WPF intercept clicks outside a modal window

Question

Is it possible to check when the user has clicked outside a modal window? I\'d like to somehow circumvent the modal logic because if the window isn\'t displayed as modal, it wil

Answer 1

Well one way is to hook up the event handler on your main app and respond to it when you have that window open:

EventManager.RegisterClassHandler(typeof(Window), Mouse.MouseDownEvent, new MouseButtonEventHandler(OnMousepDown), true);

or

  EventManager.RegisterClassHandler(typeof(yourAppClassName),   Mouse.PreviewMouseDownEvent, new MouseButtonEventHandler(OnMousepDown), true);

//this is just a sample..
private void OnMousepDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
        if (thatWindowThatYourTalkingAbout.IsOpen) 
            ..do something 
    }