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How to create a WPF Window without a border that can be resized via a grip only?

If you set ResizeMode="CanResizeWithGrip" on a WPF Window then a resize grip is shown in the lower right corner, as below:

If you set WindowStyle="None" as well the title bar disappears but the grey bevelled edge remains until you set ResizeMode="NoResize". Unfortunately, with this combination of properties set, the resize grip also disappears.

I have overridden the Window's ControlTemplate via a custom Style. I want to specify the border of the window myself, and I don't need users to be able to resize the window from all four sides, but I do need a resize grip.

Can someone detail a simple way to meet all of these criteria?

  1. Do not have a border on the Window apart from the one I specify myself in a ControlTemplate.
  2. Do have a working resize grip in the lower right corner.
  3. Do not have a title bar.
Solution

  • If you set the AllowsTransparency property on the Window (even without setting any transparency values) the border disappears and you can only resize via the grip.

    <Window
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Width="640" Height="480" 
    WindowStyle="None"
    AllowsTransparency="True"
    ResizeMode="CanResizeWithGrip">

    <!-- Content -->

</Window>

    Result looks like: