Hello all,

Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in Access 
97?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?

Kind regards,

Phillip

I don't know of any way to make a list box transparent other than to make 
its backcolor = to the form's back color. Example:
     Private Sub Form_Load()
         Me.lst1.BackColor = Me.Detail.BackColor
     End Sub

Maybe someone else knows of a control you can do this with, but this might 
work in a pinch.

Amy

> Hello all,

> Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in 
Access 
9> 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?

> Kind regards,

> Phillip

Thanks Amy, but my problem is the background of the form is a bitmap with 
a gradient fill that goes from light blue in the top left corner to dark 
blue in the bottom right.

Thanks for the response anyway, though.

Kind regards, Phillip

> I don't know of any way to make a list box transparent other than to 
make 
i> ts backcolor = to the form's back color. Example:
 >     Private Sub Form_Load()
 >         Me.lst1.BackColor = Me.Detail.BackColor
 >     End Sub

> Maybe someone else knows of a control you can do this with, but this 
might 
w> ork in a pinch.

> Amy

> > Hello all,

> > Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in 
A> ccess 
9> > 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?

> > Kind regards,

> > Phillip

I looked into the API call SetWindowLong and tried setting the
WS_EX_TRANSPARENT extended style bit and that didn't work.  It looks like it
has to be set at creation time and I don't see a way to do that.

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Phillip Johnson [mailto:phillip.johnson@e...]
|Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:11 PM
|To: Access
|Subject: [access] Re: Transparent list box in access
|
|
|Thanks Amy, but my problem is the background of the form is a bitmap with
|a gradient fill that goes from light blue in the top left corner to dark
|blue in the bottom right.
|
|Thanks for the response anyway, though.
|
|Kind regards, Phillip
|
|> I don't know of any way to make a list box transparent other than to
|make
|i> ts backcolor = to the form's back color. Example:
| >     Private Sub Form_Load()
| >         Me.lst1.BackColor = Me.Detail.BackColor
| >     End Sub
|
|> Maybe someone else knows of a control you can do this with, but this
|might
|w> ork in a pinch.
|
|> Amy
|
|> > Hello all,
|
|> > Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in
|A> ccess
|9> > 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?
|
|> > Kind regards,
|
|> > Phillip

Ah well, thanks for trying.

Its becoming increasingly difficult to create modern looking applications 
in Access.  Everything just looks so outdated and any attempts to make it 
look modern just seem to cause too much overhead in processing time.  

Just a bit of a gripe :)

kind regards,
Phillip

> I looked into the API call SetWindowLong and tried setting the
WS_EX_TRANSPARENT extended style bit and that didn't work.  It looks like 
it
has to be set at creation time and I don't see a way to do that.

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Phillip Johnson [mailto:phillip.johnson@e...]
|Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:11 PM
|To: Access
|Subject: [access] Re: Transparent list box in access
|
|
|Thanks Amy, but my problem is the background of the form is a bitmap with
|a gradient fill that goes from light blue in the top left corner to dark
|blue in the bottom right.
|
|Thanks for the response anyway, though.
|
|Kind regards, Phillip
|
|> I don't know of any way to make a list box transparent other than to
|make
|i> ts backcolor = to the form's back color. Example:
| >     Private Sub Form_Load()
| >         Me.lst1.BackColor = Me.Detail.BackColor
| >     End Sub
|
|> Maybe someone else knows of a control you can do this with, but this
|might
|w> ork in a pinch.
|
|> Amy
|
|> > Hello all,
|
|> > Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in
|A> ccess
|9> > 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?
|
|> > Kind regards,
|
|> > Phillip

Try researching the following APIs.  Unfortunately, when I played with 
them, transparent is the same as "go right thru to what's underneath".  
Mouse clicks pass right thru and the text did not show up.  Maybe a 
variation?

   CreateRectRgn
   CombineRgn
   SetWindowRgn (does the work)

R

> Hello all,

> Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in 
Access 
9> 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?

> Kind regards,

> Phillip

Thanks for the response Randy,

I am working on a prototype for a look and feel and am working on a strict 
deadline so I am scrapping the attempts to create a transparent background 
as they are too time consuming given current deadline.  Once again, thanks 
for the response and I will look into the APIs if I am told to go back to 
it.

Kind Regards,

Phillip

> Try researching the following APIs.  Unfortunately, when I played with 
t> hem, transparent is the same as "go right thru to what's underneath".  
M> ouse clicks pass right thru and the text did not show up.  Maybe a 
v> ariation?

>    CreateRectRgn
 >   CombineRgn
 >   SetWindowRgn (does the work)

> R

> > Hello all,

> > Is it possible to have a list box with a transparent background in 
A> ccess 
9> > 7?  Or does anybody know of a custom control that allows this?

> > Kind regards,

> > Phillip