Vista - WPF in "Kiosk" mode / Subtle Animated Background

Hi,

Two questions:

1) How can I run my WPF app in a "kiosk" mode, that is:
a) Runs full screen
b) Has no window chrome
c) Always on top (even of little taskbar popup baloons, etc)

I poked around the SDK and tried using intellisense, but I couldn't quite
find what I was looking for.

2) How can i create one of those very subtle backgrounds that have just the
tiniest bit of motion? Examples:
a) The "Scarab" displays at the PDC (video on CH. 9)
b) The Avalon demo at FlashCan (video on CH. 9)
c) Blades in the XBOX 360 (Saw one at Best Buy)

Thanks guys,
Avery Z

Re: #1
Something like this should work:
Window w = new Window();
w.WindowStyle = WindowStyle.None;
w.WindowState = WindowState.Maximized;
w.IsTopLevel = true;
w.Show();


Regards,

Ashish Shetty [MSFT]
Program Manager, Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon)
Blog: http://nerddawg.blogspot.com
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"Avery Z" <AveryZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46C65436-D229-4008-A5C2-E0AEFDE25B06@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) How can I run my WPF app in a "kiosk" mode, that is:
> a) Runs full screen
> b) Has no window chrome
> c) Always on top (even of little taskbar popup baloons, etc)
>
> I poked around the SDK and tried using intellisense, but I couldn't quite
> find what I was looking for.
>
> 2) How can i create one of those very subtle backgrounds that have just
> the
> tiniest bit of motion? Examples:
> a) The "Scarab" displays at the PDC (video on CH. 9)
> b) The Avalon demo at FlashCan (video on CH. 9)
> c) Blades in the XBOX 360 (Saw one at Best Buy)
>
> Thanks guys,
> Avery Z