WPF combobox itemtemplate overrides togglebutton style - c#

i have problem with styling the combobox's togglebutton.
my combobox xaml code looks like this:
<ComboBox Width="Auto"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
FontFamily="HelveticaNeue-Bold"
FontSize="20"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="#FFC0C0C0"
Padding="0,0,0,0"
Style="{DynamicResource navigationComboBox}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Tournaments}"
SelectedValue="{Binding SelectedTournament}">
<ComboBox.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" />
</ComboBox.Resources>
<ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<WrapPanel IsItemsHost="True"
Orientation="Vertical"
Width="auto"
Height="{Binding Tournaments, Converter={StaticResource CollectionToHeightConverter}}"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<DockPanel x:Name="comboDock">
<DockPanel.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ImagePathConverter}, ConverterParameter=comboboxitem-line.png}" />
</DockPanel.Background>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="41" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<DockPanel x:Name="comboArrow"
Grid.Column="0"
Visibility="Collapsed">
<DockPanel.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ImagePathConverter}, ConverterParameter=SportsSubMenuActive.png}" />
</DockPanel.Background>
</DockPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="comboText"
Grid.Column="1"
FontFamily="HelveticaNeue-Bold"
FontSize="20"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="#FFC0C0C0"
Padding="0,0,10,0"
Text="{Binding Path=Name}"
TextAlignment="Left"
TextWrapping="Wrap" />
</Grid>
</DockPanel>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsSelected, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ComboBoxItem}}" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="comboArrow" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="comboText" Property="Foreground" Value="#F94B01" />
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
so i'm trying to remove the background set to on togglebutton, but it is not possible. if i remove the background on itemtemplate, then i can style the toggle button background. is there any special order in the process to prevent me from changing the background of the togglebutton content if it is set in itemtemplate?
thanks in advance guys,
Kristo

Setting a property directly takes priority over any Setter(s). Instead of setting the property directly, use a Style for your DockPanel and use a Setter to set the background similar to what you do in your DataTrigger. That should allow you to change the background property elsewhere.

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Link a ListBox Borderbrush property to a IsEnabled button

I have two TextBoxes, two ListBoxes, a Cancel button and an OK button.
Simplifying the problem, I would like to link the color of the Borderbrush of the second ListBox to the IsEnabled property of the OK button.
An alternative would be link that color change to the ListBoxItem background instead of the Listbox border itself.
Is it possible (maybe through Triggers or something)? If so, could you show me the way?
The XAML of the window is as follows:
<Window x:Class="Opt.ExpertSystem.View.WindowPasteRules"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d"
xmlns:scroll="clr-namespace:Opt.ExpertSystem.View"
Title="Paste Rules Options" Width="400" Height="300">
<Window.InputBindings>
<KeyBinding Key="Esc" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" />
</Window.InputBindings>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="28"/>
<RowDefinition Height="100*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="35"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="76*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Select Rules to Paste: " Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,2,0" Width="Auto"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<Grid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ScrollViewer">
<Setter Property="scroll:ScrollSynchronizer.ScrollGroup" Value="Group1" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Replace" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Margin="55,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameOrigin}" ToolTip="Non-editable field. Represents the text you want to replace." Focusable="False"/>
<Label Content="With" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="2" Margin="42,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameNew, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" ToolTip="Represents the results of the changes to be made." />
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=CopiedRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="0" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Label Content="{Binding Name}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PasteRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="2" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<CheckBox Content="{Binding Name}" IsChecked="{Binding IsChecked}" Margin="2,5,2,5" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="2" Background="#FFECE9D8" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<Button Content="OK" x:Name="btnOK" IsEnabled="{Binding IsValid, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Margin="0,6,6,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" Click="btnOK_Click" />
<Button Content="Cancel" x:Name="btnCancel" IsCancel="True" Margin="0,6,90,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
Here's a small example that changes the border brush of a listview based on the IsEnabled property of a button
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Height="100">
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="ListBox">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="false">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Red"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Blue"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
</ListBox>
<Button IsEnabled="True" Name="okButton">true</Button>
</StackPanel>
But I would set the availability of the button on the command and not in the XAML, also I would bind the color of the ListView to the IsValid property in the ViewModel instead.

