How can i change the shape of an individual tabitem in wpf? - wpf

i have a simple interface that has two tabs vertically on the left side.
I have rounded the edges of the windows and the tabitems but i want the last tab(it happens to be the second but i would like it like that even if it was fifth or tenth) to not have rounded edges.
Heres the code, hope you can understand what i am trying to do cause i am new to this.
tle="MainWindow" Height="359" Width="504" Topmost="True" BorderThickness="0" WindowStyle="None" AllowsTransparency="True" BorderBrush="Black" Background="#0CFFFFFF">
<Window.Resources>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="SelectedBorderBrush" StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,0" >
<GradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="0.965"/>
<GradientStop Color="WhiteSmoke" Offset="1.0"/>
</GradientStopCollection>
</GradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush >
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}" >
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<DockPanel >
<Border
Panel.ZIndex="50"
Margin="0,10,-1,0"
Background="#FF0072C5"
BorderBrush="Gray"
CornerRadius="7,0,0,7"
BorderThickness="1">
<TabPanel
Margin="0,0,0,0"
IsItemsHost="True" />
</Border>
<Border
Background="WhiteSmoke"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="7,7,7,0" >
<ContentPresenter
ContentSource="SelectedContent" />
</Border>
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid>
<Border Name="Border"
Background="#FF0072C5"
CornerRadius="7,0,0,0"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="0,0,0,1"
Panel.ZIndex="50"
Margin="0,0,0,0"
>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header"
Margin="50,10,50,10"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="100" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,-2,0" />
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="BorderBrush"
Value="{StaticResource SelectedBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="Background"
Value="WhiteSmoke" />
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="CornerRadius"
Value="7,0,0,7" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<!--<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black" />-->
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<!--<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black" />-->
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FF0072C5" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid >
<TabControl Name="_menuTabControl" TabStripPlacement="Left" Margin="10,0" BorderThickness="1" ClipToBounds="True" Height="359" VerticalAlignment="Top" >
<TabItem Name="_tabItem1" Header="Name1" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0">
<Grid Width="334" Height="280" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,25">
<!-- secret stuff here that i didnt copy :P -->
</Grid>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Name="_tabItem2" Header="Name2" BorderThickness="1" Margin="0" >
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>

You can set style specific to tab items by giving x:Key value to style
<Style x:Key="TabItemRounded" TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}" >
Now set the style to TabItemRounded only for tabs where you want that style
<TabControl >
<TabItem Header="ABC" Style="{StaticResource TabItemRounded}"></TabItem>
<TabItem Header="PQR"></TabItem>
</TabControl>

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How to override general style with trigger in ControlTemplate?

I have a TabControl that displays a different Tab header foreground and background for a selected tab. But I would like to set a general foreground color for TextBlocks within the tab item content control. What is happening instead is all the headers are getting the general TextBlock foreground color and the tab control is not changing the foreground color for the header when the tab is selected.
So in my main window I have:
<Grid>
<TabControl Style="{StaticResource TabControlStyle}">
<TabItem Header="Tab 1" IsSelected="True">
<TextBlock Text="Text in Tab 1"/>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="Tab 2">
<TextBlock Text="Text in Tab 2"/>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
and in my resource file I have defined my colors and content templates:
<Color x:Key="DarkGray">#404040</Color>
<Color x:Key="DarkGreen">#3A5038</Color>
<Color x:Key="ForegroundColor">#FFF1F1F1</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="DarkGrayBrush"
Color="{StaticResource DarkGray}" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForegroundColorBrush"
Color="{StaticResource ForegroundColor}" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="DarkGreenBrush"
Color="{StaticResource DarkGreen}" />
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{StaticResource DarkGrayBrush}" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TabControlStyle"
TargetType="TabControl">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TabControl">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabPanel Grid.Row="0"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
IsItemsHost="true" />
<ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1"
ContentSource="SelectedContent" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness"
Value="0" />
<Setter Property="FontSize"
Value="16" />
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<Border>
<ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" />
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TabItem">
<Border Name="Border"
Width="145"
Margin="10"
Padding="0"
BorderThickness="0"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
Margin="10"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected"
Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="Background"
Value="{StaticResource DarkGreenBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{StaticResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected"
Value="False">
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{StaticResource DarkGrayBrush}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
I am targeting .NET 4.5 on a Windows 10 operating system.
Thanks, Will
Set the TextBlock.Foreground property of the ContentPresenter:
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TabItem">
<Border Name="Border"
Width="145"
Margin="10"
Padding="0"
BorderThickness="0"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
Margin="10"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header" TextBlock.Foreground="{StaticResource DarkGrayBrush}" />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="Border"
Property="Background"
Value="{StaticResource DarkGreenBrush}" />
<Setter TargetName="ContentSite" Property="TextBlock.Foreground"
Value="{StaticResource ForegroundColorBrush}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>

