WPF to silverlight conversion - silverlight-4.0

Is there any way to support {x:Type} and {x:Static} in silverlight like WPF?
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding MyTextProperty}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="test!" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

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How to set colors for entire application in on place instead of doing that on every SubPage.xaml in Xamarin.Forms?

Don't ask me why, but I thought only <ContentPage> can have <ContentPage.Resources>.
So I had a bunch of color setters and what not in almost every XAML page like this:
<ContentPage.Resources>
<Style TargetType="NavigationPage">
<Setter Property="BarBackgroundColor" Value="#000" />
<Setter Property="BarTextColor" Value="#20b8a2" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="ContentPage">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="#231f20" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Label">
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#f7f7f7" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Entry">
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#f7f7f7" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="#0089c1" />
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#f7f7f7" />
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="0" />
</Style>
</ContentPage.Resources>
So how to change all main colors in one place?
So instead of having resources in every Solution/App/Views/SubPage.xaml file there is obviously an outermost XAML file in general projects root Solution/App/App.xaml where you can simply set these resources for entire application.
<Application ...>
<Application.Resources>
<Color x:Key="PrimaryColor">#20b8a2</Color> <!-- turqoise -->
<Color x:Key="SecondaryColor">#0089c1</Color> <!-- blue -->
<Color x:Key="TertiaryColor">#ef569f</Color> <!-- pink -->
<Color x:Key="ThemeExtremeColor">#000000</Color>
<Color x:Key="ThemeMainColor">#231f20</Color>
<Color x:Key="ThemeLighterColor">#333333</Color>
<Color x:Key="TextColor">#f7f7f7</Color>
<Style TargetType="NavigationPage">
<Setter Property="BarBackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource ThemeExtremeColor}" />
<Setter Property="BarTextColor" Value="{StaticResource PrimaryColor}" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="ContentPage">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource ThemeMainColor}" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Grid">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource ThemeMainColor}" />
</Style>
<!--<Style TargetType="ListView">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource ThemeMainColor}" />
</Style>-->
<Style TargetType="Label">
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="{StaticResource TextColor}" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Entry">
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="{StaticResource TextColor}" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource SecondaryColor}" />
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="{StaticResource TextColor}" />
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="0" />
</Style>
</Application.Resources>
....
</Application>
Now "{StaticResource TextColor}" can be used anywhere in XAML.

How to change Dropdown to Dropup in XAML

I recently downloaded Wox, an alternative search for Windows. Its search automatically appears as a dropdown menu. There is no way in the settings to change this to "dropup" rather than dropdown. I couldn't find this question asked anywhere, but the maker said in response to a question about a different change to appearance to edit the base theme document. I looked through the document, and couldn't find anywhere that seemed like an obvious place to toggle if the dropbox falls up or down, but I also only have very basic coding knowledge. I tried to search for how to do this online, but couldn't seem to find anything. The markup document is below. Is there anything I can change in this to cause it to drop up instead?
<ResourceDictionary 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">
<Style x:Key="BaseQueryBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="28" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe UI, Microsoft YaHei" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Medium" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="30" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#616161" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#E3E0E3" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseWindowBorderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#424242"></Setter>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4 4 4 4" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseWindowStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Window}">
<Setter Property="Width" Value="350" />
<Setter Property="MaxWidth" Value="800" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BasePendingLineStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Line}">
<Setter Property="Stroke" Value="Blue" />
</Style>
<!-- Item Style -->
<Style x:Key="BaseItemTitleStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFFFF8" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Medium" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe UI, Microsoft YaHei" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseItemSubTitleStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}" >
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#D9D9D4" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe UI, Microsoft YaHei" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseItemNumberStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="3 0 0 0" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="22" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseItemTitleSelectedStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}" >
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFFFF8" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Medium" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseItemSubTitleSelectedStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}" >
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#D9D9D4" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseListboxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Disabled"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBox">
<ScrollViewer Focusable="false" Template="{DynamicResource ScrollViewerControlTemplate}">
<VirtualizingStackPanel IsItemsHost="True" />
</ScrollViewer>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<!-- ScrollViewer Style -->
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ScrollViewerControlTemplate" TargetType="{x:Type ScrollViewer}">
<Grid x:Name="Grid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--content in the left of ScrollViewer, just default-->
<ScrollContentPresenter x:Name="PART_ScrollContentPresenter"
CanContentScroll="{TemplateBinding CanContentScroll}"
CanHorizontallyScroll="False"
CanVerticallyScroll="False"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
Grid.Row="0" />
<!--Scrollbar in thr rigth of ScrollViewer-->
<ScrollBar x:Name="PART_VerticalScrollBar"
AutomationProperties.AutomationId="VerticalScrollBar"
Cursor="Arrow"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="3 0 0 0"
Maximum="{TemplateBinding ScrollableHeight}"
Minimum="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Visibility="{TemplateBinding ComputedVerticalScrollBarVisibility}"
Value="{Binding VerticalOffset, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ViewportSize="{TemplateBinding ViewportHeight}"
Style="{DynamicResource ScrollBarStyle}" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<!-- button style in the middle of the scrollbar -->
<Style x:Key="BaseThumbStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Thumb}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Thumb}">
<Border CornerRadius="2" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Background="#616161" BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0" />
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BaseScrollBarStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ScrollBar}">
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsPressAndHoldEnabled" Value="false" />
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="false" />
<!-- must set min width -->
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="5"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ScrollBar}">
<DockPanel>
<Track x:Name="PART_Track" IsDirectionReversed="true" DockPanel.Dock="Right">
<Track.Thumb>
<Thumb Style="{DynamicResource ThumbStyle}"/>
</Track.Thumb>
</Track>
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
Here is an MSDN example for changing ComboBox's ControlTemplate: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wpf/controls/combobox-styles-and-templates
The interesting part is Popup:
<Popup x:Name="Popup"
Placement="Bottom"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
Changing Placement to Top should help.

