Make a groupbox appear and disappear with fade in fade out animation - wpf

in the following example, I don't understand how I could make my "Live Updates" groupbox appear/disappear when the upper checkbox is checked/unchecked. I am looking for a fast fade in/fade out effect in XAML but I am a little lost..
<UserControl
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"
mc:Ignorable="d"
x:Class="WpfControlLibrary1.MainControl"
x:Name="MultiVol" MinHeight="520.12" MinWidth="213">
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" MappingMode="RelativeToBoundingBox" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0.966"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFD7D4FF"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Grid.Background>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="0">
<GroupBox Margin="8,0" BorderBrush="#FF88B1D8" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="99">
<GroupBox.Header>
<WrapPanel>
<Label Content="General" Background="#00000000" Foreground="#FF0033FF" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="/WpfControlLibrary1;component/Fonts/#Tahoma" />
</WrapPanel>
</GroupBox.Header>
<UniformGrid Columns="2">
<Label Content="RICs" />
<TextBox AcceptsReturn="False" AcceptsTab="True" AllowDrop="True" IsTabStop="True" />
<Label Content="Preference" />
<UniformGrid VerticalAlignment="Center" Columns="2" Rows="1">
<RadioButton GroupName="preference" Content="Exotic" IsChecked="False" />
<RadioButton GroupName="preference" Content="Flow" IsChecked="True" />
</UniformGrid>
<Label Content="Live updates" />
<CheckBox IsChecked="True" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</UniformGrid>
</GroupBox>
</StackPanel>
<DockPanel Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<GroupBox Margin="8,0" BorderBrush="#FF88B1D8" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<GroupBox.Header>
<WrapPanel>
<Label Content="Live updates" Background="#00000000" Foreground="#FF0033FF" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="/WpfControlLibrary1;component/Fonts/#Tahoma" />
</WrapPanel>
</GroupBox.Header>
<ListView MinHeight="100" Background="{x:Null}">
<ListView.View>
<GridView AllowsColumnReorder="False">
<GridViewColumn Header="RIC" />
<GridViewColumn Header="Last tick" />
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
</GroupBox>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
UPDATE : I get the fade in now, and I tried to add the fade out by adding a Trigger tag :
<DockPanel.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DockPanel}">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Visibility" Value="Visible">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Duration="00:00:0.5" From="0.0" To="1.0" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Duration="00:00:0.5" From="1.0" To="0.0" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</DockPanel.Style>

Two steps.
First Visibility:
Create a BooleanToVisibilityConverter in Resources
<UserControl.Resources>
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
Give your CheckBox a name
<CheckBox x:Name="LiveUpdateCheckBox" IsChecked="True" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
Bind the DockPanel.Visibility property per ElementName with BooleanToVisibilityConverter
<DockPanel Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=LiveUpdateCheckBox, Path=IsChecked, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}">
Second Animation:
Create a DockPanel.Style for your LiveUpdates DockPanel
<DockPanel.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DockPanel}">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Visibility" Value="Visible">
<Trigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Duration="00:00:01" From="0.0" To="1.0" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</Trigger.EnterActions>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</DockPanel.Style>

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How to Create Animated Tabs with Tab Indicator using WPF?

