WPF Scrollbar over content - wpf

I am working on a custom style for the scrollbar on the scrollviewer. It is working fine but I want the scrollbar to be on top of the content so my controls width won't break because of the scrollbar.
As you can see here the control on top breaks because of the scrollbar. Do you guys know how to make my scrollbars background some kind of transparent so my control will be behind the scrollbar?

Resource
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ListboxStyle" TargetType="ListBox">
<Style.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ScrollBarThumbVertical" TargetType="{x:Type Thumb}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Thumb}">
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle" Fill="#CDCDCD" Height="{TemplateBinding Height}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Width="{TemplateBinding Width}"/>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="rectangle" Value="#A6A6A6"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsDragging" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="rectangle" Value="#606060"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="RepeatButton">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="RepeatButton">
<Grid>
<ContentPresenter></ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ScrollBar}">
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsPressAndHoldEnabled" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1,0"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ScrollBar}">
<Grid x:Name="Bg" Width="8" Margin="0,15,0,15" Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition MaxHeight="0"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.00001*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0" Background="Transparent" Grid.Row="1"/>
<RepeatButton Height="0" Width="0" x:Name="PART_LineUpButton" Command="{x:Static ScrollBar.LineUpCommand}" IsEnabled="{TemplateBinding IsMouseOver}"/>
<Track x:Name="PART_Track" IsDirectionReversed="true" IsEnabled="{TemplateBinding IsMouseOver}" Grid.Row="1">
<Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="{x:Static ScrollBar.PageUpCommand}" Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0" />
</Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
<Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Command="{x:Static ScrollBar.PageDownCommand}" Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0" />
</Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
<Track.Thumb>
<Thumb Style="{StaticResource ScrollBarThumbVertical}"/>
</Track.Thumb>
</Track>
<RepeatButton x:Name="PART_LineDownButton" Height="0" Width="0" Command="{x:Static ScrollBar.LineDownCommand}" IsEnabled="{TemplateBinding IsMouseOver}" Grid.Row="2"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ScrollViewer}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ScrollViewer}">
<Grid x:Name="Grid" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<ScrollContentPresenter x:Name="PART_ScrollContentPresenter" CanContentScroll="{TemplateBinding CanContentScroll}" CanHorizontallyScroll="False" CanVerticallyScroll="False" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" />
<ScrollBar x:Name="PART_VerticalScrollBar" HorizontalAlignment="Right" AutomationProperties.AutomationId="VerticalScrollBar" Cursor="Arrow" Maximum="{TemplateBinding ScrollableHeight}" Minimum="0" Visibility="{TemplateBinding ComputedVerticalScrollBarVisibility}" Value="{Binding VerticalOffset, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" ViewportSize="{TemplateBinding ViewportHeight}"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
Xaml
<ListBox Style="{StaticResource ListboxStyle}" Height="400" Width="150" ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden">
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="29/6/2014 9:58:00 Datetime value" Margin="10"></TextBlock>
</ListBox>
Result

The ScrollBar is placed in a Grid by the parent ScrollViewer, so you'll need to provide a new ControlTemplate for that. You can use the Grid.RowSpan and Grid.ColumnSpan to make the ScrollViewer content stretch to fill the available space. Try something like this:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ScrollViewer}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ScrollViewer}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ScrollContentPresenter Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.RowSpan="2" />
<ScrollBar Grid.Column="1" x:Name="PART_VerticalScrollBar"
Value="{TemplateBinding VerticalOffset}" Maximum="{
TemplateBinding ScrollableHeight}" ViewportSize="{
TemplateBinding ViewportHeight}" Background="Transparent" />
<ScrollBar Grid.Row="1" x:Name="PART_HorizontalScrollBar"
Orientation="Horizontal" Value="{TemplateBinding
HorizontalOffset}" Maximum="{TemplateBinding ScrollableWidth}"
ViewportSize="{TemplateBinding ViewportWidth}"
Background="Transparent" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

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I just want to know the Drop Shadow shadow depth, Direction, Blur radius, opacity of the tooltip? And what is the Hex Color code of a windows 10 Tooltip
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<Window.Resources>
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<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="HasDropShadow" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToolTip}">
<Grid x:Name="grid" Background="White" >
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<ColumnDefinition Width="60"></ColumnDefinition>
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<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
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<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0">Direction:</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ElementName=Myeffect,Path=Direction}"><!--Useful information goes here.--></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">Color:</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ElementName=Myeffect,Path=Color}"><!--Useful information goes here.--></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0">Opacity:</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ElementName=Myeffect,Path=Opacity}"><!--Useful information goes here.--></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0">BlurRadius:</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding ElementName=Myeffect,Path=BlurRadius}"><!--Useful information goes here.--></TextBlock>
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<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasDropShadow" Value="True" >
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="CornerRadius" Value="0" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Button Width="200" Height="50" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Click Here">
<Button.Template >
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}" >
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding Control.BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="7,7,7,7">
<Border.Background>#FFDDDDDD</Border.Background>
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</Button.ToolTip>
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In WPF, how to customize the style of ScrollBar in ScrollViewer

