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In setup programs or sometimes in AboutBoxes you can find gradient forms.
It sure looks as if it were a lot of work but it’s really very easy. All you have to do is add this code to your program.
This example will create a gradient rectangle on the whole form Canvas. To change it’s size just [...]

You may have wanted to create a form that doesn’t have a caption bar, just like the one’s you may see in setup programs. Delphi VCL doesn’t give you but you can also use the Windows API
Just add this code to you form’s OnCreate method:

SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE) and not WS_CAPTION);
Height := Height - [...]