Paint From ...

I want to paint the from background in sevrel
colors and ...

I dont know how ...

ANy OnE KNoW ?

Code:

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'//IT WILL CREATE GRADIENT
'//Set Form's AutoRedraw property to True

Option Explicit
Private Const PLANES = 14 ' Number of planes
Private Const BITSPIXEL = 12 ' Number of bits per pixel
Private Type RECT
    Left As Long
    Top As Long
    Right As Long
    Bottom As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" _
        (ByVal crColor As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" _
        (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" _
        (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function FillRect Lib "user32" _
        (ByVal hDC As Long, lpRect As RECT, _
        ByVal hBrush As Long) As Long

Dim fadeStyle As Integer

Private Sub FadeForm(frmIn As Form, fadeStyle As Integer)
    'fadeStyle = 0 produces diagonal gradient
    'fadeStyle = 1 produces vertical gradient
    'fadeStyle = 2 produces horizontal gradient
    'any other value produces solid medium-blue background
    Static ColorBits As Long
    Static RgnCnt As Integer
    Dim NbrPlanes As Long
    Dim BitsPerPixel As Long
    Dim AreaHeight As Long
    Dim AreaWidth As Long
    Dim BlueLevel As Long
    Dim prevScaleMode As Integer
    Dim IntervalY As Long
    Dim IntervalX As Long
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim r As Long
    Dim ColorVal As Long
    Dim FillArea As RECT
    Dim hBrush As Long
    'init code - performed only on the first pass through this routine.
    If ColorBits = 0 Then
        'determine number of color bits supported.
        BitsPerPixel = GetDeviceCaps(frmIn.hDC, BITSPIXEL)
        NbrPlanes = GetDeviceCaps(frmIn.hDC, PLANES)
        ColorBits = (BitsPerPixel * NbrPlanes)
        'Calculate the number of regions that the screen will be divided o.
        'This is optimized for the current display's color depth. Why waste
        'time rendering 256 shades if you can only discern 32 or 64 of them?
        Select Case ColorBits
            Case 32: RgnCnt = 256 '16M colors: 8 bits for blue
            Case 24: RgnCnt = 256 '16M colors: 8 bits for blue
            Case 16: RgnCnt = 256 '64K colors: 5 bits for blue
            Case 15: RgnCnt = 32 '32K colors: 5 bits for blue
            Case 8: RgnCnt = 64 '256 colors: 64 dithered blues
            Case 4: RgnCnt = 64 '16 colors : 64 dithered blues
            Case Else: ColorBits = 4
                RgnCnt = 64 '16 colors assumed: 64 dithered blues
        End Select
    End If 'if solid then set and bail out

    If fadeStyle = 3 Then
        frmIn.BackColor = &H7F0000 ' med blue
        Exit Sub
    End If

    prevScaleMode = frmIn.ScaleMode 'save the current scalemode
    frmIn.ScaleMode = 3 'set to pixel
    AreaHeight = frmIn.ScaleHeight 'calculate sizes
    AreaWidth = frmIn.ScaleWidth
    frmIn.ScaleMode = prevScaleMode 'reset to saved value
    ColorVal = 256 / RgnCnt 'color diff between regions
    IntervalY = AreaHeight / RgnCnt '# vert pixels per region
    IntervalX = AreaWidth / RgnCnt '# horz pixels per region
    'fill the client area from bottom/right
    'to top/left except for top/left region
    FillArea.Left = 0
    FillArea.Top = 0
    FillArea.Right = AreaWidth
    FillArea.Bottom = AreaHeight
    BlueLevel = 0
    For i = 0 To RgnCnt - 1
        'create a brush of the appropriate blue colour
        hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0, 0, BlueLevel))
        If fadeStyle = 0 Then 'diagonal gradient
            FillArea.Top = FillArea.Bottom - IntervalY
            FillArea.Left = 0
            r = FillRect(frmIn.hDC, FillArea, hBrush)
            FillArea.Top = 0
            FillArea.Left = FillArea.Right - IntervalX
            r = FillRect(frmIn.hDC, FillArea, hBrush)
            FillArea.Bottom = FillArea.Bottom - IntervalY
            FillArea.Right = FillArea.Right - IntervalX
        ElseIf fadeStyle = 1 Then 'horizontal gradient
            FillArea.Top = FillArea.Bottom - IntervalY
            r = FillRect(frmIn.hDC, FillArea, hBrush)
            FillArea.Bottom = FillArea.Bottom - IntervalY
        Else
            'vertical gradient
            FillArea.Left = FillArea.Right - IntervalX
            r = FillRect(frmIn.hDC, FillArea, hBrush)
            FillArea.Right = FillArea.Right - IntervalX
        End If
        'done with that brush, so delete
        r = DeleteObject(hBrush)
        'increment the value by the appropriate
        'steps for the display colour depth
        BlueLevel = BlueLevel + ColorVal
    Next 'Fill any the remaining top/left holes of the client area with solid blue
    FillArea.Top = 0
    FillArea.Left = 0
    hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0, 0, 255))
    r = FillRect(frmIn.hDC, FillArea, hBrush)
    r = DeleteObject(hBrush)
    Me.Refresh
End Sub

'Add this code to the form's resize procedure:

Private Sub Form_Resize()
    If WindowState <> 1 Then
        FadeForm Me, fadeStyle
    End If
End Sub

'Add this code to the form's load procedure:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    fadeStyle = 0
    'mnuStyle(fadeStyle).Checked = True
End Sub

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Only two colors, but it's better than one

You could use Shapes...

Cheers,

Paul.

It can be done this way.

Add an image box stretch set to true
left to 0 and top to 0
height = form.height width = form.width
(in resize as well make sure it stays with the form)

Add a 3 color gif to the image box.

All your other controls will sit on the image.