CheckBox doesn't obey "Transparent"

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   Hello,

it seems that there might be some problem with the current CheckBox. I have a form with a gradient image as background. Over this image I have some controls which allow the gradient to be displayed correctly as backgound when I set the property to Transparent. Nothing happens when I do this to a CheckBox. With Transparent set to False, I get a solid background of the same color as BackColor, if I set Transparent to True, the background becomes a solid gray.

What is happening? Am I missing something here or is this a bug? (Using version 11.2.)

Thanks,

Ulrich

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upeters Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote upeters Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: CheckBox doesn't obey "Transparent" Posted: 04 October 2007 at 1:36pm
	Hello, it seems that there might be some problem with the current CheckBox. I have a form with a gradient image as background. Over this image I have some controls which allow the gradient to be displayed correctly as backgound when I set the property to Transparent. Nothing happens when I do this to a CheckBox. With Transparent set to False, I get a solid background of the same color as BackColor, if I set Transparent to True, the background becomes a solid gray. What is happening? Am I missing something here or is this a bug? (Using version 11.2.) Thanks, Ulrich

ijwelch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 June 2006 Status: Offline Points: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote ijwelch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2007 at 10:31pm
	I get the impression that the Transparent property was added by Codejock specifically so that the control is drawn correctly when placed on a Codejock tabcontrol page, and not necessarily providing true transparency. I may be wrong but that certainly seems to be how it behaves...

upeters Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote upeters Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2007 at 10:49pm
	Maybe it is so, but take the Label for comparison. The same Transparent property works exactly as expected, so why behaves the Checkbox different? I know that the MS control doesn't allow transparent background either, but it sure would be nice to have this...

Bernie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 July 2007 Location: Taiwan Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bernie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 October 2007 at 3:30am
	I have an impression that he Online Help says ... Transparent property is useful only when using XP Theme... However, I am not sure for this. In a word, Transparent property of CheckBox (ActiveX Version) doesn't work in my program as well.

yair-edsoft Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 April 2007 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote yair-edsoft Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 October 2007 at 6:29pm
	hi, set the UseVisualStyle=True then transparent=True and you will see that it will be transparent it worked for me..
	yair

upeters Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote upeters Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 October 2007 at 9:45am
	Hello Yair, thanks for the help, but I used the same settings and the checkbox remains with a solid background. Could I please get an official statement from Codejock if this is something that won't/can't be changed? Thank you!

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2007 at 1:30am
	Hello, Transparent property works only for TabControl. You can set BackColor property to make it looks like transparent.
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

ijwelch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 June 2006 Status: Offline Points: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote ijwelch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2007 at 3:16am
	The transparent property works fine for pushbutton and label. Can this be done for checkbox, radiobutton in future release? Also, slider control needs this property (along with backcolor and appearance). Thanks