public static void BlendIn(this StatusBar bar)
{
bar.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
bar.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, 3);
bar.SetValue(Grid.RowSpanProperty, 1);
bar.SetValue(Panel.ZIndexProperty, 1000);
bar.SetValue(FrameworkElement.VerticalAlignmentProperty, VerticalAlignment.Stretch);
// The sequence of calls in this method is important.
// Don't change the layout after the animation has started.
// The storyboard must be invoked last.
var story = (Storyboard)bar.FindResource("StatusBarBlendInStoryboard");
story.Begin();
}
