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WPF States, what is the correct way of setting same property in multiple states

I am trying to style a toggle button and I want the Foreground colour for the selected state and the MouseOver state to be white.
My style is as follows:
<Window.Resources>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="MenuButton" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border x:Name="border" >
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Cursor)" Storyboard.TargetName="MenuItemContainer">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="menuText">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="icon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderThickness)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="4,0,0,0"/>
</ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#FF19AA8D"/>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="icon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="menuText">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<StackPanel x:Name="MenuItemContainer" Orientation="Horizontal" Height="46" Margin="14,0,0,0" Background="Transparent" >
<TextBlock x:Name="icon" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" FontFamily="{StaticResource FontAwesome}" Foreground="#a7b1c2" FontSize="13" Text="" Margin="0,0,6,0"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="menuText" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#a7b1c2" FontSize="13" Text="{TemplateBinding Property=ContentControl.Content}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
This is working fine and for MouseOver and Selected states the foreground is set to white. However in Expression Blend Designer I see a warning message which says "To Avoid Unpredictable behaviour, you should not change an object-property in more than one state ..."
Should I just ignore this warning or is there a better way to implement what I am trying to achieve?
Thanks

Yes, you should care about the warning. And in fact the style doesn't behave correctly. Do the following test:
1: set the button to checked -> the text turns to white -> ok
2: move the mouse away -> the text stays in white -> ok
3: move the mouse over the button -> the text stays in white -> ok
4: move the mouse away -> the text turns back to your non-checked default Color -> not ok
In other words you should not modify the same property of the same control from two different visual state groups. Just because the last change wins.
A solution in your case could be this:
<ControlTemplate x:Key="MenuButton" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border x:Name="border" >
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Cursor)" Storyboard.TargetName="MenuItemContainer">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="menuTextMouseOver">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="iconMouseOver">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="menuText">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="icon">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderThickness)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="4,0,0,0"/>
</ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#FF19AA8D"/>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="icon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="menuText">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<StackPanel x:Name="MenuItemContainer" Orientation="Horizontal" Height="46" Margin="14,0,0,0" Background="Transparent" >
<TextBlock x:Name="iconMouseOver" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="White" FontSize="13" Text="the icon" Margin="0,0,6,0" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="menuTextMouseOver" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="White" FontSize="13" Text="{TemplateBinding Property=ContentControl.Content}" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="icon" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#a7b1c2" FontSize="13" Text="the icon" Margin="0,0,6,0"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="menuText" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#a7b1c2" FontSize="13" Text="{TemplateBinding Property=ContentControl.Content}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>

How to change the highlighting colour of a listbox in XAML

My UI contains some listboxes. I want to change the highlighting colour to transparent, but don't know how to. If I select an item, the background of the box changes to white, and remains like that until I click somewhere else.
Changing the SelectedIndex property to -1 didn't help me.
I've been googling this for hours; I apologize if there's another question explaining this that I couldn't find.
I think the solution is to change the highlighting colour to transparent but I don't understand how to implement that.
This is the XAML Code of my Listbox:
<ListBox x:Name="DirectionsBox" ItemsSource="{Binding Changed_Items}" Margin="230,109,940,0" SelectionChanged="directionSelectionChanged" BorderBrush="#FF4EF529" Background="Black" Foreground="White" Height="634" VerticalAlignment="Top" PointerExited="mouseout">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding HighwayDirection}"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>

This question is related to WinRT App right ? Try the following solution. Copy the following ListBoxItemStyle and add it to the resources of its parent based on the scope you needed.
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="TabNavigation" Value="Local"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="8,10"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Black"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground"/>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPressedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedDisabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualWhite"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualBlack"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid x:Name="InnerGrid" Background="Transparent">
<Rectangle x:Name="PressedBackground" Fill="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPressedBackgroundThemeBrush}" Opacity="0"/>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualWhite" Opacity="0" StrokeDashOffset=".5" StrokeEndLineCap="Square" Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush}" StrokeDashArray="1,1"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualBlack" Opacity="0" StrokeDashOffset="1.5" StrokeEndLineCap="Square" Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush}" StrokeDashArray="1,1"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Here I have changed colors in PointerOver VisualState. Similarly you can change other state colors too.

How to style a custom control Mouse Over - Hover - MyToolkit.Controls.DataGrid

I'm using this toolkit for WinRT and developing a Windows 8.1 business app which has a datagrid to show app's parameters.
My app has a Black background and when I hover the mouse over the items of the grid (on pc, not on tablet) the text changes to black. This way the user is unable to read the content of under hover.
I was able to change the grid background trying to find the Hover property anywhere, without success.
Here is how I'm changing the background:
<controls:DataGrid Height="Auto"
ItemsSource="{Binding Params, Mode=TwoWay}"
x:Name="gridParams"
Grid.Row="1"
View:EventHandlers.Attach="SelectionChanged => SelectionChangedHandler($sender)"
DefaultOrderIndex="0">
<controls:DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="controls:DataGrid">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"/>
</Style>
</controls:DataGrid.Resources>....
Has anybody been using this toolkit?
Any help will be much appreciated!
Thanks.

