Transparency

**Voltrox** · 20-01-2007, 07:57 PM

Hello.

Is it possible to have a transparent Listbox in Delphi?

And possibly a transparent Memo/textbox?

What are my options?

Thank you...

**JernejL** · 20-01-2007, 09:13 PM

what a coincidence! i was just working on a very similar thing, i have a Tlistbox which is owner drawn to show a background image, and a Tedit with a bitmap background, which gives a illusion of transparency.

interested in any of these?

**AthenaOfDelphi** · 20-01-2007, 09:17 PM

As far as I know, the only way to achieve transparency in the standard controls is to not use the standard controls and to draw them yourself.

Which, depending on the exact functionality you require, can be quite a lot of work.

**Voltrox** · 20-01-2007, 11:01 PM

I don't think the background image would help. There is a background for the program's interface and I would want that to show through the boxes, but if I used your background thing I would have to remake it and cut parts of it out.

How would I draw it myself?

**Voltrox** · 21-01-2007, 02:42 AM

Also, are there any other options other than drawing the listbox myself?

**czar** · 21-01-2007, 03:58 AM

I copy part of the background underneath the control and paint the control with it. Works rather well to simulate transparency.

**JernejL** · 21-01-2007, 05:50 AM

you could try alphablending & colorkeying the edit with win2k introduced window transparency on another form..

**Voltrox** · 21-01-2007, 08:59 PM

I don't know what that means.

**cairnswm** · 22-01-2007, 07:35 AM

Do a google search for "Delphi Transparent Listbox" and there are tons of resources on how to do it.

To make a listbox transparent there are some windows messages that need to be changed.

Try this link:
http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/torr...de.php?id=1982