Make WPF window draggable, no matter what element is clicked

Question

My question is 2 fold, and I am hoping there are easier solutions to both provided by WPF rather than the standard solutions from WinForms (which Christophe

Answer 1

As already mentioned by @fjch1997 it's convenient to implement a behavior. Here it is, the core logic is the same as in the @loi.efy's answer:

public class DragMoveBehavior : Behavior<Window>
{
    protected override void OnAttached()
    {
        AssociatedObject.MouseMove += AssociatedObject_MouseMove;
    }

    protected override void OnDetaching()
    {
        AssociatedObject.MouseMove -= AssociatedObject_MouseMove;
    }

    private void AssociatedObject_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.LeftButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed && sender is Window window)
        {
            // In maximum window state case, window will return normal state and
            // continue moving follow cursor
            if (window.WindowState == WindowState.Maximized)
            {
                window.WindowState = WindowState.Normal;

                // 3 or any where you want to set window location after
                // return from maximum state
                Application.Current.MainWindow.Top = 3;
            }

            window.DragMove();
        }
    }
}

Usage:

<Window ...
        xmlns:h="clr-namespace:A.Namespace.Of.DragMoveBehavior"
        xmlns:i="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/2010/interactivity">
    <i:Interaction.Behaviors>
        <h:DragMoveBehavior />
    </i:Interaction.Behaviors>
    ...
</Window>

Answer 2

This is all needed!

private void UiElement_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.LeftButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed)
        {
            if (this.WindowState == WindowState.Maximized) // In maximum window state case, window will return normal state and continue moving follow cursor
            {
                this.WindowState = WindowState.Normal;
                Application.Current.MainWindow.Top = 3;// 3 or any where you want to set window location affter return from maximum state
            }
            this.DragMove();
        }
    }

Answer 3

Sure, apply the following MouseDown event of your Window

private void Window_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.ChangedButton == MouseButton.Left)
        this.DragMove();
}

This will allow users to drag the Window when they click/drag on any control, EXCEPT for controls which eat the MouseDown event (e.Handled = true)

You can use PreviewMouseDown instead of MouseDown, but the drag event eats the Click event, so your window stops responding to left-mouse click events. If you REALLY wanted to be able to click and drag the form from any control, you could probably use PreviewMouseDown, start a timer to begin the drag operation, and cancel the operation if the MouseUp event fires within X milliseconds.