how can we control the storyboard of the control template stored in app.xaml of label with the button which is in another xaml

Question

Hello,

I have prepared a control template for the label and stored in App.xaml because these control template is used by many labels in the xaml. Inside it i have a placed a storyboard in order to blink the label constantly.

Here is the code for the same in App.xaml

<ControlTemplate x:Key="LabelControlTemplate1"  TargetType="{x:Type Label}">
            <ControlTemplate.Resources>
                <Storyboard x:Name="BlinkLabel" x:Key="BlinkLabel" RepeatBehavior="Forever" >
                    <ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00" Storyboard.TargetName="LabelBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderThickness)">
                        <SplineThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00" Value="0,0,0,0"/>
                        <SplineThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:01" Value="3,3,3,3"/>
                    </ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                </Storyboard>
            </ControlTemplate.Resources>
            <Grid Background="{x:Null}" Cursor="Hand" Style="{TemplateBinding Style}">
                <Border x:Name="LabelBorder" BorderThickness="0,0,0,0" CornerRadius="2,2,2,2" BorderBrush="#FFFB0505" Cursor="Hand" Background="#00FFFFFF" />
                <Label Cursor="Hand" />
            </Grid>
            <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="FrameworkElement.Loaded">
                    <BeginStoryboard x:Name="StartBlinkingStoryboard" Storyboard="{StaticResource BlinkLabel}"/>
                </EventTrigger>

                <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
                    <Setter TargetName="LabelBorder" Property="BorderThickness" Value="3,3,3,3"/>
                </Trigger>
            </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
        </ControlTemplate>

now there is a button in window1.xaml which will be global to all the xaml(I have application which changes the xaml in the main window called Window1.xaml)

So when i toggle this button i want to start/stop the animation. this has to be done runtime.

so is there anyway i can trigger the storyboard / animation with the button that is in the another XAML......

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks, Dhaval Shah [email protected]