Hello all,

I have a user control, MBControl. Here is the code:

<my:MBControl Name="MBControl" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
              <my:MBControl.BitmapEffect>
                <DropShadowBitmapEffect Color="Black" Direction="315"
                      Softness="0.5" ShadowDepth="10" Opacity="1" />
              </my:MBControl.BitmapEffect>
</my:MBControl>

The problem with the code is it seems like the shadow is applied to every child element of my user control. Or, possibly, it is dropped inside as well as outside -- the control surface is darker than without the shadow.

How could I fix this? I want the shadow being dropped outside only and not affecting the control surface.