Craig,

>Yeah, what happens is any forms opened as MDI Child forms are underneath the picturebox!

I thought about that *after* I sent you the reply, silly me. I've been looking at it a little more closely now, and I can't see any way to control that BackgroundImage either. =( Anyone else know how?

>What alternatives are there to using MDI forms in .NET?

The forms in our app aren't all contained in one form, so that's why we don't use MDI. We use a third-party product (from Developr Express http://www.devexpress.com/) ... to produce forms with an Outlook-style sidebar.

~~Bonnie




>Bonnie,
>
>Yeah, what happens is any forms opened as MDI Child forms are underneath the picturebox!
>What alternatives are there to using MDI forms in .NET? I am trying to simulate an existing VFP app i.e. the desktop contains the VFP forms.
>
>>I don't use MDI forms, but have you tried using a PictureBox instead of a background image on the form?