My project is one day old, and I'm hung up by something that is a mouse click in VFP.

When I said I have no code I meant I havn't added any code. All I'v done is drop a panel and some images onto the form.

I sent you an email. I must be missing something because this can't be that difficult.






>>I have no code.
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>Well, of course there's code Kevin ... the code that's generated in the Designer.cs. But, nevermind ... this seems to work fine if the parent is a Form, or a Panel, or some other Control, but it doesn't seem to work if the parent is a PictureBox. There's a note on that link you showed that says this:
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>Windows Forms controls do not support true transparency. The background of a transparent Windows Forms control is painted by its parent.
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>The problem is this ... the label's parent is the Panel, not the PictureBox. I'm not sure you can make the PictureBox the parent of the label.
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>~~Bonnie
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>>All I have done so far is place a Panel control on a form. I then added a PictureBox in the panel and set it's Image to a blue verticle gradient.
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>>I then placed a label in the Panel, over the gradient image, near the top. The label's background appears as a white rectangle.
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>>My website is down, othewise I would post a screenshot.
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>>As far as that code I found - I'm not sure where this code goes.
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>>>Kevin,
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>>>That article seems pretty straightforward to me, I'm not sure what you're not understanding.
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>>>How about we try this ... post the relevant code here and maybe we'll be able to spot the problem.
>>>
>>>~~Bonnie
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>>>>I'm still not getting it. Why can't I make a label transparent????
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>>>>I found this article, but I need help understanding what it's telling me to do.
>>>>http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wk5b13s4.aspx
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>>>>>You'd need to set the control style to support transparency
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>>>>>

>>>>> private bool _HacerTransparente;
>>>>>        public bool HacerTransparente
>>>>>        {
>>>>>            get { return _HacerTransparente; }
>>>>>            set
>>>>>            {
>>>>>                _HacerTransparente = value;
>>>>>
>>>>>                this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, _HacerTransparente);
>>>>>                if (_HacerTransparente)
>>>>>                {
>>>>>                    BackColor = Color.Transparent ;
>>>>>                }
>>>>>                else
>>>>>                {
>>>>>                    BackColor = BackGroundColor;
>>>>>                }
>>>>>            }
>>>>>        }
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>HTH,
>>>>>
>>>>>Enmanuel
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have tried both, and it has no effect. The label is not transparent.
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>>>>>>I have a panel control with a picturebox in it of a gradient. The label is then on top of the gradient. The label appears as black text inside a white rectangle.
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>>>>>>>>How do I set the background of a label to transparent?
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>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>this.MyLabel.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Or, from the PropertySheet's color picker, choose the Web tab to find the Transparent color.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>~~Bonnie