WPF : Custom Button - wpf

I try to edit style in wpf like this :
which allow the user design, like this
but when i try to create my own style there is chrome layer not Template and I can not create my own button, I can only modify simple value like brush , ......

Milad just remove that chrome layer and include border in the template (write your own triggers for mouseover and click):
<Border x:Name="Chrome" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
Triggers:
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Chrome" Value="Blue"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#ADADAD"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>

Very detailed canonical example of WPF Button control styling via XAML is provided in Micrsoft MSDN (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753328%28v=vs.110%29.aspx):
XAML
<Style x:Key="ButtonFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Border>
<Rectangle Margin="2"
StrokeThickness="1"
Stroke="#60000000"
StrokeDashArray="1 2" />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<!-- Button -->
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle"
Value="{StaticResource ButtonFocusVisual}" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight"
Value="23" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth"
Value="75" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border TextBlock.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
x:Name="Border"
CornerRadius="2"
BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderLightColor}"
Offset="0.0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderDarkColor}"
Offset="1.0" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1"
StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}"
Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.5" />
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0"
To="Pressed" />
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlMouseOverColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlPressedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource PressedBorderDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource PressedBorderLightColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledControlDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextBlock.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledBorderDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentPresenter Margin="2"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsDefault"
Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="BorderBrush">
<Setter.Value>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource DefaultBorderBrushLightBrush}"
Offset="0.0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource DefaultBorderBrushDarkColor}"
Offset="1.0" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</GradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
RESOURCES
<!--Control colors.-->
<Color x:Key="WindowColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorLight">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorDark">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlLightColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledForegroundColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedBackgroundColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedUnfocusedColor">#FFDDDDDD</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlLightColor">White</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMediumColor">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlDarkColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMouseOverColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlPressedColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphMouseOver">sc#1, 0.004391443, 0.002428215, 0.242281124</Color>
<!--Border colors-->
<Color x:Key="BorderLightColor">#FFCCCCCC</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderMediumColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderLightColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderLightColor">#FFAAAAAA</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderDarkColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="DefaultBorderBrushDarkColor">Black</Color>
<!--Control-specific resources.-->
<Color x:Key="HeaderTopColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DatagridCurrentCellBorderColor">Black</Color>
<Color x:Key="SliderTrackDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="NavButtonFrameColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="MenuPopupBrush"
EndPoint="0.5,1"
StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}"
Offset="0.5" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"
Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ProgressBarIndicatorAnimatedFill"
StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="1,0">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="#000000FF"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="#600000FF"
Offset="0.4" />
<GradientStop Color="#600000FF"
Offset="0.6" />
<GradientStop Color="#000000FF"
Offset="1" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
Hope this may help.

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xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
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<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource AccentLightBrush}" />
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
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</TransformGroup>
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<GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="{StaticResource AccentLightColor}" />
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<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="{StaticResource AccentDarkColor}" />
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<Border x:Name="PART_Indicator"
Margin="0"
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Background="{StaticResource AccentLightBrush}">
<Rectangle x:Name="GradientFill" Visibility="Collapsed">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush MappingMode="Absolute" SpreadMethod="Repeat" StartPoint="20,1" EndPoint="0,1">
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<TransformGroup>
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<SkewTransform AngleX="-30" />
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<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="{StaticResource AccentDarkColor}" />
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</Rectangle.Fill>
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<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Determinate" />
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate">
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</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
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<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00">
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<Trigger Property="IsIndeterminate" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="DeterminateRoot" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
<Setter TargetName="IndeterminateRoot" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
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Change background linear gradient Button style

I want to change Button's background linear gradient color,
the maintain code if Border.Background,
for Case 1
to impletenment must fix as follow
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" Offset="1" />
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for case 2
to impletenment must fix as follow
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<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}" Offset="1" />
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How can I fix the Border.Background, to staticresource relation to
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<Style x:Key="ButtonW2B" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource ButtonFocusVisual}" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="5" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="5" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="DeepSkyBlue" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Border TextBlock.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
x:Name="Border"
CornerRadius="2"
BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush> <!--外框顏色-->
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderMediumColor}" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderLightColor}" Offset="0.5" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderMediumColor}" Offset="1.0" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<!--<Border.Background>-->
<!--按鍵底色-->
<!--<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>-->
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.5" />
<VisualTransition GeneratedDuration="0" To="Pressed" />
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
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Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlMouseOverColor}" />
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</Storyboard>
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<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
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Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlPressedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).
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Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource PressedBorderDarkColor}" />
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Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource PressedBorderLightColor}" />
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<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
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<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledControlDarkColor}" />
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Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextBlock.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
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Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledBorderDarkColor}" />
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VerticalAlignment="Center"
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WPF Remove Down Arrow from Combobox, but not Scrollbar?

