Datepicker inheriting style from Textblock - c#

I have a resource dictionary that contains the following code:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}" >
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="20"/>
</Style>
In my app.xaml, I merge it globally:
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Theme/Default.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
The problem is that the text "Select a Date" in my DatePickers is influenced by the style of the TextBlock, increasing the total height of the Datepicker (only at runtime; in design it looks ok).
When you start typing a date (or select one using the calendar) it does not inherit from TextBlock style. The problem is only the text "Select a Date".
I don't want to set a Key for every textblock in my app.
What do I do to fix this?
EDIT
Looking closer at the MSDN documentation, we can see that the text of a TextBox control is displayed inside a FrameworkElement, and not a TextBlock.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms752068%28v=vs.110%29.aspx
And the DatePicker has it's value displayed as a TextBox. But the text "Select a Date" seems to be a TextBlock over the TextBox.
EDIT 2
I can access the TextBox template inside the DatePicker:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff468215%28v=vs.110%29.aspx
But nothing about the textblock...

You are correct by viewing the style of datepicker control you will not able to find your textblock for Select a date. as this is a watermark value on the textbox within the datepicker control. you will require to edit the style of this textbox within this datepicker.
The textbox used within datepicker control is DatepickerTextbox. You will require to modify the style of this textbox. This is quite easy by using expression blend.
<Style x:Key="DatePickerTextBoxStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type DatePickerTextBox}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type DatePickerTextBox}">
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="WatermarkBrush" Color="#FFAAAAAA"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.1" To="MouseOver"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="#FF99C1E2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentElement"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="#FF99C1E2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="watermark_decorator"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="WatermarkStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Unwatermarked"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Watermarked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentElement"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="PART_Watermark"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisual"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CornerRadius="1" Opacity="1" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid x:Name="WatermarkContent" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}">
<Border x:Name="ContentElement" BorderBrush="#FFFFFFFF" BorderThickness="1"/>
<Border x:Name="watermark_decorator" BorderBrush="#FFFFFFFF" BorderThickness="1">
<ContentControl x:Name="PART_Watermark" Focusable="False" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0" Padding="2"/>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="0" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
<Border x:Name="FocusVisual" BorderBrush="#FF45D6FA" CornerRadius="1" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
You will need to modify the style PART_Watermark control that is Content control in above style. by modifying this style it will resolve your problem.

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Toggle Switch color Windows Phone 8

I'm creating an app where on my main page I have a list with a ToggleSwitch control on each row but the control doesn't appear on the phone emulator. The XAML for the ToggleSwitch control is as below:
<toolkit:ToggleSwitch x:Name="ToggleSwitch" IsChecked="false" Content="Content Goes here" Checked="switch_Unchecked" Unchecked="switch_Unchecked" BorderBrush="black" Background="Black" Width="200"/>
When I click on that code, it shows me that:
So I believe that the control with BorderBrush=black and Background=Black is at the right place but it doesn't appear...
May somebody helps me with that ?
What's the color of your Grid Background color? There might be some problem with that too. Try applying the following style for the Toggle Switch.
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
<toolkit:ToggleSwitch Margin="12,0" Content="Live Update" Background="White" Foreground="Black" Style="{StaticResource FixedToggleSwitchStyle}"/>
</Grid>
And the style is,
<Style x:Key="FixedToggleSwitchButtonStyle" TargetType="toolkitPrimitives:ToggleSwitchButton">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="SwitchForeground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="toolkitPrimitives:ToggleSwitchButton">
<Border x:Name="Root" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CacheMode="BitmapCache" Opacity="{TemplateBinding Opacity}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Grid.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="SwitchBottom"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ThumbCenter"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.3" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Root"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.05" To="Unchecked"/>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.05" To="Checked"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="69" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundTranslation">
<DoubleAnimation.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="15"/>
</DoubleAnimation.EasingFunction>
</DoubleAnimation>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="69" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="ThumbTranslation">
<DoubleAnimation.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="15"/>
</DoubleAnimation.EasingFunction>
</DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Dragging"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundTranslation"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="ThumbTranslation"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid x:Name="SwitchRoot" Background="Transparent" Height="95" Width="136">
<Grid x:Name="SwitchTrack" Width="89">
<Grid x:Name="SwitchBottom" Background="{TemplateBinding SwitchForeground}" Height="34">
<Rectangle x:Name="SwitchBackground" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="20" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="77">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="BackgroundTranslation"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" BorderThickness="3">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="4"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<Border x:Name="SwitchThumb" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="4,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="38" Margin="-4,0" Width="28">
<Border.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="ThumbTranslation"/>
</Border.RenderTransform>
<Border x:Name="ThumbCenter" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" BorderThickness="2" Background="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="FixedToggleSwitchStyle" TargetType="toolkit:ToggleSwitch">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilyLight}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeLarge}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="SwitchForeground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="toolkit:ToggleSwitch">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CacheMode="BitmapCache" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.3" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Header"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.3" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Content"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid Margin="12,5,12,42">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ContentControl x:Name="Header" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneSubtleBrush}" FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeNormal}" FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilyNormal}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsTabStop="False" Margin="-1,0,0,0" Opacity="{TemplateBinding Opacity}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
<ContentControl x:Name="Content" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" IsTabStop="False" Margin="-1,1,0,-7" Opacity="{TemplateBinding Opacity}" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
<toolkitPrimitives:ToggleSwitchButton x:Name="Switch" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Grid.Column="1" Margin="-22,-29,-24,-28" Opacity="{TemplateBinding Opacity}" Grid.RowSpan="2" SwitchForeground="{TemplateBinding SwitchForeground}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Style="{StaticResource FixedToggleSwitchButtonStyle}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Change your Background color and Foreground color as per your needs in Toggle Switch.
Have either one of these property, Background or the BorderBrush.
Why don't you try it this way?
xaml:
<ToggleSwitch x:Name="toggleSwitch1" Header="ToggleSwitch"
OnContent="On" OffContent="Off"
Toggled="ToggleSwitch_Toggled"/>
private void ToggleSwitch_Toggled(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Add code to perform some action here.
}
Have a look at this too. Is that the one you're using from the Toolkit or what?
Hope it helps!

