Pix

I have been trying to find a way to stop the taskbar from losing
transparency whenever my deskband is activated. After many hours of
searching I found out that I need to implement IDeskBand2 interface.
So the deskband doesn't cause the taskbar to lose transparency any
more but now my deskband does not look too pretty when I try to move
other windows underneath the transparent taskbar. It starts changing
colors in a crazy way (blacks and greens becoming whites).

I have observed the behavior of other built-in deskbands (such as
Address) and I found them to be only about 20-30% transparent, with no
whitening effect.

Is there some new API function that I can use to control the level of
transparency of my deskband on Vista? I don't need anything fancy for
a start. All I want is just a standard eye-pleasing behavior, like the
built-in deskbands.

Pix