How can i make my Custom Made ToggleButton smaller? - wpf

Question

So i have made in Blend an Custom Toggle Button with animations. But when I place this Button and try to make it smaller it went from this:
to this:
How Can I prevent this?
Im Quiet new to this Blend Stuff, but how can I do this to make it smaller and looks the same like Picture 1 but with a different Size?
Thats my CheckBox Style:
<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="OptionMark.Static.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Static.Border" Color="#FF707070"/>
<Style x:Key="OptionMarkFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="14,0,0,0" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.MouseOver.Background" Color="#FFF3F9FF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.MouseOver.Border" Color="#FF5593FF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.MouseOver.Glyph" Color="#FF212121"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Disabled.Background" Color="#FFE6E6E6"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Disabled.Border" Color="#FFBCBCBC"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Disabled.Glyph" Color="#FF707070"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Pressed.Background" Color="#FFD9ECFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Pressed.Border" Color="#FF3C77DD"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Pressed.Glyph" Color="#FF212121"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="OptionMark.Static.Glyph" Color="#FF212121"/>
<Style x:Key="CheckBoxStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type CheckBox}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource FocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Static.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type CheckBox}">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="Storyboard1" AutoReverse="False">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="1.771"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.4" Value="0.975"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="18.333"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.4" Value="28.25"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
<Storyboard x:Key="Storyboard2">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0.975"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="-52.749"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
<Storyboard x:Key="Storyboard3" AutoReverse="False">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="0.704"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.4" Value="0.968"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[3].(TranslateTransform.X)" Storyboard.TargetName="checkBoxBorder">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.2" Value="-2.75"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.4" Value="-0.75"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" CornerRadius="12" BorderThickness="0" Margin="0,0,-3,0" Background="#FF878787" Width="53">
<Grid x:Name="templateRoot" Background="{x:Null}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Margin="-0.729,-0.854,0,0" RenderTransformOrigin="0.61,0.521">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<DockPanel>
<Border x:Name="checkBoxBorder" CornerRadius="25" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0" Background="White" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="4,4.571,0,4.697" Height="16" Width="17" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Border.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<ScaleTransform/>
<SkewTransform/>
<RotateTransform/>
<TranslateTransform/>
</TransformGroup>
</Border.RenderTransform>
<Grid x:Name="markGrid" >
<Path x:Name="optionMark" Fill="{StaticResource OptionMark.Static.Glyph}" Margin="1" Opacity="0" Stretch="None"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="indeterminateMark" Fill="#FF0C0C0C" Margin="{Binding Path=Margin, ElementName=Border}" Opacity="0" Stroke="{x:Null}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasContent" Value="true">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource OptionMarkFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,-1,0,0"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.MouseOver.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.MouseOver.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="optionMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.MouseOver.Glyph}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="indeterminateMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.MouseOver.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Disabled.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Disabled.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="optionMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Disabled.Glyph}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="indeterminateMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Disabled.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Pressed.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Pressed.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="optionMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Pressed.Glyph}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="indeterminateMark" Value="{StaticResource OptionMark.Pressed.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Trigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard x:Name="Storyboard2_BeginStoryboard" Storyboard="{StaticResource Storyboard3}"/>
</Trigger.ExitActions>
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource Storyboard1}"/>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="optionMark" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="indeterminateMark" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Border" Value="#43B581"/>
<!--<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="checkBoxBorder" Value="0"/>-->
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="optionMark" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="indeterminateMark" Value="1"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
and here my CheckBox, where I Open that Style:
<CheckBox x:Name="toogleButton"
IsChecked="{Binding toggleButton, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, Mode=TwoWay}"
Content="CheckBox"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Style="{DynamicResource CheckBoxStyle1}"
Width="30" Margin="371,222,399,213"
/>

Answer 1

This happens because you are hardcoding the width and height values. Instead you will have to bind value of width and height and use a converter to add the gap.
<Border x:Name="checkBoxBorder" CornerRadius="55" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="0" Background="White" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=templateRoot,Converter={StaticResource MinusFiveConverter}}"
Width="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=templateRoot, Converter={StaticResource MinusFourConverter}}">
Converters are quite easy to implement. For your case, you will need two different values to make an ellipse.
public class MinusFiveConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return ((double)value) - 5;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Cannot convert back");
}
}
Add the converter to the resources
<Window.Resources>
<local:MinusFiveConverter x:Key="MinusFiveConverter"/>
This is a screenshot of the element with different heights. I messed up the alignment.
If you are creating elements for different sizes, try to avoid using margins and fixed value sizes.