MouseOver on a button triggered only on its bottom - c#

I've left all my windows with Style=None, and put this usercontrol on top-right corner of it.
<UserControl x:Class="SayRecep.Controls.WindowControls"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="27" d:DesignWidth="80">
<UserControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="Button" x:Key="WindowControlButton">
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#BBBBBB" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="2,0" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border Background="Blue" Width="20" Height="16">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,9,6,0">
<Button ToolTip="Minimize" Style="{StaticResource WindowControlButton}" Click="Button_Click">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="12" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" >
<Path Data="M0,1 L4,1 Z" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Grid MouseDown="Grid_MouseDown">
<Button x:Name="Restore" ToolTip="Restore" Click="Restore_Click" Style="{StaticResource WindowControlButton}" Visibility="Visible">
<Button.Content>
<Grid UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,.5,.5">
<Path Margin="0,0,0,0" Data="M2,0 L8,0 L8,6 M0,3 L6,3 M0,2 L6,2 L6,8 L0,8 Z" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="1" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="Maximize" ToolTip="Maximize" Click="Maximize_Click" Visibility="Collapsed" Style="{StaticResource WindowControlButton}" >
<Button.Content>
<Grid>
<Path Data="M0,1 L9,1 L9,8 L0,8 Z" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</Grid>
<Button ToolTip="Close" Style="{StaticResource WindowControlButton}" Click="Button_Click_1" >
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="12" Height="12" >
<Path Data="M0,0 L14,14 M0,14 L14,0" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="2.25" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
I'm using these for Mimimize, Restore/Maximize and Close the Window.
The problem is that the mouse identifies the button only bottom half of it.
Does'nt raise Click, MouseOver or wont even show the Tooltip from its top half.
In the Template you can see a blue border, Actually that wasn't there before. I kept that to analyse the problem thinking making it transparent might solve. But didn't.


This style works now
<Style TargetType="Button" x:Key="WindowControlButton">
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#BBBBBB" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="2,0" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

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#WPF Change image on mouseOver Button

I'm trying to change the image inside the button in the stackpanel.
When the button detects the mouse, I want the image to change. Is it possible ?
Thank you
My button :
<Button Background="Transparent" Height="17" Width="17" BorderBrush="Transparent" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0 0 6 0" Click="Button_Click" ToolTip="Copier les informations dans le Clipboard" Grid.Column="4" Style="{StaticResource hover2}">
<StackPanel Height="17" Width="17">
<Image Source="Resources/copyPaste.png" Height="17" Width="17" />
</StackPanel>
</Button>
my style apply :
<Style x:Key="hover2" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border Name="border"
BorderThickness="0"
BorderBrush="Transparent"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

Sure you can:
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="hover2" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<ContentPresenter.Content>
<Border Name="border"
BorderThickness="0"
BorderBrush="Transparent"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Image x:Name="ButtonImage1" Source="Resources/copyPaste.png" Height="17" Width="17" />
</Border>
</ContentPresenter.Content>
</ContentPresenter>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="Black" />
<Setter TargetName="ButtonImage1" Property="Source" Value="Resources/hoverImage.png" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
See I place your controls inside the content presenter then named the image then in your control template triggers you can access the image thru its name then assign the source of it.
Button
<Button
x:Name="Button1"
Background="Transparent"
Height="17"
Width="17"
BorderBrush="Transparent"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0 0 6 0" ToolTip="Copier les informations dans le Clipboard" Grid.Column="4" Style="{StaticResource hover2}"/>

Can you make a style with Buttons like the ones in the picture with an text over the image marked with a color?

