UWP User Control Unable to instatiate MyUserControl - c#

My Uwp app builds and runs correctly. The User Control is visible in the user control designer. When I initially add the control to my main page the control is visible in the designer. I run the app and come back to main Page designed and the User Control has vanished and the xaml says "Unable ti instaiate an object of type user Control. I don;t understand why the control is visible in the user control designer but not the main page designer AND the app runs fine.
Has anybody else come across this problem? is there a clue to where I might find issues in the user control?
The XAML for the user control:
<UserControl
x:Class="UI_Test_1.Controls.BookingTimeControl"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="using:UI_Test_1.Views"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:telerik="using:Telerik.UI.Xaml.Controls.Input"
xmlns:uControls="using:UI_Test_1.Controls"
d:DesignHeight="400"
d:DesignWidth="500"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ListBoxItemContainerStyle1" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="TabNavigation" Value="Local" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="5,5,5,5" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="{StaticResource UseSystemFocusVisuals}" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid
x:Name="LayoutRoot"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="BaseContentPresenterStyle" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="XamlAutoFontFamily" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="10" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="LineStackingStrategy" Value="MaxHeight" />
<Setter Property="TextLineBounds" Value="Full" />
<Setter Property="OpticalMarginAlignment" Value="TrimSideBearings" />
</Style>
<Style
x:Key="BodyContentPresenterStyle"
BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseContentPresenterStyle}"
TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Rectangle
x:Name="PressedBackground"
Control.IsTemplateFocusTarget="True"
Fill="Transparent" />
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
Style="{StaticResource BodyContentPresenterStyle}"
TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="yellow" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Black" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<uControls:StringFormatConverter x:Key="dateFormatter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid
Margin="10,10,10,10"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Background="Black">
<StackPanel
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.RowSpan="2"
Width="445"
Height="350"
Margin="5,5,5,5"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Background="Blue"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<ListBox
Name="timeSelectionList"
Width="135"
Height="350"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
BorderBrush="Black"
BorderThickness="2"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource ListBoxItemContainerStyle1}"
ItemsSource="{x:Bind timeSelectors}"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
PreviewKeyDown="timeSelectionList_PreviewKeyDown"
SelectionChanged="TimeSelectionList_SelectionChanged" />
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Orientation="Vertical">
<DatePicker
x:Name="cal"
Background="White"
Date="{x:Bind viewModel.bookingTime, Mode=TwoWay}"
DateChanged="cal_DateChanged"
DayFormat="{}{day.integer} {dayofweek.abbreviated}"
FontSize="20"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
Opacity="100"
PreviewKeyDown="cal_PreviewKeyDown" />
<TimePicker
x:Name="timePicker"
Margin="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Background="White"
FontSize="20"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
MinuteIncrement="5"
TimeChanged="timePicker_TimeChanged" />
<TextBox
Name="bookingTimeBox"
Width="250"
Height="auto"
Margin="5,0,5,5"
Background="Black"
FontSize="12"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="Yellow"
Text="{x:Bind viewModel.bookingTime, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource dateFormatter}}"
TextAlignment="Center" />
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Grid>

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<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderThemeThickness}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="{StaticResource ButtonPadding}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}"/>
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}"/>
<Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="{StaticResource UseSystemFocusVisuals}"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualMargin" Value="-3"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter" AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw" BackgroundSizing="{TemplateBinding BackgroundSizing}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" CornerRadius="{TemplateBinding CornerRadius}" ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal">
<Storyboard>
<PointerUpThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBackgroundPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderBrushPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonForegroundPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<PointerUpThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBackgroundPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderBrushPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonForegroundPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<PointerDownThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBackgroundDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderBrushDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonForegroundDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</ContentPresenter>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid>
<StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Button Style="{StaticResource ButtonStyle1}" x:Name="button" Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Height="108" Width="199"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>

Pivot Header style

C# UWP Windows 10 project
I need to set Pivot header style to something like this
I has tried to use this example from stackoverflow, but not sucessful.
Can you say how I can set rectangle (like on image) behind header text and change background color for selected unselected items?
As the answer you've mentioned, we can use PivotHeaderItem styles and templates to implement this.
Firstly, we can copy the style from MSDN and put in into Page.Resources.
Then add a Border in the Grid and set its properties like following:
<Grid x:Name="Grid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
...
<Border x:Name="Border"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform" />
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Border>
</Grid>
This will add a border with corners like your image.
After this, we can edit the "Selected" VisualState so that when we selected the header, it can change the background and foreground:
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
Following is the complete XAML I used for example:
<Page x:Class="PivotUWP.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="using:PivotUWP"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Page.Resources>
<Style TargetType="PivotHeaderItem">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontSize}" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontFamily}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemThemeFontWeight}" />
<Setter Property="CharacterSpacing" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemCharacterSpacing}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlForegroundBaseMediumBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemMargin}" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="48" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="PivotHeaderItem">
<Grid x:Name="Grid" Margin="10,0" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="BaseContentPresenterStyle" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="XamlAutoFontFamily" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="SemiBold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="15" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="LineStackingStrategy" Value="MaxHeight" />
<Setter Property="TextLineBounds" Value="Full" />
<Setter Property="OpticalMarginAlignment" Value="TrimSideBearings" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BodyContentPresenterStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseContentPresenterStyle}" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontFamily}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemThemeFontWeight}" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontSize}" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition From="Unselected" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.33" To="UnselectedLocked" />
<VisualTransition From="UnselectedLocked" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.33" To="Unselected" />
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlDisabledBaseMediumLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedLocked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="X"
To="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemLockedTranslation}" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
To="0" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform" />
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Pivot x:Name="rootPivot" Title="PIVOT TITLE">
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 1">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 1." />
</PivotItem>
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 2">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 2." />
</PivotItem>
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 3">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 3." />
</PivotItem>
</Pivot>
</Grid>
</Page>
And it looks like:

