Simple Custom Button
<Window x:Class="ControlTemplates.SimpleCustomButton" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="SimpleCustomButton" Height="410" Width="400"> <Window.Resources> <ControlTemplate x:Key="ButtonTemplate" TargetType="{x:Type Button}"> <Border BorderBrush="Orange" BorderThickness="3" CornerRadius="2" Background="Red" TextBlock.Foreground="White" Name="Border"> <Grid> <Rectangle Name="FocusCue" Visibility="Hidden" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" ></Rectangle> <ContentPresenter RecognizesAccessKey="True" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"></ContentPresenter> </Grid> </Border> <ControlTemplate.Triggers> <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"> <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="Red" /> </Trigger> <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True"> <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="IndianRed" /> <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="DarkKhaki" /> </Trigger> <Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="True"> <Setter TargetName="FocusCue" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" /> </Trigger> <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"> <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="TextBlock.Foreground" Value="Gray" /> <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="MistyRose" /> </Trigger> </ControlTemplate.Triggers> </ControlTemplate> </Window.Resources> <StackPanel Margin="10"> <Button Template="{StaticResource ButtonTemplate}" Click="Clicked" Name="cmdOne"> A Simple Button with a Custom Template </Button> <Button Template="{StaticResource ButtonTemplate}" IsEnabled="False" Click="Clicked" Name="cmdFour"> A Disabled Button </Button> </StackPanel> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace ControlTemplates { public partial class SimpleCustomButton : System.Windows.Window { public SimpleCustomButton() { InitializeComponent(); } private void Clicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show("You clicked " + ((Button)sender).Name); } } }