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Windows Aero is the graphical user interface and the default theme in most editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7

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Blurring the background of a semi-transparent form (like Aero glass)

I have a borderless, non-resizable WPF form (WindowStyle=None, AllowsTransparency=True, ResizeMode=NoResize) with a semi-transparent background. Here's a picture of how the form, a semi-transparent red rectangle, looks right now, running on top of…
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How do I display open IE tabs as DWM thumbnails?

I am building a WPF application in C# and I want to display thumbnails of open IE tabs in a listbox. I'm essentially trying to duplicate the DWM functionality in Windows 7. I have figured out how to enumerate a list of open tabs using…
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C#: Glass Forms?

How can I use aero glass to cover my entire forms? Here is an example of what I mean:
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Custom Shaped Aero Windows in C#? Like THESE!

How do I make an irregular shaped Aero window like this one? Look in the lower right corner! This program also does it. This also does it! >_< Even more...
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Aero: How to draw ClearType text on glass?

Using GDI+ to draw text on glass: graphics.DrawString(s, Length(s), font, MakePointF(x, y), brush); You'll notice that the ClearType enabled text draws very poorly on glass: But with glass disabled the text, of course, draw fine: By way of…
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DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea without Aero Glass

Using the DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea API call with Aero Glass enabled works just fine. However, I want it to work when Aero Glass is disabled as well, like how it works in the Windows control panel: Notice how the frame has extended into the…
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What is the API to "create applications like Flip3D"

I am trying to figure out how to use DWM to render a copy of a Window into my own desired location. The only thing I can find to tell DWM to render somewhere is with the thumbnail APIs. But MSDN's DWM Thumbnail Overview they specifically warn me…
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Windows 7 Aero Theme Progress Bar Bug?

I have ran into what I consider to be a progress bar bug on Windows 7. To demonstrate the bug I created a WinForm application with a button and a progress bar. In the button's 'on-click' handle I have the following code. private void…
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Handling WM_NCPAINT "breaks" DWM glass rendering on Vista/Aero

I am trying to make a window that alternates between having an Aero/Glass and a custom rendered frame (by handling WM_NCPAINT) based on a user setting. (Windows Vista). DwmComposition is enabled. My app comes up with the glass frame, but as soon as…
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Disabling progress bar animation on Vista Aero

I'm using a Delphi 2009 VCL TProgressBar as a kind of "empty/full" gauge. On Vista, with Aero theme enabled, this has an animation associated with it, which is annoying and inappropriate for an gauge. Is there any way of disabling this (NOT by…
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How do you disable Aero Snap in an application?

Is it possible to disable the automatic window-docking feature of Windows 7 in a WPF application?
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Borderless window in Qt on Windows which supports native features: aero snap, DWM resize and minimization

I'm trying to create a borderless window in Qt on Windows which supports native features: aero snap, DWM resize and minimization, shake, etc. Like Office 2013 or Visual Studio 2012. But they are written in wpf. There are a lot of examples in wpf and…
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Programmatically Maximize Window On Half Of Screen

I want to maximize a random window on the left side of my screen. Can I use Windows Aero functions from my code ? This window can be maximized like that with the mouse. I just want to do that programmatically. I use C# and I can get the IntPtr of…
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How does Windows change Aero Glass color?

I'm using Windows 7 RTM and I wonder how the control panel is able to update the Aero Glass color so smoothly without restarting the DWM (uxsms). DwmSetColorizationColor isn't working any more...
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Glass is not rendered right

I made a form and extended the glass in it like in the image below. But when I move the window so not all of it is visible on screen, the glass rendering is wrong after I move it back: How can I handle this so the window is rendered correctly? This…
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