Transparent Panel control for DSOFramer. This eliminates the problem with DSOFramer not activating it's Tab.

PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/TransPanel.Designer.cs

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+namespace Volian.Controls.Library
+{
+	partial class TransPanel
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Required designer variable.
+		/// </summary>
+		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
+
+		/// <summary> 
+		/// Clean up any resources being used.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
+		protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+		{
+			if (disposing && (components != null))
+			{
+				components.Dispose();
+			}
+			base.Dispose(disposing);
+		}
+
+		#region Component Designer generated code
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
+		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
+		/// </summary>
+		private void InitializeComponent()
+		{
+			components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+	}
+}

PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/TransPanel.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+//using System.Collections;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+//using System.Data;
+
+namespace Volian.Controls.Library
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Summary description for TransPanel.
+	/// </summary>
+	public partial class TransPanel : Panel
+	{
+		private string _Caption = "Inactive";
+		public string Caption
+		{
+			get { return _Caption; }
+			set { _Caption = value; InvalidateEx(); }
+		}
+		private int _Alpha = 128;
+		public int Alpha
+		{
+			get { return _Alpha; }
+			set { _Alpha = value; InvalidateEx(); }
+		}
+		public TransPanel()
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+		}
+		protected override CreateParams CreateParams
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
+				cp.ExStyle |= 0x00000020; //WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
+				return cp;
+			}
+		}
+		protected void InvalidateEx()
+		{
+			if (Parent == null)
+				return;
+			Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(this.Location, this.Size);
+			Parent.Invalidate(rc, true);
+		}
+		protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs pevent)
+		{
+			//do not allow the background to be painted 
+		}
+		protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
+		{
+			SizeF txtSize = e.Graphics.MeasureString(_Caption, this.Font);
+			//Use a gray rectangle to show that the underlying control is inactive
+			//using (Brush b2 = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(_Alpha, this.BackColor)))
+			//  e.Graphics.FillRectangle(b2, this.ClientRectangle);
+			using (Brush b = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(_Alpha, this.ForeColor)))
+				e.Graphics.DrawString(_Caption, this.Font, b, this.Width - txtSize.Width, 2);
+		}
+	}
+}