I am wondering if its possible in WPF to make a Button style where you have a text, an image and text over the image (upon the image) with a color mark as illustrated on the picture below?
Until now i only got this
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}" x:Key="CatProBtn">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#373737" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="15" />
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border CornerRadius="4" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid>
<!--<Path x:Name="PathIcon" Width="15" Height="25" Stretch="Fill" Fill="#4C87B3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="17,0,0,0" Data="F1 M 30.0833,22.1667L 50.6665,37.6043L 50.6665,38.7918L 30.0833,53.8333L 30.0833,22.1667 Z "/>-->
<ContentPresenter x:Name="MyContentPresenter" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="PreviewMouseDown">
<SoundPlayerAction Source="C:\Users\shaban\Downloads\Cash_register_beep_sound_.wav" />
</EventTrigger>
<Trigger Property="Button.IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#E59400" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<!--<Setter TargetName="PathIcon" Property="Fill" Value="Black" />-->
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="OrangeRed" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Wheat"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
....
<Button
Style="{StaticResource CatProBtn}"
Margin="1,1,0,3"
Name="Shaban"
Height="Auto"
Width="Auto"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Click="Button_Click">
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Ispinde"></TextBlock>
<Image Source="C:\Users\shaban\Pictures\Picture5.png" Stretch="Uniform"></Image>
<TextBlock Text="Ispinde" HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>

Inspire from code like this in your Button and modify the values to achieve your desired result.
Use a Grid to layout your content. Superimpose the price on the Image.
<Button MinHeight="50" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text="Title" TextAlignment="Center"/>
<!-- This is where your image is in your code -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Text="Your
image
here..." FontSize="14" Background="Gray" TextAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="Description Description Description" TextAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" FontSize="8" MaxWidth="100"/>
<!-- Superimpose price on top of image with some opacity -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Text="20,00 kr." Background="Yellow" Foreground="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Margin="0,0,0,12" Opacity="0.6" FontSize="8"/>
</Grid>
</Button>
Result

You can overlay a Control over another Control by using Grids. It will be something like:
<Button>
<Grid>
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock Text="Ispinde"/>
<Image Source="C:\Users\shaban\Pictures\Picture5.png"" Stretch="Uniform"/>
</StackPanel>
<Grid Width="100" Height="40" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<Grid Background="Red" Opacity="0.6"/>
<TextBlock Foreground="White" Text="Overlay"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Button>

Add Controllers to <Style> from Code-Behind (WPF)

