Unless you need the custom styling in this answer, I prefer the TitledPane with setCollapsible(false) solution by Andriy Kryvtsun. For use, see a TitledPane tutorial. No such exact standard control, but it it is easy to create your own. Here is a sample implementation: /** Places content in a bordered pane with a title. */ … Read more
Just add paint event. private void groupBox1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e) { GroupBox box = sender as GroupBox; DrawGroupBox(box, e.Graphics, Color.Red, Color.Blue); } private void DrawGroupBox(GroupBox box, Graphics g, Color textColor, Color borderColor) { if (box != null) { Brush textBrush = new SolidBrush(textColor); Brush borderBrush = new SolidBrush(borderColor); Pen borderPen = new Pen(borderBrush); SizeF strSize … Read more
Ian Oakes answer stuffs up the tab order such that the header comes after the content. It’s possible to modify the control template such that the border can’t receive focus. To do this, modify the template so that the 2nd and 3rd borders (both in Grid Row 1) have IsHitTestVisible=false Complete template below <BorderGapMaskConverter x:Key=”GroupBoxBorderGapMaskConverter” … Read more
Place each GroupBox in a Panel, Set Panel Dock Property to Top, Group Box Dock Property to Fill. Then set Padding on the panels.
That sounds right to me. You’d need to put a Grid or Panel (StackPanel, WrapPanel, etc) as a child to define the layout.