tranparent label

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i was trying to make my label transparent so that the background show what's behind it

Posted 8-Jun-10 4:27am

Marinoj

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Anshul R 8-Jun-10 10:47am

Reason for my vote of 1
The question is not clear

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Solution 1

What's your background, your Form, a Picturebox???

Form (in form_load):

Label1.Parent = Me
Label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent

Picturebox (in form_load):

Label1.Parent = PictureBox1
Label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent

Posted 8-Jun-10 4:42am

Scubapro

Solution 3

This article's code contains a transparent label control that I have found useful on numerous occasions:

SimpleLine line and box graphics controls[^]

Posted 8-Jun-10 4:48am

Johnny J.

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Scubapro 8-Jun-10 10:52am

This is in C#, not VB.

Johnny J. 8-Jun-10 10:54am

True, but if you compile it into a dll, it can be easily used from VB too. I do it all the time.
Anyway, I think I have the code in VB as well somewhere, so give me 10 minutes and I'll try to find it.

Johnny J. 8-Jun-10 11:01am

Apparently, comments are restricted in length, so I can't paste the code. Here's a link:

http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/86475/Transparent-Label-in-VB.aspx

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Anshul R · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-08T04:43:00

Please Specify Your Visual Basic Version

Is it VB.NET?

If so, set the BackColor property of the label to Transparent

IN VB6,
Set the BackStyle Property to 0(Transparent)

The code in VB.NET for a label named Label1 would be

Label1.BackColor=Color.Transparent

The Code in VB6 for a label named Label1 would be

Label1.BackStyle=0