Can partial transparency of a tab control be achieved?

[battler.]

Can partial transparency of a tab control be achieved?

I want to place it behind another control with focus to draw attention to it by brining in semi-transparent tab control.

I want the semi-transparent control to fill the entire area of the front panel (not the entire screen like the LAVA fade-in VI), anyway it should be a control not a VI because the control with focus is another control and not a dialog box.

Thanks.

[Hooovahh]

Well the only suggestion a couple of ways but it turns out neither worked.

First I was going to say use a subpanel, and insert into the subpanel a VI that is semi-transparent.  Turns out transparency is ignored in a supanel.  

Okay no problem Windows supports Child Parent window relationship.  So make the child semi transparent then make the Main VI a parent of the child subVI.  That causes the child subVI to disappear.  It works fine if it isn't set to be transparent.

I guess a last resort that would work, but would suck if nothing else works, is use the picture control, and make an image of your tab that can be interacted with like a tab.  Sorry.

[Hrachya]

Please if it is posible give more detailed information about solution, I am interested too. i have some problem and can not solve. if it is possible please example VI post too. or pictures.

With best Regards

Hrachya

[Hooovahh]

...you are a CLA, what have you tried?  Explain in detail what you want to achive and how you want it to look.  In the end a picture control can give you want you want, but lots of extra work.  Also you misspelled LabVIEW.

[Hrachya]

For First, I have not any misspelled in LabView.

For Second Yes I am an CLA....

I want to know Your experience for doing partial transparency of a tab. I do the same what You write without child and mother part. can not do that part.

Thank You

With Best Regards

Hrachya

[Hrachya]

Thank You

i find the solution for that task.

Thank You.

With Best Regards

[Hooovahh]

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@Hrachya wrote:

Thank You

i find the solution for that task.

Thank You.

With Best Regards 

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Oh well how nice for you.  Care to share it with the community, I'm sure the battler. would be interested in hearing what you did.

I highly suggest you spell the language you are an architect in correctly.  I have seen resumes thrown in the trash for not spelling it correctly.

[tst]

I would suggest making the tab completely transparent and placing a semi-transparent PNG in it and moving it to the back. As for how to create a PNG with transparency, I'll leave it to you to look it up.

[RavensFan]

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@Hrachya wrote:

For First, I have not any misspelled in LabView.

Hrachya

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[Hrachya]

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