I'm a beginner in WPF. It's hard as hell just so you know!
ok, i have a little style for my application (Actually i copied it, and really don't know whats happening in the middle so...)
i wanted to add some Hyperlinks and Buttons to header of application. so i edited the style and added those from there.
but now i want to change content of those from code-behind, but as you already know that's not happening!
This is my style in Application.Resources:
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="bool2VisibilityConverter" />
<Color x:Key="WindowBackgroundColor">#FF2D2D30</Color>
<Color x:Key="HighlightColor">Orange</Color>
<Color x:Key="BlueColor">AntiqueWhite</Color>
<Color x:Key="ForegroundColor">#FFF4F4F5</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="WindowBackgroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="HighlightColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource HighlightColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource BlueColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForegroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource ForegroundColor}"/>
<Style x:Key="WindowButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource HighlightColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="contentPresenter" Property="Opacity" Value=".5" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type Hyperlink}" TargetType="Hyperlink">
<Setter Property="TextDecorations" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFF4F4F5"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14"/>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="MyWindowStyle" TargetType="local:MainWindow">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="ResizeMode" Value="NoResize" />
<Setter Property="UseLayoutRounding" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="TextOptions.TextFormattingMode" Value="Display" />
<Setter Property="WindowChrome.WindowChrome">
<Setter.Value>
<WindowChrome CornerRadius="0" GlassFrameThickness="1" UseAeroCaptionButtons="False"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="WindowChrome.IsHitTestVisibleInChrome" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="local:MainWindow">
<Border x:Name="WindowBorder" Margin="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemParameters.WindowNonClientFrameThickness}}" Background="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}">
<Grid>
<Border BorderThickness="1">
<AdornerDecorator>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="27" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="15" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Margin="7"/>
<Image Width="30" Height="30" />
<!-- This is where i want put those Hyperlinks and the Button -->
<TextBlock Margin="50,5,0,0">
<Hyperlink NavigateUri="SupportPage.xaml" RequestNavigate="Hyperlink_Support">Support</Hyperlink>
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Margin="122,5,0,0">
<Hyperlink NavigateUri="HelpPage.xaml" RequestNavigate="Hyperlink_Help">Support</Hyperlink>
</TextBlock>
<Button Name="btCustom" Content="btThatIWantChangeItsContent" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBlock Margin="220,5,0,0">
<Hyperlink NavigateUri="AboutPage.xaml" RequestNavigate="Hyperlink_About">About</Hyperlink>
</TextBlock>
<!-- to here -->
<Rectangle Mouse.MouseDown="rectangleMoveWindow_MouseDown" Margin="300,0,0,0" x:Name="HeaderBackground" Height="25" Fill="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="0"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" WindowChrome.IsHitTestVisibleInChrome="True" Grid.Row="0">
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MinimizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="minimize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,6 L8,6 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Grid Margin="1,0,1,0">
<Button x:Name="Restore" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.RestoreWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="restore" Visibility="Collapsed" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,.5,.5">
<Path Data="M2,0 L8,0 L8,6 M0,3 L6,3 M0,2 L6,2 L6,8 L0,8 Z" Width="8" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="Maximize" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MaximizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="maximize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="31" Height="25">
<Path Data="M0,1 L9,1 L9,8 L0,8 Z" Width="9" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</Grid>
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.CloseWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="close" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,0 L8,7 M8,0 L0,7 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1.5" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
<Grid Grid.Row="2">
<Path x:Name="ResizeGrip" Visibility="Collapsed" Width="12" Height="12" Margin="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Stroke="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" StrokeThickness="1" Stretch="None" Data="F1 M1,10 L3,10 M5,10 L7,10 M9,10 L11,10 M2,9 L2,11 M6,9 L6,11 M10,9 L10,11 M5,6 L7,6 M9,6 L11,6 M6,5 L6,7 M10,5 L10,7 M9,2 L11,2 M10,1 L10,3" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</AdornerDecorator>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" BorderThickness="1" Visibility="{Binding IsActive, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, Converter={StaticResource bool2VisibilityConverter}}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Maximized">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="LayoutRoot" Property="Margin" Value="7" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Normal">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="ResizeMode" Value="CanResizeWithGrip" />
<Condition Property="WindowState" Value="Normal" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="ResizeGrip" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
so i don't know how change content of Hyperlinks or even i could replace them with Button if that is necessary. just tell me how i could change those content. of course i have to say i tried FindResource but couldn't find that Hyperlinks or Buttons. Thanks in advance guys.

try this:
1. create a new WpfApplication project
2. remove MainWindow.xaml
3. add pages: startup.xaml, page1.xaml or more, and set diff background
4. change StartupUri="startup.xaml" in App.xaml
5. add NavigationWindow Style in App.xaml
<Style TargetType="{x:Type NavigationWindow}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type NavigationWindow}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<AdornerDecorator Grid.Row="1">
<ContentPresenter Name="PART_NavWinCP" ClipToBounds="true" />
</AdornerDecorator>
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="20" Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label>
<Hyperlink NavigateUri="Page1.xaml">Page1</Hyperlink>
</Label>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

<StackPanel x:Name="panel" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
<StackPanel.Resources>
<sys:String x:Key="help">Support</sys:String>
</StackPanel.Resources>
<Label DataContext="{StaticResource help}">
<Hyperlink><TextBlock Text="{DynamicResource help}"/></Hyperlink>
</Label>
<Button Content="OK" Click="button_Click"/>
</StackPanel>
private void button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
panel.Resources["help"] = "Help";
}

Undeclared namespace

I've been trying so hard to find an external package to make my WPF Apps in VS 2010 Express Edition look like Metro UI but this version does not support it, so I found this thread: Making WPF applications look Metro-styled, even in Windows 7? (Window Chrome / Theming / Theme) in which the user creates an own Theme. I have tried to adapt his code to my App (namespace WpfApplication1 and window MainWindow, as it is set by default) but I get an error at this part:
<Style x:Key="MainWindowStyle" TargetType="WpfApplication1:MainWindow">
Where it says that WpfApplication1 is an undeclared namespace.
I don't know why this happens since the namespace has the following shape:
namespace WpfApplication1
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
And this is the whole code from this other guy adapted to my workspace:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="150" Width="350">
<Window.Resources>
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="bool2VisibilityConverter" />
<Color x:Key="WindowBackgroundColor">#FF2D2D30</Color>
<Color x:Key="HighlightColor">#FF3F3F41</Color>
<Color x:Key="BlueColor">#FF007ACC</Color>
<Color x:Key="ForegroundColor">#FFF4F4F5</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="WindowBackgroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="HighlightColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource HighlightColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource BlueColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForegroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource ForegroundColor}"/>
<Style x:Key="WindowButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource HighlightColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="contentPresenter" Property="Opacity" Value=".5" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="MainWindowStyle" TargetType="WpfApplication1:MainWindow">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="ResizeMode" Value="CanResizeWithGrip" />
<Setter Property="UseLayoutRounding" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="TextOptions.TextFormattingMode" Value="Display" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="WpfApplication1:MainWindow">
<Border x:Name="WindowBorder" Margin="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemParameters.WindowNonClientFrameThickness}}" Background="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}">
<Grid>
<Border BorderThickness="1">
<AdornerDecorator>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="25" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="15" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Margin="7"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="HeaderBackground" Height="25" Fill="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="0"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="0">
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MinimizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="minimize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,6 L8,6 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Grid Margin="1,0,1,0">
<Button x:Name="Restore" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.RestoreWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="restore" Visibility="Collapsed" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,.5,.5">
<Path Data="M2,0 L8,0 L8,6 M0,3 L6,3 M0,2 L6,2 L6,8 L0,8 Z" Width="8" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="Maximize" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MaximizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="maximize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="31" Height="25">
<Path Data="M0,1 L9,1 L9,8 L0,8 Z" Width="9" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</Grid>
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.CloseWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="close" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,0 L8,7 M8,0 L0,7 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1.5" />
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="WindowTitleTextBlock" Grid.Row="0" Text="{TemplateBinding Title}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="8 -1 0 0" FontSize="16" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="2">
<Path x:Name="ResizeGrip" Visibility="Collapsed" Width="12" Height="12" Margin="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Stroke="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" StrokeThickness="1" Stretch="None" Data="F1 M1,10 L3,10 M5,10 L7,10 M9,10 L11,10 M2,9 L2,11 M6,9 L6,11 M10,9 L10,11 M5,6 L7,6 M9,6 L11,6 M6,5 L6,7 M10,5 L10,7 M9,2 L11,2 M10,1 L10,3" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</AdornerDecorator>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" BorderThickness="1" Visibility="{Binding IsActive, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, Converter={StaticResource bool2VisibilityConverter}}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Maximized">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="LayoutRoot" Property="Margin" Value="7" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Normal">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="ResizeMode" Value="CanResizeWithGrip" />
<Condition Property="WindowState" Value="Normal" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="ResizeGrip" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
Any ideas where it might be failing? Thanks!

When it says the namespace is not declared, it means that is not declared inside XAML. To declare it in XAML you use xmlns:, append the short name and then define the actual namespace, something like this:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:WpfApplication1="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
Title="MainWindow" Height="150" Width="350"
>
You can look at above, there are 3 declared namespaces, I added the one you missed and should fix your problem.
Of course you should use some short name instead.
Further reading: XAML namespaces and namespace mapping.

