Non-rectangular Forms

[dln]

Could someone point me to a good reference point (books, websites, etc...)
that will show me how to create non-rectangular Windows forms using C#
(although I could probably figure things out if the code examples were in
any of the .net languages)? Ideally, I would like to learn how to create
non-rectangular main form, similar to Windows Media Player.

Thanks.

 

[Julie J.]

Look into SetWindowRgn and it's C# counterpart.

 

[Martin Dechev]

Hi, dln,

You might find the following article useful:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...apedwindowsformscontrolsinvisualstudionet.asp

Greetings
Martin

 

[dln]

Fantastic! Thanks for the link.

Hi, dln,

You might find the following article useful:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...apedwindowsformscontrolsinvisualstudionet.asp

Greetings
Martin

 

[Martin Dechev]

There are issues with the transparency when the color depth of the desktop
is set to high/true color, so you might need to test a lot.

Greetings
Martin

 

[J.Marsch]

Lots of good drawing information here:
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm