Create a non-rectangular window
<Window x:Class="NonRectangularWindowSample.NonRectangularWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="NonRectangularWindowSample" SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight"
MouseLeftButtonDown="NonRectangularWindow_MouseLeftButtonDown"
WindowStyle="None"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Background="Transparent">
<Canvas Width="200" Height="200" >
<Path Stroke="DarkGray" StrokeThickness="2">
<Path.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.2,0" EndPoint="0.8,1" >
<GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0"></GradientStop>
<GradientStop Color="Red" Offset="0.45"></GradientStop>
<GradientStop Color="LightBlue" Offset="0.9"></GradientStop>
<GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="1"></GradientStop>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Path.Fill>
<Path.Data>
<PathGeometry>
<PathFigure StartPoint="40,20" IsClosed="True">
<LineSegment Point="160,20"></LineSegment>
<ArcSegment Point="180,40" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment>
<LineSegment Point="180,80"></LineSegment>
<ArcSegment Point="160,100" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment>
<LineSegment Point="90,100"></LineSegment>
<ArcSegment Point="20,80" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment>
<LineSegment Point="20,40"></LineSegment>
<ArcSegment Point="40,20" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment>
</PathFigure>
</PathGeometry>
</Path.Data>
</Path>
<Label Width="200" Height="120" FontSize="15" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" VerticalContentAlignment="Center">Drag Me</Label>
<Button Canvas.Left="155" Canvas.Top="30" Click="closeButtonRectangle_Click">
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate>
<Canvas>
<Rectangle Width="15" Height="15" Stroke="Black" RadiusX="3" RadiusY="3">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush x:Name="myAnimatedBrush" Color="Red" />
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<Line X1="3" Y1="3" X2="12" Y2="12" Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="2"></Line>
<Line X1="12" Y1="3" X2="3" Y2="12" Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="2"></Line>
</Canvas>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
</Canvas>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
namespace NonRectangularWindowSample {
public partial class NonRectangularWindow : Window {
public NonRectangularWindow() {
InitializeComponent();
}
void NonRectangularWindow_MouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) {
this.DragMove();
}
void closeButtonRectangle_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
this.Close();
}
}
}
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