Help requested with creating three-frame animated start button

[Caracarn]

It's not an animated image, it's three images glued together. The styler mod doesn't support this format, but what might work is splitting it into three images, and setting the right image for each state. The different visual states of the Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel element should help.

If you'd like to pursue this and need help, create an issue here.

@m417z

I would definitely like to give this a try, but sadly I have absolutely zero experience when it comes to working with XAML.
So I will have to rely on the help of experienced people, like yourself, to make this happen.

What I have done already is splitting the png into three images: normal, hover and pressed.

Normal:

Hover:

Pressed:

With the right Target and Styles instructions for each of these states, it might be possible to achieve the desired result.
(Windows should allow for it, considering that Start11 supports three-frame animation for the start button.)

If succesful, this is what it should look like -

3framestart.mp4

But before pursuing this, I would value your expert opinion on how this will potentially work out.
Would it result in three different states with no transition effect? If that's going to be the case, it might not be worth the effort.

I guess I should be looking for instructions aimed at things like -

InactiveNormal
InactivePointerOver
InactivePressed
ActiveNormal
ActivePointerOver
ActivePressed

Problem is, I have no idea exactly what to look for. Let alone how to properly address it through Target and Styles.
So I'm hoping you (or others) are willing to help me out by providing the necessary instructions (Target and Styles) that I'll need for this to work.

[m417z]

Would it result in three different states with no transition effect?

Yes, at least with the solution I had in mind. I'm pretty sure it's possible to add fade animation, but I haven't done something like that in the past, and I'm also not familiar enough with XAML/UWP to assess how difficult would it be to to add such an animation.