Why does a trigger cause a NullReferenceException in style A, but works perfectly in style B (based on style A)?

I have a basis style, and a handfull of styles based on that one. they all use some (same) triggers, which works well - except for one single trigger. This specific one works well only in the derived styles.
Trying to move this trigger into the basic style directly causes a NullReferenceException in Visual Studio Designer. Can anyone tell me why (and how to make it work)?
<Style x:Key="CalendarCellStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Tag}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource FontSize9}"/>
<Setter Property="TextAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="2"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FF515151"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<EventSetter Event="MouseDown" Handler="MouseDown_Click" />
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarForegroundDisabled}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarBackgroundDisabled}" />
</DataTrigger>
<!-- the following trigger HERE causes a NullReferenceException -->
<DataTrigger Value="True">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource EqualsConverter}">
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" Path="Tag" />
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UniformGrid}}" Path="Tag" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarForegroundSelected}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarBackgroundSelected}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="CalendarCellStyleMonth" BasedOn="{StaticResource CalendarCellStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Tag, Converter={StaticResource MonthNameConverter}}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource FontSize12}"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<!-- the very same trigger code HERE works properly ... -->
<DataTrigger Value="True">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource EqualsConverter}">
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" Path="Tag" />
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UniformGrid}}" Path="Tag" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarForegroundSelected}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarBackgroundSelected}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="CalendarCellStyleDay" BasedOn="{StaticResource CalendarCellStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Style.Triggers>
<!-- ... as well as here too (and so on) -->
<DataTrigger Value="True">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource EqualsConverter}">
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" Path="Tag" />
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UniformGrid}}" Path="Tag" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarForegroundSelected}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ColorCalendarBackgroundSelected}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Unfortunately the stack trace doesn't really give any clue:
bei DataTest.EqualsConverter.Convert(Object[] values, Type targetType, Object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
bei System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.TransferValue()
bei System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.Transfer()
bei System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.UpdateTarget(Boolean includeInnerBindings)
bei System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.AttachToContext(Boolean lastChance)
bei System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.MS.Internal.Data.IDataBindEngineClient.AttachToContext(Boolean lastChance)
bei MS.Internal.Data.DataBindEngine.Task.Run(Boolean lastChance)
bei MS.Internal.Data.DataBindEngine.Run(Object arg)
bei MS.Internal.Data.DataBindEngine.OnLayoutUpdated(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.fireLayoutUpdateEvent()
bei System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
bei System.Windows.UIElement.UpdateLayout()
Problem solved; it was just because of the cut&paste process itself.
After I copied the code snipet into an external text editor, and from there again back into the base style, the Exceptions were gone.
I think it's a bug in Visual Studio itself, as originally (I forgot to mention) even rebuilding the complete project wasn't solving the problem.
Sorry.

Set TextBlock's Foreground in the Style

Is it possible to set Foreground property from the Style? Looking like it has no effect.
<Style x:Key="MyPageNameStyle" TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeMedium}" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,12,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green"/>
</Style>
It's simple be sure you bind it to a static resource
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="MyPageNameStyle" TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeMedium}" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,12,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green"/>
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MyPageNameStyle}" Text="WP8 Demodccxzcxzczsczczxcxzczczczcz" Margin="9,-7,0,0" />
Youll be able to see the effect in the xaml designer only

How do I change the FontSize and style of the data header in my xaml Datagrid

I have a datagrid which auto generates the columns.
<DataGrid Name="QueryGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="True" Height="1000" Width="1135" ItemsSource="{Binding QueryTable}" Visibility="{Binding Path=QueryGridVisiblity, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}" />
I have to make the column names bold. How do i do this? Any suggestions?
Regards,
Sagar
Here is the answer i have found:
<DataGrid Name="QueryGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="True" Height="900" Width="1135" ItemsSource="{Binding QueryTable}" Visibility="{Binding Path=QueryGridVisiblity, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}">
<DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
</Style>
</DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
</DataGrid>
<DataGridTextColumn.HeaderStyle>
<Style
TargetType="DataGridColumnHeader">
<Setter
Property="Background"
Value="SteelBlue"
/>
<Setter
Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
Value="Center"
/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="17"/>
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>
</Style>
</DataGridTextColumn.HeaderStyle>