I have a System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip which contains a Label.
The ToolStrip has a special fancy background. But the label is just gray.
It's not possible to use transparency because the parent of ToolStrip is a form. Also it's not possible to change the parent, because the collection of Controls in ToolStrip is read only.
Is it possible to create a Label that is transparent and which has a ToolStrip parent?
Give the following a shot.
Set the backcolor of the label to Color.Transparent.
Then you have to add the label directly to the control collection of the control of which you want the label to appear transparent on top of.
If you just delete the assigned background color of the ToolStripLabel then it ought to inherit the background of its parent ToolStrip. I use a custom ToolStripRenderer to draw a customized background for tool strips, and my labels do not need any special handling in order to inherit the parent's background. Just make sure you aren't trying to assign a background color.
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I have some problem about layer of control. My user control has a panel it's set color to be transparent. In main form I create new instant of user control .But a panel of user control is not transparent.
Ok,a background of user control change to same a background of a main form.
but when I use Ctrl.bringToFront()
a panel of user control will cover all of existing control on the form.
Below image, I add user control to main form. MainForm has green panel. all of them is cover by user control.
I try to use a label control. it has a same problem.
According to third image a label should be blue and red color.
What should i do? if my user control is not rectangle. In my user control,I must use panel for combine many control.it' easy for move or resize.
Quite an idiot question, however, I wanted to place a custom control on a ToolStrip through a ToolStripControlHost.
var myControl = ...
//...
toolStrip.Items.Insert(0, new ToolStripControlHost(myControl));
But the default coloring differs on ToolStrip items and simple controls. On a ToolStrip they're colored blue when focused, while usual controls are grayed.
So I wanted to try to apply similar colors to my custom control.
In particular I use buttons with FlatStyle set to Flat. So I'd love to set MouseOverBackColor to the color used to render a hovered ToolStripButton.
Could anyone say, what that color is? Or how to apply the coloring scheme to a custom control nested into a ToolStripControlHost used to render regular ToolStrip items?
Assume that I have a panel, this panel has a background image. I add a label to this panel. Anyone can help me how to show label's text but don't show label's backcolor, the label will inherit background image from its parent. I use a transparent backcolor on label but not effect.
Note: WinForm.
Thanks.
Using a transparent background color should work.
Note that the windows forms designer doesn't honor transparency, but at runtime it should displayed as expected.
Make sure you use the Web.Transparent color, it tends to work better.
Select your label and go to it's Properties > Backcolor > Click the Web tab > Transparent.
If you need more specific directions, please ask.
I am building a custom user control in c#, and the look of the control is an elipse, but the corners of the control can be seen with the default color.
I think that the best way to solve this is making the backcolor of the control transparent, but if i do it in properties doesn't work.
In the control's constructor, try adding a call to SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor)
I am working in C# Windows Forms Application
I want to make shadow of my form, so I have taken a image having shadow and set it as Form's Background image and also set TransparentKey to Form's BackColor i.e. Control Color, so that it will transparent the area which contains Control color and FormBorderStyle to None.
My problem is that I am not getting the shadow transparent, it is of Control Color.
Updated: I also want to change shape of my form
I would use this technique instead; it worked beautifully for me.
Drop shadow in Winforms Controls?
Update:
Changing the shape of a form is easier than you'd think.
Follow this tutorial: http://www.codegod.de/WebAppCodeGod/creating-custom-shapes-for-forms-in-windows-forms-AID377.aspx