[Support]

You can add this type as 'Panel' and change used SkinSection:

Code:

procedure TForm8.sSkinProvider1SkinItemEx(Item: TComponent; var CanBeAdded: Boolean; SkinParams: PacSkinParams);
begin
if Item is TdxLayoutControl then
SkinParams.SkinSection := 'TRANSPARENT';
end;

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

You can add this type as 'Panel' and change used SkinSection:

Code:

procedure TForm8.sSkinProvider1SkinItemEx(Item: TComponent; var CanBeAdded: Boolean; SkinParams: PacSkinParams);
begin
if Item is TdxLayoutControl then
SkinParams.SkinSection := 'TRANSPARENT';
end;

I hope your suggestion is only for a temporary solution. It will not work at design time.

A permanent solution may be found in overriding this function in cxLookAndFeelPainters:

Code:

function LayoutControlEmptyAreaColor: TColor; virtual;

or overriding this one:

Code:

procedure DrawLayoutControlBackground(ACanvas: TcxCanvas; const R: TRect); virtual;

I'm not sure which is best.

Thanks!

[HeDiBo]

The solution happens to be much simpler:

Add TdxLayoutControl to the ThirdParty components and set it as TPanel if you want a skinned layout control. Set dxLayoutControl1.ParentBackground to True if you want transparency.

Sorry for all the fuss :blush:

Problem solved :a3:

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