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Message transparent window

Hi all,

i wanna make a transparent or glass window that passes the windows messages to the windows behind it , ex: if the desktop lies behind my window , i wanna be able to click on the icons on it although there a window between the mouse and the desktop.

i'm waiting for your suggestions

Best regards
John Nabil.

Johnnabil06 Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:23 PM

Hi,

As far as I know, even though a window is transparent, it can still receive and process messages. The system won’t post/send the message to other window even the message window is transparent.

As a workaround, you can use GetWindow to retrieve the window below the transparent window in the Z order. And in the transparent window’s message processing function, you can dispatch the message to the window behind it.

Hope it helps!

Yan-Fei Wei Tuesday, December 25, 2007 7:14 AM

Hi,

As far as I know, even though a window is transparent, it can still receive and process messages. The system won’t post/send the message to other window even the message window is transparent.

Hope it helps!

Yan-Fei Wei Tuesday, December 25, 2007 7:14 AM

Good noon! I think yoy may use PWF for that purpose. Or you you develop Windows Forms Application you may use Integration host, where be located your UserControl with semi-transparent control writed on the wpf

Nikolay Podkolzin Tuesday, December 25, 2007 11:10 AM

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