WinRT Animation Show/Hide in XAML - windows-8

I don't know how to make animation occurrence and damping in a few seconds.
I know about FadeOutThemeAnimation and FadeInThemeAnimation, but I need to combine them in one animation. Maybe someone know.
UPD: This is done through DoubleAnimation msdn description

It's hard to be sure exactly the animation you want. So I put together a few that will likely give you what you want. Just paste this into a page and run it.
<Page.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Name="RevealImages">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="-300"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="0">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<CubicEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="-300"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="0">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<CubicEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="-250"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateY)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="0">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<CubicEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="250"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle2">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<CubicEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextBlock.Text)" Storyboard.TargetName="textBlock">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Filling"/>
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="Waiting"/>
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="Hiding"/>
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value=""/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextBlock.FontFamily)" Storyboard.TargetName="textBlock">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<FontFamily>Global User Interface</FontFamily>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<FontFamily>Global User Interface</FontFamily>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Button Content="Show" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="75" Margin="7,7,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="92" FontFamily="Global User Interface">
<Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Click">
<Media:ControlStoryboardAction Storyboard="{StaticResource RevealImages}"/>
</Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
</Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
</Button>
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="250" Margin="10,117,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" Fill="White">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="-250"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="250" Margin="265,117,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250">
<Grid.Clip>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0,0,250,250" />
</Grid.Clip>
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle1" Fill="White" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" >
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="-250" TranslateY="250"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="250" Margin="520,117,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250" Opacity="0" Fill="White"/>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="28" Margin="10,84,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Slide In" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250" FontSize="20"/>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="28" Margin="265,84,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Slip In" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250" FontSize="20"/>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="28" Margin="520,84,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Fade In" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="250" FontSize="20"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="textBlock" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="137" Margin="113,10,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="238" FontSize="66.667"/>
</Grid>
Best of luck!

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XAML element label's content alignment on Grid Canvas

I try to modify a unique XAML UI element (not made by me) so its label's content is centered to the middle of the element (Content="{Binding Counter}")
So far I tried with Margins and Vertical and even Horizontal alignments without a better idea (adding and modifying existing ones)
Any ideas?
Code and picture below:
<Grid Margin="10,10,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding Path=DataContext.Visibility, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
IsEnabled="{Binding Path=DataContext.Enabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
<Grid Height="{Binding Path=ActualHeight, ElementName=lbl}" Width="{Binding Path=ActualHeight, ElementName=lbl}"
Margin="-195,-95,0,0" Panel.ZIndex="300" ClipToBounds="False" Visibility="{Binding CounterVisibility}">
<Canvas>
<Ellipse Fill="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationHomeView}" Stroke="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationStrokeHomeView}"
StrokeThickness="3" Width="50" Height="50" Canvas.Left="0" Canvas.Top="0" Canvas.Right="50" Canvas.Bottom="50" Name="Ellipse" />
<Label Name="lbl" Padding="11,13,10,10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Content="{Binding Counter}" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" Foreground="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationForegroundHomeView}"/>
<Canvas.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Canvas.Loaded">
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width"
From="50" To="65" Duration="0:0:0.8"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever" />
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Height"
From="50" To="65" Duration="0:0:0.8"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever" />
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Canvas.Left)"
From="0" To="-5" Duration="0:0:0.8"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever" />
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Canvas.Top)"
From="0" To="-5" Duration="0:0:0.8"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="lbl"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="FontSize"
From="16" To="20" Duration="0:0:0.8"
AutoReverse="True"
RepeatBehavior="Forever" />
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger>
</Canvas.Triggers>
</Canvas>
</Grid>
Instead of animating Canvas.Left/Canvas.Top and Width/Height: how about using a RenderTransform and a Grid
<Grid Margin="10" Visibility="{Binding Path=DataContext.Visibility, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
IsEnabled="{Binding Path=DataContext.Enabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
<Ellipse Fill="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationHomeView}" Stroke="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationStrokeHomeView}" StrokeThickness="3" Width="50" Height="50" Name="Ellipse" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Ellipse.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<ScaleTransform CenterX="0.5" CenterY="0.5" />
<SkewTransform/>
<RotateTransform/>
<TranslateTransform/>
</TransformGroup>
</Ellipse.RenderTransform>
</Ellipse>
<Label Name="lbl" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Content="{Binding Counter}" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" Foreground="White" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" Foreground="{DynamicResource AlarmNotificationForegroundHomeView}">
<Label.RenderTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<ScaleTransform CenterX="0.5" CenterY="0.5" />
<SkewTransform/>
<RotateTransform/>
<TranslateTransform/>
</TransformGroup>
</Label.RenderTransform>
</Label>
<Grid.Triggers>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Grid.Loaded">
<EventTrigger.Actions>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard RepeatBehavior="Forever" AutoReverse="True">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.8" Value="1.3">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)" Storyboard.TargetName="Ellipse">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.8" Value="1.3">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
<BeginStoryboard>
<Storyboard RepeatBehavior="Forever" AutoReverse="True">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)" Storyboard.TargetName="lbl">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.8" Value="1.3">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)" Storyboard.TargetName="lbl">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.8" Value="1.3">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</BeginStoryboard>
</EventTrigger.Actions>
</EventTrigger>
</Grid.Triggers>
</Grid>

