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How to delete title bar while also keeping the window resizable? [duplicate]

Does anyone know how I can resize a winform when it has no border. I don't want the default border that Windows has, so I changed the property "FormBorderStyle" to "None". This removed the border, although now it can't be resized. I've figured out how to move the form around, I just need to know how to resize it.

Some sample code that allow moving and resizing the form:
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
this.DoubleBuffered = true;
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
}
private const int cGrip = 16; // Grip size
private const int cCaption = 32; // Caption bar height;
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip, this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip, cGrip, cGrip);
ControlPaint.DrawSizeGrip(e.Graphics, this.BackColor, rc);
rc = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, cCaption);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.DarkBlue, rc);
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) {
if (m.Msg == 0x84) { // Trap WM_NCHITTEST
Point pos = new Point(m.LParam.ToInt32());
pos = this.PointToClient(pos);
if (pos.Y < cCaption) {
m.Result = (IntPtr)2; // HTCAPTION
return;
}
if (pos.X >= this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip && pos.Y >= this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip) {
m.Result = (IntPtr)17; // HTBOTTOMRIGHT
return;
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}

Here's a complete example of a customized form with all 8 points of resizing:
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None; // no borders
this.DoubleBuffered = true;
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true); // this is to avoid visual artifacts
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) // you can safely omit this method if you want
{
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Top);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Left);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Right);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Bottom);
}
private const int
HTLEFT = 10,
HTRIGHT = 11,
HTTOP = 12,
HTTOPLEFT = 13,
HTTOPRIGHT = 14,
HTBOTTOM = 15,
HTBOTTOMLEFT = 16,
HTBOTTOMRIGHT = 17;
const int _ = 10; // you can rename this variable if you like
Rectangle Top { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, _); } }
Rectangle Left { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, _, this.ClientSize.Height); } }
Rectangle Bottom { get { return new Rectangle(0, this.ClientSize.Height - _, this.ClientSize.Width, _); } }
Rectangle Right { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, 0, _, this.ClientSize.Height); } }
Rectangle TopLeft { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, _, _); } }
Rectangle TopRight { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, 0, _, _); } }
Rectangle BottomLeft { get { return new Rectangle(0, this.ClientSize.Height - _, _, _); } }
Rectangle BottomRight { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, this.ClientSize.Height - _, _, _); } }
protected override void WndProc(ref Message message)
{
base.WndProc(ref message);
if (message.Msg == 0x84) // WM_NCHITTEST
{
var cursor = this.PointToClient(Cursor.Position);
if (TopLeft.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOPLEFT;
else if (TopRight.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOPRIGHT;
else if (BottomLeft.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOMLEFT;
else if (BottomRight.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOMRIGHT;
else if (Top.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOP;
else if (Left.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTLEFT;
else if (Right.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTRIGHT;
else if (Bottom.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOM;
}
}}

"Sizer" is the light blue panel in the right bottom corner
int Mx;
int My;
int Sw;
int Sh;
bool mov;
void SizerMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
mov = true;
My = MousePosition.Y;
Mx = MousePosition.X;
Sw = Width;
Sh = Height;
}
void SizerMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (mov == true) {
Width = MousePosition.X - Mx + Sw;
Height = MousePosition.Y - My + Sh;
}
}
void SizerMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
mov = false;
}

(elaborate : in comment 2)
Resize "Form" From All place And Move it >>> Full Code <<<<<
//First u most to add this Class
class ReSize
{
private bool Above, Right, Under, Left, Right_above, Right_under, Left_under, Left_above;
int Thickness=6; //Thickness of border u can cheang it
int Area = 8; //Thickness of Angle border
/// <summary>
/// Constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="thickness">set thickness of form border</param>
public ReSize(int thickness)
{
Thickness = thickness;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor set thickness of form border=1
/// </summary>
public ReSize()
{
Thickness = 10;
}
//Get Mouse Position
public string getMosuePosition(Point mouse, Form form)
{
bool above_underArea = mouse.X > Area && mouse.X < form.ClientRectangle.Width - Area; /* |\AngleArea(Left_Above)\(=======above_underArea========)/AngleArea(Right_Above)/| */ //Area===>(==)
bool right_left_Area = mouse.Y > Area && mouse.Y < form.ClientRectangle.Height - Area;
bool _Above=mouse.Y <= Thickness; //Mouse in Above All Area
bool _Right= mouse.X >= form.ClientRectangle.Width - Thickness;
bool _Under=mouse.Y >= form.ClientRectangle.Height - Thickness;
bool _Left=mouse.X <= Thickness;
Above = _Above && (above_underArea); if (Above) return "a"; /*Mouse in Above All Area WithOut Angle Area */
Right = _Right && (right_left_Area); if (Right) return "r";
Under = _Under && (above_underArea); if (Under) return "u";
Left = _Left && (right_left_Area); if (Left) return "l";
Right_above =/*Right*/ (_Right && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Above*/ (_Above && (!above_underArea)); if (Right_above) return "ra"; /*if Mouse Right_above */
Right_under =/* Right*/((_Right) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Under*/(_Under && (!above_underArea)); if (Right_under) return "ru"; //if Mouse Right_under
Left_under = /*Left*/((_Left) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Under*/ (_Under && (!above_underArea)); if (Left_under) return "lu"; //if Mouse Left_under
Left_above = /*Left*/((_Left) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Above*/(_Above && (!above_underArea)); if (Left_above) return "la"; //if Mouse Left_above
return "";
}
}
Then Form cs
public partial class FormGDI : Form
{
ReSize resize = new ReSize(); // ReSize Class "/\" To Help Resize Form <None Style>
public FormGDI()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
}
private const int cGrip = 16; // Grip size
private const int cCaption = 32; // Caption bar height;
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
//this if you want to draw (if)
Color theColor = Color.FromArgb(10, 20, 20, 20);
theColor = Color.DarkBlue;
int BORDER_SIZE = 4;
ControlPaint.DrawBorder(e.Graphics, ClientRectangle,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed);
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip, this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip, cGrip, cGrip);
ControlPaint.DrawSizeGrip(e.Graphics, this.BackColor, rc);
rc = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, cCaption);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.DarkBlue, rc);
base.OnPaint(e);
}
//set MinimumSize to Form
public override Size MinimumSize
{
get
{
return base.MinimumSize;
}
set
{
base.MinimumSize = new Size(179, 51);
}
}
//
//override WndProc
//
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
//****************************************************************************
int x = (int)(m.LParam.ToInt64() & 0xFFFF); //get x mouse position
int y = (int)((m.LParam.ToInt64() & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16); //get y mouse position you can gave (x,y) it from "MouseEventArgs" too
Point pt = PointToClient(new Point(x, y));
if (m.Msg == 0x84)
{
switch (resize.getMosuePosition(pt, this))
{
case "l": m.Result = (IntPtr)10; return; // the Mouse on Left Form
case "r": m.Result = (IntPtr)11; return; // the Mouse on Right Form
case "a": m.Result = (IntPtr)12; return;
case "la": m.Result = (IntPtr)13; return;
case "ra": m.Result = (IntPtr)14; return;
case "u": m.Result = (IntPtr)15; return;
case "lu": m.Result = (IntPtr)16; return;
case "ru": m.Result = (IntPtr)17; return; // the Mouse on Right_Under Form
case "": m.Result = pt.Y < 32 /*mouse on title Bar*/ ? (IntPtr)2 : (IntPtr)1; return;
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}

