How to create a customized window frame border? Possible?

[James]

Does anyone know if it is possible, in C#, to use a customized window
frame?

For example, programs like Winamp and AdAware do not use the standard
box window frame, but a customized design.

I'm guessing that this is a bitmap that is somehow applied with an API
call?

Thanks!
Jaime

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Jamie,

Winamp and AdAware use custom painting to do this. Look at the
WM_NCPAINT message. It is sent to windows to indicate that the frame
painting should occur. To handle this message, you would override the
WndProc method on your form to handle this message, and perform the painting
yourself.

Hope this helps.
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Does anyone know if it is possible, in C#, to use a customized window
frame?

For example, programs like Winamp and AdAware do not use the standard
box window frame, but a customized design.

I'm guessing that this is a bitmap that is somehow applied with an API
call?

Thanks!
Jaime

[Henk Verhoeven]

Hi James

see the following

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...Forms.asp#xxxx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...lStudioNET.asp

Henk

"James" <co*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Does anyone know if it is possible, in C#, to use a customized window
frame?

For example, programs like Winamp and AdAware do not use the standard
box window frame, but a customized design.

I'm guessing that this is a bitmap that is somehow applied with an API
call?

Thanks!
Jaime

[James]

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.

James
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Hi James

see the following

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...Forms.asp#xxxx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...lStudioNET.asp

Henk

"James" <co*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fb**************************@posting.google.c om...

Does anyone know if it is possible, in C#, to use a customized window
frame?

For example, programs like Winamp and AdAware do not use the standard
box window frame, but a customized design.

I'm guessing that this is a bitmap that is somehow applied with an API
call?

Thanks!
Jaime