I have a combobox which does not allow text input. Because of this, I don't need the down arrow; just clicking anywhere on the box drops the menu down.
I found this answer: WPF: ComboBox without dropdown button
However, that answer removes the down arrow AND the resulting scrollbar in the drop down menu. I would like to just remove the down arrow, but not the scrollbar in the drop down menu.
How is this possible?
You would have to edit the control template unfortunately.
This template removes the dropdown arrow (warning; it's super long). Feel free to customize the template however you like. I got the original template from MSDN. I Just commented out the lines that show the drop down glyph so that you could see what they originally looked like (Search for "Path" to find them).
<Window
x:Class="comboNoArrow.MainWindow"
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:local="clr-namespace:comboNoArrow"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="525"
Height="350"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Window.Resources>
<!-- Control colors. -->
<Color x:Key="WindowColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorLight">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorDark">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlLightColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledForegroundColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedBackgroundColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedUnfocusedColor">#FFDDDDDD</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlLightColor">White</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMediumColor">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlDarkColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMouseOverColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlPressedColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphMouseOver">sc#1, 0.004391443, 0.002428215, 0.242281124</Color>
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<Color x:Key="BorderLightColor">#FFCCCCCC</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderMediumColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderLightColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderLightColor">#FFAAAAAA</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderDarkColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="DefaultBorderBrushDarkColor">Black</Color>
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<Color x:Key="HeaderTopColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DatagridCurrentCellBorderColor">Black</Color>
<Color x:Key="SliderTrackDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="NavButtonFrameColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="MenuPopupBrush" StartPoint="0.5,0" EndPoint="0.5,1">
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ProgressBarIndicatorAnimatedFill" StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,0">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="#000000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.4" Color="#600000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.6" Color="#600000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="#000000FF" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
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<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="20" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border
x:Name="Border"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="2">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="{DynamicResource BorderLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="{DynamicResource BorderDarkColor}" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Border
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="1"
CornerRadius="2,0,0,2">
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<!--<Path
x:Name="Arrow"
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z">
<Path.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource GlyphColor}" />
</Path.Fill>
</Path>-->
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ControlMouseOverColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledControlDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Arrow" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledBorderDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ControlPressedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked" />
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxTextBox" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border
x:Name="PART_ContentHost"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
Focusable="False" />
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBox}" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="120" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="20" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<ToggleButton
x:Name="ToggleButton"
Grid.Column="2"
ClickMode="Press"
Focusable="false"
IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}" />
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentSite"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
IsHitTestVisible="False" />
<TextBox
x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Background="Transparent"
Focusable="True"
IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}"
Style="{x:Null}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBox}"
Visibility="Hidden" />
<Popup
x:Name="Popup"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
Placement="Bottom"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid
x:Name="DropDown"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder" BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource BorderMediumColor}" />
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer Margin="4,6,4,6" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="EditStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Editable">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentSite" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Hidden}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Uneditable" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="MinHeight" Value="95" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger SourceName="Popup" Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="CornerRadius" Value="4" />
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="Margin" Value="0,2,0,0" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Border
x:Name="Border"
Padding="2"
Background="Transparent"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter />
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SelectedBackgroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SelectedUnfocusedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Canvas>
<ComboBox Width="100" />
</Canvas>
</Window>

Wpf combo box focus/ mouse over. How to change the background colour?

