Transparent Label... Bug????

[Rich_codeguru]

I've posted a code example below.

A form with a LinearGradientBrush so that backgrounds a nice shade...

Then simply put a Lable on the form with with its background color set to transparent.

But it seems to cause an exception any one no why? or can any one think of a work around?

Cheers

/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Form1.
/// </summary>
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

public Form1()
{
//
// Required for Windows Form Designer support
//
InitializeComponent();

//
// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
//
}

/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// label1
//
this.label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 56);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
this.label1.Text = "label1";
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.label1});
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}
#endregion

/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}

protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs e) {
try {
using(Graphics g = e.Graphics) {
g.Clear(Color.White);
Rectangle r = new Rectangle(5,5,this.Bounds.Width-15,this.Bounds.Height-15);
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush lgb = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(r,
Color.FromArgb(128,65,151,255),
Color.White,
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Vertical);

Rectangle r2 = new Rectangle(1,1,this.Bounds.Width-1,this.Bounds.Height-1);
ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D(g,r2,Border3DStyle.Raised,Border3DSide.All);


g.FillRectangle(lgb,r);
}


}catch(Exception ee) {

}
}
}

[pareshgh]

remove using statement

Graphics g = e.Graphics;

g.Clear(Color.White);
Rectangle r = new Rectangle(5,5,this.Bounds.Width-15,this.Bounds.Height-15);
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush lgb = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(r,
Color.FromArgb(128,65,151,255),
Color.White,
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Vertical);

Rectangle r2 = new Rectangle(1,1,this.Bounds.Width-1,this.Bounds.Height-1);
ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D(g,r2,Border3DStyle.Raised,Border3DSide.All);


g.FillRectangle(lgb,r);



}
catch(Exception ee)
{
}

do like that.

G is gone after a try catch and it needs to be there atleast inside a paint method.

Paresh