Visual Basic

Public Class CustomLabel : Inherits Label

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, True)
        Me.BackColor = Color.Transparent
    End Sub

End Class

Imports System.Reflection

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    Friend WithEvents Label1 As CustomLabel
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Label1 = New CustomLabel
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'Label1
        '
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(136, 128)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Label1.Text = "Label1"
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Public Shared Sub main()
        Application.EnableVisualStyles()
        Application.DoEvents()
        Application.Run(New Form1)
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnPaint(e)

        Dim brush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(Me.ClientRectangle, Color.Azure, Color.DarkGreen, Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal)
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, Me.ClientRectangle)
        brush.Dispose()

    End Sub

End Class

Public Class CustomLabel : Inherits Label

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, True)
        Me.BackColor = Color.Transparent
    End Sub

End Class

Public Class Form1

    Dim progressBar As New ProgressBar
    Dim progressPanel As New StatusBarPanel
    Dim textPanel As New StatusBarPanel

    Public Sub New()

        MyBase.New()
        InitializeComponent()

        Dim statusBar As New StatusBar
        statusBar.Parent = Me
        statusBar.ShowPanels = True

        textPanel.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring
        textPanel.Text = "Panel 1 Text"
        statusBar.Panels.Add(textPanel)

        progressPanel.Width = 120
        statusBar.Panels.Add(progressPanel)

        progressBar.Value = 50
        progressBar.Height = statusBar.Height - 2
        progressBar.Width = progressPanel.Width - 6
        progressBar.Parent = statusBar
        progressBar.Width = progressPanel.Width
        progressBar.Location = New Point(textPanel.Width + 2, 2)
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnResize(ByVal e As EventArgs)
        MyBase.OnResize(e)
        progressBar.Location = New Point(textPanel.Width + 2, 2)
    End Sub

End Class