If you look at the DataGrid Style, one thing you will notice is that the main template for the DataGrid simply contains a NavigationList (one of the toolkits own controls), with a custom Style, TransparentListBox, which is BasedOn the ListBox style.
The NavigationList is actually an ExtendedListBox, another one of the custom controls.
Both of these inherit their ItemContainerStyles from that of the ListBox, as they do not override it.
This means that each item is actually inheriting the default ListBoxItem Style.
One thing you'll note from this Style is that it has a bunch of defined VisualStates, including:
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
Now, there are a couple of ways of fixing this problem. The simplest (but most invasive) way is to override the values in your App.Xaml, like so.
<Application
...>
<Application.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ListBoxItemPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#21000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ListBoxItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush" Color="Green" />
</Application.Resources>
</Application>
This will change the brushes for all ListBoxes though, so it may be less than idea.
The next solution is to override just the ListBoxItem template for your current control. This is slightly more difficult and requires a lot more code, but it would go something like this:
<controls:DataGrid
...>
<controls:DataGrid.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:DataGrid">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Background="{StaticResource ListBoxItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}" Height="50" x:Name="titles" />
<controls:NavigationList BorderThickness="0" Grid.Row="1"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
Style="{StaticResource TransparentListBox}" Margin="0" x:Name="list" >
<controls:NavigationList.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="TabNavigation" Value="Local" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="8,10" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
To="1"
Duration="0" />
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPressedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedDisabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="InnerGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedBackgroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemSelectedForegroundThemeBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualWhite"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
To="1"
Duration="0" />
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualBlack"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
To="1"
Duration="0" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused" />
<VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid x:Name="InnerGrid"
Background="Transparent">
<Rectangle x:Name="PressedBackground"
Fill="{ThemeResource ListBoxItemPressedBackgroundThemeBrush}"
Opacity="0" />
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" />
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualWhite"
Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush}"
StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
StrokeDashArray="1,1"
Opacity="0"
StrokeDashOffset=".5" />
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualBlack"
Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush}"
StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
StrokeDashArray="1,1"
Opacity="0"
StrokeDashOffset="1.5" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</controls:NavigationList.ItemContainerStyle>
</controls:NavigationList>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</controls:DataGrid.Template>
</controls:DataGrid>
</controls:DataGrid.Template>
</controls:DataGrid>
Just replace the two references to ListBoxItemPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush and ListBoxItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush to whatever new values you'd like.
While this may seem like a bunch of hassle, you can now change the colors of each item to be anything you want to be while hovering. If you have a bunch of these, you can also store off the custom DataGrid Style and reuse it.
Hope this helps and happy coding!

How to convert GridView to ListView when change to snapped view in windows8

In the Full screen Landscape view, I have a Gridview control to display data, I want to convert the Gridview to Listview when change the view to snapped, after researching for a long time, still doesn't find a article or a thread to introduce this. Anyone can help?

have your see the windows 8 app store sample in vs2012 (GroupedItemsPage.xaml) .?
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<!-- Visual states reflect the application's view state -->
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ApplicationViewStates">
<VisualState x:Name="FullScreenLandscape"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Filled"/>
<!-- The entire page respects the narrower 100-pixel margin convention for portrait -->
<VisualState x:Name="FullScreenPortrait">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="backButton" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Style">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PortraitBackButtonStyle}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="itemGridView" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Padding">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="96,137,10,56"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<!--
The back button and title have different styles when snapped, and the list representation is substituted
for the grid displayed in all other view states
-->
<VisualState x:Name="Snapped">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="backButton" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Style">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SnappedBackButtonStyle}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="pageTitle" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Style">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SnappedPageHeaderTextStyle}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="itemListView" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="itemGridView" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Collapsed"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>

some mvvm issue - knowing which view is currently editing an entity

I'm trying to plan an mvvm based infrastructure, i decided that the view will be bounded directly to the entities through the vm. (the vm will hold the entity reference, and binding will be o entity.propertyName...)
now i got a problem, when user start editing fields in one view, i wanna lock(make readonly) all other view that bound to the entity being under edit.
so my question is:
what changes do i need to do in my design for having the ability to know who(what view) started editing first, and when he finished.. and how to know about changed that came not from the ui(for not locking anything)

