MDI child sunken appearance

[Athley]

Hi!

I've searched the forum for an answer to my questions but I have found none.

How do I make my MDI child forms to NOT look sunken in to the Parent form. I want a flat appearance as if I choose to show a panel instead of a MDI child?

Is this possible, and if not, do I have to go with panels instead or is there a better solution?

I have attached a picture of an example appearance where I used a panel as the rightmost objekt on the form, I want that appearance with a MDIChild as the "carrier" of Button1 instead.

[pax]

Hi.

Just a thought.
Maybe you could set FormBorderStyle to none and in the Paint event of the MDIchild draw the rectangle yourself.

[Athley]

Maybe....

But My guess is that I can draw a border but the sunken appearance comes from the parent, so I guess I will get a border but still sunken appearance. Worth ckecking though.

[Athley]

Should I interpret the silence as "this is not possible"? =)

[pax]

Hi.

Well, I guess your interpretation is quite aqurate(sp?).

I would not go as far as calling it impossible, but I'm fresh out of ideas!

But keep the thread alive.
There's some really hardcore programmers on this forum. Someone is bound to know something about this.

Sorry I can't be of any help.