Question

I’ve been looking around and I’ve never found a real direct answer. Right now, I’m trying

    public frmGameWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, true);

    }
    private void frmGameWindow_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        imgSrc.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
        lblName.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
    }

Yet it’s still giving the controls above the background color of the parent (in this case, the form itself). I’m attempting to write a very basic game engine to help with my C# studies using strictly features built into a standard install of Visual Studio 2010.

Answer 1

Override the controls & create your own in which you can Override methods. Here are a few overrides you can try:

protected override CreateParams CreateParams
{
    get
    {
        CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
        cp.ExStyle |= 0x00000020; //WS_EX_TRANSPARENT

        return cp;
    }
} 
protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs pevent)
{
    // Don't paint background
}