How to create a custom combox button?

Below is my combo box code,it has two combo box one inside other,now i want the combobox2 toggle button to change its direction of point,i.e the toggle button should point towards right and also on clicking that toggle button combo box should open on the right side so that it does not hide my combo box 1 items,how to do this?
<Window x:Class="ComboBox.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">
<Window.Resources>
<Color x:Key="GrayColor_">#FF928B81</Color>
<Color x:Key="LightGrayColor_">#FFC3C3C3</Color>
<Color x:Key="LightLightGrayColor_">#FFF1F1F1</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="GrayColor" Color="{StaticResource GrayColor_}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="LightGrayColor" Color="{StaticResource LightGrayColor_}"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="LightLightGrayColor" Color="{StaticResource LightLightGrayColor_}"/>
<Color x:Key="BlueColor_">#0073b0</Color>
<Color x:Key="DarkBlueColor_">#FF004165</Color>
<Color x:Key="LightBlueColor_">#FFa4ddfa</Color>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueColor" Color="{StaticResource BlueColor_}" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="DarkBlueColor" Color="{StaticResource DarkBlueColor_}" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="LightBlueColor" Color="{StaticResource LightBlueColor_}" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Foreground" Color="Black"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ForegroundWhite" Color="White"/>
<Style x:Key="LightGrayBox" TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource LightGrayColor}" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxToggleButton" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="20"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border x:Name="Border" Style="{DynamicResource LightGrayBox}" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="{StaticResource BlueColor}" />
<Path x:Name="Arrow" Grid.Column="1" Opacity="0.6" Fill="{StaticResource LightBlueColor}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="ToggleButton.IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Arrow" Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
<Setter TargetName="Arrow" Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource LightBlueColor}" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColor}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ToggleButton.IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Arrow" Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
<Setter TargetName="Arrow" Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource LightBlueColor}" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxToggleButtonActive" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="20"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border x:Name="Border" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="{DynamicResource BlueColor}" />
<Path x:Name="Arrow" Grid.Column="1" Opacity="1" Fill="{StaticResource LightBlueColor}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsFocused" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColor}" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="White"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxTextBox" TargetType="TextBox">
<Border x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="StandardComboBox" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Foreground}"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="25"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="IsEditable" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="120"/>
<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsKeyboardFocusWithin, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Mode=OneWay}" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ComboBox">
<Grid>
<ToggleButton Name="ToggleButton" Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}" Grid.Column="2" Focusable="false" ClickMode="Press"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" />
<Label Name="ContentSite" IsHitTestVisible="False" Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}" Margin="3,3,23,3" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
<!--<ContentPresenter Name="ContentSite" IsHitTestVisible="False" Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}" Margin="3,3,23,3" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />-->
<TextBox x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
CaretBrush="{DynamicResource ForegroundWhite}"
Style="{x:Null}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBox}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
Focusable="True"
Background="Transparent"
Foreground="{StaticResource ForegroundWhite}"
Visibility="Hidden"
IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}"/>
<Popup VerticalOffset="-1" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Name="Popup" Placement="Bottom" IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}" AllowsTransparency="True" Focusable="False" PopupAnimation="Fade">
<Grid Name="DropDown" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}" MaxHeight="200">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder" Style="{DynamicResource LightGrayBox}"/>
<ScrollViewer 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="20"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="ToggleButton" Property="Style" Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButtonActive}" />
<Setter TargetName="ContentSite" Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ForegroundWhite}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource Foreground}"/>
<Setter TargetName="ContentSite" Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource Foreground}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEditable" Value="true">
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
<Setter TargetName="ContentSite" Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
<Border Name="Border" Padding="2" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" BorderThickness="1" Background="{StaticResource BlueColor}">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource BlueColor}"/>
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Padding" Value="2,3,2,3" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ComboBox Height="23" Margin="122,32,100,0" Style="{StaticResource StandardComboBox}" Name="comboBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" IsEditable="True" Text="Settings">
<ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBox Style="{StaticResource StandardComboBox}" Name="comboBox2" VerticalAlignment="Top" >
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label Content="Logout Time:"></Label>
<Label></Label>
</StackPanel>
<ComboBoxItem Content="10 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="20 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="30 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="40 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="50 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
</ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="Logout"></ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
</Grid>
</Window>
You will need to define a new ControlTemplate for your ComboBox control. You can find out how to define a new ControlTemplate in the Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate article on MSDN. A good place to start is by implementing the default ControlTemplate and then customising it as you see fit. You can find the default ControlTemplate of the ComboBox in the ComboBox Styles and Templates page on MSDN.
As a start point, find the following controls from the default ControlTemplate in the linked page on MSDN:
<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}" />
The ToggleButton is clearly the Button within the ComboBox control, the ContentSite ContentPresenter is where the selected item is displayed next to the Button and the PART_EditableTextBox TextBox is the editable TextBox used when the control is set to IsEditable="True". If you can write XAML, then you can simply arrange these inner controls to suit your requirements.
UPDATE >>>
In order to rotate a control, the simplest way is to use a RotateTransform... try this:
<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.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="90" />
</Path.LayoutTransform>
</Path>
UPDATE 2 (and hopefully last one) >>>
The ComboBox pop up is a Popup control, so to find out how to open it to the right, you need to research how to open a Popup to the right. For that, I'd take a look at the Positioning the Popup section of the Popup Placement Behavior page on MSDN.
Now, please bear in mind that we are not here to do all of your work for you. I feel I have armed you with more than enough information for you to complete your custom ComboBox control. Good luck.
Might help
<ComboBox Height="23" Margin="122,32,100,0" Style="{StaticResource StandardComboBox}" Name="comboBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" IsEditable="True" Text="Settings">
<ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBox ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" Name="comboBox2" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" IsItemsHost="True"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemsPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label Content="Logout Time:"></Label>
<Label></Label>
</StackPanel>
<ComboBoxItem Content="10 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="20 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="30 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="40 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="50 Min"></ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
</ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="Logout">
</ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
</Grid>

WPF - how to hide menu on mouse leave?

I'm very very new to WPF and I've been struggling for a couple of days now on how to hide a sub-menu of a MenuItem when the mouse leaves the sub-menu.
I've tried applying the trigger directly on the parent MenuItem but this only applies to its header. I've tried to manipulate the MenuItem.ItemsPanel I haven't had any success.
I have managed to wrap the children in a Menu control (inside the parent MenuItem) and apply the trigger on it but there are unwanted side effects (like all Menu is highlighted instead of one item).
Any help will be appreciated,
Idan
<Menu .... >
<MenuItem .... > // parent MenuItem
<MenuItem .... />
<MenuItem .... />
<MenuItem .... />
<MenuItem .... />
</MenuItem>
</Menu>
I am new to XAML and this may not be perfect but it works for me - I needed the same function and came up with this after many hours of searching and trying, this is why I wanted to post it because I could not find the answer anywhere. There is extra code for styling and alignment but you can ignore it:
Only - Xaml for closing the menu on mouse leave:
<!--.........Override PopUp so it can close on Mouse Leave + Style ----------------------------------->
<!--#3-Top Menu - MenuItem-->
<Style x:Key="menu_TopMenu_MenuItem_Style" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate x:Name="menuItem" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Border x:Name="templateRoot" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="1" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ContentPresenter ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" Grid.Column="1" ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding HeaderStringFormat}" ContentSource="Header" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup" AllowsTransparency="True" Focusable="False" IsOpen="{Binding IsSubmenuOpen, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" PopupAnimation="None" Placement="Bottom">
<Border x:Name="SubMenuBorder">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="SubMenuScrollViewer"
Style="{DynamicResource {ComponentResourceKey ResourceId=MenuScrollViewer, TypeInTargetAssembly={x:Type FrameworkElement}}}"
Background="Blue" Margin="0" Padding="0">
<Grid RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled">
<Canvas HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="0">
<Rectangle x:Name="OpaqueRect" Stroke="#8a919c" RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" StrokeThickness="1" Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=SubMenuBorder}" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=SubMenuBorder}">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,1">
<GradientStop Color="#FF404957" Offset="0.144"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF2B3F47" Offset="0.994"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
</Canvas>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsPresenter" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Cycle" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Cycle" />
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSuspendingPopupAnimation" Value="True">
<Setter Property="PopupAnimation" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="None"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="templateRoot" Property="Background" Value="#FF576DB9" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="#7F26DACA"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="#FF26DAB9"/>
<Setter Property="IsOpen" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
</Trigger>
<!--On - MouseLeave - Close PopUp - "Menu" -->
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="false" />
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="false" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.Setters>
<Setter Property="IsOpen" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Setters>
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
=========================================================================
Detailed:
#1 - MainWindow.xaml - File - "The Menu code bellow":
<Window x:Class="PaintApp.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:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:PaintApp"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
<!--GRID-->
<Grid x:Name="grid_MainGrid">
<!--..............................The Menu Code....................................................-->
<!--Top Menu-->
<DockPanel x:Name="dockPanel_Menu_TopMenu" Style="{DynamicResource dockPanel_Menu_TopMenu_Style}">
<Menu x:Name="menu_TopMenu" Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_Style}">
<MenuItem Header="File" Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_MenuItem_Style}">
<MenuItem Header="New"/>
<Separator Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_Seperator_Style}"/>
<MenuItem Header="Open"/>
<Separator Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_Seperator_Style}"/>
<MenuItem Header="Save"/>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem Header="Close" Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_MenuItem_Style}"/>
<MenuItem Header="Open" Style="{DynamicResource menu_TopMenu_MenuItem_Style}"/>
</Menu>
</DockPanel>
#2 -The Resource Dictionary File - The Styles- maintheme.xaml - I am placing my styles in a separate file so I can change the theme dynamically
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
x:Class="PaintApp.maintheme"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:PaintApp">
<!--..........Only For Style and alignment if you dont care about the style ignore this....................................................-->
<!--#1 - Top Menu-DockPanel-->
<Style x:Key="dockPanel_Menu_TopMenu_Style" TargetType="{x:Type DockPanel}">
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="20"/>
</Style>
<!--..........Only For Style and alignment if you dont care about the style ignore this....................................................-->
<!--#2-Top Menu-Menu-->
<Style x:Key="menu_TopMenu_Style" TargetType="{x:Type Menu}">
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FF3E434B"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFFFFA9B"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Verdana"/>
</Style>
<!--.........Override PopUp so it can close on Mouse Leave + Style ----------------------------------->
<!--#3-Top Menu - MenuItem-->
<Style x:Key="menu_TopMenu_MenuItem_Style" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate x:Name="menuItem" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Border x:Name="templateRoot" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="1" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ContentPresenter ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" Grid.Column="1" ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding HeaderStringFormat}" ContentSource="Header" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup" AllowsTransparency="True" Focusable="False" IsOpen="{Binding IsSubmenuOpen, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" PopupAnimation="None" Placement="Bottom">
<Border x:Name="SubMenuBorder">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="SubMenuScrollViewer"
Style="{DynamicResource {ComponentResourceKey ResourceId=MenuScrollViewer, TypeInTargetAssembly={x:Type FrameworkElement}}}"
Background="Blue" Margin="0" Padding="0">
<Grid RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled">
<Canvas HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="0">
<Rectangle x:Name="OpaqueRect" Stroke="#8a919c" RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" StrokeThickness="1" Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=SubMenuBorder}" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=SubMenuBorder}">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,1">
<GradientStop Color="#FF404957" Offset="0.144"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF2B3F47" Offset="0.994"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
</Canvas>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsPresenter" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Cycle" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Cycle" />
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSuspendingPopupAnimation" Value="True">
<Setter Property="PopupAnimation" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="None"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="templateRoot" Property="Background" Value="#FF576DB9" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="#7F26DACA"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="#FF26DAB9"/>
<Setter Property="IsOpen" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
</Trigger>
<!--On - MouseLeave - Close PopUp - "Menu" -->
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="false" />
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="false" />
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<MultiTrigger.Setters>
<Setter Property="IsOpen" TargetName="PART_Popup" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Setters>
</MultiTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<!--......SubMenus....Only For Style and alignment if you dont care about the style ignore this....................................................-->
<!--Top - Menu - SUB - MenuItems-->
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
<Border x:Name="subMenuitemBorder" BorderThickness="2" CornerRadius="3" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Uid="Border_38">
<Grid x:Name="bg" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="HeaderHost" ContentSource="Header" RecognizesAccessKey="True">
<ContentPresenter.ContentTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<!--<Border BorderBrush="#FF60626A" BorderThickness="0, 0, 0, 1" Margin="10, 0, 10, -5">-->
<TextBlock Padding="30, 3,30, 5" Text="{Binding BindsDirectlyToSource=True}"/>
<!--</Border>-->
</DataTemplate>
</ContentPresenter.ContentTemplate>
</ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="subMenuitemBorder" Value="#FF26A0DA"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="subMenuitemBorder" Value="#7F26A0DA"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
<!--..........Only For Style and alignment if you dont care about the style ignore this....................................................-->
<!--Top - Menu Seperator-->
<Style x:Key="menu_TopMenu_Seperator_Style" TargetType="{x:Type Separator}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="10,1,10,1"/>
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Separator}">
<Border
BorderBrush="#FF6A667E"
BorderThickness="1"
Background="Red"
Height="1"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
#3 - The App.xaml file - Because I use seperate file for the styles
<Application x:Class="PaintApp.App"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:PaintApp"
StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
<Application.Resources>
<!--Seperate file for the styles-->
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="maintheme.xaml"></ResourceDictionary>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
<!--Seperate file for the styles-->
</Application.Resources>
</Application>

