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xaml(wpf) How to address a control from my customwindow template?

I've created a customwindow template by redefining it, and inheriting from window. This template resides in a separate class library, and i build a dll and reference it from my main project.
This is a part of code from custom window xaml:
<!-- Window style -->
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:CustomWindow}">
<Setter Property="WindowStyle" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="ResizeMode" Value="NoResize"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Silver"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:CustomWindow}">
<Border BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}">
<Grid>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle x:Name="moveRectangle" Fill="#24282A"
Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"/>
<Label x:Name="WindowName" Background="#24282A" Foreground="White" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/>
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Horizontal" Background="#24282A">
<Button x:Name="minimizeButton" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}"
Content="0" />
<Button x:Name="restoreButton" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}"
Content="1" />
<Button x:Name="closeButton" Style="{StaticResource WindowButtonStyle}"
Content="r" />
</StackPanel>
<Grid Background="#24282A" Opacity="0.9"
Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Margin="5,0,5,5">
<AdornerDecorator>
<ContentPresenter/>
</AdornerDecorator>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<Grid x:Name="resizeGrid">
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="5"
x:Name="top"
Margin="5,0,5,0" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
x:Name="bottom"
Height="5"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Margin="5,0,5,0" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="0,5,0,5"
Width="5"
x:Name="left"/>
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
Margin="0,5,0,5"
Width="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
x:Name="right" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Width="5"
Height="5"
x:Name="bottomLeft" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Height="5"
Width="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
x:Name="bottomRight" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Width="5"
Height="5"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
x:Name="topRight" />
<Rectangle
Stroke="{x:Null}"
Fill="#24282A"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Width="6"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="5"
x:Name="topLeft" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
As you can see, there is a label called "WindowName". i want this label to be kind of Title bar in my custom window, and i wanna call it's property content from my main wpf application which inherits from this custom window. Everything works ok, except i have no idea how i should call this label to set it's content. Any help would be appreciated

You would want to bind the content of that Label to the Title property of the base Window class since the base class already has a dependency property that you can just reuse. All you will need to do is update the xaml for you label component as below:
<Label x:Name="WindowName" Content={TemplateBinding Title} Background="#24282A" Foreground="White" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/>
You could also override OnApplyTemplate in your CustomWindow and use a method like FindName to get the Label using its name and then updating it through a direct reference, but the binding way is much cleaner so I wouldn't consider that route although I wanted to at least mention it.

Button don't focus correctly with Path inside

I am developing a Window style without the default border, and currently I am trying to develop the custom Window buttons, placed in the top right corner, like the Close button.
The problem is that inserting a Path as content for a Button the focus is not rendered correctly when the mouse is on the Path inside.
Here a screenshot to explain the problem (I have added a "cursor" with paint because Windows remove it automatically)
This is the Button definition
<Button Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="1">
<Path Data="F1M54.0573,47.8776L38.1771,31.9974 54.0547,16.1198C55.7604,14.4141 55.7604,11.6511 54.0573,9.94531 52.3516,8.23962 49.5859,8.23962 47.8802,9.94531L32.0026,25.8229 16.1224,9.94531C14.4167,8.23962 11.6511,8.23962 9.94794,9.94531 8.24219,11.6511 8.24219,14.4141 9.94794,16.1198L25.8255,32 9.94794,47.8776C8.24219,49.5834 8.24219,52.3477 9.94794,54.0534 11.6511,55.7572 14.4167,55.7585 16.1224,54.0534L32.0026,38.1745 47.8802,54.0534C49.5859,55.7585 52.3516,55.7572 54.0573,54.0534 55.7604,52.3477 55.763,49.5834 54.0573,47.8776z"
Stretch="Uniform"
Fill="#FFAAAAAA" IsHitTestVisible="False" Focusable="False"
Width="10"
Margin="0" />
</Button>
This is the complete style
<Style x:Key="WindowDefaultStyle" TargetType="{x:Type base:BaseWindow}">
<Setter Property="shell:WindowChrome.WindowChrome">
<Setter.Value>
<shell:WindowChrome GlassFrameThickness="-1" />
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Effect">
<Setter.Value>
<DropShadowEffect ShadowDepth="0" BlurRadius="5" Color="{DynamicResource ApplicationBorderColor}" />
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ApplicationBackgroundBrush}" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="2" />
<Setter Property="WindowState" Value="Maximized" />
<Setter Property="WindowStyle" Value="None" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type base:BaseWindow}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="40" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Margin="4,0,0,4"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Foreground="#FFAAAAAA"
TextWrapping="NoWrap"
Text="{TemplateBinding Title}"
FontSize="16" />
<Button Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="1">
<Path Data="F1M54.0573,47.8776L38.1771,31.9974 54.0547,16.1198C55.7604,14.4141 55.7604,11.6511 54.0573,9.94531 52.3516,8.23962 49.5859,8.23962 47.8802,9.94531L32.0026,25.8229 16.1224,9.94531C14.4167,8.23962 11.6511,8.23962 9.94794,9.94531 8.24219,11.6511 8.24219,14.4141 9.94794,16.1198L25.8255,32 9.94794,47.8776C8.24219,49.5834 8.24219,52.3477 9.94794,54.0534 11.6511,55.7572 14.4167,55.7585 16.1224,54.0534L32.0026,38.1745 47.8802,54.0534C49.5859,55.7585 52.3516,55.7572 54.0573,54.0534 55.7604,52.3477 55.763,49.5834 54.0573,47.8776z"
Stretch="Uniform"
Fill="#FFAAAAAA" IsHitTestVisible="False" Focusable="False"
Width="10"
Margin="0" />
</Button>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding ContentStringFormat}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Any workaround for this behaviour?

