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    Posted: 10 July 2008 at 7:48am

SOLVED: How to put a frame transparent?

Already used transparent property; nothing happens - stays with the background color.

I do not want to use the same color as the form background one, because the form uses a gradient!
 
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Hi,
 
Not possible, Carlos.
 
The only (real) transparent controls are: PopupControl and Label the rest uses background color of container.
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Hummmm... so the transparent property is more a "to be implemented property"; sorry CJ guys.
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Hi,
 
I use the freeware controls (only the frame) from Innovasys. http://www.innovasys.com/download/eval.aspx?productname=freeware%20activex%20controls
 
This frame is really transparent.
 
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Thanks. Works just fine.

How about the transparent property CJ guys?
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Hi,
Can you attach sample that shows how to make Innovasys groupbox transparent for gradient background - we will add same. Now I can't make it transparent :-(
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Originally posted by oleg oleg wrote:

Hi,
Can you attach sample that shows how to make Innovasys groupbox transparent for gradient background - we will add same. Now I can't make it transparent :-(


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uploads/20080716_231514_Test.zip

Control is truly transparent at runtime (not design time). See image below.
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If you want to use the CJ controls Transparent property, use the CJ control TabControlPage as the container for the control(s).
This works.
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Hi,

We added Picture Property for TabPage to allow set custom background:
 
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... and the CHAMPION is:

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This is great I must say, Been waiting for this for a while, But.. Isn't this a bit of what-youd-say "Nigger rigging"? (No offence to anyone!) :)
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Maybe.

I was thinking there's some overlap here with the resizer control and the need for a more advanced control container/picturebox.

Wouldn't it make sense to have a single container control with optional scrollbars/resizing/borders (a la resizer) plus theming/background picture/jerry-rigged transparency (a la tabcontrolpage) and call it XtremeContainer?
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Yeah, that would make it a lot easier, but it would be less they could charge us for. :p
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Originally posted by oleg oleg wrote:

Hi,

We added Picture Property for TabPage to allow set custom background:
 


tabpage has picture property now ?
if its possible plz upload this example`s source
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SmileSimple solution  -  Works with VB6 / Win7
You can create graphics using Paint.  Just make the transparent section in the color
you chose to be transparent.  In this example I am using color (&H000001&)
Any pixels of this color (almost black) will be transparent.
 (note: you can use any color to be transparent)
  
   ' Copy this code to your VB6 form
   ' ================================
   Declare Function GetWindowLong& Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" ( _
      ByVal hwnd&, ByVal nIndex&)
   Declare Function SetWindowLong& Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" ( _
      ByVal hwnd&, ByVal nIndex&, ByVal dwNewLong&)
   Declare Function SetLayeredWindowAttributes& Lib "user32" ( _
      ByVal hwnd&, ByVal crKey&, ByVal bAlpha As Byte, ByVal dwFlags&)
   Public Const GwlStyle& = (-16)
   Public Const GwlExStyle& = (-20)
   Public Const WsExLayered& = &H80000
   Public Const LwaColorKey& = &H1
   Public Const LwaAlphaA& = &H2
 
   ' ================================  
  Sub Form_Load()
      SetWindowLong Me.hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE) Or WS_EX_LAYERED
      SetLayeredWindowAttributes Me.hwnd,  &H000001&, 0&, LWA_COLORKEY
      Me.BackColor = &H000001&  ' Make background transparent
  End Sub
   ' ================================
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