Transparent ComboBox in WinRT

So I'm trying to use the default ComboBox to display a list of choices. I want the background of the context menu that pops up when the combo box is selected to be Transparent. I can't find a property or style that does this and I haven't found much in the ways of doing this. Thanks in advance!
You need to extract a copy of the current template of your ComboBox with Visual Studio designer view or Blend and modify the Background property of the Border named "PopupBorder" to say Transparent. By default it's using {StaticResource ComboBoxPopupBackgroundThemeBrush}.
Here's a copy of the updated Style resource.
<Style
x:Key="ComboBoxStyle1"
TargetType="ComboBox">
<Setter
Property="Padding"
Value="8,0" />
<Setter
Property="Foreground"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxForegroundThemeBrush}" />
<Setter
Property="Background"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
<Setter
Property="BorderBrush"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxBorderThemeBrush}" />
<Setter
Property="BorderThickness"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxBorderThemeThickness}" />
<Setter
Property="TabNavigation"
Value="Once" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility"
Value="Disabled" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility"
Value="Auto" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode"
Value="Disabled" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode"
Value="Auto" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.IsVerticalRailEnabled"
Value="True" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.IsDeferredScrollingEnabled"
Value="False" />
<Setter
Property="ScrollViewer.BringIntoViewOnFocusChange"
Value="True" />
<Setter
Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
Value="Stretch" />
<Setter
Property="FontFamily"
Value="{StaticResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}" />
<Setter
Property="FontSize"
Value="{StaticResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}" />
<Setter
Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<CarouselPanel />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter
Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate
TargetType="ComboBox">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition
Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition
Width="32" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup
x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState
x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState
x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPointerOverBorderThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill"
Storyboard.TargetName="Highlight">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState
x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedBorderThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation
Duration="0"
To="1"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" />
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="DropDownGlyph">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxArrowPressedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState
x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush"
Storyboard.TargetName="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxDisabledBorderThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="DropDownGlyph">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxArrowDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup
x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState
x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation
Duration="0"
To="1"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
Storyboard.TargetName="HighlightBackground" />
<DoubleAnimation
Duration="0"
To="1"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
Storyboard.TargetName="Highlight" />
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxFocusedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState
x:Name="FocusedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill"
Storyboard.TargetName="Highlight">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedHighlightThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState
x:Name="Unfocused" />
<VisualState
x:Name="PointerFocused" />
<VisualState
x:Name="FocusedDropDown">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Duration="0"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility"
Storyboard.TargetName="PopupBorder">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame
KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup
x:Name="DropDownStates">
<VisualState
x:Name="Opened">
<Storyboard>
<SplitOpenThemeAnimation
ClosedTargetName="ContentPresenter"
ContentTranslationOffset="0"
ContentTargetName="ScrollViewer"
ClosedLength="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownClosedHeight, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}"
OffsetFromCenter="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownOffset, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}"
OpenedTargetName="PopupBorder"
OpenedLength="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownOpenedHeight, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState
x:Name="Closed">
<Storyboard>
<SplitCloseThemeAnimation
ClosedTargetName="ContentPresenter"
ContentTranslationOffset="40"
ContentTranslationDirection="{Binding TemplateSettings.SelectedItemDirection, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}"
ContentTargetName="ScrollViewer"
ClosedLength="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownClosedHeight, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}"
OffsetFromCenter="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownOffset, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}"
OpenedTargetName="PopupBorder"
OpenedLength="{Binding TemplateSettings.DropDownOpenedHeight, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}}" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border
x:Name="Background"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
<Rectangle
x:Name="PressedBackground"
Fill="{StaticResource ComboBoxPressedHighlightThemeBrush}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Opacity="0" />
<Border
x:Name="HighlightBackground"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource ComboBoxFocusedBorderThemeBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{StaticResource ComboBoxFocusedBackgroundThemeBrush}"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Opacity="0" />
<Rectangle
x:Name="Highlight"
Fill="{StaticResource ComboBoxSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Opacity="0" />
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentPresenter"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" />
<TextBlock
x:Name="DropDownGlyph"
Grid.Column="1"
Foreground="{StaticResource ComboBoxArrowForegroundThemeBrush}"
FontWeight="Bold"
FontSize="{StaticResource ComboBoxArrowThemeFontSize}"
FontFamily="{StaticResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Margin="0,0,6,4"
Text=""
VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<Popup
x:Name="Popup">
<Border
x:Name="PopupBorder"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource ComboBoxPopupBorderThemeBrush}"
BorderThickness="{StaticResource ComboBoxPopupBorderThemeThickness}"
Background="Transparent"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<ScrollViewer
x:Name="ScrollViewer"
BringIntoViewOnFocusChange="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.BringIntoViewOnFocusChange}"
Foreground="{StaticResource ComboBoxPopupForegroundThemeBrush}"
HorizontalScrollMode="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode}"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility}"
IsHorizontalRailEnabled="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.IsHorizontalRailEnabled}"
IsVerticalRailEnabled="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.IsVerticalRailEnabled}"
IsDeferredScrollingEnabled="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.IsDeferredScrollingEnabled}"
VerticalSnapPointsType="OptionalSingle"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility}"
VerticalScrollMode="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode}"
VerticalSnapPointsAlignment="Near"
ZoomMode="Disabled">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Have you tried the following?
<ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Background="Transparent" />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
This works for me (without redefining the ControlTemplate).

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