BUG: Label Control BackStyle Property Does Not Work

• Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When the Label Control BackStyle property is set to Transparent, the control will not be transparent at run-time. At run-time, the control's BackColor will be the BackColor of the form as it was set at design-time or as it was set during the form load event.

RESOLUTION

If the Label's Refresh method is used, the Label's BackColor will be updated to the BackColor of the form, but it will not be transparent.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Windows CE Project. Form1 is created by default.

2. Add a Label to Form1, set its BackColor to blue, and its BackStyle to "0 - Transparent."

3. Add the following code to the form module:

         Private Sub Form_Click()
            Form1.BackColor = vbRed
         End Sub
   
         Private Sub Form_Load()
            Form1.BackColor = vbGreen
         End Sub
   
   

4. Press the F5 key to run the project and note that the Label BackColor is set to the form's BackColor, green.

5. Click the form and note that the form's BackColor changes to red, whereas the label's BackColor remains green.

Keywords          : vb5all vbce
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending