Window background like title bar of windows 7

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How to set Windows Forms Application (C++) to have an Aero/Glass background?

i want create a transparent window with WinApis with C++ in Windows 7 and i use VS2010 but i know how to make it transparent i can do that like this:

    SetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE,GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE) | WS_EX_LAYERED);
    SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hWnd, 0, (255 * 70) / 100, LWA_ALPHA);

but i want a transparent window with transparency of title bars of normal windows of windows 7

sample http://ril.site11.com/photos/879ec4dfeaa4.png

You could always read the source code for Chrome and Firefox to learn how they do it. — David Heffernan, May 22 '12 at 12:47
This Code Project article shows you how: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15770/Vista-Goodies-in-C-Using-Glass-in-Your-UI The keyword that you need to use when searching is **glass** — David Heffernan, May 22 '12 at 12:49
@DavidHeffernan don't put answers in comments. Make that an answer if you feel it could help (which it obviously did) — rubenvb, May 22 '12 at 13:12
@rubenvb Well, I'm not sure a simple link to an off-site article is enough to constitute an answer. And since I know nothing about glass, beyond its name, I don't think I can add an answer with any authority. — David Heffernan, May 22 '12 at 13:15
Yup, the native api is demonstrated in managed code these days :) — Hans Passant, May 22 '12 at 13:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 22 '12 at 13:16

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This web page has a great tutorial: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15770/Vista-Goodies-in-C-Using-Glass-in-Your-UI

It show you how to make a certain portion of you windows transparent, how to add text to the transparent part, and more.

answered May 22 '12 at 13:16

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