Dynamic statusbar background

MahApps.Metro/MahApps.Metro.NET45.csproj

@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="Styles\Clean\CleanStatusBar.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="Styles\Clean\CleanWindow.xaml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>

MahApps.Metro/MahApps.Metro.csproj

@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="Styles\Clean\CleanStatusBar.xaml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="Styles\Clean\CleanWindow.xaml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>

MahApps.Metro/Styles/Clean/Clean.xaml

@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
         <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Clean/CleanWindow.xaml" />
         <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Clean/CleanWindowButtonCommands.xaml" />
         <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Clean/CleanWindowCommands.xaml" />
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Clean/CleanStatusBar.xaml" />
     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type GroupBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource CleanGroupBoxStyleKey}" />
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type Controls:MetroWindow}" BasedOn="{StaticResource CleanWindowStyleKey}" />
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type Controls:WindowButtonCommands}" BasedOn="{StaticResource CleanWindowButtonCommandsStyleKey}" />
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type Controls:WindowCommands}" BasedOn="{StaticResource CleanWindowCommandsStyleKey}" />
+    <Style TargetType="{x:Type StatusBar}" BasedOn="{StaticResource CleanMetroStatusBarKey}" />
 
 </ResourceDictionary>

MahApps.Metro/Styles/Clean/CleanStatusBar.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+
+    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/MahApps.Metro;component/Styles/Controls.StatusBar.xaml" />
+    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+
+    <Style x:Key="CleanMetroStatusBarKey"
+           BasedOn="{StaticResource MetroStatusBar}"
+           TargetType="{x:Type StatusBar}">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground"
+                Value="{DynamicResource BlackBrush}" />
+    </Style>
+
+    <Style x:Key="CleanMetroStatusBarSeparator"
+           BasedOn="{StaticResource MetroStatusBarSeparator}"
+           TargetType="{x:Type Separator}">
+        <Setter Property="Background"
+                Value="{DynamicResource BlackBrush}" />
+    </Style>
+
+</ResourceDictionary>

MahApps.Metro/Styles/Controls.StatusBar.xaml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+                    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+                    xmlns:Controls="clr-namespace:MahApps.Metro.Controls">
 
     <Style x:Key="MetroStatusBarItem"
            TargetType="{x:Type StatusBarItem}">
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
     <Style x:Key="MetroStatusBar"
            TargetType="{x:Type StatusBar}">
         <Setter Property="Background"
-                Value="{DynamicResource AccentColorBrush}" />
+                Value="{Binding Path=WindowTitleBrush, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Controls:MetroWindow}}}" />
         <Setter Property="Foreground"
                 Value="{DynamicResource IdealForegroundColorBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="FontFamily"
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@
                                     Property="BorderBrush"
                                     Value="{DynamicResource GrayBrush9}" />
                         </Trigger>
+                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, Path=IsActive}"
+                                     Value="False">
+                            <Setter Property="Background"
+                                    Value="{Binding Path=NonActiveWindowTitleBrush, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Controls:MetroWindow}}}" />
+                        </DataTrigger>
                     </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                 </ControlTemplate>
             </Setter.Value>

docs/release-notes/1.2.0.md

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ This is a bug fix and feature release of MahApps.Metro v1.2.0.
 	+ Mark ButtonHelper `PreserveTextCase` attached property as obsolete
 	+ Use `ContentCharacterCasing` for `MetroDataGridColumnHeader` and `MetroGridViewColumnHeader` too
 - Dynamic theme for window commands #2152 (@crumbl3d)
+- `StatusBar`'s background color now matches the title bar #2173 #2174 (@thoemmi)
 
 # Bugfixes
 

samples/MetroDemo/ExampleWindows/CleanWindowDemo.xaml

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="40" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
         <Grid Grid.Row="0">
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </GroupBox>
         </Grid>
+
+        <StatusBar Grid.Row="2">
+            <StatusBarItem>MahApps.Metro Clean Window</StatusBarItem>
+            <Separator Style="{StaticResource CleanMetroStatusBarSeparator}" />
+            <StatusBarItem>Some stuff</StatusBarItem>
+        </StatusBar>
     </Grid>
 
 </Controls:MetroWindow>