create a mac like text box in vb 2008

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Im creating a simple application to search and manipulate a database.I want to add a text box to search a name but I want the textbox to be eyecandy.I dont want the traditional textbox.Instead I would like something like this
http://i40.tinypic.com/2wcdtte.jpg[^]
Can anyone please tell me how to do this.I dont know how to make custom controls.Please help.
Thank you

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Posted 18-Dec-11 21:47pm

Janaka Medawala

Updated 18-Dec-11 22:08pm

OriginalGriff

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Dec-11 4:13am

.NET? Tag it. Tag your UI library. Why this is the problem? What did you try?
--SA

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