//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Show a Dialog note: with faded background if specified
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static DialogResult ShowDialog(string content,
Type type = Type.INFO,
string title = "Notifier",
BackDialogStyle backDialogStyle = BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen,
Form application = null)
{
Form back = null;
int backBorder = 200;
bool orgTopMostSettings = false;
if (backDialogStyle == BackDialogStyle.FadedApplication &&
application == null)
{
backDialogStyle = BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen;
}
if (backDialogStyle != BackDialogStyle.None)
{
back = new Form(); // Create the fade background
back.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
back.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0);
back.Opacity = 0.6;
back.ShowInTaskbar = false;
}
Notifier note = new Notifier(content, type, title, true); // Instantiate the Notifier form
note.backDialogStyle = backDialogStyle;
switch (note.backDialogStyle)
{
case BackDialogStyle.None:
if (application != null) // Set the startup position
{
note.Owner = application;
note.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
}
else
{
note.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
}
break;
case BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen:
back.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(-backBorder, -backBorder);
back.Size = new Size(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width + backBorder,
Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height + backBorder);
if (application != null)
{
back.Show(application);
}
back.TopMost = true;
note.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen; // Set the startup position
break;
case BackDialogStyle.FadedApplication:
note.myCallerApp = application;
orgTopMostSettings = application.TopMost;
application.TopMost = true;
back.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual;
back.Size = application.Size;
back.Location = application.Location;
if (application != null)
{
back.Show(application);
}
back.TopMost = true;
note.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent; // Set the startup position
break;
}
notes.Add(note); // Add to our collection of Notifiers
note.ShowInTaskbar = false;
note.ShowDialog();
if (back != null) // Close the back
{
back.Close();
}
if (application != null) // restore app window top most property
{
application.TopMost = orgTopMostSettings;
}
return(DialogResult.OK);
}
// DIALOG NOTE - With faded background!!!
#region DIALOG NOTE CREATION
public static DialogResult ShowDialog(string desc, Type type = Type.INFO, string tit = "Notifier",
BackDialogStyle backDialogStyle = BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen,
Form obscureMe = null)
{
if (backDialogStyle == BackDialogStyle.FadedApplication && obscureMe == null)
{
backDialogStyle = BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen;
}
Form back = new Form();
back.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
back.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0);
back.Opacity = 0.6;
int border = 200;
// Instantiate the Notifier form
Notifier not = new Notifier(desc, type, tit, true);
not.backDialogStyle = backDialogStyle;
bool orgTopMostSettings = false;
// To draw it on primary screen
switch (not.backDialogStyle)
{
case BackDialogStyle.FadedScreen:
back.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(-border, -border);
back.Size = new Size(Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width + border,
Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height + border);
back.Show();
back.TopMost = true;
break;
case BackDialogStyle.FadedApplication:
not.myCallerApp = obscureMe;
orgTopMostSettings = obscureMe.TopMost;
obscureMe.TopMost = true;
Point locationOnForm = obscureMe.PointToScreen(Point.Empty);
back.Size = obscureMe.Size;
back.Location = obscureMe.Location;
back.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual;
back.Show();
back.TopMost = true;
break;
default:
/*back.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(-2, -2);
* back.Size = new Size(1,1);
* back.Show();*/
break;
}
// Add to our collection of Notifiers, cause "OpenForms"
// is currently buggy
Notifiers.Add(not);
not.ShowDialog();
back.Close();
if (obscureMe != null)
{
obscureMe.TopMost = orgTopMostSettings;
}
return(DialogResult.OK);
}