Triggered Blend animation on page's loaded event fired too early

I'm having issues as I'm trying to start storyboard animation when application starts. I have fast storyboard animation (0.5 seconds), attached to main page's Loaded event via EventTriggerBehavior in Blend which starts storyboard animation. But almost every time application (after hiding splash screen) animation is already done.
Here is my XAML (for WP8.1; but same applies for 8.1 store application):
<Page
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:OnloadAnimation"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:Interactivity="using:Microsoft.Xaml.Interactivity" xmlns:Core="using:Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Core" xmlns:Media="using:Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Media"
x:Class="OnloadAnimation.MainPage"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Page.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Name="OnloadStoryboard">
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut" Exponent="5"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.5" Value="367.164">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut" Exponent="5"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateY)" Storyboard.TargetName="rectangle">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut" Exponent="5"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.5" Value="400">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseInOut" Exponent="5"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</Page.Resources>
<Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Loaded">
<Media:ControlStoryboardAction Storyboard="{StaticResource OnloadStoryboard}"/>
</Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
</Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Grid Background="#FF1D1D1D">
<Rectangle x:Name="rectangle" Fill="#FFF4F4F5" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="205" Stroke="Black" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="PointerPressed">
<Media:ControlStoryboardAction Storyboard="{StaticResource OnloadStoryboard}"/>
</Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
</Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
</Page>
Also here is full solution.

LongListMultiSelector : How do i change posotion of Checkbox from left to right?

