Wpf windows 7 dialog

To make a visual example, this is the common WPF MessageBox: and this is the Windows 7 messageBox: As you can see the latest is better, more informative, with an hiperlink that can be used to point to a FAQ html document, where you can add custom buttons and where you can hide the details the stack trace inside the detail-dropdown. Using this MessageBox really add values to the application that you write, in terms of user experience. This library contains some of the dialogs of Windows 7. Step Add private void method OnOpenDialog :.

At steps we will associate main window with its view model. Build project. Open App. Resources section:. Open MainWindow. Add button to Grid node in markup of MainWindow.

PART 2. In this part we will create a base for a modal dialog window. All our dialogs must return a result of choice made by user. Add a new item DialogResultEnum. Add a new public static class DialogService. Run project, put a breakpoint at closing curly brace in OnOpenDialog method and click button in main window. Dialog window should appear and result variable should have a DialogResult. Undefined value after closing the dialog. PART 3.

In this part we will add a view for our modal dialog and define some logic. Add two commands to process Yes and No buttons click similarly for button at main window, see Steps :. I suspected the problem is related to transparency settings. If I set the Window style to none, the problem is resolved, but this style of dialog box is not acceptable for my application.

Does anyone have any suggestions? The content you requested has been removed. Ask a question. Quick access. For more information, see DialogResult. A window that is opened by calling the ShowDialog method does not automatically have a relationship with the window that opened it; specifically, the opened window does not know which window opened it.

This relationship can be established using the Owner property and managed using the OwnedWindows property. When a modal WPF window a window opened by calling ShowDialog is closed, the previously activated window is reactivated.

If a modal WPF window has an owner window see Owner , the owner window is not reactivated when the modal WPF window is closed unless it was the previously activated window. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported.