So I implemented the following code within my grid:
<Grid.Effect>
<DropShadowEffect ShadowDepth="0"
Color="Black"
Opacity="1"
BlurRadius="30" RenderingBias="Quality"/>
</Grid.Effect>
I can see the shadow appear in the preview; however, when I run it, there is no shadow. So I was wondering if I missed something.
xaml:
<Window x:Class="test.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" Background="Transparent" WindowStyle="None" AllowsTransparency="True">
<Grid>
<Grid.Effect>
<DropShadowEffect ShadowDepth="0"
Color="Black"
Opacity="1"
BlurRadius="30" RenderingBias="Quality"/>
</Grid.Effect>
<Rectangle Height="350" Width="525" Fill="White" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
You should see a window with a shadow around the border. Then run it and its gone.
EDIT: So all I did was add a margin to the rectangle and the drop shadow appears. I'm assuming the window blocks the drop shadow.