The simplest way is to assign mouse events to the form or the title bar, whatever you want to be hold for moving.
You can move a BorderLess Form with assigning these methods to there events as names in method.
int movX,movY;
bool isMoving;
private void onMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to mouse_Down event of Form or Panel,whatever you want
isMoving = true;
movX = e.X;
movY = e.Y;
}
private void onMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to Mouse_Move event of that Form or Panel
if (isMoving)
{
this.SetDesktopLocation(MousePosition.X - movX, MousePosition.Y - movY);
}
}
private void onMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to Mouse_Up event of Form or Panel.
isMoving = false;
}

If you don't mind a short bar at the top, you can use a "regular" sizable form with the .ControlBox set to false and .Text (the caption bar at the top) set to an empty string.
You'll end up with a resizable form that looks like the Task Manager when you double-click on a chart.
The advantage of this method is that when you resize it from the left, the right border does not jerk. The same is also when you resize it from the top.
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
this.ControlBox = false;
this.Text = "";

(1) FormBorderStyle= Sizable or SizableToolWindows
(2) clear text in form text

OpenGL Wrapper in C#

I wrote a simple class to create a window and initialize OpenGL to that window. It works fine in native c++ and in CLI as well. But as soon as I import the CLI class as DLL into my C# project the rendering fails. A blank window shows up but the rendering doesn't work. The SwapBuffers and the GL rendering get called but nothing happens. Do you have any idea what can be wrong?
(Sorry I am not a native speaker)
OpenGLClass.cpp
#include "OpenGLClass.h"
#include <iostream>
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
OpenGLClass::OpenGLClass()
{
}
OpenGLClass::~OpenGLClass()
{
}
bool OpenGLClass::Initialize()
{
if (InitWindow())
return InitOGL();
else
return false;
}
void OpenGLClass::Run()
{
MSG msg = { 0 };
while (true)
{
if (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, NULL, NULL, PM_REMOVE))
{
if (msg.message == WM_QUIT)
break;
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
else
{
Render();
SwapBuffers(m_hDevContext);
}
}
}
void OpenGLClass::Render()
{
glViewport(0, 0, 800, 600);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluPerspective(45.0, (float)800 / (float)600, 1, 1000);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
gluLookAt(0, 0, 10,
0, 0, 0,
0, 1, 0);
glClearColor(0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
static float i = 0.01f;
i += 0.001f;
float c = cos(i);
float s = sin(i);
glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
glColor3f(c, 0, 0); // red
glVertex3f(1 + c, 0 + s, 0);
glColor3f(c, s, 0); // yellow
glVertex3f(0 + c, 1 + s, 0);
glColor3f(s, 0.1f, s); // magenta
glVertex3f(-1 + c, 0 + s, 0);
glEnd();
}
bool OpenGLClass::InitWindow()
{
WNDCLASSEX wc;
m_hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC;
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
wc.hInstance = m_hInstance;
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO);
wc.hIconSm = wc.hIcon;
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wc.lpszClassName = "OpenGLWindow";
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
if (!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
{
MessageBox(NULL, "RegisterClassEx() failed", "Error", MB_OK);
return false;
}
int screenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
int screenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
screenWidth = 800;
screenHeight = 600;
int nStyle = WS_POPUP;
m_hwnd = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_APPWINDOW, "OpenGLWindow", "WindowTitle", nStyle, 0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight, NULL, NULL, m_hInstance, NULL);
ShowWindow(m_hwnd, SW_SHOW);
return true;
}
bool OpenGLClass::InitOGL()
{
m_hDevContext = GetDC(m_hwnd);
PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd = { 0 };
pfd.nSize = sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR);
pfd.nVersion = 1;
pfd.dwFlags = PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER;
pfd.iPixelType = PFD_TYPE_RGBA;
pfd.cColorBits = 32;
pfd.cDepthBits = 24;
pfd.cStencilBits = 24;
int format = ChoosePixelFormat(m_hDevContext, &pfd);
if (format == 0)
return false;
std::cout << "Pixel Format: " << format << std::endl;
if (!SetPixelFormat(m_hDevContext, format, &pfd))
return false;
m_GLRenderContext = wglCreateContext(m_hDevContext);
if (!wglMakeCurrent(m_hDevContext, m_GLRenderContext))
return false;
GLint GlewInitResult = glewInit();
if (GLEW_OK != GlewInitResult)
{
return false;
}
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
glCullFace(GL_BACK);
return true;
}
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
HDC hdc;
switch (message)
{
case WM_KEYDOWN:
if (wParam == VK_ESCAPE)
{
PostQuitMessage(0);
DestroyWindow(hwnd);
}
break;
case WM_CLOSE:
PostQuitMessage(0);
DestroyWindow(hwnd);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
return 0;
}
WrapperClass.h
#pragma once
#include <OpenGLClass.h>
public ref class WrapperClass
{
public:
WrapperClass() : m_Impl(new OpenGLClass) {}
~WrapperClass() {
delete m_Impl;
}
protected:
!WrapperClass() {
delete m_Impl;
}
public:
inline bool Initialize()
{
return m_Impl->Initialize();
}
inline void Run()
{
m_Impl->Run();
}
private:
OpenGLClass* m_Impl;
};
The C# code
namespace WindowsFormsApp1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
BackgroundWorker bw = new BackgroundWorker();
WrapperClass wc;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
InitOGL();
}
private void InitOGL()
{
wc = new WrapperClass();
if(wc.Initialize())
{
bw.DoWork += Bw_DoWork;
bw.RunWorkerAsync();
}
}
private void Bw_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
wc.Run();
}
}
}