This is how my LongListMultiSelector looks on WP8 app when i set IsSelectionEnabled = true
By default, the checkbox is shown on left. How do i change it to show on right handside ?
XAML Code:
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Transparent">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!--TitlePanel contains the name of the application and page title-->
<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="12,17,0,28">
<TextBlock Text="GHATIKA" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextNormalStyle}"/>
<TextBlock Text="cities" Margin="9,-7,0,0" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextTitle1Style}"/>
</StackPanel>
<!--ContentPanel - place additional content here-->
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0">
<toolkit:LongListMultiSelector x:Name="AddrBook"
JumpListStyle="{StaticResource AddrBookJumpListStyle}"
Background="Transparent"
GroupHeaderTemplate="{StaticResource AddrBookGroupHeaderTemplate}"
ItemTemplate="{StaticResource AddrBookItemTemplate}"
LayoutMode="List"
IsGroupingEnabled="true"
HideEmptyGroups ="true"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<DataTemplate x:Key="AddrBookItemTemplate">
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top">
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold" Text="{Binding FirstName}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Address}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Phone}" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="AddrBookGroupHeaderTemplate">
<Border Background="Transparent" Margin="12,8,0,8">
<Border Background="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"
Padding="8,0,0,0" Width="62" Height="62"
HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Key}" Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" FontSize="48" Padding="6"
FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilySemiLight}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
<phone:JumpListItemBackgroundConverter x:Key="BackgroundConverter"/>
<phone:JumpListItemForegroundConverter x:Key="ForegroundConverter"/>
<Style x:Key="AddrBookJumpListStyle" TargetType="phone:LongListSelector">
<Setter Property="GridCellSize" Value="113,113"/>
<Setter Property="LayoutMode" Value="Grid" />
<Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<Border Background="{Binding Converter={StaticResource BackgroundConverter}}" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Margin="6" >
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Key}" FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilySemiBold}" FontSize="48" Padding="6"
Margin="8,0,0,0" Foreground="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ForegroundConverter}}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
So the bad news is that the Phone Toolkit dev team has decided to make the style for the LongListMultiSelectorItem an INTERNAL property only so that it always looks like how you find it in the mail apps. This means you cannot override the style using the pre-built DLL's...
The Good news is that it's open source. So you can go and change this, the down side is that you will have to keep a copy of the whole toolkit in your source and if you ever wanted to update with a later copy of the toolkit you will have to manually merge this. We can always raise a change request with them and see if they would be kind enough to change this for us, but in the mean time, if you still want to do it you will have to try one of these options:
If you would like ALL your instances of the LongListMultiSelector to have right aligned check boxes then all you need to do is edit the style named "LongListMultiSelectorItemListStyle" in the Themes/Generic.xaml file (Best to use blend as you can move things around easier and see the visual states of the control - But I noticed while trying this myself that blend will rename the Visual States and add a 1 in front, you will want to remove those, and be aware of the animations changing between the states).
If you would like a better solution that would allow you to create your own template for just a single instance of the control, I suggest just going to the LongListMultiSelector and changing the DefaultListItemContainerStyleProperty and DefaultGridItemContainerStyleProperty (plus their backing fields) to public and then you can do something like the following in your code (This is just a reverse of the left to right style, it may not suit what you want as when the checkbox fly's out, the content moves to the right as well):
<ResourceDictionary
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit"
xmlns:primitives="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Primitives;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit">
<!-- Resource dictionary entries should be defined here. -->
<Style TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelector">
<Setter Property="DefaultListItemContainerStyle" Value="{StaticResource RightLongListMultiSelectorItemListStyle}"/>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="RightLongListMultiSelectorItemListStyle" TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Style.Setters>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Grid MinHeight="52">
<Grid.Resources>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="8" x:Key="ExponentialEaseIn"/>
<QuadraticEase EasingMode="EaseOut" x:Key="QuadraticEaseOut"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionEnabledStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ClosedToExposed"
From="Closed" To="Exposed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ExposedToClosed"
From="Exposed" To="Closed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ExposedToOpened"
From="Exposed" To="Opened"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="58" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ClosedToOpened"
From="Closed" To="Opened"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-68" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="OpenedToClosed"
From="Opened" To="Closed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-68" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="Collapsed"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualStateGroup.States>
<VisualState x:Name="Closed"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Exposed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel"
Duration="0" To="1.0"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Opened">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox"
Duration="0" To="-68"/>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter"
Duration="0" To="-86"/>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterCover">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel"
Duration="0" To="0.0"/>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup.States>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ContentControl x:Name="InfoPresenter"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Content="{TemplateBinding ContentInfo}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentInfoTemplate}"/>
<Grid Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" primitives:ClipToBounds.IsEnabled="True">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Presenter">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="-24"/>
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
<Rectangle x:Name="InnerHintPanel" Grid.Column="1" Width="24"
Height="{TemplateBinding HintPanelHeight}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Fill="Transparent"
StrokeThickness="0">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="-24"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
<Rectangle x:Name="OuterHintPanel" Width="24"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Height="{TemplateBinding HintPanelHeight}"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"
StrokeThickness="0" Opacity="0.0"/>
<Grid x:Name="OuterCover" IsHitTestVisible="True"
Visibility="Collapsed" Background="Transparent"/>
<Canvas HorizontalAlignment="Right">
<CheckBox x:Name="SelectBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="12,-20,5,0"
IsChecked="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" Visibility="Collapsed">
<CheckBox.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="0"/>
</CheckBox.RenderTransform>
</CheckBox>
</Canvas>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style.Setters>
</Style>

