>>>One of the samples in Visual FoxPro 8.0 shows how to do that.
>>>George
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>>BTW VFP7 Solutions Samples include the sample too.
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>Nope, that's a different example: it shows how to create a form with varying levels of transparency. The example that shows how to create a form that acts like it isn't there when it's transparent is only in VFP8. (Create Irregularly Shaped Form)

That's the one I was thinking of! It is not only transparent (meaning that you can see through it), but if you click on an area that is transparent, the focus goes to the window beneath it.