Customized WPF-Window | Dock Function

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Hello,

i´ve some problems with my customized WPF-Window.

I want a window without any border, so i set the ResizeMode="NoResize" and WindowStyle="None". This works fine for me, but now i´m missing some features. Especially, its very important to get back the "Dock"-Function of the window, if I drop it on the left or right side of the screen. Also i missing the "Maximize"-function if I drop the window on the top edge of screen.

I know, that i could reprogram that behaviour (i´ve already done this), but i want the original process with its animation (the transparency rectangle) :)

Are there any suggestions?

EDIT 1 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJThaqoTFg
Well, I want that my window behaves exactly as seen in the little video (with the little, transparency animation), if you put it on the left, right or top of the screen. Currently nothing happens :(

Thanks and Greetz from Germany

Posted 17-May-13 10:20am

Kai S.

Updated 17-May-13 10:54am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 17-May-13 16:33pm

It depends on what kind of "docking" are you looking for. It cab be 1) moving dockable controls like in Visual Studio, 2) controls or panels docked to sides (or Fill) like in System.Windows.Form.Control.Dock. Both behaviors are solvable.
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 17-May-13 18:30pm

You Youtube video is not accessible, did you know that?
You need to be able to express yourself in words and some notations. Are you a developer or not? :-)
—SA

Kai S. 19-May-13 6:33am

Hello Sergey, i did not know that. It should be accessible right now.
Yes i'm a developer, however in the first year of education.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-May-13 13:15pm

Yes, thanks; now I understand what did you mean; as you see, this is not what I thought at first.
—SA

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AlphaDeltaTheta · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-17T15:37:00

Solution 1

When you remove the default "chrome" by setting a custom window style (in blend or manually), the default behaviour such as dragging ,aero peek,and other stuff is lost (title, caption buttons etc..)

In this case, rather than creating a custom window style you should customize the "chrome". There's a nice CP article on how to do that
WPF Custom Chrome Library

Regards,
Amitosh

Posted 17-May-13 15:37pm

AlphaDeltaTheta

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Kai S. 18-May-13 4:39am

Thanks, thats exactly what I'm looking for! :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-May-13 13:17pm

As I can see, you already got the answer.
Amitosh gets my 5.
—SA

AlphaDeltaTheta 18-May-13 21:20pm

You're welcome! :)