c# how to make a Windows 7 aero winform (blured glass)?

c# aero aero-glass
Data-Base picture Data-Base · Nov 4, 2010 · Viewed 15k times · Source

how to make somthing like this

Windows Forms Glass Effect, Make ImageBox transparent

I use VS 2010

Answer

Cody Gray picture Cody Gray · Nov 4, 2010

If all you are looking for is the standard glass effect (which includes the blur), check out this article:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vista/AeroGlassForms.aspx

Basically, all you're doing is extending the window's frame (which already has the glass effect) into the client area. You have to call the DWM API that come with Windows Vista or later using a couple of P/invoke methods because this is not built into the .NET Framework.

EDIT: If you're looking for more control over the blur effect, you might look into more specifically the DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow function from the DWM API, although I have not used this myself.

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