Background color for control question (Win forms) 1

[stfarm]

I have a form that uses a gradient as background color. I also have some label controls on the form. I would like the label control background color to be invisible, so that the background color from the form can be seen. Is that possible?

Steve

 

[T0AD]

Hi stfarm,

I don't think VB .NET supports transparent backgrounds for the Label control...

Can you get away without using the Label control? If you just need to display some text on the screen somewhere you could use the DrawString method of the Graphics class.

Example:

Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint

    e.Graphics.DrawString("Hello", New Font("Arial", 12.0), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), 200, 200)

End Sub

Hope it helps.

T0AD

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[SHelton]

You can make a label transparent:

Label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent

However, on slower machines the label may paint with it's standard backcolor before the transparency is applied, making it look poor. TOAD's post is a more elegant solution.

 

[IjumpOverU]

TOAD's solution does work, but does make it a bit painful in trems of changing your form's layout.

Maybe I am just dumb but the Label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent will not work for me (and I am on a fast machine).

Even Microsoft's solution of using this command:
SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, True)
Me.BackColor = Color.Transparent

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...tskgivingyourcontroltransparentbackground.asp

None of these work for me when trying to get a label's backcolor to be transparent.

Does anyone know if this is possible!?

Thanks for any and all help.