I am having a tab control where the requirement is to have a single TabPanel and also have a button at the top right to show the hidden tabs.
I found one solution here .
As per the solution mentioned in this link, I updated the template and replaced the TabPanel with a ToolBar. This works fine for me.
But there is one problem. The tabs are not responding on click. If I click any of the tabs it does not get activated. I assume only updating the template is not all. May be I have to write some code to handle the click on the toolbar. Here is my xaml code
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItem.Selected.Background" Color="#FFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItem.Selected.Border" Color="#ACACAC"/>
<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="Transparent" Grid.Column="0" IsItemsHost="true" Margin="2,2,2,0" Grid.Row="0" KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1" Panel.ZIndex="1"/>-->
<ToolBar x:Name="headerPanel" ItemsSource="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Items}"/>
<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>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<x:Array x:Key="tabData" Type="{x:Type sys:String}">
<sys:String>MyTab1</sys:String>
<sys:String>MyTab2</sys:String>
</x:Array>
</Grid.Resources>
<TabControl ItemsSource="{StaticResource tabData}" Style="{DynamicResource TabControlStyle1}">
<TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type TabControl}}, Path=Items.Count}" Value="1">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
Can somebody please help...
Thanks
I think it's not working because your ToolBar's ItemsSource is resolving to the 'tabData' string array, instead of resolving to the TabItems.
If you make this slight change, it works:
<Grid>
<!--<Grid.Resources>
<x:Array x:Key="tabData" Type="{x:Type sys:String}">
<sys:String>MyTab1</sys:String>
<sys:String>MyTab2</sys:String>
</x:Array>
</Grid.Resources>-->
<!--<TabControl ItemsSource="{StaticResource tabData}" Style="{DynamicResource TabControlStyle1}">-->
<TabControl Style="{DynamicResource TabControlStyle1}">
<TabItem Header="MyTab1">Content of Tab 1</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="MyTab2">Content of Tab 2</TabItem>
<TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type TabControl}}, Path=Items.Count}" Value="1">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
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I attached my control image . Here i need to align my Tab Control headers to align right side position in WPF.
My Tab Control
My Code:
<Style 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>
<DockPanel x:Name="headerPanel" Background="Transparent" 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>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabControl Grid.Row="0" x:Name="tabControl">
<TabItem x:Name="tabItem" Header="TabItem" Height="50">
<Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5"/>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="TabItem">
<Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5"/>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
Above code default tab control code in WPF with full template code. i tried Strip Option too it is also not work for me.
Guys you can understand my problem. So if any doubt means comment me.
Try adding HorizontalAlignment to your Dockpanel:
<DockPanel x:Name="headerPanel"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" <--here
Background="Transparent"
Grid.Column="0"
IsItemsHost="true"
Margin="2,2,2,0"
Grid.Row="0"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1"
Panel.ZIndex="1"/>
I want to alter the functionality of the WPF TabControl to only spawn one line, and create a Overflow Popup for each further item (Like the ToolBar / ToolBarOverflowPanel). The same way tabs are shown in VisualStudio at the moment.
This is what i got:
<Style TargetType="TabControl">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TabControl">
<Grid KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<controls:OneLineTabPanel x:Name="HeaderPanel"
Grid.Row="0"
Panel.ZIndex="1"
Margin="0"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1"
Background="Transparent">
</controls:OneLineTabPanel>
......
I did now try to alter the TabPanel (which is used to display the headers), but i can't change its template (as it derives from TabPanel). So I try to derive from some other control instead, but then i can not see any items at all.
How can i get my own ItemsControl to work with the TabControl?
You need to override the whole template of TabControl. Fortunately, it's easy to extract the copy of template using Visual Studio (right click in Document Outline window on TabControl element -> Edit Template -> Edit Copy).In default TabControl template HeaderPanel is defined in the following way:
<TabPanel x:Name="HeaderPanel" Grid.Column="0" IsItemsHost="true" Margin="2,2,2,0" Grid.Row="0" KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1" Panel.ZIndex="1"/>
The main idea is to bind TabControl.Items not to the Panel control by setting IsItemsHost="true", but to completely another control type.
