Making UserControls Transparent

[Guest]

UserControls do not let the BackColor Property to be set to Transparent.
When placed on a color background, they look ugly. Panels and GroupBoxes can
be made transparent. How does one go about doing the same with UserControls.

Thanks

 

[Stoitcho Goutsev \(100\) [C# MVP]]

Hi Jav,

In the usercontrol's constructor set the style for supporting transparent
bkg colors

this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor |
ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);

Now you can set the background color you want.

 

[Guest]

Thank you. That did the trick.
Jav

Hi Jav,

In the usercontrol's constructor set the style for supporting transparent
bkg colors

this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor |
ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);

Now you can set the background color you want.

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HTH
Stoitcho Goutsev (100) [C# MVP]

UserControls do not let the BackColor Property to be set to Transparent.
When placed on a color background, they look ugly. Panels and GroupBoxes
can
be made transparent. How does one go about doing the same with
UserControls.

Thanks