Comments on: Transparent Window Sample in WPF http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837 A little bit of everything: software, apps, usability, programming, design and whatever else Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2856 Aaron Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:47:46 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2856 You can only grab the ellipse because that's what's handling the mouse down currently. If you change what's handling the message, you'll get different results. Since I wanted a transparent ellipse -- that's the way I coded it. You could handle the mouse_down in the grid for example and it would change what caused the window to move. You can only grab the ellipse because that’s what’s handling the mouse down currently. If you change what’s handling the message, you’ll get different results. Since I wanted a transparent ellipse — that’s the way I coded it. You could handle the mouse_down in the grid for example and it would change what caused the window to move.

]]> By: tshad http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2855 tshad Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:21:18 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2855 Also, I found I couldn't make this work until I put: AllowsTransparency="True" I changed the window area to: WindowStyle="None" AllowsTransparency="True" It turns out you don't need the Background="Transparent". The AllowsTransparency handles that (I think). But I was curious, if I put the background to green in the Grid. You can't see through it and you can grab the corners of the window outside of the ellipse (which you can't do if it is transparent). Why can I grab and move the window inside the elipse (which is also transparent) and not the outside corners? Thanks, Tom Also, I found I couldn’t make this work until I put:
AllowsTransparency=”True”

I changed the window area to:

WindowStyle=”None” AllowsTransparency=”True”

It turns out you don’t need the Background=”Transparent”. The AllowsTransparency handles that (I think).

But I was curious, if I put the background to green in the Grid. You can’t see through it and you can grab the corners of the window outside of the ellipse (which you can’t do if it is transparent). Why can I grab and move the window inside the elipse (which is also transparent) and not the outside corners?

Thanks,

Tom

]]> By: Tshad http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2854 Tshad Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2854 You're right. I had missed that part. When you say the origin of the gradient changed you meant the white part (circle) inside of the black circle would change position - which it does and the whole circle moves as well. Thanks, Tom You’re right.

I had missed that part. When you say the origin of the gradient changed you meant the white part (circle) inside of the black circle would change position – which it does and the whole circle moves as well.

Thanks,

Tom

]]> By: Aaron http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2853 Aaron Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:34:22 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2853 That's what the code does -- it moves the gradient to where ever the mouse is during the mouse down, exactly as it says in the blog post. Is that what you mean? That’s what the code does — it moves the gradient to where ever the mouse is during the mouse down, exactly as it says in the blog post. Is that what you mean?

]]> By: Tshad http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Tshad Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:36:22 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2852 I finally got it to work. But when I did, I found that the gradient changed. The white part of the circle (that starts out in the middle) moves to where ever the mouse is during the left mouse down. Why does it do that? Thanks, Tom I finally got it to work.

But when I did, I found that the gradient changed. The white part of the circle (that starts out in the middle) moves to where ever the mouse is during the left mouse down.

Why does it do that?

Thanks,

Tom

]]> By: Tshad http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837/comment-page-1#comment-2851 Tshad Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:58:51 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/837#comment-2851 Is it possible to get the download? The page doesn't seem to be here. I couldn't make the code work but I am just starting to use WPF. Thanks, Tom Is it possible to get the download?

The page doesn’t seem to be here.

I couldn’t make the code work but I am just starting to use WPF.

Thanks,

Tom

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