FF00BCD4"/>
<Style x:Key="TextBoxStyle2" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border x:Name="border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="border" Value="0.56"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Focus.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsInactiveSelectionHighlightEnabled" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="SelectionBrush" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid Name="grid1" Focusable="True">
<Grid x:Name="TextBoxes" Margin="23.75,0,-23.75,0">
<TextBlock Margin="250.449,182.112,374.044,0" Text="Hint Text" Foreground="{StaticResource brushWatermarkForeground}"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=txtUserEntry, Path=Text.IsEmpty, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}" Height="19.725" VerticalAlignment="Top" Style="{DynamicResource TextBlockStyle1}" />
<TextBox Name="txtUserEntry" Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="#FFC1C1C1" Margin="250.449,182.112,352.952,0" Height="25.689" VerticalAlignment="Top" BorderThickness="0,0,0,2" Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxStyle2}" />
<TextBox x:Name="textBox1" Text="Floating Label Text" Height="25.689" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="250.449,182.112,352.952,0" Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxStyle1}" BorderThickness="1" Foreground="#FFC1C1C1" Background="White" BorderBrush="#FFC1C1C1"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>

Not sure why the down votes, as solving this would have been a good exercise for anyone looking to hone their WPF style/template skills.
There are two important things to remember when creating styles/templates, especially when triggers get involved.
The order of the triggers matters.
If you find yourself scratching your head, you need to look at it from another angle and simplify.
At the point where you got, it would have been a good time to go ahead and make a custom control, in fact the example I provide below is going to be just that.
For what you are attempting to do, you have 3 possible outcomes to test for. If we take a few steps back and look, we can see exactly what we need to do, I'll break it down.
IsFocused
Color the border and label (This happens no matter what)
!IsFocused & Text.Length = 0
ENTER: Lower and resize the label.
EXIT: Raise and resize the label.
IsFocused & Text.Length = 0
ENTER: Display the hint.
EXIT: Hide the hint.
That's it, those are the only three triggers that we need, one Trigger and two MultiTriggers. You could get creative and make it only one trigger really, but maintainability and readability would be horrendous.
Let's start with the code for the custom control:
public class AnimatedTextBox : TextBox
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty LabelProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("Label", typeof (string), typeof (AnimatedTextBox),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
public static readonly DependencyProperty HintProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("Hint", typeof (string), typeof (AnimatedTextBox),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
static AnimatedTextBox()
{
DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof (AnimatedTextBox),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof (AnimatedTextBox)));
}
public string Label
{
get { return (string) GetValue(LabelProperty); }
set { SetValue(LabelProperty, value); }
}
public string Hint
{
get { return (string) GetValue(HintProperty); }
set { SetValue(HintProperty, value); }
}
}
I've just made Label and Hint strings to keep things simple, you could make them objects and expand the possibilities some.
And now the style:
<Color x:Key="Color.Control.Border.Focus">#FF00BCD4</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="SolidColorBrush.Control.Border" Color="#FFABADB3" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="SolidColorBrush.Hint" Color="LightGray" />
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:AnimatedTextBox}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource SolidColorBrush.Control.Border}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}" />
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst" />
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:AnimatedTextBox}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources />
<Border x:Name="Border"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="0,0,0,2"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="LabelTextBlock"
Focusable="False"
Foreground="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5"
Text="{TemplateBinding Label}">
<TextBlock.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<ScaleTransform ScaleX=".75" ScaleY=".75" />
<TranslateTransform X="0" Y="0" />
</TransformGroup>
</TextBlock.RenderTransform>
</TextBlock>
<Grid>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost"
Focusable="false"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" />
<TextBlock x:Name="HintTextBlock"
Margin="5 0 0 0"
Focusable="False"
Foreground="{StaticResource SolidColorBrush.Hint}"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Opacity="0"
Text="{TemplateBinding Hint}" />
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsFocused" Value="True">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0:0:0.6"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush.Color"
To="{StaticResource Color.Control.Border.Focus}" />
<ColorAnimation Duration="0:0:0.6"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground.Color"
To="{StaticResource Color.Control.Border.Focus}" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
<Trigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0:0:0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush.Color" />
<ColorAnimation Duration="0:0:0.6"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground.Color" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.ExitActions>
</Trigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path=Text.Length, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="0" />
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path=IsFocused, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="false" />
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiDataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)"
To="1" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)"
To="1" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[1].(TranslateTransform.Y)"
To="15" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiDataTrigger.EnterActions>
<MultiDataTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="LabelTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[1].(TranslateTransform.Y)" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiDataTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path=Text.Length, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="0" />
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path=IsFocused, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true" />
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiDataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="HintTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
To="1" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiDataTrigger.EnterActions>
<MultiDataTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0:0:0.2"
Storyboard.TargetName="HintTextBlock"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</MultiDataTrigger.ExitActions>
</MultiDataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The style is 95% what you had, I just combined it into one control. The only thing I really changed, was I set up the template to be defaulted in the 'IsFocused' and 'HasText' state. The idea is that our control always strives to be in that state, so it's easier to trip it up and set it to the other state. There are a few more ifs and buts the other way around, so coding for the least-common denominator plays to our benefit.
The usage would be as follows:
<Grid>
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
<local:AnimatedTextBox Width="300"
Margin=" 0 0 0 15"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Hint="Hint 1"
Label="Label 1" />
<local:AnimatedTextBox Width="300"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Hint="Hint 2"
Label="Label 2" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
It may not be perfect, but hopefully that gets you on the right track.

