Image on an MDI form

Ben

23y4.2kGDI+

OK, I'm trying to create a background image on an MDI parent form. Here are my problems: 1) If I use a PictureBox, whenever I open a child form, the PictureBox stays in front of the child instead of behind it. 2) I have tried using the Graphics.DrawImage with no avail (e.g. the image doesn't appear). I would like to have an image that appears on an MDI parent form and stays behind any children forms that are opened. What am I doing wrong?? Thanks in advance.

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Ben22y ago
Thanks for the suggestion, but I really need the forms to open inside of an MDI Client. I sort of got this to work by adding a borderless form as an mdi child, and set its enabled property to false to keep the form on the bottom.Then I gave it a background image. I know, its not a very efficient way to do it, but until I come up with something else....
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dejvi7922y ago
Hi. I had same problem few months ago and I solved other way.I made MDIChildrens Owned instead of MDI In parent : child1.Owner = this;
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Ben23y ago
Thanks! This is a good start. Is it possible to draw an image without tiling it?? Thanks in advance.
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jcity44423y ago
Here is how you do it. After InitializeComponent in the constructor add the following code: foreach (Control nextControl in Controls) { if (nextControl is MdiClient) { nextControl .BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile("tomatoes.jpg"); } } Hope this helps, -Mike
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Ben23y ago
My Goodness! This seems absolutely impossible. It seems like I've tried everything. Any ideas?? Thanks!
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Ben23y ago
Sadly, this doesn't work on an MDI Parent.
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jcity44423y ago
Can't you just use the BackGroundImage property of the parent Form? (Not sure, haven't tried it). -Mike
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