As BDL and starmole pointed out, I was running the InitOGL and the Render on different thread.

System.Console as a log window with input line

I'm writing a console application that needs user input on the bottom line while text is scrolling. The idea is to have text scroll and leave an input line at the bottom. I want text editing functionality (arrow-keys, insert, delete, etc). I'd love to be able to have static "status lines" too (lines unaffected by scrolling).
A real world example would be Irssi:
In my code I'm hooking up to NLog and writing its output to screen while also providing an input line to the user. It is done by "pausing input" on write: using Console.MoveBufferArea to move text up, disabling cursor, repositioning cursor, writing log-text, repositioning cursor back to input line and enabling cursor. It almost works, but there are some problems:
It is very slow. In cases where I write 20-30 lines the application slows down considerably. (Can be solved with buffering incoming, but won't solve scroll speed.)
Lines that overflow (i.e. exception stacktrace) leaves a line at the very bottom of the screen.
Lines that overflow are (partially) overwritten as text scrolls up. This also messes up input line.
Scrolling up/down does not work.
Is there a library to help me do this?
If not then how do I fix speed? How do I fix scrolling?
Cross platform solution preferred.
public class InputConsole
{
private static readonly object _bufferLock = new object();
private static int _windowWidth = Console.BufferWidth;
private static int _windowHeight = Console.BufferHeight;
private static int _windowLeft = Console.WindowLeft;
private static int _windowTop = Console.WindowTop;
public InputConsole()
{
MethodCallTarget target = new MethodCallTarget();
target.ClassName = typeof(InputConsole).AssemblyQualifiedName;
target.MethodName = "LogMethod";
target.Parameters.Add(new MethodCallParameter("${level}"));
target.Parameters.Add(new MethodCallParameter("${message}"));
target.Parameters.Add(new MethodCallParameter("${exception:format=tostring}"));
target.Parameters.Add(new MethodCallParameter("[${logger:shortName=true}]"));
SimpleConfigurator.ConfigureForTargetLogging(target, LogLevel.Trace);
try
{
Console.SetWindowSize(180, 50);
Console.SetBufferSize(180, 50);
_windowWidth = Console.BufferWidth;
_windowHeight = Console.BufferHeight;
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Unable to resize console: " + exception);
}
}
public void Run()
{
string input;
do
{
lock (_bufferLock)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, _windowHeight - 1);
Console.Write("Command: ");
Console.CursorVisible = true;
}
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
input = Console.ReadLine();
lock (_bufferLock)
{
Console.CursorVisible = false;
}
} while (!string.Equals(input, "quit", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
}
public static void LogMethod(string level, string message, string exception, string caller)
{
if (Console.BufferHeight == _windowHeight)
Console.MoveBufferArea(_windowLeft, _windowTop + 1, Console.BufferWidth, Console.BufferHeight - 2, _windowLeft, _windowTop);
var fgColor = ConsoleColor.White;
var bgColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
switch (level.ToUpper())
{
case "TRACE":
fgColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
break;
case "DEBUG":
fgColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
break;
case "INFO":
fgColor = ConsoleColor.White;
break;
case "WARNING":
fgColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
break;
case "ERROR":
fgColor = ConsoleColor.White;
bgColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
break;
}
var str = string.Format("({0}) {1} {2} {3}", level.ToUpper(), caller, message, exception);
WriteAt(_windowLeft, _windowHeight - 3, str, fgColor, bgColor);
}
public static void WriteAt(int left, int top, string s, ConsoleColor foregroundColor = ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black)
{
lock (_bufferLock)
{
var currentBackgroundColor = Console.BackgroundColor;
var currentForegroundColor = Console.ForegroundColor;
Console.BackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor = foregroundColor;
int currentLeft = Console.CursorLeft;
int currentTop = Console.CursorTop;
var currentVisible = Console.CursorVisible;
Console.CursorVisible = false;
Console.SetCursorPosition(left, top);
Console.Write(s);
Console.SetCursorPosition(currentLeft, currentTop);
Console.CursorVisible = currentVisible;
Console.BackgroundColor = currentBackgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor = currentForegroundColor;
}
}
}