Validation.HasError and custom ToolTip

I'm setting extra ToolTip for a field with errors in ResourceDictionary
<Style TargetType="TextBox">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ToolTip"
Value="{Binding RelativeSource={x:Static RelativeSource.Self}, Path=(Validation.Errors)[0].ErrorContent}"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
I also defined special style for this tooltip, which simulate the one on red triangle in right upper corner
<Style TargetType="ToolTip">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="HasDropShadow" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Placement" Value="Right"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalOffset" Value="5"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToolTip">
<Border Name="Border"
Background="Red"
Width="{TemplateBinding Width}"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}">
<ContentPresenter Margin="5 2 5 3"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Opened">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard TargetProperty="HorizontalOffset">
<DoubleAnimation From="0" To="5" Duration="0:0:0.1" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Everything works, but now ALL ToolTips have this style.
Is it possible to achieve that ToolTip style take his part only if Validation.HasError occurs? I can as x:Key, but how to apply that to Style.Triggers part?
Because I have this ToolTip defined also on other controls I wouldn't like to copy all this code multiple times, but if only that is a solution I will do so :(

After another couple of hours of Googling I try the solution provided here
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/10d2ecbf-9e6e-4414-b57e-79dd02e0944e/changing-style-of-tooltip-in-textbox
and it works!
A created ToolTip style
<ToolTip x:Key="ErrorToolTip"
Placement="Right"
Background="Red"
Foreground="White"
BorderThickness="0"
DataContext="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
<ToolTip.Content>
<Binding Path="(Validation.Errors)[0].ErrorContent"/>
</ToolTip.Content>
<ToolTip.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ToolTip.Opened">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard TargetProperty="HorizontalOffset">
<DoubleAnimation From="0" To="5" Duration="0:0:0.2" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</ToolTip.Triggers>
</ToolTip>
and changed Style.Triggers to
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="{StaticResource ErrorToolTip}" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
Need to do some more styling, but it's OK for now.

You can set the property Validation.ErrorTemplate on the TextBox style:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Validation.ErrorTemplate"
Value="{StaticResource ValidationTemplate}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError"
Value="true">
<Setter Property="ToolTip"
Value="{Binding RelativeSource={x:Static RelativeSource.Self}, Path=(Validation.Errors)[0].ErrorContent}"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
However, this way you can't work with a ToolTip style, but you have to work with a template and a x:Key.
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ValidationTemplate">
<Border Name="Border"
Background="Red"
Width="{TemplateBinding Width}"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}">
<ContentPresenter Margin="5 2 5 3"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Opened">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard TargetProperty="HorizontalOffset">
<DoubleAnimation From="0" To="5" Duration="0:0:0.1" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>