Ultimately, what I want to achieve is a replication to some extend, of an Aero glass functionality of a WPF content control.
If I apply the BlurEffect
to a StackPanel
that contains a TextBlock
, I will have the TextBlock
's text blurred.
Consider an examples:
No blur
and with <BlurEffect Radius="5" KernelType="Gaussian"/>
But is there a WPF way to blur the background behind the panel, and not it's contents?
The background of the StackPanel
is a desktop, and the window that hosts it is set to AllowTransparency="True"
to allow the custom-shaped look.
What the background of the StackPanel? an ImageBrush? If so why cant you apply BlurEffect to that?
If that is not possible then try this..
1] Use an image and draw it completely over Grid
as I see you dont want a TileEffect
. Add BlurEffect
to this Image
. Make sure you fill image the uniformly.
2] Then add StackPanel
with transparent background as next child in the Grid
i.e. dont reverse the order of image and stackpanel.
3] Then add TextBlock
in StackPanel.
OR
If you insist on using a Brush
to be set as the backgrounnd of the panel then use VisualBrush
that draws a blurred image as background of the stackpanel, instead of ImageBrush
.
Let me know if any of these tips help.