WPF TabItem and TabControl templates combined

I'm trying to make template for TabControl
visual design should be following:
TabControl content area should have small shadow over TabItems
but shadow should not be applied to active tab item
problem is that I can only write these templates as separated styles
meaning that if I use grid they'll end up in different grids and I can't change Zindex to make only one TabItem pop out over shadow
I'm using Border to apply shadow
<Border BorderThickness="0" >
<Border.Effect>
<DropShadowEffect Direction="90" ShadowDepth="1" Color="#b6b6b6" />
</Border.Effect>
</Border>
I came up with this, using the Kaxaml template for a TabControl, it incorporates Adrian's idea of using a LinearGradientBrush to simulate the shadow, I'm using a ControlTemplate:
<TabControl>
<TabControl.Resources>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="myBrush" StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientStop Color="#ffffff" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#eeeeee" Offset="0.46"/>
<GradientStop Color="#787878" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabPanel Name="HeaderPanel" Grid.Row="0" Panel.ZIndex="1" Margin="0,0,0,-1" IsItemsHost="True"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1" Background="{StaticResource myBrush}" />
<Border Name="Border" Grid.Row="1" Background="#FFFFFF" BorderBrush="#888888" BorderThickness="1"
KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="2" >
<ContentPresenter Name="PART_SelectedContentHost" Margin="4" ContentSource="SelectedContent" />
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#888888" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="#AAAAAA" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<!-- SimpleStyles: TabItem -->
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid>
<Border Name="Border" Margin="0,0,-4,0" Background="#E0E0E0" BorderBrush="#888888" BorderThickness="1,1,1,1" >
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header" Margin="12,2,12,2" RecognizesAccessKey="True"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="100" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderThickness" Value="1,1,1,0" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource myBrush}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="#EEEEEE" />
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="#AAAAAA" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#888888" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabItem Header="Test" />
<TabItem Header="Test2" />
<TabItem Header="Test3" />
<TabItem Header="Test4" />
</TabControl>
By way of an explanation.
The LinearGradientBrush myBrush will be used in two places, the first is in the TabControl, as the Background:
<TabPanel Name="HeaderPanel" Grid.Row="0" Panel.ZIndex="1" Margin="0,0,0,-1" IsItemsHost="True"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1" Background="{StaticResource myBrush}" />
The Second is within the TabItem template as the background for all items that aren't selected *using a trigger); you could add additional selected styles if required:
<Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource myBrush}" />
Note: I've changed the background of the TabControl so it's no longer transparent (so it has the shadow. This might fall flat on it's face depending on how you want to use the control (i.e. if you want to show content underneath).
Before this version, I had a different version that used a DropShadow and a clipping grid, which will retain the underlying transparency if you need it. It does rely on you manually matching the gradient brush with the DropShadow. Let me know if you need that other version and I'll post it.
Good luck.
You could get something similar by changing the background color to a gradient on the TabItem:
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Background">
<Setter.Value>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientStop Color="#eeeeee" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#eeeeee" Offset="0.6"/>
<GradientStop Color="#b6b6b6" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