I have a Tab control in my WPF application. And this Tab control has two Tab items. And due to design purpose I underline each of the Tab items. Now I want to animate the underline of those Tab items. I just want a simple animation when I select any of this tab items the underline should be quickly move from one tab item to another. Though there a decent space between those tab items.
I implement the underline of those tab items by Text Decoration in Control Template. I use my own custom Control Template for both of the Tab items. I use a separator in on that specific space between those tab items. I give red color for the underline of those tab header of the tab items. And I also give the red color for the separator. And it's also looks like an animated Tab indicator.
I can use rectangle but I don't use it because separator is more lightweight.
I know I have to use the storyboard property to fade out the separator but I don't know how to apply it.
What I want is when I switch between those two tab items the separator should fade out from one side to another and vice versa, So that it's look like the red underline is moving from one tab item to another through the space between them
Here is the Control Template for the tab items :
<Style x:Key="TabItemGoTwo" TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#939393" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Grid
x:Name="Root"
ClipToBounds="true"
KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation="Local"
RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="NearestNeighbor"
RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true"
UseLayoutRounding="True">
<Border
x:Name="Border"
Margin="0,0,-4,0"
BorderThickness="1,1,1,1"
CornerRadius="2,12,0,0">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#282828" />
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="#282828" />
<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="#282828" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentSite"
Margin="0,2,12,2"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
ContentSource="Header"
RecognizesAccessKey="True"
RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="NearestNeighbor"
RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
UseLayoutRounding="True" />
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock
RenderOptions.EdgeMode="Aliased"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
Text="{TemplateBinding Content}"
UseLayoutRounding="True">
<TextBlock.TextDecorations>
<TextDecoration PenOffset="4" PenOffsetUnit="Pixel">
<TextDecoration.Pen>
<Pen Brush="#fe0000" Thickness="3" />
</TextDecoration.Pen>
</TextDecoration>
</TextBlock.TextDecorations>
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#fdfdfd" />
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="100" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="Root" Property="Background" Value="#282828" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#fdfdfd" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Here is my code for the Tab items, separator within that Tab control.
<StackPanel Width="645" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="460" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="-4,59,0,0" UseLayoutRounding="True" >
<TabControl x:Name="MyTabControl" SelectionChanged="MyTabControl_SelectionChanged" BorderThickness="0" Background="#282828" Width="656" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="462" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="-5,1,-0.2,0" >
<TabItem x:Name="TabItemFirst" Style="{StaticResource TabItemGoTwo}" Header="File manager" Margin="34,0,-26.6,0" Height="24" FontSize="10" VerticalAlignment="Center" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="NearestNeighbor" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" TextOptions.TextFormattingMode="Display" FontFamily="Segoe UI" >
<Grid Background="#222222" Height="433" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="645" Margin="0,5,0,0" >
<Label Name="Folder" Content="Folder:" FontSize="10" Foreground="#efefef" Height="20" Width="40" Margin="-571,-367,0,0" FontFamily="Segoe UI" UseLayoutRounding="True" TextOptions.TextFormattingMode="Display" />
<Button Name ="FolderSelect" Width="532" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="33" Margin="85,17,0,0" Background="#1a1a1a"
materialDesign:ShadowAssist.ShadowDepth="Depth0" materialDesign:RippleAssist.Feedback="Transparent" BorderThickness="0" UseLayoutRounding="True"
></Button>
<Label Name="ShowFolders" Content=".." Margin="-479,59,0,0" Background="#1a1a1a" Width="168" Height="373" Foreground="#efefef" ></Label>
<Button
Width="65" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="25" Background="#FF403D3D" Margin="16,292,0,0"
ToolTip="Resource name: MaterialDesignRaisedButton">
<materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="PlusThick" />
</Button>
<Button
Width="65" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="25" Background="#FF403D3D" Margin="82,292,0,0"
ToolTip="Open output folder">
<materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="FolderUpload" />
</Button>
<Label Content="Video recordings:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="269.2,-22,0,0" Foreground="#efefef" FontSize="10" FontFamily="Segoe UI" UseLayoutRounding="True" TextOptions.TextFormattingMode="Display" />
</Grid>
</TabItem>
<TabItem x:Name="TabItemSecond" Style="{StaticResource TabItemGoTwo}" Header="Preview" FontSize="10" Height="24" Margin="47.4,0,-39.6,0" FontFamily="Segoe UI" VerticalAlignment="Center" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="NearestNeighbor" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" TextOptions.TextFormattingMode="Display" >
<Grid></Grid>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Height="10" Width="30" Margin="-850,-395,0,0" >
<Separator Height="2" Background="#fe0000" Margin="2,4,2.4,0" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" UseLayoutRounding="True" RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="NearestNeighbor" ></Separator>
</StackPanel>
I replace your last StackPanel with Canvas and update your Separator with the below Animation code:
<Canvas>
<Separator Height="2" Width="50" Background="Red" Margin="25,82,4,0" >
<Separator.Style>
<Style TargetType="Separator">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=MyTabControl,Path=SelectedIndex}" Value="1">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="MyBeginStoryboard">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Canvas.Left)" From="0" To="100" Duration="0:0:1"></DoubleAnimation>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" From="50" To="20" Duration="0:0:1"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<DataTrigger.ExitActions>
<BeginStoryboard Name="MyBeginStoryboard2">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Canvas.Left)" From="100" To="0" Duration="0:0:1"></DoubleAnimation>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" From="30" To="50" Duration="0:0:1"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.ExitActions>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Separator.Style>
</Separator>
</Canvas>