Doing further research into text console in Windows I seems it is difficult to make it go faster. Through a custom implementation with lower redraw rates (less to WriteConsoleOutput) I was able to get just over 10x speed increase over Console.WriteLine.
However since Console.WriteLine enforces the "scroll everything when we reach bottom" I was using Console.MoveBufferArea. Tests shows that my implementation of MoveBufferArea (included in my original question) was around 90x slower than Console.WriteLine. With my new implementation using WriteConsoleOutput I was however able to get a 1356x speed increase over MoveBufferedArea.
Since it was a bit difficult to find information about it I have detailed my finding in a blog post. I'm also attaching the code to this answer for posterity.
I have written a class that allows me to scroll individual boxes. I have also implemented a line input system to emulate that of standard Console.ReadLine();. Note that this implementation is missing home/end-support (easy to fix though).
Note that to get any speed increase from it you have to set box.AutoRedraw = false; and manually call box.Draw(); regularly. With box.AutoRedraw = true; (calling Draw() on every Write()) this solution is actually 30 times slower than Console.WriteLine and 3 times faster than MoveBufferArea.
Example on how to use:
_logBox = new InputConsoleBox(0, 0, (short)Console.BufferWidth, (short)(Console.BufferHeight - 2), InputConsoleBox.Colors.LightWhite, InputConsoleBox.Colors.Black);
_statusBox = new InputConsoleBox(0, (short)(Console.BufferHeight - 3), (short)Console.BufferWidth, 1, InputConsoleBox.Colors.LightYellow, InputConsoleBox.Colors.DarkBlue);
_inputBox = new InputConsoleBox(0, (short)(Console.BufferHeight - 2), (short)Console.BufferWidth, 1, InputConsoleBox.Colors.LightYellow, InputConsoleBox.Colors.Black);
_statusBox.WriteLine("Hey there!");
_inputBox.InputPrompt = "Command: ";
// If you are okay with some slight flickering this is an easy way to set up a refresh timer
_logBox.AutoDraw = false;
_redrawTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(async () =>
{
while (true)
{
await Task.Delay(100);
if (_logBox.IsDirty)
_logBox.Draw();
}
});
// Line input box
var line = _inputBox.ReadLine(); // Blocking while waiting for <enter>
Code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
public class InputConsoleBox
{
#region Output
#region Win32 interop
private const UInt32 STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = unchecked((UInt32)(-11));
private const UInt32 STD_ERROR_HANDLE = unchecked((UInt32)(-12));
[DllImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(UInt32 type);
[DllImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFile(
string fileName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint fileAccess,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint fileShare,
IntPtr securityAttributes,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] FileMode creationDisposition,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] int flags,
IntPtr template);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool WriteConsoleOutput(
SafeFileHandle hConsoleOutput,
CharInfo[] lpBuffer,
Coord dwBufferSize,
Coord dwBufferCoord,
ref SmallRect lpWriteRegion);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct Coord
{
public short X;
public short Y;
public Coord(short X, short Y)
{
this.X = X;
this.Y = Y;
}
};
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
private struct CharUnion
{
[FieldOffset(0)]
public char UnicodeChar;
[FieldOffset(0)]
public byte AsciiChar;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
private struct CharInfo
{
[FieldOffset(0)]
public CharUnion Char;
[FieldOffset(2)]
public ushort Attributes;
public CharInfo(char #char, ushort attributes)
{
this.Char = new CharUnion();
Char.UnicodeChar = #char;
Attributes = attributes;
}
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct SmallRect
{
public short Left;
public short Top;
public short Right;
public short Bottom;
}
#endregion
#region Colors Enum
private const int HighIntensity = 0x0008;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_LEADING_BYTE = 0x0100;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_TRAILING_BYTE = 0x0200;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_GRID_HORIZONTAL = 0x0400;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_GRID_LVERTICAL = 0x0800;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_GRID_RVERTICAL = 0x1000;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_REVERSE_VIDEO = 0x4000;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE = 0x8000;
private const ushort COMMON_LVB_SBCSDBCS = 0x0300;
[Flags]
public enum Colors : int
{
Black = 0x0000,
DarkBlue = 0x0001,
DarkGreen = 0x0002,
DarkRed = 0x0004,
Gray = DarkBlue | DarkGreen | DarkRed,
DarkYellow = DarkRed | DarkGreen,
DarkPurple = DarkRed | DarkBlue,
DarkCyan = DarkGreen | DarkBlue,
LightBlue = DarkBlue | HighIntensity,
LightGreen = DarkGreen | HighIntensity,
LightRed = DarkRed | HighIntensity,
LightWhite = Gray | HighIntensity,
LightYellow = DarkYellow | HighIntensity,
LightPurple = DarkPurple | HighIntensity,
LightCyan = DarkCyan | HighIntensity
}
#endregion // Colors Enum
private readonly CharInfo[] _buffer;
private readonly List<CharInfo> _tmpBuffer;
private readonly short _left;
private readonly short _top;
private readonly short _width;
private readonly short _height;
private ushort _defaultColor;
private int _cursorLeft;
private int _cursorTop;
private static SafeFileHandle _safeFileHandle;
/// <summary>
/// Automatically draw to console.
/// Unset this if you want to manually control when (and what order) boxes are writen to consoles - or you want to batch some stuff.
/// You must manually call <c>Draw()</c> to write to console.
/// </summary>
public bool AutoDraw = true;
public bool IsDirty { get; private set; }
public InputConsoleBox(short left, short top, short width, short height, Colors defaultForegroundColor = Colors.Gray, Colors defaultBackgroundColor = Colors.Black)
{
if (left < 0 || top < 0 || left + width > Console.BufferWidth || top + height > Console.BufferHeight)
throw new Exception(string.Format("Attempting to create a box {0},{1}->{2},{3} that is out of buffer bounds 0,0->{4},{5}", left, top, left + width, top + height, Console.BufferWidth, Console.BufferHeight));
_left = left;
_top = top;
_width = width;
_height = height;
_buffer = new CharInfo[_width * _height];
_defaultColor = CombineColors(defaultForegroundColor, defaultBackgroundColor);
_tmpBuffer = new List<CharInfo>(_width * _height); // Assumption that we won't be writing much more than a screenful (backbufferfull) in every write operation
//SafeFileHandle h = CreateFile("CONOUT$", 0x40000000, 2, IntPtr.Zero, FileMode.Open, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
if (_safeFileHandle == null)
{
var stdOutputHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
_safeFileHandle = new SafeFileHandle(stdOutputHandle, false);
}
Clear();
Draw();
}
public void Clear()
{
for (int y = 0; y < _height; y++)
{
for (int x = 0; x < _width; x++)
{
var i = (y * _width) + x;
_buffer[i].Char.UnicodeChar = ' ';
_buffer[i].Attributes = _defaultColor;
}
}
IsDirty = true;
// Update screen
if (AutoDraw)
Draw();
}
public void Draw()
{
IsDirty = false;
var rect = new SmallRect() { Left = _left, Top = _top, Right = (short)(_left + _width), Bottom = (short)(_top + _height) };
bool b = WriteConsoleOutput(_safeFileHandle, _buffer,
new Coord(_width, _height),
new Coord(0, 0), ref rect);
}
private static ushort CombineColors(Colors foreColor, Colors backColor)
{
return (ushort)((int)foreColor + (((int)backColor) << 4));
}
public void SetCursorPosition(int left, int top)
{
if (left >= _width || top >= _height)
throw new Exception(string.Format("Position out of bounds attempting to set cursor at box pos {0},{1} when box size is only {2},{3}.", left, top, _width, _height));
_cursorLeft = left;
_cursorTop = top;
}
public void SetCursorBlink(int left, int top, bool state)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(left, top);
Console.CursorVisible = state;
//// Does not work
//var i = (top * _width) + left;
//if (state)
// _buffer[i].Attributes = (ushort)((int)_buffer[i].Attributes & ~(int)COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE);
//else
// _buffer[i].Attributes = (ushort)((int)_buffer[i].Attributes | (int)COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE);
//if (AutoDraw)
// Draw();
}
public void WriteLine(string line, Colors fgColor, Colors bgColor)
{
var c = _defaultColor;
_defaultColor = CombineColors(fgColor, bgColor);
WriteLine(line);
_defaultColor = c;
}
public void WriteLine(string line)
{
Write(line + "\n");
}
public void Write(string text)
{
Write(text.ToCharArray());
}
public void Write(char[] text)
{
IsDirty = true;
_tmpBuffer.Clear();
bool newLine = false;
// Old-school! Could definitively have been done more easily with regex. :)
var col = 0;
var row = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < text.Length; i++)
{
// Detect newline
if (text[i] == '\n')
newLine = true;
if (text[i] == '\r')
{
newLine = true;
// Skip following \n
if (i + 1 < text.Length && text[i] == '\n')
i++;
}
// Keep track of column and row
col++;
if (col == _width)
{
col = 0;
row++;
if (newLine) // Last character was newline? Skip filling the whole next line with empty
{
newLine = false;
continue;
}
}
// If we are newlining we need to fill the remaining with blanks
if (newLine)
{
newLine = false;
for (int i2 = col; i2 <= _width; i2++)
{
_tmpBuffer.Add(new CharInfo(' ', _defaultColor));
}
col = 0;
row++;
continue;
}
if (i >= text.Length)
break;
// Add character
_tmpBuffer.Add(new CharInfo(text[i], _defaultColor));
}
var cursorI = (_cursorTop * _width) + _cursorLeft;
// Get our end position
var end = cursorI + _tmpBuffer.Count;
// If we are overflowing (scrolling) then we need to complete our last line with spaces (align buffer with line ending)
if (end > _buffer.Length && col != 0)
{
for (int i = col; i <= _width; i++)
{
_tmpBuffer.Add(new CharInfo(' ', _defaultColor));
}
col = 0;
row++;
}
// Chop start of buffer to fit into destination buffer
if (_tmpBuffer.Count > _buffer.Length)
_tmpBuffer.RemoveRange(0, _tmpBuffer.Count - _buffer.Length);
// Convert to array so we can batch copy
var tmpArray = _tmpBuffer.ToArray();
// Are we going to write outside of buffer?
end = cursorI + _tmpBuffer.Count;
var scrollUp = 0;
if (end > _buffer.Length)
{
scrollUp = end - _buffer.Length;
}
// Scroll up
if (scrollUp > 0)
{
Array.Copy(_buffer, scrollUp, _buffer, 0, _buffer.Length - scrollUp);
cursorI -= scrollUp;
}
var lastPos = Math.Min(_buffer.Length, cursorI + tmpArray.Length);
var firstPos = lastPos - tmpArray.Length;
// Copy new data in
Array.Copy(tmpArray, 0, _buffer, firstPos, tmpArray.Length);
// Set new cursor position
_cursorLeft = col;
_cursorTop = Math.Min(_height, _cursorTop + row + 1);
// Write to main buffer
if (AutoDraw)
Draw();
}
#endregion
#region Input
private string _currentInputBuffer = "";
private string _inputPrompt;
private int _inputCursorPos = 0;
private int _inputFrameStart = 0;
// Not used because COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE doesn't work
//private bool _inputCursorState = false;
//private int _inputCursorStateChange = 0;
private int _cursorBlinkLeft = 0;
private int _cursorBlinkTop = 0;
public string InputPrompt
{
get { return _inputPrompt; }
set
{
_inputPrompt = value;
ResetInput();
}
}
private void ResetInput()
{
SetCursorPosition(0, 0);
_inputCursorPos = Math.Min(_currentInputBuffer.Length, _inputCursorPos);
var inputPrompt = InputPrompt + "[" + _currentInputBuffer.Length + "] ";
// What is the max length we can write?
var maxLen = _width - inputPrompt.Length;
if (maxLen < 0)
return;
if (_inputCursorPos > _inputFrameStart + maxLen)
_inputFrameStart = _inputCursorPos - maxLen;
if (_inputCursorPos < _inputFrameStart)
_inputFrameStart = _inputCursorPos;
_cursorBlinkLeft = inputPrompt.Length + _inputCursorPos - _inputFrameStart;
//if (_currentInputBuffer.Length - _inputFrameStart < maxLen)
// _inputFrameStart--;
// Write and pad the end
var str = inputPrompt + _currentInputBuffer.Substring(_inputFrameStart, Math.Min(_currentInputBuffer.Length - _inputFrameStart, maxLen));
var spaceLen = _width - str.Length;
Write(str + (spaceLen > 0 ? new String(' ', spaceLen) : ""));
UpdateCursorBlink(true);
}
private void UpdateCursorBlink(bool force)
{
// Since COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE doesn't work we won't be controlling blink
//// Blink the cursor
//if (Environment.TickCount > _inputCursorStateChange)
//{
// _inputCursorStateChange = Environment.TickCount + 250;
// _inputCursorState = !_inputCursorState;
// force = true;
//}
//if (force)
// SetCursorBlink(_cursorBlinkLeft, _cursorBlinkTop, _inputCursorState);
SetCursorBlink(_left + _cursorBlinkLeft, _top + _cursorBlinkTop, true);
}
public string ReadLine()
{
Console.CursorVisible = false;
Clear();
ResetInput();
while (true)
{
Thread.Sleep(50);
while (Console.KeyAvailable)
{
var key = Console.ReadKey(true);
switch (key.Key)
{
case ConsoleKey.Enter:
{
var ret = _currentInputBuffer;
_inputCursorPos = 0;
_currentInputBuffer = "";
return ret;
break;
}
case ConsoleKey.LeftArrow:
{
_inputCursorPos = Math.Max(0, _inputCursorPos - 1);
break;
}
case ConsoleKey.RightArrow:
{
_inputCursorPos = Math.Min(_currentInputBuffer.Length, _inputCursorPos + 1);
break;
}
case ConsoleKey.Backspace:
{
if (_inputCursorPos > 0)
{
_inputCursorPos--;
_currentInputBuffer = _currentInputBuffer.Remove(_inputCursorPos, 1);
}
break;
}
case ConsoleKey.Delete:
{
if (_inputCursorPos < _currentInputBuffer.Length - 1)
_currentInputBuffer = _currentInputBuffer.Remove(_inputCursorPos, 1);
break;
}
default:
{
var pos = _inputCursorPos;
//if (_inputCursorPos == _currentInputBuffer.Length)
_inputCursorPos++;
_currentInputBuffer = _currentInputBuffer.Insert(pos, key.KeyChar.ToString());
break;
}
}
ResetInput();
}
// COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE doesn't work so we use Consoles default cursor
//UpdateCursorBlink(false);
}
}
#endregion
}

