Re: Need a panel or user control with a truely transparent background

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From: moondaddy (moondaddy_at_nospam.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:06:49 -0600

Thanks that looks like a great article. Is there a sample of the same
control in vb.net? I'm having trouble writing it from c# to vb.net. 

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moondaddy@nospam.com
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
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> The GDI+ FAQ explains how.
>
> -- 
> Bob Powell [MVP]
> Visual C#, System.Drawing
>
> Check out February's edition of Well Formed.
> Non-client drawing, Graphics Transform stack and Flood-Filling
> http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
>
> Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
> http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm
>
> Read my Blog at http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com
>
> "moondaddy" <moondaddy@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vLpYdsCEHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I want to use a panel control which sits on top of another object which
as
> a
> > gradient background.  when I set the background color of the panel to
> > transparent, it just picks the darkest color from the background
> underneath
> > it.  How can I make the panel (or a user control to behave like a panel)
> to
> > allow gradient color from behind it to show as if it truly was
> transparent?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -- 
> > moondaddy@nospam.com
> >
> >
>
>

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