Setting ZPanel Index on windows forms host in WPF

Question

Hi,

I'm creating a grid with a windows forms host in WPF and behind it put a progress bar control but I can't find how to get the z index of the host to change so i can hide the windows forms host and then show the progress bar, and when the host control is finished doing its work hide the progress bar and show the windows forms host.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Answer 1

You are probably running into airspace issues, in which a forms host will always be on top of all WPF content.

 

Try searching the internet, there are several hacks and work arounds...and just advice on how to "live with it".

 

-Jer

 

Answer 2

 

Yep! Had to change the width and height of the forms host to 0 when i wanted to show the items behind it and then set them back to the grid containing the control's height and width.

 

Thanks