I can add a ScrollBar style as global. But that will alse change all the ScrollBar except in ScrollViewer.
How can I just change the style of ScrollBar in ScrollViewer. Maybe add a style with a Key and specify it to somewhere like a ControlTemplate.
Here is my fully ScrollBar style:
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<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
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<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="14"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-14 0 0 0" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="{Binding Height, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"/>
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<Setter.Value>
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IsDirectionReversed="true"
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HorizontalAlignment="Center"
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<Track.DecreaseRepeatButton>
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<Track.IncreaseRepeatButton>
<RepeatButton Opacity="0" Command="{x:Static ScrollBar.PageDownCommand}" />
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Finally, I got my solution.
1st, add a key to the ScrollBar style:
<Style x:Key="ViewerScrollBar" TargetType="{x:Type ScrollBar}">
2nd, right click the ScrollViewer in Visual Studio XAML Designer. Chose 'Edit Template'->'Edit a Copy':
Add ControlTemplate for ScrollViewer
3rd, in the 'Create Style Resource' dialog, specify a key for the ScrollViewer style and click 'OK':
Create Style Resource Dialog
4th, Visual Studio will automatically create the ControlTemplate for my ScrollViewer. Now, add Style="{StaticResource ViewerScrollBar}" for the horizontal ScrollBar and verticalScrollBar:
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<Grid x:Name="Grid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle x:Name="Corner" Grid.Column="1" Fill="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}" Grid.Row="1"/>
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<ScrollBar Style="{StaticResource ViewerScrollBar}" x:Name="PART_VerticalScrollBar" AutomationProperties.AutomationId="VerticalScrollBar" Cursor="Arrow" Grid.Column="1" Maximum="{TemplateBinding ScrollableHeight}" Minimum="0" Grid.Row="0" Visibility="{TemplateBinding ComputedVerticalScrollBarVisibility}" Value="{Binding VerticalOffset, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" ViewportSize="{TemplateBinding ViewportHeight}"/>
<ScrollBar Style="{StaticResource ViewerScrollBar}" x:Name="PART_HorizontalScrollBar" AutomationProperties.AutomationId="HorizontalScrollBar" Cursor="Arrow" Grid.Column="0" Maximum="{TemplateBinding ScrollableWidth}" Minimum="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="1" Visibility="{TemplateBinding ComputedHorizontalScrollBarVisibility}" Value="{Binding HorizontalOffset, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" ViewportSize="{TemplateBinding ViewportWidth}"/>
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I am creating a button style. Paste this into a window to see the idea:
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What I would like to have happen is for the Borders drop shadow to appear when the mouse is over either the Border or the Rectangle. I know I need a trigger, but I'm not really sure where & how to do it.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
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<StackPanel>
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<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="False"/>
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<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Background="{StaticResource Brush_PanelInnerBackground}"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ItemContainerStyle">
<Setter.Value>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Grid Background="{StaticResource Brush_PanelInnerBackground}" Margin="-.5">
<Border x:Name="BorderItem" Margin="0" ClipToBounds="True" BorderThickness="0" Style="{StaticResource Style_PanelInnerBorder}">
<Rectangle x:Name="BackgroundRec" Fill="Transparent" Stroke="Transparent" Width="{TemplateBinding Width}" Height="{TemplateBinding Height}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Border>
<ContentPresenter Name="TheContentPresenter" Margin="5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<Border Margin="0" ClipToBounds="True" Style="{StaticResource Style_PanelInnerBorder}">
<Rectangle VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Width="{TemplateBinding Width}" Height="0"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="BorderItem" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Brush_Highlight}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Make sure you don't have IsHitTestVisible="False" on the ComboBox's style. Can you please post here the styles you're using?
I found the problem.
My ItemContainerStyle Template had a rectangle and i guess it was implying zindex somehow. When I expclicity told it to draw the content before the border and it's rectangle, it worked. i just had to add Panel.ZIndex="1" and it worked.

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