Gradient backgrounds for a number of tools

[va]

There are a number of tools that I need to have to provide a gradient background. XPTaskBarBox''s have the ProvideItemsBackgroundBrush() but most of the other controls do not. I need to have gradient backgrounds for the other parts of the taskbar, as well as other parts of controls that don''t have gradient options

[va]

Question is.. how do I do this without having to paint foreground etc....?

[Mano J]

Hi,

You should use the XPTaskBar''s paint method and use LinearGradientBrush to draw the Gradient Background.

private void xpTaskBar1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
{
	Rectangle rc = this.ClientRectangle;
	int gradientWidth = rc.Width;

	LinearGradientBrush lgb = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush( new Point(0, 0), new Point(0, gradientWidth),Color.White, Color.SandyBrown);

	float[] positions = {0.0f, 0.005f, 0.95f, 1.0f};
	float[] factors = {0.4f, 1.0f, 0.05f, 0.4f};

	// Blend settings 
	Blend blend = new Blend();
	blend.Factors = factors;
	blend.Positions = positions;
	lgb.Blend = blend;

	e.Graphics.FillRectangle(lgb, 0, 0, gradientWidth, rc.Height);
	lgb.Dispose(); 
}

Please let me know if this meets your requirements.

Regards,
Mano

[va]

Thanks.

If I wanted to also do a gradient background or the textbox of a combobox, how would I handle that?