Opacity

[Jm]

Hi All

Im wondering if theres is a way to make a form object the only thing thats
becomes opaque when you modify the opacity. So if i have labels and a
picturebox can i make them non opaque whilst still making the form opaque.
Im trying to design a splash screen. Thanks

[Robby]

One way of doing this would be to set the backcolor of the form to an color
with an alpha level. Since this is a splash screen you could then set the
forms style to one that has no border or titlebar.

Robby

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi All

Im wondering if theres is a way to make a form object the only thing thats
becomes opaque when you modify the opacity. So if i have labels and a
picturebox can i make them non opaque whilst still making the form opaque.
Im trying to design a splash screen. Thanks

[Jm]

Hi Robby

What do you meam by an color with an alpha level ?

"Robby" <ed****@not.my.email.com> wrote in message
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One way of doing this would be to set the backcolor of the form to an color with an alpha level. Since this is a splash screen you could then set the
forms style to one that has no border or titlebar.

Robby

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:cr**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

Hi All

Im wondering if theres is a way to make a form object the only thing thats becomes opaque when you modify the opacity. So if i have labels and a
picturebox can i make them non opaque whilst still making the form opaque. Im trying to design a splash screen. Thanks

[Robby]

The alpha of a color sets its transparency level. 255 is completely opaque
and 0 is completely transparent. You can set the alpha on an existing color
using the shared Color.FromArgb method. For example in the form

Me.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(127, SystemColors.Control)

will set the backcolor of the form to a halfway transparent color of the
system's control color.

Robby
"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi Robby

What do you meam by an color with an alpha level ?

"Robby" <ed****@not.my.email.com> wrote in message
news:uk**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

One way of doing this would be to set the backcolor of the form to an

color

with an alpha level. Since this is a splash screen you could then set
the
forms style to one that has no border or titlebar.

Robby

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> Im wondering if theres is a way to make a form object the only thing thats > becomes opaque when you modify the opacity. So if i have labels and a
> picturebox can i make them non opaque whilst still making the form opaque. > Im trying to design a splash screen. Thanks
>
>

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Here are some links on making irregularily shaped forms.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...lStudioNET.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/epi...H/manifest.xml

http://www.windowsforms.com/Samples/...179&tabindex=4

Ken
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"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:cr**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...
Hi All

Im wondering if theres is a way to make a form object the only thing thats
becomes opaque when you modify the opacity. So if i have labels and a
picturebox can i make them non opaque whilst still making the form opaque.
Im trying to design a splash screen. Thanks