LongListSelector with list item selection style

I am working on Windows Phone 8 and i have Longlist selector with few item in it.
I am using the below code for highlighting the selected item in the list box.But i want the same effect to be achieved for LongListSelector.
How to do it ?
<Style x:Key="ListItemSelectorStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property ="Foreground" Value="Black" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="ListBoxItem" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ListItemBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#c9ebf2" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ListItemBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#c9ebf2" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="Black">
<Border x:Name="ListItemBorder" BorderBrush="Transparent" Background="#FFFFFF">
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
</Border>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I try your code, but the LongListSelector control display a list of selectable items with a mechanism for users to jump to a specific section of the list. This is the sample code.
But if you want achieved the effect like ListBox, you can set the template
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="phone:LongListSelector">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" d:DesignWidth="480" d:DesignHeight="800">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ScrollStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="00:00:00.5"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Scrolling">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="VerticalScrollBar"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="NotScrolling"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Seleced">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="ViewportControl">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ViewportControl x:Name="ViewportControl" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<ScrollBar x:Name="VerticalScrollBar" Grid.Column="1" Margin="4,0,4,0" Opacity="0" Orientation="Vertical"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>

Customizing selected ListboxItem

I have a ListBox (actually, i have a Telerik's RadJumpList, but afaik it is inherited from ListBox) with custom ItemContainerStyle. Each item contains a rectangle (tile) and 2 strings. So far, it works okay by default: when i'm selecting an item, color of strings is changing, and rectangle has const color.
<DataTemplate x:Key="DataTemplate1">
<Grid Margin="0,0,12,12">
<Rectangle
x:Name="SlotTile"
Width="99" Height="99" Fill="Gray"/>
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0">
<TextBlock
FontWeight="Black"
FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeSmall}"
Text="{Binding Title, Converter={StaticResource ToUpperConverter}}" />
<TextBlock
FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilySemiBold}"
FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeSmall}"
Text="{Binding Information}" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
What i want to do now is to customize selected item: tile's color should be changed, while color of the strings should be the same.
I'm trying to set a custom style, using VisualStateManager, but i have no idea how to get rectangle's and string's color.
<Style x:Name="MySlotStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetName=""
Storyboard.TargetProperty=""
/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unelected">
<Storyboard>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
So, the question is how to set DataTemplate's properties from the Style.
EDIT: uploaded a sample: http://1drv.ms/1cJrjZ4
EDIT2: i extracted (and modified a bit) a style from checkbox: http://pastebin.com/2JV7d5We
They are describing the control inside of the ControlTemplate.
So, i planned to get rid of DataTemplate and move everything to the Style.Template.ControlTemplate. Now, when i'm trying to create a Template binding to a new property (color of the rectangle), it says "the member fill is not recognized".
<Style x:Name="TestStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid Margin="0,0,12,12">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
****
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="SlotTile" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Description" Storyboard.TargetProperty="TextForeground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Rectangle
x:Name="SlotTile"
Width="99" Height="99"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Fill}"/>
<TextBlock
x:Name="Description"
Foreground="{TepmlateBinding TextForeground}"
Text="{Binding Title}" />
****
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
You should edit a copy of the ItemContainerStyle style and put your grid that acts as your container inside it. Then you can edit the VisualState.Selected storyboard and set the target as your Rectangle and the TargetProperty as Fill.
Here is the XAML code for the ItemContainerStyle:
