Highlighting a button on programatic keypress

Question

Hi there,

I've got a grid of buttons that mimics a number keypad in a XAML Windows store app.

When you use the physical keypad I'm trapping the keys on Grid.KeyDown and firing the button click events using ButtonAutomationPeer (maybe there's a simpler way than that?)

What I'd like to see is the corresponding button highlighted as if it has been clicked with a mouse (ie the pressed visual state animation), but just invoking the button's action doesn't achieve this.

Anyone any idea how to do this?

Thanks,

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Thanks, R

Answer 1

There isn't any built-in way to do this. You could try shifting the Button's visual states yourself, but at the risk of getting out of sync from the actual button.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks Rob, that did it.

I did have to put in a small delay between states to see the change, but it looks good now.

R.

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Thanks, R