I'm having trouble with changing the background colour of a combobox when it receives focus, and on mouseover. I would of thought this should be reasonably straightforward, but I'm stumped.
Any help would be appreciated.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}" >
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsFocused" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
It won't work because of the default ControlTemplate on ComboBox. ComboBox consists of two parts, TextBox and Popup. The way you're doing it, it'll affect only the TextBox... but temporarily. So, if you mouseover the combobox, you'll notice that your background takes affect and then it disappears. That's because the default ControlTemplate has that animating behavior overriding your new background.
The easiest way to customize a ComboBox is to define a new template. You may find an example here (from MSDN):
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms752094(v=vs.110).aspx
In case you're having issues with the link, here's an example of a ControlTemplate for the ComboBox:
<!--Control colors.-->
<Color x:Key="WindowColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorLight">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorDark">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlLightColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledForegroundColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedBackgroundColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedUnfocusedColor">#FFDDDDDD</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlLightColor">White</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMediumColor">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlDarkColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMouseOverColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlPressedColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphMouseOver">sc#1, 0.004391443, 0.002428215, 0.242281124</Color>
<!--Border colors-->
<Color x:Key="BorderLightColor">#FFCCCCCC</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderMediumColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderLightColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderLightColor">#FFAAAAAA</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderDarkColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="DefaultBorderBrushDarkColor">Black</Color>
<!--Control-specific resources.-->
<Color x:Key="HeaderTopColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DatagridCurrentCellBorderColor">Black</Color>
<Color x:Key="SliderTrackDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="NavButtonFrameColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="MenuPopupBrush"
EndPoint="0.5,1"
StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}"
Offset="0.5" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"
Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ProgressBarIndicatorAnimatedFill"
StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="1,0">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="#000000FF"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="#600000FF"
Offset="0.4" />
<GradientStop Color="#600000FF"
Offset="0.6" />
<GradientStop Color="#000000FF"
Offset="1" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxToggleButton"
TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="20" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlMouseOverColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledControlDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).
(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Arrow">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledBorderDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource ControlPressedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked" />
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
CornerRadius="2"
BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0,1"
StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderLightColor}"
Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource BorderDarkColor}"
Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0"
EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}"
Offset="1.0" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Border Grid.Column="0"
CornerRadius="2,0,0,2"
Margin="1" >
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}"/>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Path x:Name="Arrow"
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z" >
<Path.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource GlyphColor}"/>
</Path.Fill>
</Path>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxTextBox"
TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border x:Name="PART_ContentHost"
Focusable="False"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBox}"
TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility"
Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility"
Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth"
Value="120" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight"
Value="20" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).
(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="EditStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Editable">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentSite">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{x:Static Visibility.Hidden}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Uneditable" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ToggleButton x:Name="ToggleButton"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}"
Grid.Column="2"
Focusable="false"
ClickMode="Press"
IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"/>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
HorizontalAlignment="Left">
</ContentPresenter>
<TextBox x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Style="{x:Null}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBox}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
Focusable="True"
Background="Transparent"
Visibility="Hidden"
IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}" />
<Popup x:Name="Popup"
Placement="Bottom"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid x:Name="DropDown"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder"
BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource BorderMediumColor}" />
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer Margin="4,6,4,6"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True"
KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems"
Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder"
Property="MinHeight"
Value="95" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping"
Value="true">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll"
Value="false" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger SourceName="Popup"
Property="AllowsTransparency"
Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder"
Property="CornerRadius"
Value="4" />
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder"
Property="Margin"
Value="0,2,0,0" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}"
TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle"
Value="true" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Border x:Name="Border"
Padding="2"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true"
Background="Transparent">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource SelectedBackgroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).
(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="{StaticResource SelectedUnfocusedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
If you're new to control templates, don't get intimidated by its size. Simply read through what it's showing and you'll see that it's actually very simple. Blend can make your life even easier, as it makes the routine of working with templates very simple and will actually let you edit a copy of the default template when you select to edit the existing template.

Dynamically change the Border Background by setting property in xaml

I'm trying to dynamically change a Border Background property named "Brush2", but I get the following error.
Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Media.Color' to type
'System.Windows.Media.Brush'.
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<Color x:Key="Brush0">#7F605F5F</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush1">#7F7E7E7E</Color>
<Color x:Key="Color2">#7FFDFDFD</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Brush2" Color="{DynamicResource Color2}" />
<Color x:Key="Brush3">#7FFFFFFF</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush4">#BFFFFFFF</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush5">#F2FFFFFF</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush6">#FF6096E5</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush7">#FF9B7C35</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush8">#FFB0BAA1</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush9">#7F60605F</Color>
<Color x:Key="Brush10">White</Color>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}" >
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<!-- silver -->
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush8}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush8}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush0}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush9}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<!-- bronze -->
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush7}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush7}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush0}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="border">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{DynamicResource Brush9}"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Flashing">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation
Storyboard.TargetName="BorderGlass"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
From="0.0"
To="1.0"
Duration="0:0:0.33"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="border" BorderThickness="3" CornerRadius="5,5,0,0">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush0}" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush1}" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush6}" Offset="0.004"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush6}" Offset="0.823"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush10}" Offset="0.228"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Border x:Name="BorderGlass" BorderThickness="3" CornerRadius="5,5,0,0" Background="{DynamicResource Brush2}">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush3}" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush4}" Offset="0.401"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush5}" Offset="0.254"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
</Border>
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" VerticalAlignment="Center" ContentSource="Header"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
What you need to do is set the brush to something like a solidcolorbrush object. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.media.solidcolorbrush.aspx
The constructor takes a color object.
The following code works, but I had to do this:
Uri uri2 = new Uri("/Resources/DayModeTab2.xaml", UriKind.Relative);
ResourceDictionary resDict2 = Application.LoadComponent(uri2) as ResourceDictionary;
//Make some changes
MobileApp.Get().Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(resDict2);
And also my poor naming scheme caused conflicts since I have Brush0 in 2 xaml files.
<Border x:Name="BorderGlass" BorderThickness="3" CornerRadius="5,5,0,0" >
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource Color2}" />
</Border.Background>
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush3}" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush4}" Offset="0.401"/>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource Brush5}" Offset="0.254"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
</Border>

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