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TitleMake a form that appears semi-transparent
DescriptionThis example shows how to make a form that appears semi-transparent in Visual Basic 6.
Keywordssemi-transparent, translucent, form
CategoriesGraphics, Controls
 
When a timer fires, the program grabs the desktop image, figures out which part of thue screen the form covers, and copies an image of that part of the screen onto the form semi-transparently. See the code for details.

Not that this is much easier in VB .NET, which lets you set a form's transparency.

 
 
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