unit TrMemo; {$R-} interface uses Windows, Messages, Controls, StdCtrls, Classes; const TMWM__SpecialInvalidate = WM_USER + 1111; type TTransparentMemo = class(TMemo) private procedure SpecialInvalidate(var Message:TMessage); message TMWM__SpecialInvalidate; procedure WMHScroll(var Message: TWMHScroll); message WM_HSCROLL; procedure WMVScroll(var Message: TWMVScroll); message WM_VSCROLL; procedure WMSetText(var Message:TWMSetText); message WM_SETTEXT; procedure CNCTLCOLOREDIT(var Message:TWMCTLCOLOREDIT); message CN_CTLCOLOREDIT; procedure WMKeyDown(var Message: TWMKeyDown); message WM_KEYDOWN; procedure WMEraseBkgnd(var Message: TWMEraseBkgnd); message WM_ERASEBKGND; protected procedure CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); override; public constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override; end; procedure Register; implementation { TTransparentMemo } procedure TTransparentMemo.WMHScroll(var Message: TWMHScroll); begin inherited; PostMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0); end; procedure TTransparentMemo.WMVScroll(var Message: TWMVScroll); begin SendMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0); inherited; PostMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0); end; procedure TTransparentMemo.CNCTLCOLOREDIT(var Message:TWMCTLCOLOREDIT); begin with Message do begin SetBkMode(ChildDC,TRANSPARENT); Result:=GetStockObject(HOLLOW_BRUSH) end end; procedure TTransparentMemo.WMSetText(var Message:TWMSetText); begin inherited; if not (csDesigning in ComponentState) then PostMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0) end; procedure TTransparentMemo.SpecialInvalidate(var Message:TMessage); var r:TRect; begin if Parent<>nil then begin r:=ClientRect; r.TopLeft:=Parent.ScreenToClient(ClientToScreen(r.TopLeft)); r.BottomRight:=Parent.ScreenToClient(ClientToScreen(r.BottomRight)); InvalidateRect(Parent.Handle,@r,true); RedrawWindow(Handle,nil,0,RDW_FRAME+RDW_INVALIDATE) end; end; procedure TTransparentMemo.WMKeyDown(var Message: TWMKeyDown); begin SendMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0); inherited; PostMessage(Handle,TMWM__SpecialInvalidate,0,0); end; procedure TTransparentMemo.WMEraseBkgnd(var Message: TWMEraseBkgnd); begin Message.Result := 1; end; constructor TTransparentMemo.Create(AOwner: TComponent); begin inherited; ControlStyle := [csCaptureMouse, csDesignInteractive, csClickEvents, csSetCaption, csOpaque, csDoubleClicks, csReplicatable, csNoStdEvents]; end; procedure TTransparentMemo.CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); begin inherited CreateParams(Params); with Params do begin ExStyle:=ExStyle or WS_EX_TRANSPARENT and not WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE and not WS_EX_STATICEDGE and not WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME and not WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE; end; end; procedure Register; begin RegisterComponents('cool!', [tTransparentMemo]); end; end.