Space between items in LongListMultiSelector

In my LongListMultiSelector, how can I set a vertical space between items such that it will not be covered by selection rectangle? Just adding a Margin like in XAML below will have that margin covered by rectangle.
<toolkit:LongListMultiSelector ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
<toolkit:LongListMultiSelector.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="Some Text" Margin="0,0,0,50" />
</DataTemplate>
</toolkit:LongListMultiSelector.ItemTemplate>
</toolkit:LongListMultiSelector>
Picture that displayes how it behaves when I try to select an item. (pay attention to blue rectangle)
Here is an example of a standard Mail app where items have some space but selection rectangle does not cover it. (this is what I want)
This is a very important question on a fundamental XAML concept: ItemsControl databinding. All ItemsControls in C# have the ability to take data classes (known as "Items") and convert them to visual UIElements (known as "Containers"). For example ListBox can take Items from its ItemSource, create new ListBoxItems and set each item as the DataContext for its container. That's basically how databinding works for all ItemsControls.
Why is that interesting? Because LongListMultiSelector is yet another ItemsControl and it generates LongListMultiSelectorItems. Both in the case of ListBoxItem and LongListMultiSelectorItem the instantiated DataTemplate is nested inside the ItemTemplate which is only a part of the Container. However you can't control the properties of the container from inside the DataTemplate. Which is why nothing you're doing here seems to work.
The solution: change properties on the Containers themselves using the ItemContainerStyle.
1) Open up blend in a project that has the following C# and XAML code:
this.DataContext = "foo bar baz".Split(' ');
<Toolkit:LongListMultiSelector ItemsSource="{Binding}">
<Toolkit:LongListMultiSelector.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}" />
</DataTemplate>
</Toolkit:LongListMultiSelector.ItemTemplate>
</Toolkit:LongListMultiSelector>
2) Select the LongListMultiSelector. On the top menu choose "Object --> Edit Additional Style --> Edit ItemContainerSyle --> Create Empty" and hit "OK".
3) Since LongListMultiSelectorItem changes its ItemContainerStyle between Grid and List you'll need to manually replace all the <Setter /> elements in your style with all the setters in one of the following styles. For example I copied over all the setters from LongListMultiSelectorItemListStyle into my new LongListMultiSelectorItemStyle1.
<Style x:Key="LongListMultiSelectorItemGridStyle" TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource TransparentBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To=".5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionTriangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionCheck">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="HasSelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Opened">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionRectangle">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="OuterCover">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Closed"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid Margin="1" >
<ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer"
Margin="3"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
/>
<Rectangle x:Name="SelectionRectangle" Visibility="Collapsed"
Stroke="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
<Polyline x:Name="SelectionTriangle" Visibility="Collapsed"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Points="50,0 50,50 0,0"
Fill="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"
/>
<Polyline x:Name="SelectionCheck" Visibility="Collapsed"
Margin="5" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Points="40,0 43,3 28,18 18,8 21,5 28,12"
Fill="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}"
/>
<Grid x:Name="OuterCover" IsHitTestVisible="True" Visibility="Collapsed" Background="Transparent" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="LongListMultiSelectorItemListStyle" TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Style.Setters>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:LongListMultiSelectorItem">
<Grid MinHeight="52">
<Grid.Resources>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="8" x:Key="ExponentialEaseIn"/>
<QuadraticEase EasingMode="EaseOut" x:Key="QuadraticEaseOut"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionEnabledStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ClosedToExposed"
From="Closed" To="Exposed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ExposedToClosed"
From="Exposed" To="Closed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ExposedToOpened"
From="Exposed" To="Opened"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.30">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-58" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="1.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.30" Value="0.0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="ClosedToOpened"
From="Closed" To="Opened"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="-58" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition x:Name="OpenedToClosed"
From="Opened" To="Closed"
GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="0" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-58" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="86" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="24" EasingFunction="{StaticResource ExponentialEaseIn}"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="Collapsed"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualStateGroup.States>
<VisualState x:Name="Closed"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Exposed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel"
Duration="0" To="1.0"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Opened">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox"
Duration="0" To="0"/>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateX)"
Storyboard.TargetName="Presenter"
Duration="0" To="86"/>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="SelectBox">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterCover">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel"
Duration="0" To="0.0"/>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="OuterHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.IsHitTestVisible)"
Storyboard.TargetName="InnerHintPanel">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="False"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup.States>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" primitives:ClipToBounds.IsEnabled="True">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Presenter">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="24"/>
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
<Rectangle x:Name="InnerHintPanel" Grid.Column="0" Width="24"
Height="{TemplateBinding HintPanelHeight}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Fill="Transparent"
StrokeThickness="0">
<Rectangle.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="24"/>
</Rectangle.RenderTransform>
</Rectangle>
<ContentControl x:Name="InfoPresenter" Grid.Column="1"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Content="{TemplateBinding ContentInfo}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentInfoTemplate}"/>
</Grid>
<Rectangle x:Name="OuterHintPanel" Width="24"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Height="{TemplateBinding HintPanelHeight}"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"
StrokeThickness="0" Opacity="0.0"/>
<Grid x:Name="OuterCover" IsHitTestVisible="True"
Visibility="Collapsed" Background="Transparent"/>
<Canvas HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<CheckBox x:Name="SelectBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="12,-20,5,0" Visibility="Collapsed"
IsChecked="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}">
<CheckBox.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateX="-58"/>
</CheckBox.RenderTransform>
</CheckBox>
</Canvas>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style.Setters>
</Style>
4) make sure to fix XMLNS references like toolkit and primitives.
5) Now you can edit the style. From the top menu go to "Object --> Edit Additional Styles --> Edit ItemContainerStyle --> Edit current".
6) Set the ItemContainerStyle Margin from "0" to "0, 0, 50, 0".
When we run our LongListMultiSelector with the modified ItemContainerStyle we can see the following space between items:
It's important to remember that ItemContainerStyle is a very powerful weapon in our arsenal. We can use ItemContainerStyle to edit containers' style and even their templates.
I had the same error with Primitives. To fix it I added this reference:
xmlns:primitives="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Primitives;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit"

