public void setColorSteps(int numSteps)
{
if (this.label != null)
{
ColorStep start = new ColorStep(this.label.ForeColor);
ColorStep end = new ColorStep(this.label.BackColor);
int redIncrement = ((end.R - start.R) / numSteps);
int greenIncrement = ((end.G - start.G) / numSteps);
int blueIncrement = ((end.B - start.B) / numSteps);
this.colorSteps = new List <ColorStep>();
for (int i = 0; i <= numSteps; i++)
{
ColorStep newStep = new ColorStep();
if (redIncrement > 0)
{
newStep.R = start.R + (i * redIncrement);
}
else
{
newStep.R = start.R - (i * redIncrement);
}
if (greenIncrement > 0)
{
newStep.G = start.G + (i * greenIncrement);
}
else
{
newStep.G = start.G - (i * greenIncrement);
}
if (blueIncrement > 0)
{
newStep.B = start.B + (i * blueIncrement);
}
else
{
newStep.B = start.B - (i * blueIncrement);
}
this.colorSteps.Add(newStep);
}
}
}
public void doFade(int speedMs = 40)
{
Timer tm = new Timer();
tm.Interval = speedMs;
int step = 0;
int end = this.colorSteps.Count;
if (this.colorSteps.Count > 0)
{
tm.Tick += (sa, aea) =>
{
ColorStep thisStep = this.colorSteps[step];
this.label.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(thisStep.R, thisStep.G, thisStep.B);
step++;
if (step >= end)
{
tm.Stop();
this.label.Visible = false;
}
};
tm.Start();
}
}
