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

Question

how to make somthing like this

Windows Forms Glass Effect, Make ImageBox transparent

I use VS 2010

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Take a look at this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa969512(VS.85).aspx

The MARGINS array is similar to margins on an HTML page. The first example on MSDN gives the margins for the glass effect 25 pixels in height on the bottom of the window.

Answer 3

This MS tutorial is fairly easy to understand and uses C#.