A thicker ProgressBar in WP7, how?

im making an app who have a counter and a progressbar representing the time left, so if the counter reaches its 50%, the progressbar value is 50. So far so good, I make a progressbar animation of counter total and go.
My question is: How can I make the progressbar thicker? The line itself is too small and the "principal attraction" of my app is the progressbar and I want to make it bigger. Have I to make a template and using another control? (Like using a rectangle visually). I tried changing the progressbar to a rectangle but I don't know how to fill the 60% (e.g) of the rectangle.
Any ideas? Thank you!
This can be done in the progress bar's style.
In the default progress bar's style, you need to
Add a Height to ProgressBar style,
say 30.
Increase the Height of two Rectangles
ProgressBarTrack and
ProgressBarIndicator to 24. They are
inside the ProgressBar's ControlTemplate.
Increase the Height of
HorizontalThumb to 24. It's inside
the PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle.
In PhoneProgressBarSliderThumb
ConttrolTemplate, increase both the
Rectangle's Width and Height to 24.
Here is all styles just in case.:)
<ControlTemplate x:Key="PhoneProgressBarSliderThumb" TargetType="Thumb">
<Rectangle Fill="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Height="24" IsHitTestVisible="False" Width="24"/>
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle" TargetType="Slider">
<Setter Property="Maximum" Value="3000"/>
<Setter Property="Minimum" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Value" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Slider">
<Grid IsHitTestVisible="False">
<Grid x:Name="HorizontalTemplate">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton" Grid.Column="0" Height="0" Template="{x:Null}"/>
<Thumb x:Name="HorizontalThumb" Grid.Column="1" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Height="24" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderThumb}"/>
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton" Grid.Column="2" Height="0" Template="{x:Null}"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ProgressBarStyle1" TargetType="ProgressBar">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="30"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneAccentBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Maximum" Value="100"/>
<Setter Property="IsHitTestVisible" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="{StaticResource PhoneHorizontalMargin}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ProgressBar">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Determinate"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate">
<Storyboard Duration="00:00:04.4" RepeatBehavior="Forever">
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="IndeterminateRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Storyboard.TargetName="DeterminateRoot">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Collapsed</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Value" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider1">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5" Value="1000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<LinearDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.0" Value="2000"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="3000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Value" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider2">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5" Value="1000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<LinearDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.0" Value="2000"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="3000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.4" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Value" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider3">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5" Value="1000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<LinearDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.0" Value="2000"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="3000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Value" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider4">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5" Value="1000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<LinearDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.0" Value="2000"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="3000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.8" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Value" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider5">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5" Value="1000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseOut" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
<LinearDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.0" Value="2000"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="3000">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
<ExponentialEase EasingMode="EaseIn" Exponent="1"/>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame.EasingFunction>
</EasingDoubleKeyFrame>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider1">
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider2">
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.4" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider3">
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider4">
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00.8" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="Slider5">
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
<DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:02.5" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid x:Name="DeterminateRoot" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Visibility="Visible">
<Rectangle x:Name="ProgressBarTrack" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" Height="24" Opacity="0.1"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="ProgressBarIndicator" Fill="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="24"/>
</Grid>
<Border x:Name="IndeterminateRoot" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Visibility="Collapsed">
<Grid>
<Slider x:Name="Slider1" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle}"/>
<Slider x:Name="Slider2" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle}"/>
<Slider x:Name="Slider3" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle}"/>
<Slider x:Name="Slider4" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle}"/>
<Slider x:Name="Slider5" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneProgressBarSliderStyle}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<ProgressBar Width="300" Background="White" Foreground="Red" Height="28" Margin="78,0" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5">
<ProgressBar.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform ScaleY="-5"/>
</ProgressBar.RenderTransform>
</ProgressBar>