Slider Styles and Templates

Slider Styles and Templates

Silverlight

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	FrameworkElement	The root of the horizontal slider template.
HorizontalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton	RepeatButton	The large increase repeat button for the horizontal slider template.
HorizontalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton	RepeatButton	The large decrease repeat button for the horizontal slider template.
HorizontalThumb	Thumb	The Thumb for the dragging track of the horizontal slider template.
VerticalTemplate	FrameworkElement	The root of the vertical slider template.
VerticalTrackLargeChangeIncreaseRepeatButton	RepeatButton	The large increase repeat button for the vertical slider template.
VerticalTrackLargeChangeDecreaseRepeatButton	RepeatButton	The large decrease repeat button for the vertical slider template.
VerticalThumb	Thumb	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 Parts

The Thumb control does not have any named parts.

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 definition that you have to specify when you work with styles and templates.

<!-- XML Name Space definitions. -->
xmlns:vsm="clr-namespace:System.Windows;assembly=System.Windows"

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>

Concepts

Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate

Other Resources

Control Styles and Templates

Control Customization