Column Headers Offset From Data in Wpf Datagrid

Good morning
I have a Wpf datagrid that is displaying an observable collection of a custom type
I group the data using a collection view source in XAML on two seperate properties, and I have styled the groups to display as expanders.
For clarity, as there is a lot of data I feel I have to use margins and spacing otherwise things look very cluttered.
My problem is that with two levels of hierarchical expanders the column data is now substantially offset from the column headers meaning that they do not properly line up.
I have tried several thing, like setting the margin of the column headers and the width (both actual and normal). However all of my attempts end up resizing the whole column so that the offset stays the same but the columns move.
so my question:
How can I change the visible width or offset of a column header to ensure that the headers line up with the data
Visual Studio 2012
Wpf
C#
DataGrid
EDIT This is what I mean
EDIT 2 - MY Xaml for Grouping
<!-- Style for groups at top level. -->
<GroupStyle>
<GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Expander Margin="5,10,5,5"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
Header="{Binding Name}"
IsExpanded="True">
<Expander.Template>
<!-- The basic expander -->
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<!-- Put a border around the expander -->
<Border Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource GreyBrush}"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="3">
<!-- Use a dock panel so that the toggle button is docked to the top and the content is docked to the bottom -->
<DockPanel Margin="0">
<!-- Add the toggle button -->
<ToggleButton x:Name="ExpanderButton"
Margin="0"
Content="{TemplateBinding Header}"
DockPanel.Dock="Top"
FontSize="14"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
OverridesDefaultStyle="True"
Template="{StaticResource AnimatedExpanderButton}" />
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent"
Margin="5"
ContentSource="Content"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=ExpanderButton,
Path=IsChecked,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
</DockPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Expander.Template>
<ItemsPresenter />
</Expander>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
</GroupStyle>
<!-- Style for groups under the top level. -->
<GroupStyle>
<GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,0,5" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Expander Margin="5"
Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
IsExpanded="True"
Visibility="{Binding Items[0].IsSelectedInSidebar,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}">
<Expander.Template>
<!-- The basic expander -->
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<!-- Put a border around the expander -->
<Border Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource GreyBrush}"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="3">
<!-- Use a dock panel so that the toggle button is docked to the top and the content is docked to the bottom -->
<DockPanel Margin="0">
<!-- Add the toggle button -->
<ToggleButton x:Name="ExpanderButton"
Content="{Binding Path=Name}"
DockPanel.Dock="Top"
FontSize="12"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
OverridesDefaultStyle="True"
Template="{StaticResource AnimatedExpanderButton}" />
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent"
Margin="5"
ContentSource="Content"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=ExpanderButton,
Path=IsChecked,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
</DockPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Expander.Template>
<Expander.Content>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}" BorderThickness="1">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ItemsPresenter Grid.Row="0" Margin="0" />
<Border Grid.Row="1"
Margin="0,10,0,0"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataSummaryVisible,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid Background="{StaticResource WhiteBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="6">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option1Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option1Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option2Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option2Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option3Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option3Data,
Mode=OneWay}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="6"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option4Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="7"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option4Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="8"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleIsAnnealedColumnHeader}" />
<CheckBox Grid.Column="9"
Margin="3,5,5,5"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleIsAnnealed,
Mode=OneWay}"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Style="{StaticResource FandFCheckBox}" />
</Grid>
<!-- The mean Match temperature -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.MeanSampleMatchTemperatureTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMeanMatchTemperature,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N2\}}" />
<!-- The match temperature range -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleTemperatureRangeTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMatchTemperatureRange}" />
<!-- The match temperature standard deviation -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleTemperatureStandardDeviationTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMatchTemperatureStandardDeviation,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N3\}}" />
<!-- The mean refractive index -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleMeanRefractiveIndexTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMeanRefractiveIndex,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N5\}}" />
<!-- The refractive index range -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleRIRangeTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleRefractiveIndexRange}" />
<!-- The refractive index standard deviation -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleRIStandardDeviationTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleRefractiveIndexStandardDeviation,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N7\}}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Expander.Content>
</Expander>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
</GroupStyle>
You can set the ColumnHeaderStyle and there set a RenderTransform that moves the headers to the right.
<DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
<Style TargetType="DataGridColumnHeader">
<Setter Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
//change the X value accordingly
<TranslateTransform X="100"></TranslateTransform>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
EDIT 2:
As you mentioned, doing this will result in a small gap. To remove it you should set the left margin of the first column to a negative value, which stretches the header of this column to the left. You can do it like this:
<DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderStyle>
<Style TargetType="DataGridColumnHeader">
//change the margin accordingly
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-100 0 0 0" />
<Setter Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
//change the X value accordingly
<TranslateTransform X="100"></TranslateTransform>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderStyle>
You have to set the RenderTransform here again, because this style overwrites the general ColumnHeaderStyle. To remove duplication you can add the render transfrom as a resource.
EDIT:
I just saw that you have a few margins on your Expanders and ContentPresenters. If you change them so that you have 0 margin to the left, it would align the content more to the left and reduce the alignment difference.
You would then need less offset on the RenderTransform.
Some examples of your code to illustrate what I mean:
<Expander Margin="5,10,5,5"
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent" Margin="5"
If you change it to
<Expander Margin="0,10,5,5"
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent" Margin="0 5 5 5"
the columns move more to the left.