For example, to bind to the ToolBar, which has out of the box overflow button feature:
<ToolBar x:Name="HeaderPanel" ItemsSource="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Items}"/>
Here is a full example of TabControl template with ToolBar as a header panel:
<TabControl>
<TabControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid 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>
<!--this will do the trick!!!-->
<ToolBar x:Name="HeaderPanel" ItemsSource="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Items}"/>
<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="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</TabControl.Template>
</TabControl>
I want to create a window that look sth like that:
On the left side, you can see a navigation control.
Exactly one item has to be selected (item 1 by default).
Depend on which item you have selected, you see the matching page on the right side. This page can have next pages, which can be navigated via "Next" or "Back" buttons.
I´ve tried using a listview for the navigation, but it´s hard to get a styling like this. Maybe another control is more suitable also for the functionality.
So, I have 2 Questions:
1) Which control is most suitable for the navigation and how to style it that way?
2) How can I dynamically switch the Pages on the right side (xaml only)?
I just want to create a prototype, so I only want to use xaml and no code behind.
My internet research has so far not much helped me (I have read a lot about navigation and styling but the most is with code behind or using mvvm or sth.. nothing that could help me directly with these specific requirements).
Any designers or xaml pros out there? :)
#Veritas,
Assuming the following markup, the base style already closely ressembles your mockup requirements.
<Window x:Class="TabControl.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">
<Grid>
<TabControl TabStripPlacement="Left">
<TabItem Header="Item1">
<TextBlock Text="Hosted content of page 1"></TextBlock>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="Item2">
<TextBlock Text="Hosted content of page 2"></TextBlock>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="Item3">
<TextBlock Text="Hosted content of page 3"></TextBlock>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
</Window>
which more or less gives the following result:
but just for the sake of your question, if you would like to edit the template of the tabControl, in visual studio you can enable the document Outline (Crtl-W, U) , look for your TabControl, Right click and select Edit template > Edit a copy.
From here, either you restyle the TabControl for every instance of the application (it will create a non-keyed ressource), or a named ressource that you can apply as you wish, assuming you would want to create multiple styles (re: keyed ressources).
This is the default TabControl markup generated from a windows 8.1 box (note that there are some subtle variances from one version to another, but this will get you started)
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabControlNormalBorderBrush" Color="#8C8E94"/>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,4,4,4"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabControlNormalBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#F9F9F9"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid 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" 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="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Note that this formulation "
" will apply the template everywhere it's not locally overridden by a style=someStyleName property.
if by chance you have blend installed, you will have more flexibility in how these templates are previewed, and may prove easier to style your colors and fonts.
If it's the TabItem you want to customize, follow the same procedure. The tabItem controls the squared Tab + label component such as this preview here:
TabItem full markup, for the sake of completion:
<Style x:Key="TabItemFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="3,3,3,1" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ButtonNormalBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#F3F3F3" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#EBEBEB" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#DDDDDD" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#CDCDCD" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#EAF6FD" Offset="0.15"/>
<GradientStop Color="#D9F0FC" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#BEE6FD" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#A7D9F5" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemSelectedBackground" Color="#F9F9F9"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBorderBrush" Color="#3C7FB1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBackground" Color="#F4F4F4"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBorderBrush" Color="#FFC9C7BA"/>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource TabItemFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,1,6,1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabControlNormalBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Content" ContentSource="Header" HorizontalAlignment="{Binding HorizontalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="{Binding VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBackground}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemSelectedBackground}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="false"/>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBorderBrush}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,0,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,1,0,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="0,1,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Top"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-2,-1"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,0,0,1"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-1,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,1,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-1,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,0,1,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-1,-2,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="1,0,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I want to set custom height for tab items in tab control.
This is the code I tried.
Here I am providing custom height value for tab item1. For other tab items i didn't provide any height value.
