How to place a form over another form?

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Hii

I want to place a transaparent form over another form ,also the transaparent form should not go back on mouse click.It should act asa mdi .Is it possible.

Thanks in advance

Pls help...!!!!!!!!!1

Posted 1-Jul-10 1:34am

simon 2010

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Peace ON · Answer 1 · 2010-07-01T01:42:00

Solution 1

You can try following.

C#

Form1.Controls.Add(Form2);

However it is not good practice. MDI is best option to be treated as parent for all the forms.

HTH

Posted 1-Jul-10 1:42am

Peace ON

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#realJSOP 1-Jul-10 7:53am

You can't add a form as a control on another form.

#realJSOP · Answer 2 · 2010-07-01T01:55:00

Solution 3

If the form you're adding is transparent, what good is it? What purpose does it serve? BTW, just because the form is transparent dfoesn't mean you won't still get a border and titlebar (unless you also change the underlying window style).

Posted 1-Jul-10 1:55am

#realJSOP

v2

BryanWilkins · Answer 3 · 2010-07-01T05:17:00

Solution 4

Try this. You can make your parent form a Multiple Document parent form by setting the IsMdiContainer property on the parent. Then on your child form, set the MdiParent property equal to the parent. Finally, show the form.

see snippet below.

Form1.IsMdiContainer = true;
Form2.MdiParent = Form1;
Form2.Show();

Is this what you want?

Posted 1-Jul-10 5:17am

BryanWilkins

Updated 1-Jul-10 8:29am

v4

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#realJSOP 1-Jul-10 13:51pm

Don't use textspeak. It's as rude as using all-caps.

BryanWilkins 1-Jul-10 14:19pm

I'm afraid I don't understand. Textspeak? I guess you are saying that I should have explained the code I posted instead of just assuming that the simple code posted could speak for itself? Am I right? If so I apologize for the assumption.

Edit... Sorry, I just realized what you meant by textspeak. I modified my post to be a 'you' instead of a u. My bad. Sorry. I can't believe i did that. Weird since i know my phone corrects those that it translated into my typing. Wow.

#realJSOP 1-Jul-10 15:41pm

It was the "u" instead of "you".

simon 2010 · Answer 4 · 2010-07-01T19:07:00

Solution 5

Yes thats what i want ,But its not working .Form2 goes back of Form1

Posted 1-Jul-10 19:07pm

simon 2010

BoBPower17 · Answer 5 · 2010-07-05T05:35:00

I dont know if I understand what exactly you want, but here is something that should help you.

1- Add a new form to your project "Form 2"
2- Then you have two forms, so call the form number two through form number one.

Form2 randomname = new Form2();
randomname.ShowDialog();

3-Then in the Form2 Load you can control the transparency level usin this:

private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //Number o choice
    this.Opacity = 0.5;
}

Hope this help.

Abhishek Sur · Answer 6 · 2010-07-05T12:09:00

GDI Forms are not capable much of creating layers.

Why dont you move to WPF, that allows you more flexibility in this regard. I didnt give you a solution to your problem, as I can see lots of people already answered you.

WPF has the flexibility to draw transparent Canvas over the UI, the same as you do and also as it is an UIElement, it sticks with the form totally.

:cool:

simon 2010 · Answer 7 · 2010-07-01T01:49:00

Solution 2

Hii

An error saying "<b>Top Level Control cannot to be added to a control"..</b>

Posted 1-Jul-10 1:49am

simon 2010

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Toli Cuturicu 1-Jul-10 15:54pm

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fake answer

BryanWilkins 2-Jul-10 11:31am

Reason for my vote of 1
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