I have created a border-less form using c# but could make the custom title bar movable so I search the internet and found this code:
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
base.WndProc(ref m);
if (m.Msg == WM_NCHITTEST)
m.Result = (IntPtr)(HT_CAPTION);
}
private const int WM_NCHITTEST = 0x84;
private const int HT_CLIENT = 0x1;
private const int HT_CAPTION = 0x2;
After applying this code can click and drag my form in every inch of the form except for the title bar.
NOTE: although this is a very old answer, I tested it on .NET 8 and it still works
Movable custom title bar
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public partial class MainForm : Form
{
private readonly PictureBox title = new PictureBox(); // create a PictureBox
private readonly Label minimise = new Label(); // this doesn't even have to be a label!
private readonly Label maximise = new Label(); // this will simulate our this.maximise box
private readonly Label close = new Label(); // simulates the this.close box
private bool drag = false; // determine if we should be moving the form
private Point startPoint = new Point(0, 0); // also for the moving
public MainForm()
{
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;// get rid of the standard title bar
this.title.Location = this.Location; // assign the location to the form location
this.title.Width = this.Width; // make it the same width as the form
this.title.Height = 50; // give it a default height (you may want it taller/shorter)
this.title.BackColor = Color.Black; // give it a default colour (or load an image)
this.Controls.Add(this.title); // add it to the form's controls, so it gets displayed
// if you have an image to display, you can load it, instead of assigning a bg colour
// this.title.Image = new Bitmap(System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + "\\title.jpg");
// if you displayed an image, alter the SizeMode to get it to display as you want it to
// examples:
// this.title.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
// this.title.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.CenterImage;
// this.title.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom;
// etc
// you may want to use PictureBoxes and display images
// or use buttons, there are many alternatives. This is a mere example.
this.minimise.Text = "Minimise"; // Doesn't have to be
this.minimise.Location = new Point(this.Location.X + 5, this.Location.Y + 5); // give it a default location
this.minimise.ForeColor = Color.Red; // Give it a colour that will make it stand out
// this is why I didn't use an image, just to keep things simple:
this.minimise.BackColor = Color.Black; // make it the same as the PictureBox
this.Controls.Add(this.minimise); // add it to the form's controls
this.minimise.BringToFront(); // bring it to the front, to display it above the picture box
this.maximise.Text = "Maximise";
// remember to make sure it's far enough away so as not to overlap our minimise option
this.maximise.Location = new Point(this.Location.X + 60, this.Location.Y + 5);
this.maximise.ForeColor = Color.Red;
this.maximise.BackColor = Color.Black; // remember, we want it to match the background
this.maximise.Width = 50;
this.Controls.Add(this.maximise); // add it to the form
this.maximise.BringToFront();
this.close.Text = "Close";
this.close.Location = new Point(this.Location.X + 120, this.Location.Y + 5);
this.close.ForeColor = Color.Red;
this.close.BackColor = Color.Black;
this.close.Width = 37; // this is just to make it fit nicely
this.Controls.Add(this.close);
this.close.BringToFront();
// now we need to add some functionality. First off, let's give those labels
// MouseHover and MouseLeave events, so they change colour
// Since they're all going to change to the same colour, we can give them the same
// event handler, which saves time of writing out all those extra functions
this.minimise.MouseEnter += new EventHandler(Control_MouseEnter);
this.maximise.MouseEnter += new EventHandler(Control_MouseEnter);
this.close.MouseEnter += new EventHandler(Control_MouseEnter);
// and we need to do the same for MouseLeave events, to change it back
this.minimise.MouseLeave += new EventHandler(Control_MouseLeave);
this.maximise.MouseLeave += new EventHandler(Control_MouseLeave);
this.close.MouseLeave += new EventHandler(Control_MouseLeave);
// and lastly, for these controls, we need to add some functionality
this.minimise.MouseClick += new MouseEventHandler(Control_MouseClick);
this.maximise.MouseClick += new MouseEventHandler(Control_MouseClick);
this.close.MouseClick += new MouseEventHandler(Control_MouseClick);
// finally, wouldn't it be nice to get some moveability on this control?
this.title.MouseDown += new MouseEventHandler(Title_MouseDown);
this.title.MouseUp += new MouseEventHandler(Title_MouseUp);
this.title.MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(Title_MouseMove);
}
private void Control_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (sender.Equals(this.close))
this.close.ForeColor = Color.White;
else if (sender.Equals(this.maximise))
this.maximise.ForeColor = Color.White;
else // it's the minimize label
this.minimise.ForeColor = Color.White;
}
private void Control_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// return them to their default colors
if (sender.Equals(this.close))
this.close.ForeColor = Color.Red;
else if (sender.Equals(this.maximise))
this.maximise.ForeColor = Color.Red;
else // it's the minimise label
this.minimise.ForeColor = Color.Red;
}
private void Control_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (sender.Equals(this.close))
this.Close(); // close the form
else if (sender.Equals(this.maximise))
{
// maximise is more interesting. We need to give it different functionality,
// depending on the window state (Maximise/Restore)
if (this.maximise.Text == "Maximise")
{
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized; // maximise the form
this.maximise.Text = "Restore"; // change the text
this.title.Width = this.Width; // stretch the title bar
}
else // we need to restore
{
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
this.maximise.Text = "Maximise";
}
}
else // it's the minimise label
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized; // minimise the form
}
void Title_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
this.drag = false;
}
void Title_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
this.startPoint = e.Location;
this.drag = true;
}
void Title_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (this.drag)
{
// if we should be dragging it, we need to figure out some movement
Point p1 = new Point(e.X, e.Y);
Point p2 = this.PointToScreen(p1);
Point p3 = new Point(p2.X - this.startPoint.X,
p2.Y - this.startPoint.Y);
this.Location = p3;
}
}
}
If you want you can extract just the moving code and integrate it with your code, the movable Title code is just in the following Event Handlers
Title_MouseUp
Title_MouseDown
Title_MouseMove
Here is the original article for this code, you can read it for more explanation about the code
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/64981-designing-a-custom-title-bar/
The link to original article is broken