Transparency

[Bob]

Hi there,

I do not seem to be able to make my label controls (or any for that matter)
transparent.... they always show the colour of whatever they are sitting on.

Can VS.Net not handle this a function this basic? Or am I missing something?

Any helpful replies appreciated...

 

[Matthew]

I do not seem to be able to make my label controls (or any for that

matter)
transparent.... they always show the colour of whatever they are sitting
on.

Can VS.Net not handle this a function this basic? Or am I missing
something?

Yes, it can be done. If you want to make the whole thing partially
transparent, change the form's opacity property.

I think you are really wanting to change the background to transparent,
though.
An excellent example of this was just posted by a gentlemen by the name of
Cor in a thread titled Skinning.
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]&rnum=1

The short version is:
Form1.TransparencyKey = Form1.BackColor

Matthew

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Windows Forms Tips and Tricks has an article on transparent Windows Forms
controls.

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