NOTE I have asked the related question (with an accepted answer): How to combine DataTrigger and Trigger?

I think I need to combine an EventTrigger and a DataTrigger to achieve what I'm after:

  • when an item appears in my ListBox, it should flash for a few moments
  • if the item is 'Critical' then it should remain highlighted

Currently I have a DataTemplate that looks like this:

<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type Notifications:NotificationViewModel}">
    <Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <Border Name="Background" CornerRadius="8" Background="#80c0c0c0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" />
        <Border Name="Highlight"  CornerRadius="8" Background="Red"       HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" />
        <!-- snip actual visual stuff -->
        <Grid.Triggers>
            <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Grid.Loaded">
                <EventTrigger.Actions>
                    <BeginStoryboard>
                        <Storyboard>
                            <DoubleAnimation x:Name="LoadedAnimation" 
                                             Storyboard.TargetName="Highlight" 
                                             Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" 
                                             From="0" To="1" 
                                             RepeatBehavior="5x" 
                                             Duration="0:00:0.2" 
                                             AutoReverse="True" />
                        </Storyboard>
                    </BeginStoryboard>
                </EventTrigger.Actions>
            </EventTrigger>
        </Grid.Triggers>
    </Gr
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