make form transparent while moving and otherwise solid

Hi :wave:

I am trying to make a form transparent (by reducing the opacity to around 70%) if/when the form is being moved around the screen, but at all other times the form should be solid.

I have no problem setting the opacity for the form when it moves by doing the following:

VB Code:

Public Sub moveForm(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Move
   Me.Opacity = 0.7
End Sub

but the form then stays transparent, how do I set the opacity back to 100% again? :confused:

It's probably something really easy, but I can't work it out.

i built you a quick example , hope it helps.

VB Code:

[Color=Blue]Private[/color] dragging [Color=Blue]As[/color] [Color=Blue]Boolean[/color] = [Color=Blue]False
 
[/color]    [Color=Blue]Protected[/color] [Color=Blue]Overrides[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color] WndProc([Color=Blue]ByRef[/color] m [Color=Blue]As[/color] Message)
        [Color=Blue]If[/color] m.Msg = 3 [Color=Blue]Then
[/color]            dragging = [Color=Blue]True
[/color]        [Color=Blue]ElseIf[/color] m.Msg = 160 [Color=Blue]Then
[/color]            dragging = [Color=Blue]False
[/color]            [Color=Blue]Me[/color].Opacity = 1
        [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]If
[/color]        [Color=Blue]MyBase[/color].WndProc(m)
    [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub
 
[/color]    [Color=Blue]Protected[/color] [Color=Blue]Overrides[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color] OnMove([Color=Blue]ByVal[/color] e [Color=Blue]As[/color] System.EventArgs)
        [Color=Blue]If[/color] dragging [Color=Blue]Then
[/color]            [Color=Blue]Me[/color].Opacity = 0.7
        [Color=Blue]Else
[/color]            [Color=Blue]Me[/color].Opacity = 1
        [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]If
[/color]    [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color]

thanks

Can someone post a link to a list of m.msg ID numbers, or do they appear in the .Net Help files somewhere?
TIA
Ken