Is it possible to have a clear backstyle for a lable
control?  I want to write some text on a lable and I want
the background of the label to match the color of the
control I am placing the label on where the color of that
control will be changing will be changing.  Is this
doable?  If not, is there a control I can do this with? to
have a clear/see through backstyle?

Thanks,
JD

Yes it is possible. Add a new user control file to your project and
copy/replace the following code. You now can create label controls of type
'TransparentLabel' which will be transparent:


Imports System.ComponentModel

Public Class TransparentLabel
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl

#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

    'UserControl1 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.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub
InitializeComponent()
        '
        'TransparentLabel
        '
        Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DeepPink
        Me.Name = "TransparentLabel"
        Me.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(256, 46)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Txt As String
    Private AutoSze As Boolean = True

    <Bindable(True), Category("Appearance"), _
    DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible),
_
    Browsable(True)> _
    Public Overrides Property Text() As String
        Get
            Return Txt
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            Txt = Value
            Me.Refresh()
        End Set
    End Property
    <Category("Behavior"), DefaultValue(True)> Public Property AutoSize() As
Boolean
        Get
            Return AutoSze
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Boolean)
            AutoSze = Value
            Me.Refresh()
        End Set
    End Property

    Private Sub TransparentLabel_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
        Try
            If AutoSze = True Then
                Dim Siz As Drawing.SizeF = e.Graphics.MeasureString(Txt,
Font)
                Me.Width = Siz.Width + 1
                Me.Height = Siz.Height + 1
            End If
            Dim B As New Bitmap(Me.Width, Me.Height)
            Dim G As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(B)
            G.FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(Color.DeepPink), New Rectangle(0,
0, Me.Width, Me.Height))
            G.DrawString(Txt, Font, New SolidBrush(Me.ForeColor), 0, 0)
            Dim Pth As New Drawing2D.GraphicsPath()
            Dim X, Y As Short
            For X = 0 To Me.Width - 1
                For Y = 0 To Me.Height - 1
                    If B.GetPixel(X, Y).ToArgb.ToString =
Color.DeepPink.ToArgb.ToString Then
                        Pth.AddRectangle(New Rectangle(X, Y, 1, 1))
                    End If
                Next
            Next
            G.FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(Me.ForeColor), New Rectangle(0,
0, Me.Width, Me.Height))
            e.Graphics.DrawImage(B, 0, 0)
            Dim Rgn As New Region(New Rectangle(0, 0, Me.Width, Me.Height))
            Rgn.Exclude(Pth)
            Me.Region = Rgn
            B.Dispose()
            G.Dispose()
        Catch
        End Try
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnForeColorChanged(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        Me.Refresh()
    End Sub

    Private Sub TransparentLabel_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        setstyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, True)
        setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, True)
        setstyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, True)
    End Sub
End Class

Thanks.  Will I be able to write text to this label?  Do
I have to add a property to the class for this?

label controls of type
Show quoteHide quotedisposing As Boolean)
System.ComponentModel.IContainer
Windows Form Designer
Show quoteHide quoteProperty AutoSize() As
Object, ByVal e As
e.Graphics.MeasureString(Txt,
(Color.DeepPink), New Rectangle(0,
(Me.ForeColor), 0, 0)
(X, Y, 1, 1))
(Me.ForeColor), New Rectangle(0,
Me.Width, Me.Height))
As System.EventArgs)
System.Object, ByVal e
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JD,

Maybe this is easier to understand.

\\\
Panel1.BackColor = Color.Yellow
Label1.BackColor = Color.Transparent
Label1.ForeColor = Color.Red
Label1.Text = "Hello JD"
////

I hope this helps,

Cor

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