Changing Opacity of Child Form (Is it possible?)

[DotNetWWW]

Hi all , I have a Form object which is added to a Panel , Is there any way to change the opacity of this form after becoming the child of panel? I searched through net , but couldn't find any solution . Thanks in advance .

[Dave Kreskowiak]

No, it's not possible. The entire top-level form is the only one that can use Opacity (and still see a result). If you set the Opacity of a form, treated like a control on a parent form, nothing will happen. The form will still be completely opaque.

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[DotNetWWW]

Thanks , but Is there any alternative solution?

[Pete OHanlon]

The only way to do this would be to take over the drawing of the client altogether. This is not a solution for the faint hearted.

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

Or rewriting your project using WPF. Warning: Rather steep learning curve...

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