WPF - Set dialog window position relative to main window?

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Published on 2010-03-15T11:08:33Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 11:09 UTC
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I'm just creating my own AboutBox and I'm calling it using Window.ShowDialog()

How do I get it to position relative to the main window, i.e. 20px from the top and centered.

Thanks.

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