How can I add borders to label in Windows Forms?

Question

I\'m trying to create a form with white label inside, that when I click on something the form will disappear and only show the label. So far I tried to put the TransparencyK

Answer 1

If anyone is still looking, here is what I did (mostly copied from this site)

Create a new class, CustomLabel.cs for instance. Here's an example:

public class CustomLabel : Label
    {
        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
           {
             base.OnPaint(e);
             ControlPaint.DrawBorder(e.Graphics, ClientRectangle,
                                          Color.Red, 5, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid,
                                          Color.Red, 5, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid,
                                          Color.Red, 5, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid,
                                          Color.Red, 5, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid);
           } 
    }

You can then use it like this:

            Form newForm = new Form();

            CustomLabel newLabel = new CustomLabel();
            newForm.Controls.Add(newLabel);

            newLabel.BackColor = Color.Black;
            newLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Arial", 18F,
            FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            newLabel.ForeColor = Color.Crimson;
            newLabel.Text = "Some text on a topmost transparent form window";

            newForm.Show();
            newForm.TopMost = true;

            newLabel.AutoSize = true;
            newLabel.Location = new Point(230, 375);