Excluding margin from ListBox item selection

I have a ListBox...
<ListBox Margin="10" ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
ItemTemplate="{DynamicResource EmployeesTemplate}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" BorderThickness="0"
ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="False"/>
...that has a custom DataTemplate:
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="EmployeesTemplate">
<Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="Black" SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="0,0,0,5" Padding="5">
<StackPanel>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="150"/>
<ColumnDefinition/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}" Padding="0,0,5,0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=LastName}"/>
</StackPanel>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Path=Title}"/>
</Grid>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=DateOfBirth, StringFormat={}{0:MM/dd/yyyy}}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Address}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=PhoneNumber}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Salary, StringFormat={}{0:C}}"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
When I select an item from the ListBox, the selection highlighting includes the 5-point Margin that is assigned to the bottom of each item (Border in DataTemplate):
You'll notice the similar situation on the left side, where the highlight overflows just a little bit. I did not notice that until now... hmm. So, I would like to restrict the selection highlight to the border area and nothing outside of it and be able to retain the margin spacing between the items.
How would I accomplish that? I tried manipulating Padding and Margin as much as I could, but I could not figure it out. Maybe I have to create a custom ListBox template?
I'm not sure if there is a simpler way but it works for me. I added a DataTemplate.Triggers section to my DataTemplate...
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor,
AncestorType={x:Type ListBoxItem}}, Path=IsMouseOver}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="LightBlue" TargetName="EmployeesTemplateBorder"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor,
AncestorType={x:Type ListBoxItem}}, Path=IsSelected}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="RoyalBlue" TargetName="EmployeesTemplateBorder"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
...and a ListBox.Resrouces section to the ListBox (to get rid of the default highlight behavior):
<ListBox.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}" Color="Black" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" />
</ListBox.Resources>
Obviously, that doesn't do anything to the foreground, but that's not the concern right now, since that one is relatively easy comparing to this highlight routine.

