2 colors combo for back color of Windows controls

[VJ]

How do I use shade effect as colors. For example when I change the backcolor
of my tab page, how do I set it to a faded 2 color combination?

VJ

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

How do I use shade effect as colors. For example when I change the backcolor
of my tab page, how do I set it to a faded 2 color combination?

You will have to draw the background yourself using a
'System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush' as brush.

 

[VJ]

Hi.. , could you point me to some examples of doing this? I am totally new
to this graphics things..

VJ

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Add Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D to the top of your code file. In
the paint event for the tab page try something like this.

Private Sub TabPage1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles TabPage1.Paint
Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
Dim sf As New StringFormat
Dim brText As New SolidBrush(TabPage1.ForeColor)
Dim rDraw As RectangleF

Dim br As New LinearGradientBrush(TabPage1.Bounds,
TabPage1.BackColor, Color.White, 90, False)

Dim bl As New Blend

bl.Factors = New Single() {0.0F, 0.1F, 0.5F, 0.7F, 0.7F, 0.5F, 0.3F,
0.2F, 0}

bl.Positions = New Single() {0, 0.1F, 0.2F, 0.5F, 0.6F, 0.7F, 0.8F,
0.9F, 1.0F}

br.Blend = bl

g.FillRectangle(br, RectangleF.op_Implicit(TabPage1.Bounds))


End Sub

Ken
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Hi.. , could you point me to some examples of doing this? I am totally new
to this graphics things..

VJ