Windows Phone 7: Highlight Selected Listbox item

Question

I have the following XAML (simple list box with custom DataTemplate). I\'m trying to figure out how to highlight the selected item (maybe background colour change). I figure

Answer 1

Does my answer from this post help?

I think the easiest way would be to go via Expression Blend. Right click on your ListBox (the main control, not its items). Then go to "Edit Additional Templates....(Item Container Style)....Edit Current". Blend will then load a new page for you to modify the styling of the container. In the top left pane (where you can choose project, assets etc...) click on "States". You'll see a list of states. Modify the ones you'd like to change and hopefully that should work

EDIT:

<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
 <Border x:Name="LayoutRoot" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
  <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
   <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
    <VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
    <VisualState x:Name="MouseOver"/>

   </VisualStateGroup>
   <VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
    <VisualState x:Name="Unselected">
     <Storyboard>
      <ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="White" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
      <ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="White" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
     </Storyboard>
    </VisualState>
    <VisualState x:Name="Selected">
     <Storyboard>
      <ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="Red" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
     </Storyboard>
    </VisualState>
    <VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
     <Storyboard>
      <ColorAnimation Duration="0" To="Red" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentContainer" d:IsOptimized="True"/>
     </Storyboard>
    </VisualState>
   </VisualStateGroup>
  </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
  <ContentControl x:Name="ContentContainer" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" Foreground="#FF1BA1E2" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" Background="Black" BorderBrush="Black"/>
 </Border>
</ControlTemplate>