How to have transparent text label on top of picture box
I don't know why a transparent background color doesn't work with labels,
but you can do it with GDI+. Place this code in the picutre box's paint
event to see an example:
Dim g As Graphics = PictureBox1.CreateGraphics
Dim mybrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush( _
ClientRectangle, Color.Red, Color.Yellow, _
Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Horizontal)
Dim myFont As New Font("Times New Roman", 24)
g.DrawString("Look at this text!", myFont, mybrush, 0, 0)
You can find more information by looking at the help under GDI+ Graphics,
"Drawing Text with GDI+", or highlighting some of the methods above in the
IDE, like "CreateGraphics" or "DrawString", and hitting F1.
You can also draw the graphical clock this way, but that could be a pain.You
could copy the image that the clock control creates to an image object, then
process the image by changing the background color to transparent, then draw
the new image onto your picture. Not sure how to do that but it should be
possible.
HTH,
Bob
Quote:
> I have a picture box control which will change pictures according to a
> certain timed script and certain events trigger to change pictures. I
> need to be able to place text over the picture, and then be able to
> remove that text and replace it with other text without reloading the
> picture box. I tried putting a label control on top of the picture box
> and set its color to transparent in the designer, but that didn't
> work. The label blocked out a rectangle on the picture.
> I also need to overlay a moving graphical clock (stop-watch) over the
> picture box. I have a VB6 control that shows a clock the way I need
> it, but when I set its color to transparent I get an invalid property
> value error.
> How can I do this?
