/// <summary>
/// Excludes a Control from the AeroGlass frame.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">The control to exclude.</param>
/// <remarks>Many non-WPF rendered controls (i.e., the ExplorerBrowser control) will not
/// render properly on top of an AeroGlass frame. </remarks>
public void ExcludeControlFromAeroGlass(Control control)
{
if (control == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("control");
}
if (AeroGlassCompositionEnabled)
{
Rectangle clientScreen = this.RectangleToScreen(this.ClientRectangle);
Rectangle controlRect = control.ClientRectangle;
//controlRect.Inflate(-1, -1);
controlRect.Y++;
controlRect.Height--;
Rectangle controlScreen = control.RectangleToScreen(controlRect);
Margins margins = new Margins();
margins.LeftWidth = controlScreen.Left - clientScreen.Left;
margins.RightWidth = clientScreen.Right - controlScreen.Right;
margins.TopHeight = controlScreen.Top - clientScreen.Top;
margins.BottomHeight = clientScreen.Bottom - controlScreen.Bottom;
// Extend the Frame into client area
DesktopWindowManagerNativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(Handle, ref margins);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Resets the AeroGlass exclusion area.
/// </summary>
public void ResetAeroGlass()
{
if (AeroGlassCompositionEnabled && this.Handle != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Margins margins = new Margins(true);
DesktopWindowManagerNativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(this.Handle, ref margins);
}
}
public void ExcludeRectangleFromAeroGlass(Rectangle rectangle)
{
if (AeroGlassCompositionEnabled)
{
Margins margins = new Margins();
margins.LeftWidth = rectangle.X;
margins.TopHeight = rectangle.Y;
margins.RightWidth = ClientSize.Width - rectangle.Right;
margins.BottomHeight = Height - rectangle.Bottom;
// Extend the Frame into client area
DesktopWindowManagerNativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(Handle, ref margins);
}
}