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C# WPF - ListViewItem cannot change background color

Changing the Foreground is possible and its working, but if i change the background or the BorderBrush nothing happens (default blue Backround color)
This is my ListView xaml code, am i missing anything?
<ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="20"/>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="10, 5, 10, 0"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="67" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="500"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFD9D9D9"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
</ListView>

You need to copy the default template and edit it to be able to change the background colour:
<ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="20"/>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="10, 5, 10, 0"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="67" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="500"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFD9D9D9"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Style x:Key="FocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="2" StrokeDashArray="1 2" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" StrokeThickness="1"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.MouseOver.Background" Color="#1F26A0DA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.MouseOver.Border" Color="#a826A0Da"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.SelectedActive.Background" Color="#3D26A0DA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.SelectedActive.Border" Color="#FF26A0DA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.SelectedInactive.Background" Color="#3DDADADA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Item.SelectedInactive.Border" Color="#FFDADADA"/>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Border x:Name="Bd" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.MouseOver.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive" Value="False"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.SelectedInactive.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.SelectedInactive.Border}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive" Value="True"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.SelectedActive.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource Item.SelectedActive.Border}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" TargetName="Bd" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
Look at the SolidColorBrush resources in the template and edit them as per your requirements.
Using a Trigger directly in the Style won't work beceause of how the default template is defined. Please refer to this blog post for more information.

change button background when mouse is over the button

I wanted to change button mousover color , When i could't to change it , I decided to change the background
I use this code but it doesn't work
<Button Name="btnClose" IsHitTestVisible="False">
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Width" Value="50"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="30"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
I use this in usercontrol
Thank you for answer

For some elements you cannot just change properties in the style. Button is one of them. You really need to change the whole template.
Easiest way is to right click on your button and select Edit Template >> Edit a copy:
This will create you a new Style with the template which you can modify as you want:
<Window.Resources>
<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>
<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="ButtonStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource FocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Button.Static.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource 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}">
<Border x:Name="border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter" Focusable="False" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsDefaulted" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="border" Value="Red"/> <!--HERE-->
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource Button.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource Button.Pressed.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource Button.Pressed.Border}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource Button.Disabled.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="border" Value="{StaticResource Button.Disabled.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" TargetName="contentPresenter" Value="{StaticResource Button.Disabled.Foreground}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>

The IsHitTestVisible property is causing trouble. Its used only when you are making your own composite controls and don't want some parts to respond on interaction.
Your working XAML should be like
<Button Name="btnClose">
<Button.Style>
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Width" Value="50"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="30"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>

Changing the selected tab color WPF c#

I am trying to make the tabs the same color, regardless of whether it's selected or not, I have triggered and set the color, but it doesnt seem to be working:
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItem.Selected.Background" Color="#424E5A"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItem.Selected.Border" Color="#424E5A"/>
<Style x:Key="TabControlStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="2"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource TabItem.Selected.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabItem.Selected.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid x:Name="templateRoot" ClipToBounds="true" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition x:Name="ColumnDefinition0"/>
<ColumnDefinition x:Name="ColumnDefinition1" Width="0"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition x:Name="RowDefinition0" Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition x:Name="RowDefinition1" Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabPanel x:Name="headerPanel" Background="#424E5A" Grid.Column="0" IsItemsHost="true" Margin="2,2,2,0" Grid.Row="0" KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1" Panel.ZIndex="1"/>
<Border x:Name="contentPanel" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Grid.Column="0" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" Grid.Row="1" KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="2" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_SelectedContentHost" ContentSource="SelectedContent" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom">
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="contentPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition0" Value="*"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition1" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="2,0,2,2"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left">
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="contentPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" TargetName="contentPanel" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Width" TargetName="ColumnDefinition0" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="Width" TargetName="ColumnDefinition1" Value="*"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition0" Value="*"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition1" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="2,2,0,2"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right">
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Row" TargetName="contentPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Grid.Column" TargetName="contentPanel" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Width" TargetName="ColumnDefinition0" Value="*"/>
<Setter Property="Width" TargetName="ColumnDefinition1" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition0" Value="*"/>
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="RowDefinition1" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="headerPanel" Value="0,2,2,2"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="templateRoot" Property="Background" Value="#424E5A" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
But as you can see the color is white rather than the blueygrey the rest of my tab sidebar is:
image
How can I fix it so the color is always #424E5A

I think you are close, you are just missing that the header is defined in a TabItem, not in TabControl.
Thus you are looking for another style to add, in addition with the one you have already. Something like:
<Style x:Key="TabItemStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<Border x:Name="grid" Background="{StaticResource TabItem.Selected.Background}">
<ContentPresenter>
<ContentPresenter.Content>
<TextBlock Margin="4" FontSize="15" Text="{TemplateBinding Content}"/>
</ContentPresenter.Content>
</ContentPresenter>
</Border>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor,AncestorType={x:Type TabItem}},Path=IsSelected}" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="grid" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource TabItem.Selected.Background}"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
Hope it helps.

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