WPF more then one DataTrigger

Would you know why the XAML below is not working. It looks like I can not have more than one DataTrigger for an element. Those Storyboards within DataTrigger, as you can tell are being executed on a button click.
The end reason is that on a button click, one grid should slide up, and the other slide down, achieving sort of accordian animation. Thanks
<StackPanel Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="0,10,0,0">
<!--Add New Banner Grid-->
<!--<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Background="#FFE0FFD2" Height="50">-->
<Grid x:Name="grdAddBunner">
<Grid.Style>
<Style TargetType="Grid">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="50"></Setter>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFE0FFD2"></Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=btnEditBunner, Path=IsPressed}" Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height" From="150" To="0" Duration="0:0:0.5"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=btnAddBunner, Path=IsPressed}" Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height" From="0" To="150" Duration="0:0:0.5"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Grid.Style>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Content="Add New Banner" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Foreground="DarkGreen" FontWeight="Bold"></Label>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Fund"></Label>
<telerik:RadComboBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" telerik:StyleManager.Theme="Windows8" Margin="3" ItemsSource="{Binding LstFund}"></telerik:RadComboBox>
<Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Banner"></Label>
<TextBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" telerik:StyleManager.Theme="Windows8" Margin="3" Text="{Binding AddBannerName}"></TextBox>
<Button Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Content="Save" Command="{Binding AddBannerCmd}" Height="25" Width="80" HorizontalAlignment="Left"></Button>
<Button Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2" Content="Calcel" Height="25" Width="80" HorizontalAlignment="Right"></Button>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<!--Edit Existing Banner Grid-->
<!--<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Background="#FFFFF7D2" Height="50">-->
<Grid x:Name="grdEditBanner">
<Grid.Style>
<Style TargetType="Grid">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="50"></Setter>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFFFF7D2"></Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=btnAddBunner, Path=IsPressed}" Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height" From="150" To="0" Duration="0:0:0.5"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=btnEditBunner, Path=IsPressed}" Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height" From="0" To="150" Duration="0:0:0.5"></DoubleAnimation>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Grid.Style>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Content="Edit Existing Banner" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#FF5B6400" FontWeight="Bold"></Label>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Fund"></Label>
<telerik:RadComboBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" telerik:StyleManager.Theme="Windows8" Margin="3" ItemsSource="{Binding LstFund}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedBannerFund}"></telerik:RadComboBox>
<Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Banner"></Label>
<TextBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" telerik:StyleManager.Theme="Windows8" Margin="3" Text="{Binding SelectedBannerName}"></TextBox>
<Button Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Content="Save" Command="{Binding UpdateBannerCmd}" Height="25" Width="80" HorizontalAlignment="Left"></Button>
<Button Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2" Content="Calcel" Height="25" Width="80" HorizontalAlignment="Right"></Button>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
The "IsPressed" lets you know when the button is "active" this changes again when you release the button.
Have you tried moving this to a command binding on the button and set properties on your viewModel that those grids can use to set styles on themselves?