change the backgorund of the pivot item in windows phone 8

I have a style
<Style x:Key="PivotStyle1" TargetType="phone:Pivot">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Grid/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="phone:Pivot">
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CacheMode="BitmapCache" Grid.RowSpan="3"/>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Image
Height="45"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="12,0,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Source="/Assets/Icons/MyTasks.png" />
<ContentControl
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding TitleTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Title}"
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="10,0,0,-7"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Style="{StaticResource PivotTitleStyle}"/>
<Image
Grid.Column="2"
Height="55" Margin="0,10,20,0"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Source="/Assets/Icons/Settings.png"/>
</Grid>
<Primitives:PivotHeadersControl x:Name="HeadersListElement" Grid.Row="1"/>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="PivotItemPresenter" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
Grid.Row="2"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
This is my pivot code:
<phone:Pivot Title="MY TASKS" Style="{StaticResource PivotStyle1}" >
<!--Pivot item one-->
<phone:PivotItem Header="all">
</phone:PivotItem>
<phone:PivotItem Header="assigned">
</phone:PivotItem>
<phone:PivotItem Header="overdue">
</phone:PivotItem>
</phone:Pivot>
I want to change the color of pivot items. pivot item header "all" in red color, pivot item "assigned" in green color. I have tried to change the background, but that changes the full background. please suggest.

This one worked for me.
<phone:PivotItem>
<phone:PivotItem.Header>
<TextBlock Text="assigned" Foreground="#FF145377"></TextBlock>
</phone:PivotItem.Header>
</phone:PivotItem>

Custom ScrollBar Thumb can't be dragged in DataGrid (but RepeatButtons work OK)?

