The following code makes the window always stay on top as well as make it frameless.
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace StayOnTop
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOPMOST = new IntPtr(-1);
private const UInt32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x0001;
private const UInt32 SWP_NOMOVE = 0x0002;
private const UInt32 TOPMOST_FLAGS = SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
TopMost = true;
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SetWindowPos(this.Handle, HWND_TOPMOST, 100, 100, 300, 300, TOPMOST_FLAGS);
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
const int RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE = 10;
switch (m.Msg)
{
case 0x0084/*NCHITTEST*/ :
base.WndProc(ref m);
if ((int)m.Result == 0x01/*HTCLIENT*/)
{
Point screenPoint = new Point(m.LParam.ToInt32());
Point clientPoint = this.PointToClient(screenPoint);
if (clientPoint.Y <= RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE)
{
if (clientPoint.X <= RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE)
m.Result = (IntPtr)13/*HTTOPLEFT*/ ;
else if (clientPoint.X < (Size.Width - RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE))
m.Result = (IntPtr)12/*HTTOP*/ ;
else
m.Result = (IntPtr)14/*HTTOPRIGHT*/ ;
}
else if (clientPoint.Y <= (Size.Height - RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE))
{
if (clientPoint.X <= RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE)
m.Result = (IntPtr)10/*HTLEFT*/ ;
else if (clientPoint.X < (Size.Width - RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE))
m.Result = (IntPtr)2/*HTCAPTION*/ ;
else
m.Result = (IntPtr)11/*HTRIGHT*/ ;
}
else
{
if (clientPoint.X <= RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE)
m.Result = (IntPtr)16/*HTBOTTOMLEFT*/ ;
else if (clientPoint.X < (Size.Width - RESIZE_HANDLE_SIZE))
m.Result = (IntPtr)15/*HTBOTTOM*/ ;
else
m.Result = (IntPtr)17/*HTBOTTOMRIGHT*/ ;
}
}
return;
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
protected override CreateParams CreateParams
{
get
{
CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
cp.Style |= 0x20000; // <--- use 0x20000
return cp;
}
}
}
}