Templating a XAML CheckBox to a thumbs-up/down control using Expression Blend

source: Joost van Schaik`s blog

Preface

The checkbox has been been around in the Graphical User Interface for as long as I can remember doing GUI - since the early 90's I guess. You know what, let's make that "it's been around for longer than I care to remember" ;). For my newest Windows Phone project I wanted something different. In stead of boring old 

I wanted something like this:

Turns out you can do this in pure XAML. And almost entirely in Expression Blend, too. I could just post the XAML and be done with it, but I like to document the track I took, not only to educate you, but also to remember myself how the hell I got here in the first place ;-).

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