Border with LinearGradientBrush
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'
xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008'
xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006'
mc:Ignorable='d'
d:DesignWidth='640'
d:DesignHeight='480'>
<Border Margin="0,10,0,10">
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0.5" EndPoint="1,0.5">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStop Offset="0.0" Color="#CCCCFF" />
<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="White" />
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
<TextBlock Margin="10" MaxWidth="700">this is a test</TextBlock>
</Border>
</UserControl>
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