<Style x:Key="ItemContainerCustomStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource TransparentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To=".5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill" Storyboard.TargetName="SlotTile">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid Margin="0,0,12,12">
<Rectangle
x:Name="SlotTile"
Width="99" Height="99" />
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
EDIT: you could even simplify it by using the Border container element from the default style. Thus you can remove the Grid and Rectangle elements.
<Style x:Key="ItemContainerCustomStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border Width="99" Height="99" x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource TransparentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To=".5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Can't you set those properties by name?
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetName="SlotTile"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill"
...
/>
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WP7 ListBox ItemContainerStyle XAML disabled not working

I have the following style and list box:
<Style x:Key="LwHListBoxItemStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="24, 0, 24, 0" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="#FFCCCCCC" BorderThickness="0, 0, 0, 1" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource TransparentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To=".5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<ListBox x:Name="lbxContainer" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalAlignment="Top" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource LwHListBoxItemStyle}" />
I used Expression Blend to create the style. I want the ListBoxItem to have a 60% opacity when disabled. I'm populating the ListBox programatically with ListBoxItems that have their IsEnabled property set based on certain criteria. I've stepped through the debugger and confirmed that the ListBoxItems do have IsEnabled = false, so my conclusion is that there must be something wrong with my xaml. Is there something I'm missing or doing wrong that is causing the items to not become opaque when disabled?
The ListBox is on a white background and has black text as the content. The opacity should make it gray. If I add opacity to the normal visual state, it shows up as intended for the normal state, but also for the Disabled state. I know the disabled items are actually disabled because I can't click on them. I figured that the code below would show normal state as opaque but disabled items without opacity.
<VisualState x:Name="Normal">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
Update: I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with my disabled state. Nothing I add in the disabled state takes hold, even if I change the background to blue. I am creating ListBoxItems programatically and setting the content property to a user control I have created. Could this be causing problems? It doesn't make sense to me because I can set the normal state with 60% opacity and it works, so why wouldn't the disabled state?
You should not be using a ContentControl inside your control template. You should be using a ContentPresenter instead. You can run into weird issues by having a ContentControl displaying the content of another ContentControl.
Aside from that, the ListBoxItem will only go into the "Disabled" state, if the ListBoxItem.Content is not a Control. If the ListBoxItem.Content is a Control, then it will transition to the "Normal" state even if ListBoxItem.IsEnabled is false.
You've created a style for the ListBoxItem, but not for the ListBox itself. And you don't have to, necessarily. The problem is that by default the ListBox has a white background.
So the first step is to set the ListBox background to Transparent like this...
<ListBox x:Name="lbxContainer" Background="Transparent" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalAlignment="Top" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource LwHListBoxItemStyle}" />
Then I just made a couple changes to your ListBoxItem style...
<Style x:Key="LwHListBoxItemStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="24, 0, 24, 0" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="#FFCCCCCC" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="0, 0, 0, 1" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
And now as long as the container around the ListBox is not white, then a disabled ListBoxItem should appear translucent thanks to the Opacity setting.
For example...
<Grid Background="Black">
<ListBox x:Name="lbxContainer" Background="Transparent" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalAlignment="Top" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource LwHListBoxItemStyle}">
<ListBoxItem Content="enabled a" />
<ListBoxItem Content="disabled b" IsEnabled="False"/>
<ListBoxItem Content="enabled c"/>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
Will look like this...

