Rounded corner button

[RahulH]

Hi,
I am a novice to System.Drawing namespace. I want to create a web custom
button control with rounded images.
I can create rounded corners, and image of text. but is there a way that i
can now join these images into a single image.
Thanks in advance,
RahulH

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

I suggest you look into this free control that can dynamically create
rounded buttons and other effects too:
http://SteveOrr.net/articles/BeautifulButtons.aspx

 

[Phillip Williams]

Hi RahulH,

To get a corner button you might draw a polygon on the graphics object of
your bitmap as this:

//create a graphics object from the bitmap
Graphics g= Graphics.FromImage (bitmap);
//paint the background as specified by the user or else paint it as the
default
g.Clear (bgColor);
//add border to mark a button shape
Point[] poly = {new Point(10, 3), new Point(bitmapWidth-10, 3), new
Point(bitmapWidth-5, 5),
new Point(bitmapWidth-3, 10), new Point(bitmapWidth-3, bitmapHeight-10),
new Point(bitmapWidth-5, bitmapHeight-5), new Point(bitmapWidth-10,
bitmapHeight-3),
new Point(10, bitmapHeight-3), new Point(5, bitmapHeight-5),
new Point(3, bitmapHeight-10), new Point(3, 10),
new Point(5, 5), new Point(10, 3)};
g.FillPolygon (new SolidBrush (buttonBGColor), poly);

As for placing the text and the polygon on the same bitmap, you may review
demo#2 from my website: http://www.societopia.net/Samples/