How do not allow onMouseOver/Out state while Radio button is selected? - wpf

I am wondering if it is possible to halt onMouserOver state while Radio button is checked/selected. I have a prototype where I switch content by clicking restyled radio buttons. I need to keep selected state not changed while the radio button is selected. Now, when mouse rollover/rollout happed it changed the background color as supposed to change when button is not selected. Below is the code. Thank you in advance.
<StackPanel>
<RadioButton x:Name="one" Content="one" IsChecked="True" GroupName="intro" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" />
<RadioButton x:Name="two" Content="two" IsChecked="True" GroupName="intro" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" />
<RadioButton x:Name="three" Content="three" IsChecked="True" GroupName="intro" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" Style="{DynamicResource RadioButtons}" />
</StackPanel>
Style:
<Style x:Key="IntroRadioButtons" TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#F4F4F4"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource CheckBoxStroke}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<Border HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
x:Name="borderRadioButon" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" BorderThickness="0"
Background="#FFFFB343" Width="90" Height="90" >
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ContentPresenter RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
Margin="0,0,0,4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
TextBlock.FontSize="{DynamicResource PrimaryFontSize}"
TextBlock.FontFamily="{DynamicResource PrimaryFontFamily}"
/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasContent" Value="true">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource CheckRadioFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,0,0,0"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

Similar question here. Seems like the two VisualStateGroup's conflict when they target the same property for the same control. Used the same approach as in the link and it seems to be working: Added two borders, one for each group. If there's a better way to solve this than I'm interested in what that is as well :)
<Style x:Key="IntroRadioButtons" TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#F4F4F4"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource CheckBoxStroke}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="borderRadioButon2">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#FFFD7713"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
x:Name="borderRadioButon" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" BorderThickness="0"
Background="#FFFFB343" Width="90" Height="90">
<Border HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="0"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
x:Name="borderRadioButon2" BorderBrush="{x:Null}" BorderThickness="0"
Background="Transparent" Width="90" Height="90">
<ContentPresenter RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
Margin="0,0,0,4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
TextBlock.FontSize="{DynamicResource PrimaryFontSize}"
TextBlock.FontFamily="{DynamicResource PrimaryFontFamily}"/>
</Border>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasContent" Value="true">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource CheckRadioFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,0,0,0"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

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It was impossible. :)
Thanks for all who contributed to this answer.

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<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ButtonBackground" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PhoneDisabledBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ButtonBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" >
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#FFCCCCCC"/>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ButtonBackground" To="1" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="ButtonBackground" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="0" >
<Border.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="/ProjectName;component/Images/Icons/button-background.png" Stretch="Fill"/>
</Border.Background>
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The typical approach to this sort of thing is to add a Rectangle element to the core design like this:-
<Border x:Name="ButtonBackground" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="0" >
<Rectangle x:Name="BackgroundElement">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="/ProjectName;component/Images/Icons/button-background.png" Stretch="Fill"/>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"/>
</Border>
You can now change the Disabled VisualState so that background is not Transparent but #FFCCCCCC. Also add a DoubleAnimation to set the Opacity of the "BackgroundElement" to 0 in both the Disabled and Pressed states.
So when enabled the the image in the rectangle is seen beding any content in the content container. When disabled the image is transparent and the #FFCCCCCC color is seen. When pressed the PhoneForegroundBrush color is seen.
you can change the entire controltemplate in the trigger so something like this.
i didn't test this but hopefully it will give u a good idea of how to do it.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
</ControlTemplate>
</Trigger>
</Style.Trigger>
</Style>

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