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WPF - Making a progressbar button and having it properly size

I am trying to make a button in WPF that will show progress but still have its button text visible.
I tried adding a Grid as a child to the button and adding a ProgressBar and Label to the grid, thinking the Grid will fill the button and using VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" on the progress bar and label will get me, basically, a clickable progress bar, that can show progress and have a label on top of it. However, I'm having problem with the sizing.
This is my XAML:
<Button Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" MinWidth="100" MinHeight="25" Margin="3">
<Grid>
<ProgressBar Value="10" Maximum="20" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Label Content="asd2" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Button>
This is what I see:
If I change to explicit sizing:
<Button Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" MinWidth="100" MinHeight="25" Margin="3">
<Grid>
<ProgressBar Value="10" Maximum="20" Width="100" Height="30" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Label Content="asd2" Width="100" Height="30" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Button>
I get this:
Which, visually, is an improvement, but XAML-programatically is worse, since I want the button to resize with the window, if the user can't see it well or something like that. Also, visually - I don't like that little border between the actual button and the start of the progressbar and I've tried setting both "padding" and "margin" to 0, it's not from that.
What I'd like to see - the progress bar taking up ALL the space of the button and the label text staying centered both vertically and horizontally, with respect to the total size of the button.

Put your <Grid> inside of a ControlTemplate and override your <Button.Template>:
<Button Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" MinWidth="100" MinHeight="25" Margin="3">
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Grid>
<ProgressBar Value="10" Maximum="20" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Label Content="asd2" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
What you were doing before is putting your <Grid> inside of the Button's ContentTemplate, not its Template. The problem with the ContentTemplate is that it has some of the default button's styling, such as the little border you don't like. By moving it to the Button's overall Template, you're saying I don't care about how the default button looks, I want it to look exactly like THIS.
What it can look like:
What it can look like if you resize the window:

Select anywhere inside Border

I'm trying to create a screen, or border where if the user click anywhere inside within this border. It should turn my border color RED. Currently i have my XAML setup as...
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
<Border Margin="10" Padding="10" BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" MouseDown="OnMouseDown" Width="200" Height="200">
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click anywhere in here, the border should turn red" />
</Border>
<Border Margin="10" Padding="10" BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" MouseDown="OnMouseDown" Width="200" Height="200">
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click anywhere in here, the border should turn red" />
</Border>
<Border Margin="10" Padding="10" BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" MouseDown="OnMouseDown" Width="200" Height="200">
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click anywhere in here, the border should turn red" />
</Border>
</StackPanel>
And the output looks like this...
The problem now is that the "Border" is unable to recognize my MouseDown button. It doesnt register my mousedown anywhere inside the border, but only on the border itself. I want it so that if the user click anywhere inside, it should change my border color. How can i do that?
Please note that i need to eventually put content inside my border, be it a video, images, multiple UI controls, or whatever, so if user click anything inside this border, it should "select" my border and turn it red.
I experimented with other things like a Rectangle but Rectangle i cannot use because i am unable to put other UI elements or control in there.
Anyone know what is the correct way to do it?
Requirement:
within border selection, turn border red.
within border unselection, turn border back to blue.
border should eventually allow contents inside, such as the textblock, images, video, or anything.

Just add a transparent background to capture mouse clicks
<Border Background="Transparent" Margin="10" Padding="10" BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" MouseDown="OnMouseDown" Width="200" Height="200">
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click anywhere in here, the border should turn red" />
</Border>
Note that any controls inside the border could steal events away from the border. In that case you may need a transparent border over the top of everything, or handle routed events. or just use a ToggleButton instead and change its template.

<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
<StackPanel MouseDown="OnMouseDown">
<Border Margin="10" Padding="10" BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="1" Width="200" Height="200">
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click anywhere in here, the border should turn red" />
</Border>
</StackPanel>
Wrap it inside container..

Dynamically changing coloration of TextBlock

I have Windows 8 application and trying to create landing view for it. It's still needs to spupport Windows 8, so Hub control is unavailable. But it looks similar. First section will contain darker picture and second one will contain GridView like elements on almost white background. And during scrolling application title should stay in place.
But as a result I have a problem with title TextBlock. While it's placed over an image it should be white, but after scrolling further it should invert color of the text part over white background.
Here is a sample markup:
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<ScrollViewer ZoomMode="Disabled" VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Rectangle Width="500" Fill="Purple"/>
<Rectangle Width="5000" Height="500" VerticalAlignment="Center" Fill="LightCyan"/>
</StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>
<TextBlock Text="Application Name" Foreground="White"
FontSize="32" FontFamily="Segoe UI"
FontWeight="Bold" Margin="48 24 0 0"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
Maybe someone has ideas on how it should be implemented?

WPF Tile Background with png image and solid color

I have a code like this
<Viewbox Grid.Row="1">
<controls:Tile Name="tileInvoice" Click="tileInvoice_Click" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" ToolTip="{x:Static resx:omniLang.Invoice}">
<controls:Tile.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="Resources/invoice.png" Stretch="Uniform"/>
</controls:Tile.Background>
<TextBlock Name="headerInvoice" Text="{x:Static resx:omniLang.Invoice}" FontSize="22" Foreground="Black" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,100,0,0" />
</controls:Tile>
</Viewbox>
I would love to use solid color for background, still using png image on it. I'm so out of the ideas already. Should I use VisualBrush to achieve this?

Clearly, a Background property can only have one value, so you simply can't set two backgrounds to the same property. However, there is nothing to stop you from putting your control into a container control and setting the Background property of that as well:
<Viewbox Grid.Row="1">
<Grid Background="Red"> <!-- Set your solid colour here -->
<controls:Tile Name="tileInvoice" Click="tileInvoice_Click" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" ToolTip="{x:Static resx:omniLang.Invoice}">
<controls:Tile.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="Resources/invoice.png" Stretch="Uniform"/>
</controls:Tile.Background>
<TextBlock Name="headerInvoice" Text="{x:Static resx:omniLang.Invoice}" FontSize="22" Foreground="Black" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,100,0,0" />
</controls:Tile>
</Grid>
</Viewbox>

how to Give color of a ListBox in windows phone 8 when Backgroud is white? with a image Button

i am new to windows phone development,..
So i am preparing an application in that i given Background Color as white for every page..
in my app i added a search so that user can search data using two text Box..
In that I have given Bg color as white and foreground Color as black.. in that TextBlock is Viable But TextBox are not Visable they are mixing in background...
This is My xaml fiel..
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
<StackPanel Margin="10,114,10,311">
<TextBlock Text="Enter Name"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Tap="TextBlock_Tap"
Foreground="Black" />
<TextBox x:Name="Enter Name Field"
GotFocus="TextBox_GotFocus"
LostFocus="TextBox_LostFocus"
Foreground="RosyBrown" Height="46" Margin="27,0,56,0" />
<TextBlock Text="Enter A Model number"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Tap="TextBlock_Tap"
Foreground="Black"/>
<TextBox x:Name="Enter A Model number Field"
GotFocus="TextBox_GotFocus"
LostFocus="TextBox_LostFocus"
Foreground="RosyBrown" Height="46" Margin="27,0,56,0" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
Sorry i want to add a Image Button also i tried....
i want it like this

This may help you.
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Background="White">
<StackPanel Margin="10,114,10,311">
<TextBlock Text="Enter Name"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Tap="TextBlock_Tap"
Foreground="Black" />
<TextBox x:Name="Enter Name Field"
GotFocus="TextBox_GotFocus" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="2"
LostFocus="TextBox_LostFocus"
Foreground="RosyBrown" Height="46" Margin="27,0,56,0" />
<TextBlock Text="Enter A Model number"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Tap="TextBlock_Tap"
Foreground="Black"/>
<TextBox x:Name="Enter A Model number Field"
GotFocus="TextBox_GotFocus"
LostFocus="TextBox_LostFocus" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="2"
Foreground="RosyBrown" Height="46" Margin="27,0,56,0" />
<Image Height="40" Width="150" Source="your image path" Tap="Image_tap" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>

add Background="Black" (or whatever color you want) in all your TextBox.
For that what you have shown use BorderBrush="Black", decrease the border thickness if you need to. Yes, you can add a image button, use a image as your button background.
<Button>
<Button.Background>
<ImageBrush Source="your_file.jpg" Stretch="Fill"/>
</Button.Background>
</Button>
Note: It is not a good idea to write x:Name value with spaces. what you write in x:Name ultimately become a variable name of type TextBox (in this case) and c# doesn't permit variable name with space, So just delete the spaces and use x:Name="Enter_A_Model number_Field" or simply x:Name="EnterAModelNumberField"

Use your textbox surrounded with border, since you are using a white background.I think below code may help you to get an idea.
<Border BorderThickness="1" Grid.Row="2" Name="brdUsrName" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Center" Height="60" Background="Black">
<TextBox Name="txtUserName" Margin="-10,-10,-10,-10" />
</Border>