Question

The default behaviour for a ListBox used in a WP7 application is for the selected item to be highlighted in the PhoneAccentBrush. I am finding that with a ListBox that when I handle the SelectionChanged event (sets a property and closes popup that contains the ListBox) I never see the text color change to the PhoneAccentBrush – so the user never gets any feedback that they have selected the correct item. Is there a way to work around this and give the user feedback (even though it will only be momentary) as to which item they have selected.

Answer 1

Delay your handling of SelectionChanged event, for example

void list_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
    Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(action);
}

void action()
{
    // put your code here
}