I've tried customizing the look and feel of the ScrollBar of a DataGrid in WPF, simply by applying new style on the ScrollBar. This style changes the Template of the ScrollBar to a new one. Almost works fine except that I can't hold mouse down on the Thumb and drag to scroll, I just can click on the RepeatButtons (both Line buttons and Page buttons work OK) to scroll.
I'm still new to WPF, I don't know what the problem might be here. Here is the code:
<DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" ItemsSource="{Binding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ScrollBar">
<Style.Resources>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="verRepeat" TargetType="RepeatButton">
<Border CornerRadius="4" BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="1" Background="Yellow">
<ContentPresenter Width="18" Height="18"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="midRepeat" TargetType="RepeatButton">
<Border Background="Transparent">
<ContentPresenter/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="verScroll" TargetType="ScrollBar">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition MaxHeight="18"/>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition MaxHeight="18"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border Grid.RowSpan="3"/>
<RepeatButton Grid.Row="0" Width="18" Command="ScrollBar.LineUpCommand" Template="{StaticResource verRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
<Track Grid.Row="1" IsDirectionReversed="True">
<Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="ScrollBar.PageUpCommand" Template="{StaticResource midRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<Track.Thumb>
<Thumb Margin="2,0,2,0">
<Thumb.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
<Border Background="Green"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Thumb.Template>
</Thumb>
</Track.Thumb>
<Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="ScrollBar.PageDownCommand" Template="{StaticResource midRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
</Track>
<RepeatButton Grid.Row="2" Command="ScrollBar.LineDownCommand" Template="{StaticResource verRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="horScroll" TargetType="ScrollBar">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition MaxWidth="18"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.00001*"/>
<ColumnDefinition MaxWidth="18"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border Grid.ColumnSpan="3"/>
<RepeatButton Grid.Column="0" Height="18" Command="ScrollBar.LineLeftCommand" Template="{StaticResource verRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
<Track Grid.Column="1" IsDirectionReversed="False" Focusable="False">
<Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="ScrollBar.PageLeftCommand" Template="{StaticResource midRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<Track.Thumb>
<Thumb>
<Thumb.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
<Grid>
<Border Background="Green" Margin="0,1,0,1"/>
<ContentPresenter Width="18" Height="18"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Thumb.Template>
</Thumb>
</Track.Thumb>
<Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="ScrollBar.PageRightCommand" Template="{StaticResource midRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
</Track>
<RepeatButton Grid.Column="2" Command="ScrollBar.LineRightCommand" Template="{StaticResource verRepeat}">
</RepeatButton>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Style.Resources>
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Orientation" Value="Horizontal">
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource horScroll}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Orientation" Value="Vertical">
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource verScroll}"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
</DataGrid>
I think I miss something here, the Thumb seems to be unable to interact with.
Here is the screenshot of the grid:

All is fine, just to Track to add the name of PART_Track as follows:
<Track x:Name="PART_Track" Grid.Row="1" IsDirectionReversed="True" ... />
Without this Thumb does not work.
Note: When designing your template and style better look at the original, at least in order to know the names of the pattern.
Here is a little description about the importance parts of the Template.

C#, WPF, Autorezise Listbox when window resize

C#, Visual Studio 2010, dot net 4, WPF, Microsoft Ribbon
I have a WPF window with the ribbon menues at the top of the window and an area below
where I try to fill with my controls however I can not get the controls to rezise with
my window.
The listbox in the below example should be fully "expanded" witin its boundaries when the window appear and its width should follow the window width when the user resize the window
(the user should not resize the controls itself) by dragging i nthe windows sides.
I tried a lot of playing around with the controls and searched the web but have not been able to
find a solution (some site indicated the usage of border would do the trick).
The Image image1 is a background image spanning over the whole "surface".
The Image image2 is a small logo picture.
<DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="526" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="2" Name="BaseGrid">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="1" />
<RowDefinition Height="60" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Image Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="image1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Source="........./el_bg.jpg" Stretch="None" />
<Grid Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="2" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Image Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="image2" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Top" Source="........./shiny_rgb.png" />
<ListBox Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="0" Name="MessageToUser" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</DockPanel>
Regards

You're setting horizontal alignments to Left that shouldn't be set. Try this:
<DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="526" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="2" Name="BaseGrid">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="1" />
<RowDefinition Height="60" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Image Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="image1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Source="........./el_bg.jpg" Stretch="None" />
<Grid Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Image Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="image2" Stretch="Fill" VerticalAlignment="Top" Source="........./shiny_rgb.png" />
<ListBox Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="0" Name="MessageToUser" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<ListBoxItem>One</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>Two</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</DockPanel>
In addition, your ListBox is in the third column of its containing Grid. If you want it to stretch across the entire window, you will need to ensure it spans all three columns:
<ListBox Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.Row="0" Name="MessageToUser"
VerticalAlignment="Top">
You should read up on WPF layout - you're setting way more properties here than you need to be. Once you understand it, you'll find this thing much more intuitive. In addition, you can use a tool like Snoop to help figure out what is wrong with your layout.

Applying the following style helped me meet this requirement:
<Style x:Key="listBoxAutoFill" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
My requirement is more about resizing the listbox height as the window grows/shrinks but the same can be applied for width.
<ListBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Width="158"
ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource listBoxAutoFill}"
ItemsSource="{Binding ListBoxItems, Mode=TwoWay}" />