[C#] Transparent LinkLabel over TabControl

Question

Hello,

I would like to put a LinkLabel with a transparent background over a TabControl. The tab control has NO tabpage.

As it's not possible to add controls other than TabPages to a TabControl, what I do it add the LinkLabel to the control that contains the TabCOntrol, and then use BringToFront on the LinkLabel. This displays it over the TabControl.

Problem: The LinkLabel displays as transparent (BackColor Property), but instead of showing the TabControl's colour as background, it shows the background colour of it's parent, the control that also contains the TabControl. From what I understand, this is normal behaviour as a Transparent BackColor means that it'll just take the parent's colour.

Question: Is there any solution to display my LinkLabel with the TabControl's background colour?

Thanks

Answer 1

I may be wrong about this, but I think that if you change the LinkLabel's BackColor property in code (e.g. in your form's Load event, as opposed to just setting it in the designer) to match the color of your TabControl, it will work the way you want it to.

Answer 2

Hello,

Thanks for your answers. I'm now get what you meant.

Using the tab Control's BackColor won't work, because this property always returns the ColorSystemColors.Control, which is greyish. However, when using visual styles (e.g. XP's default theme), the TabControl's back colour is kind of white. I cannot use white either as the tab control is not pure white, but gradient white...