/// <summary>
/// Asynchronously fades from the current DWM color to <paramref name="newColor" />.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newColor">The new color to fade to.</param>
public static async Task BeginChangeColor(Color newColor, float duration = DURATION)
{
await Task.Run(() =>
{
int ticks = (int)(FRAMES_PER_SECOND * DURATION); // Round to the nearest whole step
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
Color startColor = Color.FromArgb((int)p.ColorizationColor);
if (newColor == startColor)
{
return;
}
ColorTransform ct = new ColorTransform(startColor, newColor, ticks);
while (ct.Transform())
{
if (p.ColorizationColor != (uint)ct.GetColor().ToArgb())
{
p.ColorizationColor = (uint)ct.GetColor().ToArgb();
p.ColorizationAfterglow = p.ColorizationColor;
DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref p, true);
Thread.Sleep((int)((1.00 / FRAMES_PER_SECOND) * 1000)); // Sleep for one "tick" (based on FPS).
}
}
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Asynchronously fades from the current DWM color to <paramref name="newColor" />.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newColor">The new color to fade to.</param>
public static async Task BeginChangeColor(Color newColor, float duration = DURATION)
{
await Task.Run(() =>
{
int ticks = (int)(FRAMES_PER_SECOND * DURATION); // Round to the nearest whole step
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
Color startColor = Color.FromArgb((int)p.ColorizationColor);
if (newColor == startColor)
{
return;
}
ColorTransform ct = new ColorTransform(startColor, newColor, ticks);
while (ct.Transform())
{
if (p.ColorizationColor != (uint)ct.GetColor().ToArgb())
{
p.ColorizationColor = (uint)ct.GetColor().ToArgb();
p.ColorizationAfterglow = p.ColorizationColor;
DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref p, true);
Thread.Sleep((int)((1.00 / FRAMES_PER_SECOND) * 1000)); // Sleep for one "tick" (based on FPS).
}
}
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the current DWM color.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The current DWM color setting.</returns>
public static Color GetColor()
{
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
return Color.FromArgb((int)p.ColorizationColor);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the current DWM color.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The current DWM color setting.</returns>
public static Color GetColor()
{
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
return(Color.FromArgb((int)p.ColorizationColor));
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the Windows DWM color.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newColor">The color to set.</param>
public static void SetColor(Color newColor)
{
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
p.ColorizationColor = (uint)newColor.ToArgb();
p.ColorizationAfterglow = p.ColorizationColor;
DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref p, true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the Windows DWM color.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newColor">The color to set.</param>
public static void SetColor(Color newColor)
{
DwmColorParams p = new DwmColorParams();
DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out p);
p.ColorizationColor = (uint)newColor.ToArgb();
p.ColorizationAfterglow = p.ColorizationColor;
DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref p, true);
}
private static extern int DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out DwmColorParams dcpParams);
private static extern int DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref DwmColorParams dcpParams, bool alwaysTrue);
private static extern int DwmpGetColorizationParameters(out DwmColorParams dcpParams);
private static extern int DwmpSetColorizationParameters(ref DwmColorParams dcpParams, bool alwaysTrue);
