Why is Setting InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey not Working ?

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hi everyone,
i searched for changing ListBoxItem back color and persisting this selection color even if the control lost focus
i found the solution like this :

XML

<ListBox Name="lst" >
           <ListBox.Resources>
               <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
                            Color="Black"/>
               <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}"
                            Color="Black"/>
           </ListBox.Resources>
           <ListBoxItem>battekha</ListBoxItem>
           <ListBoxItem>mooza</ListBoxItem>
           <ListBoxItem>manga</ListBoxItem>
       </ListBox>

but it still doesn't work for me
the selection while active or inactive remains the same as default

any idea why ?

Posted 30-Mar-14 6:30am

Ahmad_kelany

Updated 5-Jul-19 1:03am

v2

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Solution 1

Hi Ahmad,

Please try the following code:

XML

<Grid>
    <ListBox Name="lst" >
        <ListBox.Resources>
            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
                         Color="Black"/>
            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}"
                         Color="Black"/>
            <Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
                    <Style.Triggers>
                        <Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
                            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/> 
                    </Trigger>
                    </Style.Triggers>
                </Style>
        </ListBox.Resources>
        <ListBoxItem>battekha</ListBoxItem>
        <ListBoxItem>mooza</ListBoxItem>
        <ListBoxItem>manga</ListBoxItem>
    </ListBox>
    <Button Content="Button" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="107,157,0,0" Name="button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" />
</Grid>

Posted 12-May-14 2:45am

Shai Vashdi

Updated 12-May-14 2:46am

v2

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Ahmad_kelany 12-May-14 9:43am

Thanks for reply , Shai ,
But still , this code isn't working with me !!
I use visual studio 2013 , does this have something to do with anything ?

Shai Vashdi 12-May-14 9:53am

Try on VS2010, if it's not working there maybe it's a different problem.

Shai Vashdi 12-May-14 10:40am

P.S. It's more likely to assume that it's not working because of different Windows version/definitions, after all... SystemColors are the Windows defined colors.

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Frank,Lin · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-05T01:03:00

Solution 2

C#

MyListBox.Resources[SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey] = SystemColors.HighlightBrush;
MyListBox.Resources[SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightTextBrushKey] = SystemColors.HighlightTextBrush;

It works for me!

Posted 5-Jul-19 1:03am

Frank,Lin

Comments

OriginalGriff 5-Jul-19 10:08am

This isn't spam, and should not be reported as such.

Kats2512 5-Jul-19 10:10am

Same answer posted to another question below:

https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/89340/Keep-ListViewItem-highlighted-after-loosing-focus

OriginalGriff 5-Jul-19 10:14am

I know, and pretty much at the same time.
Please see my message in S&B.

OriginalGriff 5-Jul-19 10:07am

While I applaud your urge to help people, it's a good idea to stick to new questions, rather than 5 year old ones. After that amount of time, it's unlikely that the original poster is at all interested in the problem any more!
Answering old questions can be seen as rep-point hunting, which is a form of site abuse. The more trigger happy amongst us will start the process of banning you from the site if you aren't careful. Stick to new questions and you'll be fine.