Change Border Color for DatePicker

I would like to change the border color for the focus state on the DatePicker control.
I took a look at the Default Style Template and didn't see any Focus State for the VisualStateManager.
The only thing I saw was a primitive control for the TextBox as follows:
<controlsPrimitives:DatePickerTextBox x:Name="TextBox" SelectionBackground="{TemplateBinding SelectionBackground}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Grid.Column="0" />
How can I change the color for the focus state for the border for the DatePicker... I had no problem changing this color for the TextBox, ComboBox and the CheckBox controls.
Please Help!
You're right, the DatePicker control doesn't have a Focus state for the VisualStateManager. Note that it is possible to add a state group and Focused/Unfocused states for the DatePicker, but that wouldn't be the best approach here.
The template for the DatePicker control contains a DatePickerTextBox control, which, according to MSDN, "represents the text input of a DatePicker".
Looking at the template for the DatePickerTextBox, we find that it has a FocusStates state group, and definitions for both the Unfocused and Focused states. We also find this line:
<Border x:Name="FocusVisual" BorderBrush="#FF6DBDD1" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="1" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0"/>
So as you can see, the default "focused color" is #FF6DBDD1. The Focused state for the DatePickerTextBox sets the Opacity property of this border to 1.
To change the border color for the Focused state, you can create a copy of this template, replacing #FF6DBDD1 with the color you want. Then, create a copy of the DatePicker template, which should specify that the DatePickerTextBox contained within it should use your modified template.
Alternatively, you can create a copy of the DatePickerTextBox template, make the adjustment to the border color, and place this template in a style with TargetType set to DatePickerTextBox:
<Style x:Key="MyStyle1" TargetType="DatePickerTextBox">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="DatePickerTextBox">
<!-- Modified template for DatePickerTextBox goes here -->
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Hopefully this is useful to you!
EDIT: Default Template for DatePickerTextBox
Most of the default styles and templates for controls are available on MSDN. However (for whatever reason), DatePickerTextBox is not. If you have a copy of Expression Blend (which I highly recommend if you are working with the appearance of controls; it's invaluable -- download a free trial here), you can do the following:
Right-click on a DatePicker, click "Edit Template -> Edit a Copy...". You'll see the DatePickerTextBox in the "Objects and Timeline" panel. Right-click on that, click "Edit Template -> Edit a Copy..." once more. You can then right-click on the Template in the "Objects and Timeline" panel and click "View XAML."
Again, if you're doing any sort of work like this, I can't recommend Blend highly enough. It will save you so much time in the long run (and you'll learn a ton about XAML, styles, templates, how they all fit together, etc). If you don't have access to it, though, here's the default template for the DatePickerTextBox control:
<Style x:Key="DatePickerTextBoxStyle" TargetType="System_Windows_Controls_Primitives:DatePickerTextBox">
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="System_Windows_Controls_Primitives:DatePickerTextBox">
<Grid x:Name="Root">
<Grid.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="WatermarkBrush" Color="#FFAAAAAA"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.1" To="MouseOver"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentElement">
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FF99C1E2"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentElement2">
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FF99C1E2"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="WatermarkStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Unwatermarked"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Watermarked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentElement"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Watermark"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"/>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisual"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="1" Opacity="1">
<Grid x:Name="WatermarkContent" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Border x:Name="ContentElement" BorderBrush="#FFFFFFFF" BorderThickness="1" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"/>
<Border x:Name="ContentElement2" BorderBrush="#FFFFFFFF" BorderThickness="1">
<ContentControl x:Name="Watermark" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Content="{TemplateBinding Watermark}" Foreground="{StaticResource WatermarkBrush}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" IsHitTestVisible="False" IsTabStop="False" Opacity="0" Padding="2" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<Border x:Name="FocusVisual" BorderBrush="#FF6DBDD1" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="1" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Apologies for the length, and many thanks to this thread (which had the same issue).
Does this work for you:
public class MyDatePicker : DatePicker
{
public MyDatePicker()
{ }
public override void OnApplyTemplate()
{
base.OnApplyTemplate();
DatePickerTextBox textBox = (DatePickerTextBox)this.GetTemplateChild("TextBox");
textBox.GotFocus += new RoutedEventHandler(textBox_GotFocus);
textBox.LostFocus += new RoutedEventHandler(textBox_LostFocus);
}
void textBox_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
(sender as DatePickerTextBox).BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red);
}
void textBox_LostFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
(sender as DatePickerTextBox).ClearValue(DatePickerTextBox.BorderBrushProperty);
}
}

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