Questions on UI for WinForms Forum

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Hello, I want to create a rounded form.

I want to convert existing forms created using RadForm into rounded forms.

I want to create a BaseRoundedForm that inherits from RadForm.

Is there a way to do this?

I'm using C#.

Since ShapedForm inherits from Form, it may be difficult to apply it to existing RadForm forms.

Form

ShapedForm

answered on 23 Dec 2025

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How to change the font color in RadRibbonBarGroup?

I have create the RadRibbonBarGroup in RadRibbonBar. But I want to change the font color in RadRibbonBarGroup, I change the ForeColor to white. It doesn't change the color. It always shows gray color. Please tell how to change the font 'test' color, thanks very much.

Form

RibbonBar

ShapedForm

answered on 21 Jul 2023

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ShapedForm working as expected?

Hello!

The ShapedForm seems to suffer from a few problems:

1. The Shape doesn't honor the Bottom/Top Left/Right Rounded properties at all. No matter what those properties are set to, I always get rounded corners. The attached screenshot should have the top left and bottom left corner rounded only, but shows all corners rounded.

2. When using a border, it is cut off on the right top and right bottom corner (see screenshots). Depending on the border width, it is missing completely.

3. Even when the title bar is removed, the dialog can be moved by the mouse. While this is a handy feature, it also means that double-clicking on the top area of the shaped form will maximize the form and that's definitively not wanted.

Can we expect to have those bugs fixed in the near future since they severely limit the usability of this shaped form.
It simply doesn't look good that way and I'd rather resort to have a form background image with transparency key.

Martin

ShapedForm

answered on 17 Nov 2022

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Shape of webcam

Hi.

I wonder if it is possible to put the video in a shape, like a circle. I also want to know if it is possible to hide all the controls at the bottom.?

Regards

ShapedForm

WebCam

answered on 22 Dec 2021

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ShapeForm theme

Hi,

Im trying to customize a ShapeForm, but I dont see on the VisualStyleBuilder.

Is there ShapeForm on VisualStyleBuilder?

Thank you!

ShapedForm

answered on 17 Oct 2018

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ShapedForm key events

Hello,

I am using a ShapedForm (without TitleBar control) instead of normal Form, but now it seems like my default Form events like keypress, keydown etc. are not working anymore.

How can I get these to work? I want the form to close when a user presses Escape. And possibly Minimize form when a user presses e.g. F10.

Do I need a Titlebar? If so, how can I make this titlebar Blue instead of grey? Plus some caption on it as well of course.

ShapedForm

answered on 06 Dec 2017

1 answer

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Maximized ShapeForm doesn't allow Windows Task Bar

Tried In both Windows 7 and Windows 10. Set "Auto Hide Taskbar" in windows, so that the bottom task bar slides up when the mouse is ran over the bottom of the screen. Using regular apps in full screen, this still is functional. Using a Telerik ShapedForm (Winforms) in full screen prevents the task bar from sliding up. Has anyone experienced this, or have a solution?

ShapedForm

answered on 04 Nov 2015

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Custom Shapedform

Hi,

I am trying to create custom shaped form but I do not see the difference:

public partial class FormToolTipError : Telerik.WinControls.UI.ShapedForm

{

public FormToolTipError()

{

InitializeComponent();

Telerik.WinControls.CustomShape customShape = new Telerik.WinControls.CustomShape();

customShape.AsString = "20,20,200,100:20,20,False,0,0,0,0,0:220,20,False,0,0,0,0,0:220,120,False,0,0,0,0,0:20,120,False,0,0,0,0,0:";

this.Shape = customShape;

...

ShapedForm

answered on 22 Oct 2015

4 answers

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Truly Transparent Shaped Form

I've already read this post: http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/winforms/forms-and-dialogs/transparent-background-for-rad-shapedform.aspx It is close, but not quite what I need.

How do we use a PNG file with tranparency to make a truly transparent form? Any time I try this, truly empty areas in the PNG work fine, but partially transparent areas (like shadows) are underlayed with the "transparent" color.

I've attached three images:
- Screenshot of the intended effect. (The welcome/splash screen from Visual Studio.)
- Screenshot of setting the shaped form control background and transparent color to blue with my transparent PNG as the background.
- The form background image I am using to test.

Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

- Brad

ShapedForm

answered on 12 Nov 2012

17 answers

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Maximized ShapedForm larger than Screen

Hi,

This may seem a pretty dumb question to ask, but how do you restrict a maximized ShapedForm so that it only occupies the screen space?

Eg, when it's maximised, it's about 10pixels too large on every size, and the close button is clipped. I added 10px of padding, but it looks stupid when the form is in a normal state. Ideally, I am looking for a form which behaves like a normal form, but has rounded edges.

I'm running on Vista 64-bit w/ multiple monitors - maybe this is platform specific? The sample applications also experience this issue.

All suggestions are welcome...

Regards,

Matt

ShapedForm

answered on 06 Aug 2012