Change border color of listbox

I have had ample sucess with changing border colors of flat-style textboxes, labels, etc..


unfortuantely, I still cannot figure how to draw a border properly around a listbox.

I have been overriding the WndProc method and capturing msg 15, but unfortunately, this seems to draw inside the client area. I can't get to the 1 pixel border around the listbox.

If I set the BorderStyle of the Listbox to none, I can have a 1 pixel border around the listbox (but its actually drawing inside the client area, which is poor since it leaves lines all over the place.)

I don't know if inflating the cliprectangle by 1 pixel will solve the problem (not sure if I should bother trying)

Anyone have success with this?

this may seem an unconvensional method, but have you tried setting the listbox on a Panel , with the panel set slightly bigger than the listbox and the backcolor of the panel set to your choice of color that would emulate a color border? eg:

VB Code:

ListBox1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None
        With Panel1
            .BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None
            .BackColor = Color.SteelBlue
            .Height = ListBox1.Height + 4
            .Width = ListBox1.Width + 4
            .Location = New Point(ListBox1.Location.X - 2, ListBox1.Location.Y - 2)
            ListBox1.BringToFront()
        End With