Slider Styles and Templates
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This topic describes the styles and templates for the Slider control. You can modify the default ControlTemplate to give the control a unique appearance. For more information, see Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate.
Slider Parts
The following table lists the named parts for the Slider control.
Slider Part |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
HorizontalTemplate |
The root of the horizontal slider template. |
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HorizontalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton |
The large increase repeat button for the horizontal slider template. |
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HorizontalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton |
The large decrease repeat button for the horizontal slider template. |
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HorizontalThumb |
The Thumb for the dragging track of the horizontal slider template. |
|
VerticalTemplate |
The root of the vertical slider template. |
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VerticalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton |
The large increase repeat button for the vertical slider template. |
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VerticalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton |
The large decrease repeat button for the vertical slider template. |
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VerticalThumb |
The Thumb for the dragging track of the vertical slider template. |
Slider States
The following table lists the visual states for the Slider control.
VisualState Name |
VisualStateGroup Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Normal |
CommonStates |
The default state. |
MouseOver |
CommonStates |
The mouse pointer is positioned over the control. |
Disabled |
CommonStates |
The control is disabled. |
Focused |
FocusStates |
The control has focus. |
Unfocused |
FocusStates |
The control does not have focus. |
Thumb States
The following table lists the visual states for the Thumb class.
VisualState Name |
VisualStateGroup Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Normal |
CommonStates |
The default state. |
MouseOver |
CommonStates |
The mouse pointer is positioned over the control. |
Pressed |
CommonStates |
The control is pressed. |
Disabled |
CommonStates |
The control is disabled. |
Focused |
FocusStates |
The control has focus. |
Unfocused |
FocusStates |
The control does not have focus. |
Default Style and Template
The following shows the XML namespace mapping that you have to specify when you work with styles and templates.
<!-- XML Namespace mapping. -->
xmlns:vsm="clr-namespace:System.Windows;assembly=System.Windows"
Note The default templates still specify the vsm: XML namespace mapping for the VisualStateManager element for legacy reasons. You can however, use the VisualStateManager element without specifying the vsm: mapping.
The following XAML show the default styles and templates for the Slider control and the Thumb class.
<Style TargetType="Slider">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Maximum" Value="10" />
<Setter Property="Minimum" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Value" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush">
<Setter.Value>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFA3AEB9" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF8399A9" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF718597" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF617584" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Slider">
<Grid x:Name="Root">
<Grid.Resources>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="RepeatButtonTemplate">
<Grid x:Name="Root" Opacity="0" Background="Transparent"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Grid.Resources>
<vsm:VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<vsm:VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="HorizontalTrackRectangleDisabledOverlay" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Duration="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ThumbDisabledOverlay" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Duration="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="VerticalTrackRectangleDisabledOverlay" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility" Duration="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Visible</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</vsm:VisualState>
</vsm:VisualStateGroup>
</vsm:VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<!-- Horizontal Template -->
<Grid x:Name="HorizontalTemplate" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!-- Track Layer -->
<Rectangle x:Name="TrackRectangle" Stroke="#FFA3AEB9" StrokeThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Fill="#FFE6EFF7" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Height="3" RadiusX="1" RadiusY="1" Margin="5,0,5,0" />
<Rectangle x:Name="HorizontalTrackRectangleDisabledOverlay" Visibility="Collapsed" Fill="White" Opacity=".55" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Height="3" RadiusX="1" RadiusY="1" Margin="5,0,5,0" />
<!-- Repeat Buttons + Thumb -->
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton" Height="18" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource RepeatButtonTemplate}" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Thumb Height="18" x:Name="HorizontalThumb" Width="11" Grid.Column="1" IsTabStop="True"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="ThumbDisabledOverlay" RadiusX="2" RadiusY="2" Width="11" Grid.Column="1" Fill="White" Opacity=".55" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<RepeatButton x:Name="HorizontalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton" Height="18" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource RepeatButtonTemplate}" Grid.Column="2"/>
</Grid>
<!-- Vertical Template -->
<Grid x:Name="VerticalTemplate" Visibility="Collapsed" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<!-- Track Layer -->
<Rectangle Stroke="#FFA3AEB9" StrokeThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Fill="#FFE6EFF7" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="3" Width="3" RadiusX="1" RadiusY="1" Margin="0,5,0,5" />
<Rectangle x:Name="VerticalTrackRectangleDisabledOverlay" Visibility="Collapsed" Fill="White" Opacity=".55" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="3" Width="3" RadiusX="1" RadiusY="1" Margin="0,5,0,5" />
<!-- Repeat Buttons + Thumb -->
<RepeatButton x:Name="VerticalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton" Width="18" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource RepeatButtonTemplate}" Grid.Row="2"/>
<Thumb Height="11" x:Name="VerticalThumb" Width="18" Grid.Row="1" IsTabStop="True"/>
<RepeatButton x:Name="VerticalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton" Width="18" IsTabStop="False" Template="{StaticResource RepeatButtonTemplate}" Grid.Row="0"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Thumb">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FF1F3B53"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush">
<Setter.Value>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFA3AEB9" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF8399A9" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF718597" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FF617584" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
<Grid>
<vsm:VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<vsm:VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundAnimation" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To="1"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#F2FFFFFF"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[2].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#CCFFFFFF"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[3].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#7FFFFFFF"/>
</Storyboard>
</vsm:VisualState>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="Background" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" To="#FF6DBDD1"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundAnimation" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To="1"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#D8FFFFFF"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#C6FFFFFF"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[2].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#8CFFFFFF"/>
<ColorAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundGradient" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[3].(GradientStop.Color)" To="#3FFFFFFF"/>
</Storyboard>
</vsm:VisualState>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="DisabledVisualElement" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To=".55"/>
</Storyboard>
</vsm:VisualState>
</vsm:VisualStateGroup>
<vsm:VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualElement" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To="1"/>
</Storyboard>
</vsm:VisualState>
<vsm:VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
</vsm:VisualStateGroup>
</vsm:VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Background" CornerRadius="2" Background="White" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}">
<Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Margin="1">
<Border Opacity="0" x:Name="BackgroundAnimation" Background="#FF448DCA" />
<Rectangle x:Name="BackgroundGradient" >
<Rectangle.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=".7,0" EndPoint=".7,1">
<GradientStop Color="#FFFFFFFF" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="#F9FFFFFF" Offset="0.375" />
<GradientStop Color="#E5FFFFFF" Offset="0.625" />
<GradientStop Color="#C6FFFFFF" Offset="1" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Rectangle x:Name="DisabledVisualElement" RadiusX="2" RadiusY="2" Fill="#FFFFFFFF" Opacity="0" IsHitTestVisible="false" />
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualElement" RadiusX="1" RadiusY="1" Margin="1" Stroke="#FF6DBDD1" StrokeThickness="1" Opacity="0" IsHitTestVisible="false" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
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