Here is come code to show a popup in wpf, i've nothing in the popup at the moment, just a gradient background and border.
[code:c#]
<Popup Name="popup1"
Width="{Binding ElementName=bdrCalendar, Path=ActualWidth, Converter={StaticResource MarginValueConverter}}"
Height="150"
Placement="Center"
PopupAnimation="Scroll"
AllowsTransparency="True"
PlacementTarget="{Binding ElementName=bdrCalendar}"
MouseDown="popup1_MouseDown" >
<ctrls:PopupContent />
</Popup>
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