more xp start things

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Histacom2.Engine/UI/ClassicLabel.cs b/Histacom2.Engine/UI/ClassicLabel.cs
index c7007bd..4ef1201 100644
--- a/Histacom2.Engine/UI/ClassicLabel.cs
+++ b/Histacom2.Engine/UI/ClassicLabel.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ namespace Histacom2.Engine.UI
 {
     public class ClassicLabel : Control
     {
+        public bool DropShadow { get; set; }
+
         public ClassicLabel()
         {
+            SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, true);
             TextChanged += (s, e) => Invalidate();
         }
 
@@ -21,11 +24,24 @@ namespace Histacom2.Engine.UI
         {
             base.OnPaint(e);
             var gfx = e.Graphics;
-            gfx.Clear(BackColor);
+            if (BackColor != Color.Transparent) gfx.Clear(BackColor);
             gfx.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.SingleBitPerPixelGridFit;
 
             gfx.DrawString(Text, Font, new SolidBrush(ForeColor), ClientRectangle);
             Height = (int)gfx.MeasureString(Text, Font, ClientRectangle.Width).Height;
         }
+
+        private const int CS_DROPSHADOW = 0x00020000;
+        protected override CreateParams CreateParams
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                // add the drop shadow flag for automatically drawing
+                // a drop shadow around the form
+                CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
+                if (DropShadow) cp.ClassStyle |= CS_DROPSHADOW;
+                return cp;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }