Question

I’m attempting to create a modal confirmation dialog that always appears in the centre of the screen.

I’ve tried to use:

ConfirmCreate confirmCreate = new ConfirmCreate(); // ConfirmCreate extends Window.
bool? dialogResult = confirmCreate.ShowDialog();
confirmCreate.Owner = this;
confirmCreate.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterOwner;

… and…

ConfirmCreate confirmCreate = new ConfirmCreate();
bool? dialogResult = confirmCreate.ShowDialog();
confirmCreate.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen;

… and even …

ConfirmCreate confirmCreate = new ConfirmCreate(); // ConfirmCreate is a subclass of Window.
bool? dialogResult = confirmCreate.ShowDialog();
confirmCreate.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.Manual;
confirmCreate.Left = Width/2 - confirmCreate.Width/2;
confirmCreate.Top = Height/2 - confirmCreate.Height/2;

To no avail, can someone explain why this isn’t working?

Answer 1

Try all your options with confirmCreate.ShowDialog(); at the end. In other words, set the settings for WindowStartupLocation and then call ShowDialog()