How to use Matrix and scrollbar translate offsets for drawing

I'm using a Matrix to set a transformation on my Graphics object during OnPaint. I would like the scrollbars to translate the matrix when scrolled; something like this in OnScroll:
float offset = se.NewValue - se.OldValue;
if (offset == 0)
{
return;
}
if (se.ScrollOrientation == ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll)
{
this.TransformMatrix.Translate(-offset, 0);
}
else
{
this.TransformMatrix.Translate(0, -offset);
}
I'm pretty sure that both WM_VSCROLL and WM_HSCROLL send a WM_PAINT because the control is redrawn without me actually calling Refresh(). I find that this painting isn't very fluid and is jittery and doesn't draw with the right transformation it seems. Should I intercept the WM_V/HSCROLL messages and manually set the scrollbar's properties (like position etc) with SetScrollInfo? If not, what should I do?

I ended up catching WM_V/HSROLL and doing the painting on my own. It works great!
Here's what I'm using if anyone wants it:
protected override CreateParams CreateParams
{
get
{
var p = base.CreateParams;
p.Style |= NativeMethods.WindowStyles.WS_BORDER;
p.Style |= NativeMethods.WindowStyles.WS_HSCROLL;
p.Style |= NativeMethods.WindowStyles.WS_VSCROLL;
return p;
}
}
private Point ScrollPosition
{
get
{
var info = new NativeMethods.ScrollInfo();
info.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(info);
info.fMask = NativeMethods.ScrollInfoMask.SIF_POS;
NativeMethods.GetScrollInfo(this.Handle, NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_HORZ, out info);
int x = info.nPos;
NativeMethods.GetScrollInfo(this.Handle, NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_VERT, out info);
int y = info.nPos;
return new Point(x, y);
}
set
{
var info = new NativeMethods.ScrollInfo();
info.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(info);
info.fMask = NativeMethods.ScrollInfoMask.SIF_POS;
info.nPos = value.X;
NativeMethods.SetScrollInfo(this.Handle, NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_HORZ, ref info, true);
info.nPos = value.Y;
NativeMethods.SetScrollInfo(this.Handle, NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_VERT, ref info, true);
}
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
// Clear the background color.
e.Graphics.Clear(Color.White);
e.Graphics.Transform = this.TransformMatrix.Clone();
// Do drawing here.
}
protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs e)
{
// Do nothing.
}
private void OnScroll(ScrollEventArgs se)
{
float offset = se.NewValue - se.OldValue;
if (se.ScrollOrientation == ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll)
{
this.TransformMatrix.Translate(-offset, 0);
}
else
{
this.TransformMatrix.Translate(0, -offset);
}
this.Refresh();
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
switch (m.Msg)
{
case NativeMethods.WindowMessages.WM_HSCROLL:
case NativeMethods.WindowMessages.WM_VSCROLL:
this.WmScroll(ref m);
m.Result = IntPtr.Zero;
break;
default:
base.WndProc(ref m);
break;
}
}
private void WmScroll(ref Message m)
{
int smallChange = 20;
uint sb = NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_HORZ;
var orientation = ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll;
if(m.Msg == NativeMethods.WindowMessages.WM_VSCROLL)
{
sb = NativeMethods.SBFlags.SB_VERT;
orientation = ScrollOrientation.VerticalScroll;
}
// Get current scroll Page and Range.
var info = new NativeMethods.ScrollInfo();
info.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(info);
info.fMask = NativeMethods.ScrollInfoMask.SIF_PAGE | NativeMethods.ScrollInfoMask.SIF_POS;
NativeMethods.GetScrollInfo(this.Handle, sb, out info);
int newValue = info.nPos;
var type = ScrollEventType.SmallDecrement;
switch (Unmanaged.LoWord(m.WParam))
{
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_BOTTOM:
type = ScrollEventType.Last;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_ENDSCROLL:
type = ScrollEventType.EndScroll;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_LINEDOWN:
newValue += smallChange;
type = ScrollEventType.SmallIncrement;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_LINEUP:
newValue -= smallChange;
type = ScrollEventType.SmallDecrement;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_PAGEDOWN:
newValue += (int)info.nPage;
type = ScrollEventType.LargeIncrement;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_PAGEUP:
newValue -= (int)info.nPage;
type = ScrollEventType.LargeDecrement;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_THUMBPOSITION:
type = ScrollEventType.ThumbPosition;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_THUMBTRACK:
newValue = Unmanaged.HiWord(m.WParam);
type = ScrollEventType.ThumbTrack;
break;
case NativeMethods.SBCommands.SB_TOP:
type = ScrollEventType.First;
break;
}
var newInfo = new NativeMethods.ScrollInfo();
newInfo.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(newInfo);
newInfo.fMask = NativeMethods.ScrollInfoMask.SIF_POS;
newInfo.nPos = newValue;
NativeMethods.SetScrollInfo(this.Handle, sb, ref newInfo, false);
int realNewValue = (orientation == ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll) ? this.ScrollPosition.X : this.ScrollPosition.Y;
// Fire the scroll event.
// TODO - Create a Scroll event.
this.OnScroll(new ScrollEventArgs(type, info.nPos, realNewValue, orientation));
}

How to move and resize a form without a border?

Does anyone know how I can resize a winform when it has no border. I don't want the default border that Windows has, so I changed the property "FormBorderStyle" to "None". This removed the border, although now it can't be resized. I've figured out how to move the form around, I just need to know how to resize it.

Some sample code that allow moving and resizing the form:
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
this.DoubleBuffered = true;
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
}
private const int cGrip = 16; // Grip size
private const int cCaption = 32; // Caption bar height;
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip, this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip, cGrip, cGrip);
ControlPaint.DrawSizeGrip(e.Graphics, this.BackColor, rc);
rc = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, cCaption);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.DarkBlue, rc);
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) {
if (m.Msg == 0x84) { // Trap WM_NCHITTEST
Point pos = new Point(m.LParam.ToInt32());
pos = this.PointToClient(pos);
if (pos.Y < cCaption) {
m.Result = (IntPtr)2; // HTCAPTION
return;
}
if (pos.X >= this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip && pos.Y >= this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip) {
m.Result = (IntPtr)17; // HTBOTTOMRIGHT
return;
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}

Here's a complete example of a customized form with all 8 points of resizing:
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None; // no borders
this.DoubleBuffered = true;
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true); // this is to avoid visual artifacts
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) // you can safely omit this method if you want
{
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Top);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Left);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Right);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Green, Bottom);
}
private const int
HTLEFT = 10,
HTRIGHT = 11,
HTTOP = 12,
HTTOPLEFT = 13,
HTTOPRIGHT = 14,
HTBOTTOM = 15,
HTBOTTOMLEFT = 16,
HTBOTTOMRIGHT = 17;
const int _ = 10; // you can rename this variable if you like
Rectangle Top { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, _); } }
Rectangle Left { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, _, this.ClientSize.Height); } }
Rectangle Bottom { get { return new Rectangle(0, this.ClientSize.Height - _, this.ClientSize.Width, _); } }
Rectangle Right { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, 0, _, this.ClientSize.Height); } }
Rectangle TopLeft { get { return new Rectangle(0, 0, _, _); } }
Rectangle TopRight { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, 0, _, _); } }
Rectangle BottomLeft { get { return new Rectangle(0, this.ClientSize.Height - _, _, _); } }
Rectangle BottomRight { get { return new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - _, this.ClientSize.Height - _, _, _); } }
protected override void WndProc(ref Message message)
{
base.WndProc(ref message);
if (message.Msg == 0x84) // WM_NCHITTEST
{
var cursor = this.PointToClient(Cursor.Position);
if (TopLeft.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOPLEFT;
else if (TopRight.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOPRIGHT;
else if (BottomLeft.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOMLEFT;
else if (BottomRight.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOMRIGHT;
else if (Top.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTTOP;
else if (Left.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTLEFT;
else if (Right.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTRIGHT;
else if (Bottom.Contains(cursor)) message.Result = (IntPtr)HTBOTTOM;
}
}}