WPF Layout Discrepancy Between Design and Runtime

I have used the answer to this question as the basis for styling an app I am building.
All looks good in design mode, I get the following:
But at runtime I get a large gap above my content, which in this case is a MediaElement:
The code for my MainWindow is:
<local:MyWindow x:Class="DebriefSuite.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DebriefSuite"
Height="439.091" Width="600"
Style="{DynamicResource MyWindowStyle}"
WindowStyle="None">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="6*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="1*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="6*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
<MediaElement Name="meVideo" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" IsMuted="True"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</local:MyWindow>
The code Resource code in my App.xaml is as in the linked question, but I will include it anyway:
<Application.Resources>
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="bool2VisibilityConverter"/>
<Color x:Key="WindowBackgroundColor">#FF2D2D30</Color>
<Color x:Key="HighlightColor">#FF3F3F41</Color>
<Color x:Key="BlueColor">#FF007ACC</Color>
<Color x:Key="ForegroundColor">#FFF4F4F5</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="WindowBackgroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="HighlightColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource HighlightColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource BlueColor}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForegroundColorBrush" Color="{StaticResource ForegroundColor}"/>
<Style x:Key="WindowButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
RecognizesAccessKey="True"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource HighlightColorBrush}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColorBrush}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="contentPresenter" Property="Opacity" Value=".5"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="MyWindowStyle" TargetType="local:MyWindow">
<Setter Property="Icon" Value="Icon.ico"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundColorBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="ResizeMode" Value="CanResizeWithGrip"/>
<Setter Property="UseLayoutRounding" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="TextOptions.TextFormattingMode" Value="Display"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="local:MyWindow">
<Border x:Name="WindowBorder" Margin="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemParameters.WindowNonClientFrameThickness}}" Background="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}">
<Grid>
<Border BorderThickness="1">
<AdornerDecorator>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="25"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="15"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Margin="7"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="HeaderBackground" Height="25" Fill="{DynamicResource WindowBackgroundColorBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Row="0"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" WindowChrome.IsHitTestVisibleInChrome="True" Grid.Row="0">
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MinimizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="minimize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,6 L8,6 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Grid Margin="1,0,1,0">
<Button x:Name="Restore" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.RestoreWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="restore" Visibility="Collapsed" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,.5,.5">
<Path Data="M2,0 L8,0 L8,6 M0,3 L6,3 M0,2 L6,2 L6,8 L0,8 Z" Width="8" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1"/>
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="Maximize" Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.MaximizeWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="maximize" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="31" Height="25">
<Path Data="M0,1 L9,1 L9,8 L0,8 Z" Width="9" Height="8" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</Grid>
<Button Command="{Binding Source={x:Static SystemCommands.CloseWindowCommand}}" ToolTip="close" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}">
<Button.Content>
<Grid Width="30" Height="25" RenderTransform="1,0,0,1,0,1">
<Path Data="M0,0 L8,7 M8,0 L0,7 Z" Width="8" Height="7" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Stroke="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=Button}}" StrokeThickness="1.5"/>
</Grid>
</Button.Content>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
<!--<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" WindowChrome.IsHitTestVisibleInChrome="True" Grid.Row="0">
<Image Source="Icon.ico"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="WindowTitleTextBlock" Grid.Row="0" Text="{TemplateBinding Title}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="8 -1 0 0" FontSize="14" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"/>
</StackPanel>-->
<Grid Grid.Row="2">
<Path x:Name="ResizeGrip" Visibility="Collapsed" Width="12" Height="12" Margin="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Stroke="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" StrokeThickness="1" Stretch="None" Data="F1 M1,10 L3,10 M5,10 L7,10 M9,10 L11,10 M2,9 L2,11 M6,9 L6,11 M10,9 L10,11 M5,6 L7,6 M9,6 L11,6 M6,5 L6,7 M10,5 L10,7 M9,2 L11,2 M10,1 L10,3"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</AdornerDecorator>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlueColorBrush}" BorderThickness="1" Visibility="{Binding IsActive, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, Converter={StaticResource bool2VisibilityConverter}}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Maximized">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
<Setter TargetName="LayoutRoot" Property="Margin" Value="7"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="WindowState" Value="Normal">
<Setter TargetName="Maximize" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
<Setter TargetName="Restore" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="ResizeMode" Value="CanResizeWithGrip"/>
<Condition Property="WindowState" Value="Normal"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="ResizeGrip" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="WindowChrome.WindowChrome">
<Setter.Value>
<WindowChrome CornerRadius="0" GlassFrameThickness="1" UseAeroCaptionButtons="False"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Application.Resources>
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where this formatting difference is coming from?
Many thanks.

You are seeing the box filling up the bigger space in the design, because thats the maximum size MediaElement can take up. But your actual image is smaller than the size allocated for the MediaElement contro, so it appears smaller at runtime.
So if you want the image to fill up the space try using its stretch property as required. Refer here for example: MediaElement.Stretch Property

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