WPF Popup like Windows Form

Question

I would like to create a popup in wpf that behaves as windows form. I have manage to close the popup using [x] when it displays. I am stuck on how I can add functional minimize and maximize buttons feature. here is how i achieved the first step: close button: How to place close [x] in WPF popup

<Popup Name="myPopup" IsOpen="True">
    <StackPanel>
        <Label Background="AliceBlue" Foreground="Blue" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" MouseDown="mouse_DownHandled">
        x
        </Label>
        <Label Name="myLabel" Content="This is a popup!" Background="AliceBlue" Foreground="Blue"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Popup>

the mouse_DownHandled event closes the popup by setting isOpen=false

Any ideas?Thanks.

Answer 1

I see what you want. I think what you want is not a Popup Control but actually a WPF Window with a special style set in it. Use the WindowStyle property to achieve this.

Use

<Window Name="myPopup" WindowStyle="SingleBorderWindow">
    <StackPanel>
          <Label Name="myLabel" Content="This is a popup!" Background="AliceBlue" Foreground="Blue"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>

If you want to show this from the code, you can create create an instance of the view and call window.Show()

Your window should look like this