How can I create a a invisible form background? I dont want to use opacity.
GAME -5 Junior Poster
trippinz -1 Junior Poster in Training
set visible to false ?
trippinz -1 Junior Poster in Training
I mean TRY setting visible to false...
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
Not sure what you want to do but the following is something to look in to.
If you set the form's TransparencyKey property to the same colour as your form's background then the background becomes transparent and click events pass through the form to the window/object behind.
If you then set the form's BorderStyle property to None, then only the objects on the form are visible. This effect can be used to overlay one form on top of another while still having the form below clickable. However, when the form below is clicked the transparent form is sent to the back so it has limited use realy.
Also, anything drawn on the transparent form will display (provided it is not the TransparencyKey color).
GAME -5 Junior Poster
Thanks nick.crane. I found out only reason why my form wasnt changing invisible because my image in front of it had a backcolor. Now my image has a sketchy border. How can I fix this?
GDICommander 54 Posting Whiz in Training
You can always modify your image to add borders that will solve your problem...
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
Now my image has a sketchy border. How can I fix this?
Not sure about this as it depends upon your image. I am guesing that the image border (or form border) has a dithered colour (i.e. uses two or more colored pixels in a pattern to create the impression of another colour; most often found in low colour images) resulting in something like the transparent ties we used to see in the early days of TV blue screening.
Experiment with a couple of solid colour images that match and don't match the TransparencyKey to check if it is the image or the form.
I also recomend that the TransparencyKey is set to a solid primary/secondary colour (i.e. one of R G B C M Y); magenta is my favourite for a transparent background in my images.
shashank185 0 Newbie Poster
Reply How can I create a a invisible form background? I dont want to use opacity.
you may use transparency key property of control to make some part invisible of you form.
shashank185 0 Newbie Poster
If you want indefinite form shape then define region of you form.
nick.crane 342 Veteran Poster
you may use transparency key property of control to make some part invisible of you form.
Thanks, if you had read the complete thread you would have noticed that had already been mentioned.
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