Change Grid Panel Border color Using C# programatically- WPF

I have Grid Panel and I want to its border color to change when we click on button
<Grid Grid.Row="3" Name="LocationLayoutPanel" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Margin="0,51,0,0" Height="65" ShowGridLines="True">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="9*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="2*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions >
<Border BorderThickness="2,2,2,2" BorderBrush="Red" Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
Grid.RowSpan="2"/>
<Button Content="change border color" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
Click="chnageBGCOLOR"></Button>
</Grid>
When I click on "change border color" button its grid border color should be changed!
Thank you!
XAML:
<Border BorderThickness="2,2,2,2" Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
Grid.RowSpan="2">
<Border.Style>
<Style TargetType="Border">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Red"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=Button, Path=IsPressed}" Value="True">
<DataTrigger.EnterActions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
To="GreenYellow"/>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</DataTrigger.EnterActions>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Border.Style>
</Border>
<Button Name="Button" Content="change boarder color" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"></Button>
Programically:
Add Name to Border and set as follows:
BorderName.BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.GreenYellow);

WPF Animate Insertion into an ItemsControl

Earlier I asked about a fade-in,scroll down animation for items control insertion ( Animate Insertions to ItemsControl ). I got the fade-in working but I'm still perplexed about the items control insertion animation. Below is somethings that "sort of" works.
<Grid>
<ScrollViewer>
<ItemsControl Name="TimelineItems"
ItemsSource="{Binding Timeline}"
Style="{StaticResource TimelineStyle}"
ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource TweetItemStyle}">
<ItemsControl.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<TranslateTransform />
</TransformGroup>
</ItemsControl.RenderTransform>
<ItemsControl.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="FrameworkElement.SizeChanged">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="TimelineItems"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(TranslateTransform.Y)">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="-50" />
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.5"
Value="0" />
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</ItemsControl.Triggers>
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid Name="MyGrid"
Background="{Binding TweetType, Converter={StaticResource tweetTypeConverter}}"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Style="{StaticResource TweetImageColumnStyle}" />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.Column="0"
Style="{StaticResource TweetImageStyle}">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="{Binding ProfileImageUrl}" />
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Style="{StaticResource TweetNameStyle}"
Text="{Binding Name}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Style="{StaticResource TweetTimeStyle}"
Text="{Binding TimeAgo}" />
</Grid>
<Controls:TextBlockMarkup Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Markup="{Binding MarkupText}"
Style="{StaticResource TweetStyle}" />
</StackPanel>
<Separator Grid.Row="2"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Style="{StaticResource TweetSeparatorTop}" />
<Separator Grid.Row="3"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Style="{StaticResource TweetSeparatorBottom}" />
</Grid>
<DataTemplate.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="ItemAnimation"
AutoReverse="False">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="MyGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0"
Value="0" />
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.8"
Value="1" />
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</DataTemplate.Resources>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="FrameworkElement.Loaded">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource ItemAnimation}" />
</EventTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
I say "sort of" because the list is offset by a negative offset and then animated into position. The "animation to position" looks great, but the "jump" to a negative offset spoils the affect.
In CSS, I would simply animate the height of the inserted item but I haven't puzzled out how to do this in WPF.
Thoughts?
So, I don't know all details, but I think usual way (I'm noob, lol) are:
Add FluidMove behavior to your visual collection
Insert new object with lower width and height, e.g. 1x1
Animate it to actual size via storyboard or manually DoubleAnimation

WPF -- it's gotta be easier than I'm making it

I'm having the darndest time figuring this out: say I've got two Button and three TextBlocks. I want either button to trigger a simple Storyboard on ALL TextBlocks. Currently I'm trying to define a generic Textblock style that contains the Storyboard, and then the trigger comes from any Button click. This is the closest I've come but the app crashes on startup...what am I don't wrong here:
<Window.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock" >
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue" />
<Style.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="TextBlockOpacity" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
<DoubleAnimation From="0" To="1" />
</Storyboard>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
<Window.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ButtonBase.Click" SourceName="button">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource TextBlockOpacity}"/>
</EventTrigger>
</Window.Triggers>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Button x:Name="button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="51,54,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="96" Height="45" Content="Button"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock1" Margin="228,54,172,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="45" FontSize="26.667" Text="TextBlock" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock2" Margin="228,103,172,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="45" FontSize="26.667" Text="Hello" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
</Grid>
If you "dedicate" the button to changing the opacity, you could harness its DataContext and animate it. Then simply bind your elements' Opacity to the DataContext:
(I've also refactored your xaml a bit)
<Window x:Class="SomeNamespace.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
<Window.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Key="TextBlockOpacity" Storyboard.TargetName="button1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="DataContext" >
<DoubleAnimation From="0.1" To="1"/>
</Storyboard>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock" >
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="LightGray" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="26.667" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="45" />
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{Binding ElementName=button1, Path=DataContext}"/>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Window.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ButtonBase.Click">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource TextBlockOpacity}" >
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ListBox.SelectionChanged">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource TextBlockOpacity}" >
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</Window.Triggers>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Button x:Name="button1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="51,54,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="96" Height="45" Content="Button">
<Button.DataContext>
<System:Double>0</System:Double>
</Button.DataContext>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="button2" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,54,29,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="96" Height="45" Content="Button"/>
<ListBox x:Name="listBox1" Height="50" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<ListBox.Items>
<System:String>Text1</System:String>
<System:String>Text2</System:String>
</ListBox.Items>
</ListBox>
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock1" Margin="51,114,61,0" Text="TextBlock" Height="45" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="166" />
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock2" Margin="51,0,74,42" Text="Hello" Height="45" Width="153" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
</Grid>
</Window>
Also note one thing - this is the approach to use if you want to minimize your code, and make it all happen in xaml. Your approach would anmate the Opacity of the whole Window. That's why in the code above, TextBlocks bind to the button's DataContext, which is itself animated.
It is of course doable without binding to a common value (the DataContext), but then you need to repeat X animations (because you need to set X TargetNames). This approach above is more easily extendable and maintainable.
EDIT
Added another Button and a ListBox for variety :)
Based on kek444's Xaml-only solution, I present a slightly improved version that doesn't rely on the DataContext of the button and can have multiple triggers.
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
x:Name="Window"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="640" Height="480">
<Window.Resources>
<UIElement x:Key="OpacityCounter" Opacity="0"/>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{Binding Source={StaticResource OpacityCounter}, Path=Opacity}" />
</Style>
<Storyboard x:Key="OnClick1">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00" Storyboard.Target="{StaticResource OpacityCounter}" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00" Value="0"/>
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5000000" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</Window.Resources>
<Window.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ButtonBase.Click" SourceName="button1">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource OnClick1}"/>
</EventTrigger>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ButtonBase.Click" SourceName="button2">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource OnClick1}"/>
</EventTrigger>
</Window.Triggers>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button x:Name="button1" Width="131" Height="37" Content="Button 1" Margin="0,0,0,22"/>
<Button x:Name="button2" Width="131" Height="37" Content="Button 2" Margin="0,0,0,22"/>
</StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock" Height="27" Text="TextBlock 1" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock1" Height="27" Text="TextBlock 2" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock2" Height="27" Text="TextBlock 3" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock3" Height="27" Text="TextBlock 4" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
To use a ListBox as a trigger mechanism (provided you have a ListBox named "listbox1" someplace, add the following to Window.Triggers:
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Selector.SelectionChanged" SourceName="listbox1">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource OnClick1}"/>
</EventTrigger>
or to trigger off a specific ListBoxItem, you'll need (where item1 is a named ListBoxItem):
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="ListBoxItem.Selected" SourceName="item1">
<BeginStoryboard Storyboard="{StaticResource OnClick1}"/>
</EventTrigger>
In your sample, you are defining the Storyboard inside a Style as a Resource, but then you are trying to access it as a Window resource. Try moving the Storyboard declaration to Window.Resources, then reference the Storyboard in the Style.
I don't know right off if it will do what you want, but I would start there.

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