OuterGlowBitmapEffect Alternative Without BitmapEffects

Question

What is a good alternative to OuterGlowBitmapEffect?

Preferably one that can be used in a theme/style and one that can be used without BitmapEffects.

Zerelda

General note: The OuterGlowBitmapEffect is now (.NET 4) marked as Obsolete, and is not supported (doesn't throw anything but does nothing). – Ceresin

Here are some examples karlshifflett.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/… – Ovule

Answer 1

The standard Effect library provides a DropShadowEffect that can be set up to look just like an OuterGlowBitmapEffect. The nice thing about this effect is that it is hardware-accelerated (unlike the bitmap effects, which are done in software). To make the DropShadowEffect look like a glow, simply set the ShadowDepth property to 0.

Rickrickard

Answer 2

Donno if is good or not, I never tested it, I just read about it, check it out here.

Ceresin