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BarManager.TransparentEditorsMode Property

Gets or sets whether specific in-place editors, when focused, are painted using a transparent background color.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public DefaultBoolean TransparentEditorsMode { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
DefaultBoolean Default

True if specific in-place editors are painted using a transparent background color when focused; False if not; Default, if the behavior depends on the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode global setting.

Available values:

Name Description Return Value
True

The value is true.

0

False

The value is false.

1

Default

The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

2

#Remarks

This property is supported for the CheckEdit, RadioGroup, TrackBarControl and PictureEdit controls and their descendants, when they are used in-place within bars.

If the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode global setting is set to the v16 version of DevExpress components or earlier, editors are painted using a non-transparent background color, when focused. Otherwise, the editors are painted using a transparent background color.

Use the TransparentEditorsMode property to explicitly specify whether to paint editors using a transparent background color, when focused.

TransparentEditors_BarManager

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