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How to switch what I see in Blend?


Very simple question.. I'm into learning Blend (way hard for developer..)

So. I'm editing TabControls template. Tabs have different templates. TopSelected, TopUnselected and so on.

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I want to edit OverlappingTabUnSelected path but no matter what I click - I still see OverlappingTab in designer view. How do I switch from template to template? Even though I see proper item selected - actual design shows is from different templat. What am I doing wrong? I feel really stupid..

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Solution

  • If a template has Visual States, you need to select the correct Visual State (Focused, Unfocused, Selected UnSelected) in order to edit the template.

    Are you choosing the SelectionStates.Unselected State in the Visual State Manager (States) pane?