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WPF round button

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>

Change custom combobox style dynamically

Hi I have a common Combobox style defined as below in a WPF project.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}" >
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="100"/>
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="20"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="24"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="IsEditable" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Gray"/>
<!--<Setter Property="MaxDropDownHeight" Value="310"/>-->
<Setter Property="Validation.ErrorTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Border BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0">
<AdornedElementPlaceholder />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1" x:Name="mainBor">
<interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<ahf:ComboKeyDownBehavior/>
</interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Grid Width="{TemplateBinding Width}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ToggleButton x:Name="ToggleButton" Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}" Grid.Column="2" Focusable="false" ClickMode="Press"
IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
<interactivity:Interaction.Triggers>
<interactivity:EventTrigger EventName="PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown">
<ahf:ComboToggleButtonMouseDown/>
</interactivity:EventTrigger>
</interactivity:Interaction.Triggers>
</ToggleButton>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite" IsHitTestVisible="False" Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}" Margin="5,3,23,3" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Visibility="Visible"/>
<TextBox x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,19,0" Background="Transparent" Visibility="Hidden" IsTabStop="False"
BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0">
<interactivity:Interaction.Triggers>
<interactivity:EventTrigger EventName="GotFocus">
<ahf:ComboDropDownTriggerAction/>
</interactivity:EventTrigger>
</interactivity:Interaction.Triggers>
</TextBox>
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup" Placement="Bottom" IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}" Focusable="False" PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid x:Name="DropDown" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder" BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="Black"/>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer Margin="4,6,4,6" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="MinHeight" Value="95" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEditable" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
<Setter TargetName="ContentSite" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={x:Static RelativeSource.Self},Path=(Validation.Errors)[0].ErrorContent}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Red" TargetName="mainBor"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError" Value="false">
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="{x:Null}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource BorderColorOnFocus}" TargetName="mainBor"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsFocused" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource BorderColorOnFocus}" TargetName="mainBor"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource BorderColorOnFocus}" TargetName="mainBor"/>
</Trigger>
<!--<Trigger SourceName="PART_EditableTextBox" Property="IsFocused" Value="False">
<Setter Property="IsDropDownOpen" Value="False"/>
<Setter TargetName="PART_Popup" Property="IsOpen" Value="False"/>
</Trigger>-->
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="13.333"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Myriad Pro"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Validation.HasError" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(Validation.Errors)[0].ErrorContent}"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Now Here's how I have used Combobox in a window.
<ComboBox MinWidth="220"
SelectedValue="{Binding SupplierConfirmed,Mode=TwoWay,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
x:Name="cbOrderConfirmation" SelectionChanged="cbOrderConfirmation_SelectionChanged"
GotFocus="CbOrderConfirmation_GotFocus" Tag="{Binding}"
Foreground="{Binding PowderCoatedOrderId, Converter={StaticResource PowdercoaterColorConverter}, NotifyOnTargetUpdated=True, NotifyOnSourceUpdated=True, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
ItemsSource="{Binding LstOrderConfirmStatus}" DisplayMemberPath="Name" SelectedValuePath="UID" Width="220" Margin="5,0,0,0"/>
Now what I want to do is to bind background color of Combobox based on some value like I have done for Foreground. I have tried binding background color the same way foreground is bound but it isn't working. I don't know what else to do.
What should I change in common style to make background work dynamically based on some value ?

Setting sunken effect in XAML

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

How to apply CueBanner for a TextBox in xaml

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.

How to disable the treeviewitem background color change?

I have a following problem: I have two treeview controls in my WPF app and when I click on one of the items in first tree and then click on one of the items in second tree, then the item in first tree changes it backgroud color. I tried to change the background color in the multitrigger
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
for template property but with no effect. How can I disable this behaviour ? Here Is my sample window code(Im not changing the treeview control in code behind)
<Window x:Class="StackOverflowTests.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ListBorder" Color="#828790"/>
<Style x:Key="TreeViewStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TreeView}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource ListBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="Both"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TreeView}">
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="_tv_scrollviewer_" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CanContentScroll="false" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility}">
<ItemsPresenter/>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizing" Value="true">
<Setter Property="CanContentScroll" TargetName="_tv_scrollviewer_" Value="true"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizing" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TreeViewItemFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Fill" Color="#FF595959"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Stroke" Color="#FF262626"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Stroke" Color="#FF1BBBFA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Stroke" Color="#FF262626"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Fill" Color="#FF595959"/>
<PathGeometry x:Key="TreeArrow" Figures="M0,0 L0,6 L6,0 z"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Stroke" Color="#FF989898"/>
<Style x:Key="ExpandCollapseToggleStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Background="Transparent" Height="16" Padding="5,5,5,5" Width="16">
<Path x:Name="ExpandPath" Data="{StaticResource TreeArrow}" Fill="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Fill}" Stroke="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Stroke}">
<Path.RenderTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="135" CenterY="3" CenterX="3"/>
</Path.RenderTransform>
</Path>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="True">
<Setter Property="RenderTransform" TargetName="ExpandPath">
<Setter.Value>
<RotateTransform Angle="180" CenterY="3" CenterX="3"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Fill}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"/>
<Condition Property="IsChecked" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Fill}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TreeViewItemStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="{Binding HorizontalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="{Binding VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1,0,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItemFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition MinWidth="19" Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ToggleButton x:Name="Expander" ClickMode="Press" IsChecked="{Binding IsExpanded, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Style="{DynamicResource ToggleButtonStyle1}"/>
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Grid.Column="1" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_Header" ContentSource="Header" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Border>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsHost" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsExpanded" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="ItemsHost" Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="Expander" Value="Hidden"/>
</Trigger>
<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="IsSelectionActive" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizing" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ToggleButtonStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="16"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Background="Transparent" Height="16" Padding="5,5,5,5" Width="16">
<Path x:Name="ExpandPath" Data="{StaticResource TreeArrow}" Fill="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HotTrackBrushKey}}" Stroke="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Stroke}">
<Path.RenderTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="135" CenterY="3" CenterX="3"/>
</Path.RenderTransform>
</Path>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="True">
<Setter Property="RenderTransform" TargetName="ExpandPath">
<Setter.Value>
<RotateTransform Angle="180" CenterY="3" CenterX="3"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.Static.Checked.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Fill}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"/>
<Condition Property="IsChecked" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="ExpandPath" Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItem.TreeArrow.MouseOver.Checked.Fill}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TreeView x:Name="XX" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="100" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="100" Style="{DynamicResource TreeViewStyle1}" Background="#7B898C">
<TreeViewItem Header="XXXX_1" Style="{StaticResource TreeViewItemStyle1}">
<TreeViewItem Header="XXXX_2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
</TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>
<TreeView x:Name="XX2" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="100" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="100" Style="{DynamicResource TreeViewStyle1}" Background="#7B898C">
<TreeViewItem Header="XXXX_3" Style="{StaticResource TreeViewItemStyle1}">
<TreeViewItem Header="XXXX_4" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
</TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>

Only thing I can see wrong in the code you've posted is your Trigger's Setter sets both Background and Foreground to the same color {DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}
You could also maybe try setting the MultiTrigger condition as Selector.IsSelectionActive to be explicit:
I tried your posted code with these changes (Works fine for me in Windows-8):
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected"
Value="true" />
<Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive"
Value="false" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}" />
</MultiTrigger>
Output:
Note:
Your only setting Style for the Top TreeViewItem as TreeViewItemStyle1. Hence the default Style gets applied to the Child TreeViewItem's which don't specify a Style. If you want it to apply automatically to all TreeViewItem's just remove the Style Key in declaration and it should be applied automatically based on the TargetType