I am trying to set my property in XAML to have a sunken effect when the button is pressed. I do this by increasing the border thickness.
It gives me an error saying the specific value cannot be assigned. What am I making mistake here?
Note: I tried using the DropShadowEffect and it works but Border effect does not work.
Here is my XAML:
<Style x:Key="DefaultLanguageButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}" > <!--BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultButton}" >-->
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border x:Name="border" BorderThickness="0" BorderBrush="DarkGray" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Effect">
<Setter.Value>
<Border BorderThickness="5,5,0,0" >
</Border>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="30" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource RedBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource WhiteBrush}" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource NoBorder}" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="100" />
</Style>
Why not have your trigger like this:
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderThickness" Value="5,5,0,0"/>
<Setter TargetName="border" Property="Effect" Value="..."/>
</Trigger>
EDIT:
Here is a short example where I change the BorderThickness of a Border within a ControlTemplate through Triggers:
<Button>
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="HotPink" BorderThickness="0" Background="Aqua" Width="50" Height="50"/>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderThickness" Value="20"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
Excuse the shoddy proportions on those images.
Define style in resources:
<Style TargetType="Button" x:Key="SunkenEffectStyle">
<Style.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Button.Click">
<EventTrigger.Actions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness" BeginTime="00:00:00">
<SplineThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01" Value="10,10,0,0" />
<SplineThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:03" Value="0,0,0,0" />
</ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger.Actions>
</EventTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Usage:
<Button Content="Click Me" Style="{StaticResource SunkenEffectStyle}"
Height="50" Width="100"/>
this answer also covers your previous question here
i have used keyframes here since you wanted animation to be faster at start and slower while returning
Related
I'm trying to create a round button which has a border shown when hovering and has an object binded color.
I tried to make this but when thes button's color is other than transparent, I can't click on it. Could you help me pls ? I am new to wpf and don't understand everything about it.
<Page.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Stone">
<StackPanel DataContext="{Binding}">
<Border CornerRadius="15" Height="30" Width="30" Margin="0" >
<Button Content="{Binding}" Tag="{Binding Name}" Height="30" Width="30" Margin="0" Click="Button_Click" Background="Transparent" BorderThickness="0">
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
<Border.Style>
<Style TargetType="Border">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="black">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="white">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="none">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Gray"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="3"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="False">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Border.Style>
</Border>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Goban">
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding }" ItemTemplate="{DynamicResource Stone}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>
</DataTemplate>
</Page.Resources>
<StackPanel Name="Goban">
<ItemsControl Height="570" Margin="20" x:Name="LstPlateau" ItemsSource="{Binding LstPlateau, Mode=Default}" ItemTemplate="{DynamicResource Goban}">
<ItemsControl.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="../Pictures/goban19.png" Stretch="Fill" />
</ItemsControl.Background>
</ItemsControl>
</StackPanel>
For more details, i'm using mvvm light and, when I click a transparent button, the command fire but it don't whith other color (breakpoint not reached in the command).
Thank you for your help :)
The button is inside the border and "invisible"
To get a round button (or another shape other than rectangular), you need to change the template of the button itself.
Here's an example of a FULL circular button template.
Record it in a resource dictionary and use it in your button.
I did not set color bindings, because I did not understand from your code where they are used.
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Static.Background" Color="#FFDDDDDD"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Static.Border" Color="#FF707070"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.MouseOver.Background" Color="#FFBEE6FD"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.MouseOver.Border" Color="#FF3C7FB1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Pressed.Background" Color="#FFC4E5F6"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Pressed.Border" Color="#FF2C628B"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Disabled.Background" Color="#FFF4F4F4"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Disabled.Border" Color="#FFADB2B5"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.Disabled.Foreground" Color="#FF838383"/>
<Style x:Key="FocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="2" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ButtonRoundStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{DynamicResource FocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Static.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<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>
<Ellipse x:Name="ellipse"
Stroke="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" StrokeThickness="{Binding BorderThickness.Left, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Button}}"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
</Ellipse>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter" Focusable="False"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" RecognizesAccessKey="True"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsDefaulted" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.MouseOver.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Pressed.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Pressed.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Disabled.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ellipse" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Disabled.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" TargetName="contentPresenter" Value="{DynamicResource Button.Disabled.Foreground}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
All keys are obtained through DynamicResource.
Therefore, they can be redefined at the place where the template is applied.
I edited the question, in my project I try ...
After complementing the question with the complete XAML code, if I understood it correctly, the pattern I showed is applied like this:
<Button Content="{Binding}" Tag="{Binding Name}"
Height="130" Width="130" Margin="0"
Click="Button_Click">
<Button.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Button.MouseOver.Border" Color="Gray"/>
</Button.Resources>
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="Button" BasedOn="{StaticResource ButtonRoundStyle}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="black">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="white">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding StrColor}" Value="none">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="3"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
I have a textbox where on visible i am setting a animation where textbox slides in .
Style :
<Style x:Key="CustomTextBoxStyle" BasedOn="{x:Null}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TextBoxBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
<TranslateTransform/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Themes:ListBoxChrome x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" RenderMouseOver="{TemplateBinding IsMouseOver}" RenderFocused="{TemplateBinding IsKeyboardFocusWithin}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Themes:ListBoxChrome>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsInactiveSelectionHighlightEnabled" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="SelectionBrush" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="Visibility" Value="Visible">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard >
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TranslateTransform.X)"
From="20" To="0"
DecelerationRatio="0.5"
Duration="00:00:01.000"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
The problem now is that the whole textbox slides in from the right
whereas i want the right end to be fixed and not floating.
I'm not sure what the rest of your UI looks like, but I would do this by placing the control inside of a DockPanel, docked to the right, and then animate the Width property.
Thanks to chris i got it working
I am going to post the working solution for reference.
Style:
<Trigger Property="Visibility" Value="Visible">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard >
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width"
From="0" To="150"
DecelerationRatio="0.5"
Duration="00:00:01.000"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
</Trigger>
And the xaml :
<DockPanel Width="150" Height="30">
<TextBox x:Name="TextBox"
TextChanged="TextBox_OnTextChanged"
Text="{Binding SearchedText, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}},Mode=TwoWay,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
Visibility="{Binding IsSearching, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}}}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" Style="{DynamicResource CustomTextBoxStyle}">
<TextBox.InputBindings>
<KeyBinding Key="Escape" Command="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}},Path=CancelCommand}" />
</TextBox.InputBindings>
<TextBox.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform X="{Binding ActualWidth,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Rectangle}}"/>
</TextBox.RenderTransform>
</TextBox>
</DockPanel>
I have "Save" button which has two states: invisible (when no changes) and visible: when some text changed.
So, I create XAML:
<Button x:Name="btnSaveText"
Grid.Column="0"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Margin="0,0,1,0" Width="22" Height="22" Padding="0"
BorderBrush="#EFF4FA"
Background="#EFF4FA" IsEnabled="False"
Style="{StaticResource stlButton}">
<Image Source="/UI.Resources;component/PNGImages/Save.png"
Style="{StaticResource stlButtonImage}" />
</Button>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Image}" x:Key="stlButtonImage">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Stretch" Value="None" />
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}" x:Key="stlButton">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#EFF4FA"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#EFF4FA"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
But, when the button is disabled it looks like this:
How to make visible only button image?
Set the Buttons Background to Transparent :
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
Full sample:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}" x:Key="stlButton">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#EFF4FA"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
If you also want to get rid of the Border you could link it to the Background that will make it invisible, too:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}" x:Key="stlButton">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
I want to have a TextBox with CueBanner but it still does not work.
What have I made wrong?
I think the problem is that I am using {RelativeSource TemplatedParent} in Resources. How can I do that without putting in Resources?
My xaml code:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None" />
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="120" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="20" />
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center" Stretch="None">
<VisualBrush.Visual>
<Label Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Tag}"
Foreground="LightGray" />
</VisualBrush.Visual>
</VisualBrush>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Border x:Name="Border" CornerRadius="0" Padding="2" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="Black">
<ScrollViewer Margin="0" x:Name="PART_ContentHost" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Text" Value="{x:Static sys:String.Empty}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource CueBannerBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Text" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource CueBannerBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="LightGreen"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Thanks for any advice.
