How to add form dim functionality in vb.net

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How to add dim functionality to the form in VB.net, like when it happens in Windows vista or Windows 7 when a message box is displayed in foreground, the background form is dimmed?

Posted 24-Feb-10 4:44am

xiroH4ck3r

Updated 4-May-10 2:20am

HimanshuJoshi

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*dan!sh* · Answer 1 · 2010-02-24T05:31:00

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xiroH4ck3r wrote:
hehehe

For heaven's sake do not do this again. It is annoying. At least for me.

You can add a transparent panel to your form or change the opacity of the form if that is good for you.

Posted 24-Feb-10 5:31am

dan!sh

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HimanshuJoshi 4-May-10 8:20am

I edited the question and removed those annoying things.

Johnny J. · Answer 2 · 2010-05-04T01:37:00

I use a similar approach, only I use a form, make it semitransparent using the opacity, and show it using ShowDialog() to make it application modal. In the form constructor I resize it and position it over the original form.

It's quite similar to the other answer, but this way I don't "clutter" my original form with unnecessary panels or other controls, and logic to make the "dim" disappear can be placed separately in the other form's code...