"Sizer" is the light blue panel in the right bottom corner
int Mx;
int My;
int Sw;
int Sh;
bool mov;
void SizerMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
mov = true;
My = MousePosition.Y;
Mx = MousePosition.X;
Sw = Width;
Sh = Height;
}
void SizerMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (mov == true) {
Width = MousePosition.X - Mx + Sw;
Height = MousePosition.Y - My + Sh;
}
}
void SizerMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
mov = false;
}

(elaborate : in comment 2)
Resize "Form" From All place And Move it >>> Full Code <<<<<
//First u most to add this Class
class ReSize
{
private bool Above, Right, Under, Left, Right_above, Right_under, Left_under, Left_above;
int Thickness=6; //Thickness of border u can cheang it
int Area = 8; //Thickness of Angle border
/// <summary>
/// Constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="thickness">set thickness of form border</param>
public ReSize(int thickness)
{
Thickness = thickness;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor set thickness of form border=1
/// </summary>
public ReSize()
{
Thickness = 10;
}
//Get Mouse Position
public string getMosuePosition(Point mouse, Form form)
{
bool above_underArea = mouse.X > Area && mouse.X < form.ClientRectangle.Width - Area; /* |\AngleArea(Left_Above)\(=======above_underArea========)/AngleArea(Right_Above)/| */ //Area===>(==)
bool right_left_Area = mouse.Y > Area && mouse.Y < form.ClientRectangle.Height - Area;
bool _Above=mouse.Y <= Thickness; //Mouse in Above All Area
bool _Right= mouse.X >= form.ClientRectangle.Width - Thickness;
bool _Under=mouse.Y >= form.ClientRectangle.Height - Thickness;
bool _Left=mouse.X <= Thickness;
Above = _Above && (above_underArea); if (Above) return "a"; /*Mouse in Above All Area WithOut Angle Area */
Right = _Right && (right_left_Area); if (Right) return "r";
Under = _Under && (above_underArea); if (Under) return "u";
Left = _Left && (right_left_Area); if (Left) return "l";
Right_above =/*Right*/ (_Right && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Above*/ (_Above && (!above_underArea)); if (Right_above) return "ra"; /*if Mouse Right_above */
Right_under =/* Right*/((_Right) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Under*/(_Under && (!above_underArea)); if (Right_under) return "ru"; //if Mouse Right_under
Left_under = /*Left*/((_Left) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Under*/ (_Under && (!above_underArea)); if (Left_under) return "lu"; //if Mouse Left_under
Left_above = /*Left*/((_Left) && (!right_left_Area)) && /*Above*/(_Above && (!above_underArea)); if (Left_above) return "la"; //if Mouse Left_above
return "";
}
}
Then Form cs
public partial class FormGDI : Form
{
ReSize resize = new ReSize(); // ReSize Class "/\" To Help Resize Form <None Style>
public FormGDI()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
}
private const int cGrip = 16; // Grip size
private const int cCaption = 32; // Caption bar height;
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
//this if you want to draw (if)
Color theColor = Color.FromArgb(10, 20, 20, 20);
theColor = Color.DarkBlue;
int BORDER_SIZE = 4;
ControlPaint.DrawBorder(e.Graphics, ClientRectangle,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed,
theColor, BORDER_SIZE, ButtonBorderStyle.Dashed);
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(this.ClientSize.Width - cGrip, this.ClientSize.Height - cGrip, cGrip, cGrip);
ControlPaint.DrawSizeGrip(e.Graphics, this.BackColor, rc);
rc = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width, cCaption);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.DarkBlue, rc);
base.OnPaint(e);
}
//set MinimumSize to Form
public override Size MinimumSize
{
get
{
return base.MinimumSize;
}
set
{
base.MinimumSize = new Size(179, 51);
}
}
//
//override WndProc
//
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
//****************************************************************************
int x = (int)(m.LParam.ToInt64() & 0xFFFF); //get x mouse position
int y = (int)((m.LParam.ToInt64() & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16); //get y mouse position you can gave (x,y) it from "MouseEventArgs" too
Point pt = PointToClient(new Point(x, y));
if (m.Msg == 0x84)
{
switch (resize.getMosuePosition(pt, this))
{
case "l": m.Result = (IntPtr)10; return; // the Mouse on Left Form
case "r": m.Result = (IntPtr)11; return; // the Mouse on Right Form
case "a": m.Result = (IntPtr)12; return;
case "la": m.Result = (IntPtr)13; return;
case "ra": m.Result = (IntPtr)14; return;
case "u": m.Result = (IntPtr)15; return;
case "lu": m.Result = (IntPtr)16; return;
case "ru": m.Result = (IntPtr)17; return; // the Mouse on Right_Under Form
case "": m.Result = pt.Y < 32 /*mouse on title Bar*/ ? (IntPtr)2 : (IntPtr)1; return;
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}

The simplest way is to assign mouse events to the form or the title bar, whatever you want to be hold for moving.
You can move a BorderLess Form with assigning these methods to there events as names in method.
int movX,movY;
bool isMoving;
private void onMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to mouse_Down event of Form or Panel,whatever you want
isMoving = true;
movX = e.X;
movY = e.Y;
}
private void onMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to Mouse_Move event of that Form or Panel
if (isMoving)
{
this.SetDesktopLocation(MousePosition.X - movX, MousePosition.Y - movY);
}
}
private void onMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Assign this method to Mouse_Up event of Form or Panel.
isMoving = false;
}

If you don't mind a short bar at the top, you can use a "regular" sizable form with the .ControlBox set to false and .Text (the caption bar at the top) set to an empty string.
You'll end up with a resizable form that looks like the Task Manager when you double-click on a chart.
The advantage of this method is that when you resize it from the left, the right border does not jerk. The same is also when you resize it from the top.
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
this.ControlBox = false;
this.Text = "";

(1) FormBorderStyle= Sizable or SizableToolWindows
(2) clear text in form text