Backgroundcolor of entire ToolTip

Does anyone know a simple XAML solution to change the entire background of a ToolTip?
I did the following:
<Image Height="16" Source="Images/Icons/Add2.png" Stretch="Fill" Width="16" Opacity="0.99" Grid.Column="0">
<Image.ToolTip>
<Grid Background="#000000">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="Header1" FontSize="15" Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="Subitem" FontSize="12" Grid.Row="1"/>
</Grid>
</Image.ToolTip>
</Image>
But the result looks like that:
Any suggestions?
The problem is that all you're really doing is setting the CONTENT of the tooltip, not the tooltip itself.
So you'll need to style the tooltip to make this happen. There are some ways to do it with resources as seen in this post:
WPF- Changing Tooltip background to Transparent
or you can change your code to wrap that grid with an explicit ToolTip and set its background property:
<Image.ToolTip>
<ToolTip Background="Black">
<Grid>
...
</Grid>
</ToolTip>
</Image.ToolTip>
To set the tooltip background you can override the style of the tooltip for the parent control. Below is your code with added style.
<Image Height="16" Source="Images/Icons/Add2.png" Stretch="Fill" Width="16" Opacity="0.99" Grid.Column="0">
<Image.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ToolTip" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type ToolTip}}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#000000" />
</Style>
</Image.Resources>
<Image.ToolTip>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="Header1" FontSize="15" Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="Subitem" FontSize="12" Grid.Row="1"/>
</Grid>
</Image.ToolTip>
</Image>
To change or Set the Background/Foreground color for the Tooltip in DataGrid in WPF
Create the DataGrid as "Grid1" and add the DataGridTextColumn which contains the ToolTip with item.
To change the Background colour for the ToolTip, add the Setter property in the DataGrid Resources
<DataGrid x:Name="Grid1">
<DataGrid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ToolTip">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"></Setter>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"></Setter>
</Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="ActionName" Binding={Binding ActionName}>
<DataGridTextColumn.CellStyle>
<Setter Property="Control.ToolTip">
<Setter.Value>
<UniformGrid Columns="1">
<TextBlock Text="Action List" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBlock Text="Cut"/>
<TextBlock Text="Copy"/>
<TextBlock Text="Delete"/>
</UniformGrid>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</DataGridTextColumn.CellStyle>
</DataGridTextColumn>
</DataGrid>

How to use wpf expender alignment

I am trying to create a WPF window to have a simple expander to extend the datagrid when the user clicks on the More expander button. When the user wants to hide the datagrid, user just has to clik on the Less expander button.
I am also using dock panel to separate header, left, right and footer.
The problems are :
I want to have the less button to be in center before the user
click on the more expander button. When the user clicks on the more
expander button, the less button will be pushed to the left, to show
the datagrid on the right.
How do I change the name of the expander when its closed and
open. Can I do it at the xaml level?
Below is the xaml code:
<Window x:Class="M.SalesWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="SalesWindow" Height="300" Width="300">
<DockPanel>
<StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<Label FontSize="28" Content="Sales">
</Label>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Left" Width="auto" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<Label FontSize="15" Content="Enter Amount" Height="26" Width="168" />
<Separator Width="168" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Right">
<Expander ExpandDirection="Left" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Expander.Header>
<TextBlock Text="More">
<TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="-90"/>
</TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
</TextBlock>
</Expander.Header>
<Expander.Content>
<StackPanel>
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Products}">
</DataGrid>
</StackPanel>
</Expander.Content>
</Expander>
</StackPanel>
</DockPanel>
</Window>
Thank you.
Replace your code with the below code and see the magic. This will also solve your problem of alignment as per your requirement. I have removed the DockPanel as you can achieve the similar result with this piece of code.
<StackPanel>
<StackPanel>
<Label FontSize="28" Content="Sales">
</Label>
</StackPanel>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<Label FontSize="15" Content="Enter Amount" Height="26" Width="168" />
<Separator Width="168" />
</StackPanel>
<Expander Grid.Column="1" ExpandDirection="Left" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Expander.Style>
<Style TargetType="Expander">
<Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="Header">
<Setter.Value>
<TextBlock Text="Less">
<TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="-90"/>
</TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
</TextBlock>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsExpanded,RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Header">
<Setter.Value>
<TextBlock Text="More">
<TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="-90"/>
</TextBlock.LayoutTransform>
</TextBlock>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Expander.Style>
<Expander.Content>
<StackPanel>
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Products}">
</DataGrid>
</StackPanel>
</Expander.Content>
</Expander>
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
The trick lies under the following lines of code.
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

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