EDIT
My problem is solved and here is my final solution:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Gray"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border x:Name="Border" CornerRadius="0" Padding="2"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid>
<ScrollViewer Margin="0" x:Name="PART_ContentHost" />
<TextBlock x:Name="Watermark"
Text="{Binding Tag, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Foreground="LightGray" Margin="5,0" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Text" Value="{x:Static sys:String.Empty}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="Watermark" Value="Visible" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Text" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="Watermark" Value="Visible" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseCaptured" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="Watermark" Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="Border" Value="0.56"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="IBeam" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
So I wasn't sure what you meant by "CueBanner" at first until I realized it was just synonymous with "Watermark" pretty much. So as a quick example, this would be a quick and easy alternative (since at first glance I don't understand what made that VisualBrush stuff necessary you had in there) made a bit more clean and re-usable though I'm sure you'll want to change the colors I used just for the example. You might also look into something like the Extended Toolkit for some more of this stuff built in, but theirs for example does watermarks differently than this example.
Anyhow, concept example Style template (noticed added the mscorlib namespace in case you don't have it in your res. dict. already for sys:String;
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Static.Border" Color="#FFABAdB3"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.MouseOver.Border" Color="#FF7EB4EA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Focus.Border" Color="#FF569DE5"/>
<Style x:Key="CWWatermarkTextBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border x:Name="border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Grid>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="GenericWatermark"
Text="{Binding Tag, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Foreground="Red" Margin="5,0" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Text" Value="{x:Static sys:String.Empty}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="GenericWatermark" Value="Visible" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Yellow" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="border" Value="0.56"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource TextBox.Focus.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="GenericWatermark" Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsInactiveSelectionHighlightEnabled" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="SelectionBrush" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
....and usage at the instance example;
<TextBox Tag="HEY LOOK! I'M A TEXTBOX WITH A WATERMARK! WEEEE! :)"
Style="{StaticResource CWWatermarkTextBoxStyle}"/>
Voila, a quick and simple wpf xaml textbox with watermark. Hope this helps, cheers.
I have this Xaml
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
Value="#123456"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}"
Value="White"/>
THe first one works, the second one does not. On MSDN, SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey says that it "IsFrozen" and cannot be changed, so I tried this in my style:
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
Which also does not work, any guidance would be really helpful, thanks.
Edit -- Additional Xaml
<ListBox ItemContainerStyle="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemStyle}"
AlternationCount="2"
Margin="8,37,8,74"
x:Name="listClientOUContents"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid Height="22" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Image Margin="-2,0,0,0" Source="{Binding Path=ADsPath, Converter={StaticResource ImxConverter}}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="22" />
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="20,3,0,0" Text="{Binding Path=DisplayValue}" />
<Rectangle HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Fill="White" Stroke="White" Margin="-2,0,-2,0.5" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Height="1" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
Here is the ItemContainerStyle I'm using
<Style x:Key="ListBoxItemStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Tahoma" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#006C3B3B"/>
<Style.Resources>
<!-- Selected and Focused -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="#FF533F70"/>
<!-- Selected and UN-focused -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" Color="#FF533F70"/>
<Storyboard x:Key="MouseOverStoryBoard">
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames AutoReverse="True" BeginTime="00:00:00" Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00" Value="#FFF48F21"/>
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5000000" Value="#FF4A475C"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</Style.Resources>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="0">
<Setter Property="Background">
<Setter.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#a1a1a1"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="black"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="1">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#a1a1a1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="black"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource MouseOverStoryBoard}"/>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFF48F21"/>
<Setter Property="FontStyle" Value="Normal"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Edit: Switch the order of your 'IsSelected' trigger and your 'ItemsControl.AlternationIndex' trigger:
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="0">
<Setter Property="Background">
<Setter.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#a1a1a1"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="black"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
The last trigger in the list is taking priority, so your AlternationIndex was overriding your IsSelected trigger. With IsSelected being listed after the AlternationIndex, it should now take priority.