<Grid Name="grid1" Height="auto" Width="auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Background="Cyan">
<TabControl Name="tabControl1" Height="auto" Width="auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" IsEnabled="True" Background="White" SelectionChanged="tabControl1_SelectionChanged_1">
<TabControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TabItem">
<Border Name="Border" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0" BorderBrush="Black" CornerRadius="6,6,0,0" MinHeight="35" >
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header"
Margin="20,10"
/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="Cyan" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabItem Header="HOME" Name="tabItem1">
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="DATA ENTRY" Name="tabItem2" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="MANIPULATION" Name="tabItem3" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="REGISTER" Name="tabItem4" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="ADMIN" Name="tabItem5" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
After running the software, when I click on tab item1, border line is produced under the tab where as in other tab items there is no line since I didn't provide custom height value
I tried searching in google, I couldn't find a correct solution.
How do I get rid of that border line after changing the height of tab item?
I am new to WPF, please help me.
Set the MinHeight rather than the Height. The tab control uses triggers to change the size when selected. By defining a height, it doesn't change the size like it wants to in order to appear as if it is removing the border. Unless you want to re-template the entire control, this is the quickest way that I can think of.
<TabControl Name="tabControl1" Height="auto" Width="auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" >
<TabControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="35" />
</Style>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabItem Header="HOME" Name="tabItem1" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="DATA ENTRY" Name="tabItem2" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="MANIPULATION" Name="tabItem3" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="REGISTER" Name="tabItem4" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="ADMIN" Name="tabItem5" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
[EDIT]
See below for a full-blown re-templating start point for you. I commented what I changed. The idea that I generally follow (be it good or bad) is when I begin to customize a control, if it is anything besides a basic change, I will create a custom template. If you have access to Expression Blend, you can easily get the base templates and modify from there. Below is the base template for the tabcontrol as well as the tab item. This helps keep the functionality you expect from the stock control and add your own flourish or design, etc. If the template is global, don't use style names, just define the type that it is applied to. In a real app, this style would be in a resource dictionary instead of the mainpage resources, but this serves the purpose of the example. Good luck! I hope this helps
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabControlNormalBorderBrush" Color="#8C8E94"/>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,4,4,4"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabControlNormalBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#F9F9F9"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid 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" 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="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TabItemFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="3,3,3,1" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ButtonNormalBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#F3F3F3" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#EBEBEB" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#DDDDDD" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#CDCDCD" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#EAF6FD" Offset="0.15"/>
<GradientStop Color="#D9F0FC" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#BEE6FD" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#A7D9F5" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemSelectedBackground" Color="#F9F9F9"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBorderBrush" Color="#3C7FB1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBackground" Color="#F4F4F4"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBorderBrush" Color="#FFC9C7BA"/>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource TabItemFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,1,6,1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabControlNormalBorderBrush}"/>
<!-- replaced base background for tab colors - original in comment
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>-->
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Cyan"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<!--Updated this border to give min height and corner radius-->
<Border x:Name="Bd" CornerRadius="6,6,0,0" MinHeight="35" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Content" ContentSource="Header" HorizontalAlignment="{Binding HorizontalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="{Binding VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBackground}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="1"/>
<!--Updated this to give your white background when selected - left original intact for you to see
another alternative would be to modify the TabItemSelectedBackground style itself
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemSelectedBackground}"/>-->
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="White"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="false"/>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBorderBrush}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,0,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,1,0,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="0,1,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Top"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-2,-1"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,0,0,1"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-1,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,1,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-1,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="0,0,1,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-1,-2,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="Content" Value="1,0,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<TabControl Name="tabControl1" Height="auto" Width="auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,0" IsEnabled="True" Background="White" >
<TabItem Header="HOME" Name="tabItem1" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="DATA ENTRY" Name="tabItem2" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="MANIPULATION" Name="tabItem3" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="REGISTER" Name="tabItem4" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="ADMIN" Name="tabItem5" >
<Grid />
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
How can I change the Background of a selected TreeViewItem when the TreeView (or the Application) looses Focus. A selected item by default has in this situation a light grey background.
EDIT: A try after first answer: But element with TargetName="Bd" will not be found.
<TreeView>
<TreeView.Resources>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type TreeViewItem}" TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="True"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive" Value="False"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" />
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TreeView.Resources>
<TreeViewItem Header="Test1" IsExpanded="True">
<TreeViewItem Header="Test2" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test3" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test4" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test5" />
</TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>
You need to modify the default style for TreeViewItem. Particularly, you need to modify the following trigger:
<Style x:Key="{x:Type TreeViewItem}"
TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
...
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
...
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
...
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected"
Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive"
Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
...
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
...
</Style>
As you can see the trigger sets the background to {DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}} if the item is focused and the selection is not active (focus is somewhere else).
Update:
The full style of TreeViewItem for Aero theme looks like this:
<Style x:Key="{x:Type TreeViewItem}"
TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="Background"
Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding Path=HorizontalContentAlignment,RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding Path=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"
Style="{StaticResource ExpandCollapseToggleStyle}"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ClickMode="Press"/>
<Border Name="Bd"
Grid.Column="1"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_Header"
ContentSource="Header"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Border>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsHost"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsExpanded"
Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="ItemsHost"
Property="Visibility"
Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasItems"
Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="Expander"
Property="Visibility"
Value="Hidden"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected"
Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
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 TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
</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="VirtualizingStackPanel.IsVirtualizing"
Value="true">
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
For that you'll also need this:
<PathGeometry x:Key="TreeArrow">
<PathGeometry.Figures>
<PathFigureCollection>
<PathFigure IsFilled="True"
StartPoint="0 0"
IsClosed="True">
<PathFigure.Segments>
<PathSegmentCollection>
<LineSegment Point="0 6"/>
<LineSegment Point="6 0"/>
</PathSegmentCollection>
</PathFigure.Segments>
</PathFigure>
</PathFigureCollection>
</PathGeometry.Figures>
</PathGeometry>
<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 Width="16"
Height="16"
Background="Transparent"
Padding="5,5,5,5">
<Path x:Name="ExpandPath"
Fill="Transparent"
Stroke="#FF989898"
Data="{StaticResource TreeArrow}">
<Path.RenderTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="135"
CenterX="3"
CenterY="3"/>
</Path.RenderTransform>
</Path>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver"
Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="ExpandPath"
Property="Stroke"
Value="#FF1BBBFA"/>
<Setter TargetName="ExpandPath"
Property="Fill"
Value="Transparent"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked"
Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="ExpandPath"
Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
<RotateTransform Angle="180"
CenterX="3"
CenterY="3"/>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter TargetName="ExpandPath"
Property="Fill"
Value="#FF595959"/>
<Setter TargetName="ExpandPath"
Property="Stroke"
Value="#FF262626"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
In all of this you need to modify only the part you are interested in (the background color if selection is inactive) and place those styles in the resources section in App.xaml in your main window.
More easy way for your particular case exists. Like in ListBox, you can replace ControlBrush resource for TreeViewItem's using style:
<Style TargetType="TreeViewItem">
<Style.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" Color="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightColor}" Opacity=".4" />
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
You can specify any other color. Opacity is suggested because if your have several TreeView/ListBox you can determine which one is focused. But of course, editing full style can bring you much more flexibility for future customizations.
Sample with gradients:
<Style TargetType="TreeViewItem">
<Style.Resources>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" EndPoint='0 1'>
<GradientStop Color='#AA00FF00' />
<GradientStop Offset='1' Color='#AA007700' />
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" EndPoint='0 1'>
<GradientStop Color='#AA00FF00' />
<GradientStop Offset='1' Color='#AA007700' />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
If you don't want to override the default contol template, you can define your own template for the headers using textblock and apply the style in that template to the textblock itself (there's a small padding in the default control template of TreeViewItem, so you should also set it to zero to achieve pixel-perfection).
<TreeView.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TreeViewItem">
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsSelected, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=TreeViewItem}}" Value="True"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsSelectionActive, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=TreeViewItem}}" Value="False"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}" />
</MultiDataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</DataTemplate.Resources>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}"></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TreeView.Resources>
<TreeViewItem Header="Test1" IsExpanded="True">
<TreeViewItem Header="Test2" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test3" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test4" />
<TreeViewItem Header="Test5" />
</TreeViewItem>