Tab Item and Tab Control Border Style

How do I style the Tab Control Border so that the selected Tab Item does not have a line underneath it?
These are my Tab Control and Tab Item styles so far.
<!-- Tab control styling -->
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="10,5,10,5" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="3.5" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlLightBrushKey}}" />
</Style>
<!-- Tab item styling -->
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid>
<Border
Name="Border"
Background="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"
BorderBrush="Black"
BorderThickness="1,1,1,0"
CornerRadius="3,3,0,0"
MinWidth="120">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header"
Margin="12,2,12,2"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsFocused" Value="True" >
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Border" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlLightBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" Text="{Binding}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" >
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Border" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlLightBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" Text="{Binding}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True" >
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Border" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlLightBrushKey}}" />
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" Text="{Binding}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
If I can achieve the look displayed in the screenshot without having to overload the tab item control template then I don't have an issue as the default tab item template doesn't have the line underneath it on the selected tab. I haven't been able to do this so far. Thanks for your help.
The XAML below is how I have overridden the TabControl to solve this problem. The key piece of info is the Margin property of the HeaderPanel. You will see that the bottom margin is -1, which shifts it down just enough to cover up that line.
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabControl}">
<Grid KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabPanel x:Name="HeaderPanel"
Grid.Row="0"
Panel.ZIndex="1"
Margin="0,0,4,-1"
IsItemsHost="True"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1"
Background="Transparent" />
<Border x:Name="Border"
Grid.Row="1"
BorderThickness="1"
KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local"
KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="2">
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="White"/>
</Border.Background>
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="White"/>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_SelectedContentHost"
Margin="4"
ContentSource="SelectedContent" />
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Add property Padding="0,0,0,0" to tab control :-)
Instead of modifying tabcontrol template, you may as well just modify the TabItem template, by adding two lines to cover up the border, and using minus margins for covering up.
(Please take a look at "TopLineCover" and "BottomLineCover" borders.)
<Style TargetType="TabItem" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TabItem}}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource VsBrush.WindowText}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource VsBrush.Window}"/>
<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="HeaderBorder" Padding="8,3,8,3" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0"
Background="{DynamicResource {x:Static commonControls:ColorService.JobViewHeaderBrushKey}}"
BorderBrush="{DynamicResource {x:Static commonControls:ColorService.JobViewHeaderBorderBrushKey}}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Content" ContentSource="Header"
HorizontalAlignment="{Binding Path=HorizontalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"
VerticalAlignment="{Binding Path=VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"
/>
</Border>
<Border x:Name="TopLineCover" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0" Margin="0,-2,0,0" Height="3" Panel.ZIndex="100"
Background="{DynamicResource VsBrush.Window}" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource {x:Static commonControls:ColorService.JobViewHeaderBorderBrushKey}}"
VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<Border x:Name="BottomLineCover" BorderThickness="0,0,0,3" Margin="1,0,1,-2" Panel.ZIndex="100" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource VsBrush.Window}"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="False"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="HeaderBorder" Value="{DynamicResource VsBrush.Window}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="HeaderBorder" Value="{DynamicResource VsBrush.Window}"/>
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="TopLineCover" Value="Visible"/>
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="BottomLineCover" Value="Visible"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
In the past I've accomplished this by making the TabItem extend a little further down then it's allocated, so its actually drawn on top of the border element and hides it
I can't remember how I did it exactly, but I think it was with a negative margin on the bottom of the TabItem

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