Moving Form without title bar

Question

I have a windows form without title bar. I want to drag it by mouse. After searching on internet, I found this code for moving form:

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
    switch (m.Msg)
    {
        case 0x84:
            base.WndProc(ref m);
            if ((int)m.Result == 0x1)
                m.Result = (IntPtr)0x2;
            return;
    }
base.WndProc(ref m);
}

But it has a problem: It operates only on form regions which are not covered by any control. For example if I use label or group box, I can't move form by clicking on them.
How can I solve this problem?

Answer 1

One way is to implement IMessageFilter like this.

public class MyForm : Form, IMessageFilter
{
    public const int WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = 0xA1;
    public const int HT_CAPTION = 0x2;
    public const int WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201;

    [DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
    public static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int lParam);
    [DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
    public static extern bool ReleaseCapture();

    private HashSet<Control> controlsToMove = new HashSet<Control>();

    public MyForm()
    {
        Application.AddMessageFilter(this);

        controlsToMove.Add(this);
        controlsToMove.Add(this.myLabel);//Add whatever controls here you want to move the form when it is clicked and dragged
    }

    public bool PreFilterMessage(ref Message m)
    {
       if (m.Msg == WM_LBUTTONDOWN &&
            controlsToMove.Contains(Control.FromHandle(m.HWnd)))
        {
            ReleaseCapture();
            SendMessage(this.Handle, WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN, HT_CAPTION, 0);
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Answer 2

This is basically what you are looking to do:

Make a borderless form movable?

You might be able to add the same code to the mouse down event of other controls on your form to accomplish the same thing.

Answer 3

Make a borderless form movable?

public const int WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = 0xA1;
public const int HT_CAPTION = 0x2;

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
public static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int lParam);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ReleaseCapture();

private void Form1_MouseDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{     
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
    {
        ReleaseCapture();
        SendMessage(Handle, WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN, HT_CAPTION, 0);
    }
}