Grid background image and transparency

[Apolon Ivankovic]

When I select a background image for a data bound grid, the image only appears on the background of the defined rows. This doesn't achieve the desired "look" when the grid only has a few rows.

How can I make the background image cover the entire grid control area when it is only displaying a few rows?

Is there a setting for increasing the transparency of the background image? i.e. so that it is only a faint image that doesn't impinge on the user viewing the grid data.

[Administrator]

> When I select a background image for a data bound grid, the image only appears on the background of the defined rows. This doesn't achieve the desired "look" when the grid only has a few rows.
>
> How can I make the background image cover the entire grid control area when it is only displaying a few rows?
>
> Is there a setting for increasing the transparency of the background image? i.e. so that it is only a faint image that doesn't impinge on the user viewing the grid data.

Specify an alpha-value when setting the backcolor or the .Interior property of the standard-style or Table-Style.
You can also do this for the area below the last row by setting grid.Model.Properties.BackgroundColor

Example:

grid.Model.TableStyle.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(64, Color.Window);
grid.Model.Properties.BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(64, Color.Window);

Stefan