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PointF pf; SizeF sf = new SizeF(); public enum ImageAlign { Custom, TopLeft, TopCenter, TopRight, MiddleLeft, MiddleCenter, MiddleRight, BottomLeft, BottomCenter, BottomRight } public enum TextAlign { Custom, TopLeft, TopCenter, TopRight, MiddleLeft, MiddleCenter, MiddleRight, BottomLeft, BottomCenter, BottomRight } Properties TextAlign _TextAlign = TextAlign.TopLeft; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public TextAlign TxtAlign { get { return _TextAlign; } set { _TextAlign = value; Invalidate(); } } String _Text; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public override string Text { get { return _Text; } set { _Text = value; Invalidate(); } } private float _TextMargin = 1.0f; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("1.0f")] public float TextMargin { get { return _TextMargin; } set { _TextMargin = value; Invalidate(); } } ImageAlign _ImageAlign= ImageAlign.TopLeft; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public ImageAlign ImgAlign { get { return _ImageAlign; } set { _ImageAlign = value; Invalidate(); } } Image _Image; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public Image Image { get { return _Image; } set { _Image = value; Invalidate(); } } Point _ImageLocation = new Point(4, 4); [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("4,4")] public Point ImageLocation { get { return _ImageLocation; } set { _ImageLocation = value; Invalidate(); } } private float _ImageMargin = 1.0f; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("1.0f")] public float ImageMargin { get { return _ImageMargin; } set { _ImageMargin = value; Invalidate(); } } int _BorderWidth = 1; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue(1)] public int BorderWidth { get { return _BorderWidth; } set { _BorderWidth = value; Invalidate(); } } int _ShadowOffSet = 5; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue(5)] public int Shadow { get { return _ShadowOffSet; } set { _ShadowOffSet = Math.Abs(value); Invalidate(); } } int _RoundCornerRadius = 4; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue(4)] public int CornerRadius { get { return _RoundCornerRadius; } set { _RoundCornerRadius = Math.Abs(value); Invalidate(); } } Color _BorderColor = Color.Gray; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("Color.Gray")] public Color BorderColor { get { return _BorderColor; } set { _BorderColor = value; Invalidate(); } } Color _GradientStartColor = Color.White; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("Color.White")] public Color GradientStartColor { get { return _GradientStartColor; } set { _GradientStartColor = value; Invalidate(); } } Color _GradientEndColor = Color.Gray; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] [DefaultValue("Color.Gray")] public Color GradientEndColor { get { return _GradientEndColor; } set { _GradientEndColor = value; Invalidate(); } } LinearGradientMode _LinearGradientMode = LinearGradientMode.Vertical; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public LinearGradientMode GradientMode { get { return _LinearGradientMode; } set { _LinearGradientMode = value; Invalidate(); } } Boolean _DrawLine = false; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public Boolean DrawLine { get { return _DrawLine; } set { _DrawLine = value; Invalidate(); } } Color _LineColor = Color.Black; [Browsable(true), Category("GradientPanel")] public Color LineColor { get { return _LineColor; } set { _LineColor = value; Invalidate(); } } Constructor public GradientPanelR() { this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, true); this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true); this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true); this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, true); this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, true); InitializeComponent(); } Overriding OnPaintBackground method protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs e) { base.OnPaintBackground(e); int tmpShadowOffSet = Math.Min(Math.Min(_ShadowOffSet, this.Width - 2), this.Height - 2); int tmpSoundCornerRadius = Math.Min(Math.Min(_RoundCornerRadius, this.Width - 2), this.Height - 2); if (this.Width > 1 && this.Height > 1) { e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias; Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.Width - tmpShadowOffSet - 1, this.Height - tmpShadowOffSet - 1); Rectangle rectShadow = new Rectangle(tmpShadowOffSet, tmpShadowOffSet, this.Width - tmpShadowOffSet - 1, this.Height - tmpShadowOffSet - 1); GraphicsPath graphPathShadow = GetRoundPath(rectShadow, tmpSoundCornerRadius); GraphicsPath graphPath = GetRoundPath(rect, tmpSoundCornerRadius); if (tmpSoundCornerRadius > 0) { using (PathGradientBrush gBrush = new PathGradientBrush(graphPathShadow)) { gBrush.WrapMode = WrapMode.Clamp; ColorBlend colorBlend = new ColorBlend(3); colorBlend.Colors = new Color[]{Color.Transparent, Color.FromArgb(180, Color.DimGray), Color.FromArgb(180, Color.DimGray)}; colorBlend.Positions = new float[] { 0f, .1f, 1f }; gBrush.InterpolationColors = colorBlend; e.Graphics.FillPath(gBrush, graphPathShadow); } } // Draw backgroud LinearGradientBrush brush = new LinearGradientBrush(rect, this._GradientStartColor, this._GradientEndColor, GradientMode); e.Graphics.FillPath(brush, graphPath); e.Graphics.DrawPath(new Pen(Color.FromArgb(180, this._BorderColor), _BorderWidth), graphPath); // Draw Image if (_Image != null) { //e.Graphics.DrawImageUnscaled(_Image, _ImageLocation); DrawImage(e.Graphics); } } DrawText(e.Graphics); } Drawing Image #region DrawImage public void DrawImage(Graphics g) { if (this.Image != null && _ImageAlign != ImageAlign.Custom) { pf = new PointF(0, 0); if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.TopLeft) { pf.X = 1; pf.Y = 1; pf.X += _ImageMargin; pf.Y += _ImageMargin; if (_DrawLine) { // HatchBrush hbr = new HatchBrush(HatchStyle.ZigZag , _LineColor ); Pen P = new Pen(_LineColor, 3); g.DrawLine(P, new PointF(Image.Width + pf.X + 2 + 10, Image.Height + pf.Y + 2), new PointF(Width - 10, Image.Height + pf.Y + 2)); } } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.TopCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - (float)Image.Width) / 2; pf.Y += _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.TopRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - (float)Image.Width; pf.Y = 1; pf.X -= _ImageMargin; pf.Y += _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.MiddleLeft) { pf.X = 1; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height) / 2; pf.X += _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.MiddleCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - (float)Image.Width) / 2; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height) / 2; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.MiddleRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - (float)Image.Width; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height) / 2; pf.X -= _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.BottomLeft) { pf.X = 1; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height); pf.X += _ImageMargin; pf.Y -= _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.BottomCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - (float)Image.Width) / 2; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height); pf.Y -= _ImageMargin; } if (_ImageAlign == ImageAlign.BottomRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - (float)Image.Width; pf.Y = ((float)Height - (float)Image.Height); pf.X -= _ImageMargin; pf.Y -= _ImageMargin; } g.DrawImage(this.Image, pf); } if (this.Image != null && _ImageAlign == ImageAlign.Custom) { pf = new PointF(0, 0); pf.X = _ImageLocation.X ; pf.Y = _ImageLocation.Y; g.DrawImage(this.Image, pf); } } #endregion Drawing Text #region DrawText public void DrawText(Graphics g) { SolidBrush b = new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor); pf = new PointF(); sf = g.MeasureString(this.Text, this.Font); //calculate textalign if (_TextAlign == TextAlign.TopLeft) { pf.X = 1 + _TextMargin ; pf.Y = 1 + _TextMargin ; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.TopCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - sf.Width) / 2; pf.Y =1 + _TextMargin ; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.TopRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - sf.Width - _TextMargin ; pf.Y = 1 + _TextMargin ; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.MiddleLeft) { pf.X = 1 + _TextMargin ; pf.Y =( (float)Height - sf.Height) / 2; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.MiddleCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - sf.Width) / 2; pf.Y = ((float)Height - sf.Height) / 2; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.MiddleRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - sf.Width - _TextMargin ; pf.Y = ((float)Height - sf.Height) / 2; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.BottomLeft) { pf.X = 1 + _TextMargin ; pf.Y = ((float)Height - sf.Height) - _TextMargin ; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.BottomCenter) { pf.X = ((float)Width - sf.Width) / 2; pf.Y = ((float)Height - sf.Height) - _TextMargin ; } if (this._TextAlign == TextAlign.BottomRight) { pf.X = (float)Width - sf.Width - _TextMargin; pf.Y = ((float)Height - sf.Height) - _TextMargin ; } //g.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias ; g.DrawString(this.Text, this.Font, b, pf); } #endregion Other Helping Methods public static GraphicsPath GetRoundPath(Rectangle r, int depth) { GraphicsPath graphPath = new GraphicsPath(); graphPath.AddArc(r.X, r.Y, depth, depth, 180, 90); graphPath.AddArc(r.X + r.Width - depth, r.Y, depth, depth, 270, 90); graphPath.AddArc(r.X + r.Width - depth, r.Y + r.Height - depth, depth, depth, 0, 90); graphPath.AddArc(r.X, r.Y + r.Height - depth, depth, depth, 90, 90); graphPath.AddLine(r.X, r.Y + r.Height - depth, r.X, r.Y + depth / 2); return graphPath; } For Complete source mail me at : sandeepparekh9@gmail.com