DOCUMENT:Q179052  08-JAN-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Transparent Label on Transparent Control Does Not Display
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all VBKBAX VBKBComp VBKBCtrl

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The Label text on a UserControl does not appear or appears "jagged" when
the UserControl is placed in a container.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the BackStyle property of both the Label control
and the UserControl are set to Transparent. If the Font property of the
Label control is set to a TrueType font, the Label text appears "jagged."
If the Font property of the Label control is set to a non-TrueType font,
the Label text does not appear at all.

STATUS
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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
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new ActiveX control project in Visual Basic. UserControl1 is
   created by default.

2. Set the BackStyle property of UserControl1 to 0-Transparent.

3. Add a Label control to UserControl1. Set the BackStyle property of the
   Label control to 0-Transparent. Enter some text in the Caption property,
   such as "Hello World." Close the UserControl1 control.

4. Add a Standard EXE project to the project by completing the following
   steps:

   - From the File menu, click Add Project. The Add Project dialog box
     appears.

   - From the New Tab, click Standard EXE.

   - Click Open to close the dialog box. Form1 is created by default.

5. Add the UserControl you created in the previous steps to Form1. Note
   that the caption in the Label control does not appear.

Additional query words: ocx user control activex control
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Keywords          : vb5all VBKBAX VBKBComp VBKBCtrl
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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