Dock Window

Dock window implementation of WPF base off Using Application Desktop Toolbars

Features

• Docking to any edge and monitor
• Supporting automatic hiding
• Cooperating with other desktop toolbars

Usage

Install the NuGet package. Then create a WPF window and select the DockWindow class instead of the Window class. Needs to done both in XAML and code

• XAML

  <dw:DockWindow 
  x:Class="DockWindowDemo.MainWindow"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
  xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
  xmlns:dw="clr-namespace:DockWindow.Windows;assembly=DockWindow"
  mc:Ignorable="d"
  Title="MainWindow" 
  Background="Transparent"
  BorderBrush="Transparent"
  BorderThickness="0"
  AllowsTransparency="True"
  DockWidthOrHeight="150"
  AnimationBackground="White">
  <Grid>
  </Grid>
  </dw:DockWindow>

• Code

  namespace DockWindowDemo
  {
  public partial class MainWindow : DockWindow.Windows.DockWindow
  {
      public MainWindow()
      {
          InitializeComponent();
      }
  }
  }

You can see DockWindowDemo for an example project