C# Textlabel Fade in/out

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I am looking to have a textlabel fade in and out on a button press. I notice that textlabel does not have an opacity parameter. Is there another way that I can achieve the desired result ?

[Label](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.label.aspx) you mean? — Victor Zakharov, Mar 19 '13 at 15:22
In short, it's quite complex, but here is a link that provides a fully functional example (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winforms/thread/ded003e3-ab35-4c23-b645-af7f82df57f0). — Mike Perrenoud, Mar 19 '13 at 15:26

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:25

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There is no support for Control Opacity in Winform.

In .Net Framework only Form is capable of showing opacity property, Controls on the Form have same Opacity to that of parent Form.

answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:25

Parimal Raj

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:25

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WinForms do not support this.

You could use a Panel control with text on it and use a fade effect by swapping colors in a timer event.

answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:25

It's not necessarily true that it's not supported (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winforms/thread/ded003e3-ab35-4c23-b645-af7f82df57f0). – Mike Perrenoud Mar 19 '13 at 15:27

Skyfish · Answer 3 · 2022-05-19T12:04:37.073

To fade a monochrome text label in/out, I have successfully used a timer to read the ForeColor of the label, scale the R component as required, then set a new ForeColour. E.g. to fade out:

    private void LabelFader_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var colour = myLabel.ForeColor;
        byte cR = colour.R;

        if (cR < 210) // Set whatever limit you want, 0-255
            cR++; // cR-- to fade in
        else
            labelFader.Stop();
        myLabel.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, cR, cR, cR);
    }

score -5 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:30

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I guess, you are looking for something like that:

   private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    if (label1.Visible) label1.Visible = false;
    else label1.Visible = true;
}

answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:30

user2186640

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C# Textlabel Fade in/out

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