First you'll have to define exactly what it means for user to be "editing" an entity.
What action on the user's part signals they are beginning to edit an entity? Clearly when someone types something in a TextBox bound to a model field they are editing the entity. But what if someone clicks a button in the view that clears a property value in the model or sets it to a predefined value. Is that considered "editing" the entity? What if they change the settings of the view so that it shows fewer options and a ComboBox switches the value in the model to a new value because the old value is no longer listed?
What action on the user's part signals they are done editing an entity? Are they done when the focus leaves the control they are on? When the focus leaves the view? When they click "Ok" or "Save"?
Depending on the answers to these questions, several simple solutions present themselves. I'll explain one simple answer. If it doesn't apply please clarify the answers to the above questions.
Supposing:
Any change made to a model object except a data refresh from the database is considered editing, whether it be done with a button, checkbox, etc
The view that contains the focus is considered to be the one who is making the change
"Editing" ends when the view loses focus or the user saves the data.
Then the following will work:
Add a "Reloading" property either as a static property or somewhere within your model
In your data reloading code, set this property "true" and in a finally block set it "false" again
In your model object (or in a data structure shared between your view models and mapped from the model using a weak dictionary), add a property that contains the view model of the view that is currently editing the entity
In your view, add a PropertyChanged handler to your model object when the view model is attached
In the handler, if: a. The Reloading flag is false, b. No view is currently editing the entity, and c. This view's IsKeyboardFocusWithin is true, then record the fact that this view is currently editing the entity
In every view model, attach a handler to the "CurrentlyEditorView" property mentioned in step 3 (either directly or through the separate data structure). Whenever this propety changed, if it is non-null and not the current view model, set an inherited "Locked" property causing the view to lock.
In the view, add a LostFocus event handler that checks if the model's current view is this one, and if so clears it.
Also add a handler for the Save command that does the same thing.

It would really depend on your program structure. I have some similar requirements and I did this in my primaryshell view...
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<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="640" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="480" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ActiveFormStateGroup">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Searching">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchHeaderView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchNavigationView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchResultsView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsModuleShell">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsModuleNavigationView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="DoctorEdit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchHeaderView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchNavigationView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SearchResultsView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsModuleShell">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsModuleNavigationView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="VisualAlertsStateGroup">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="DialogShowing">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="DialogNotShowing">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="IsWaiting">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="WaitControl">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="IsNotWaiting">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="WaitControl">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="DialogFormsStateGroup">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="ShowContactInfoEdit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContactInfoDatagridView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="HideContactInfoEdit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContactInfoDatagridView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="ShowDoctorTaxonomyEdit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsTaxonomyEditView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="HideDoctorTaxonomyEdit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="DoctorsTaxonomyEditView">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Collapsed}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<DockPanel Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
Grid.RowSpan="3">
<!--TOP-->
<Grid ShowGridLines="False"
DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<views:SearchHeaderView x:Name="SearchHeaderView" />
</Grid>
<!--BOTTOM-->
<Grid ShowGridLines="false"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
<views:SearchNavigationView x:Name="SearchNavigationView" />
<views:DoctorsModuleNavigationView x:Name="DoctorsModuleNavigationView"
Visibility="Collapsed" />
</Grid>
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<Grid ShowGridLines="False">
<views:SearchResultsView x:Name="SearchResultsView" />
<views:DoctorsModuleShell x:Name="DoctorsModuleShell"
Visibility="Collapsed" />
</Grid>
</DockPanel>
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle"
RadiusX="2"
RadiusY="2"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
Grid.RowSpan="3"
Fill="{StaticResource modalFormHitTestRectangleBrush}"
IsHitTestVisible="True"
Visibility="Collapsed" />
<controls:WaitingControl x:Name="WaitControl"
Width="100"
Height="100"
Visibility="Collapsed"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="1" />
<views:ContactInfoDatagridView x:Name="ContactInfoDatagridView"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="1"
Visibility="Collapsed" />
<views:DoctorsTaxonomyEditView x:Name="DoctorsTaxonomyEditView"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="1"
Visibility="Collapsed" />
</Grid>
Basically I databound my visualstatemanager to a property on my primary viewmodel that would trigger various visual states depending on an enum I created. I got the best help for doing that from Karl Shifflets Stuff Application.

An option would be to use an EventAggegator or use the Mediator pattern to alert other view models that a particular entity instance is under edit. Those viewmodels can set a property IsReadonly = true which can be bound in xaml to make the controls readonly.
Just rasie an out of edit event to tell those viewmodels that it is no longer in reaonly mode.
If you are binding directly to the entity it should be implementing INotifyPropertyChanged which your view model can listen to in order to detect the first edit taking place.
HTH