How do I darken all screen area and glow my opened window in WPF?
Here is my version, if you want gray out and blur the parent window:
private void btnOpenSettings_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// settings for the parent window
// set the transparency to the half
this.Opacity = 0.5;
// blur the whole window
this.Effect = new BlurEffect();
// Set the options for the settings (child) window
SettingsForm wdwSettings = new SettingsForm()
{
Owner = this,
ShowInTaskbar = false,
Topmost = true
};
// Open the child window
wdwSettings.ShowDialog();
//restore Opacity and remove blur after closing the child window
this.Opacity = 1;
this.Effect = null;
}
You may create a background transparent window like this:
var darkwindow = new Window() {
Background = Brushes.Black,
Opacity = 0.4,
AllowsTransparency = true,
WindowStyle = WindowStyle.None,
WindowState = WindowState.Maximized,
Topmost = true
};
darkwindow.Show();
MessageBox.Show("Hello");
darkwindow.Close();
and replace MessageBox.Show("Hello");
with mywindow.ShowModal();
. Possibly, you'll need to make mywindow
always on top.
Edit
Don't use darkwindow.Hide() instead of Close().
Decrease the opacity of the current window,
For ex:
{
this.Opacity = 0.5;//Decrease opacity
MessageBox.Show("Ur Window Darken");
this.Opacity = 100;//Reset the opacity
}