How do I put text on ProgressBar?

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I have used ProgressBar Control in my c# desktop application.I have used it in a thread other then the thread in which control has been declared.Its working Fine. Now I am wondering how i can show some text inside progress bar control like "Initiating Registration" etc.Also I want to use it as Marquee progress bar.Please help me.

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I have written a no blinking/flickering TextProgressBar

You can find the source code here: https://github.com/ukushu/TextProgressBar

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WARNING: It's a little bit buggy! But still, I think it's better than another answers here. As I have no time for fixes, if you will do sth with them, please send me update by some way:) Thanks.

Samples:

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Just want to point out something on @codingbadger answer. When using "ProgressBarRenderer" you should always check for "ProgressBarRenderer.IsSupported" before using the class. For me, this has been a nightmare with Visual Styles errors in Win7 that I couldn't fix. So, a better approach and workaround for the solution would be:

Rectangle clip = new Rectangle(rect.X, rect.Y, (int)Math.Round(((float)Value / Maximum) * rect.Width), rect.Height);
if (ProgressBarRenderer.IsSupported)
  ProgressBarRenderer.DrawHorizontalChunks(g, clip);
else
  g.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor), clip);

Notice that the fill will be a simple rectangle and not chunks. Chunks will be used only if ProgressBarRenderer is supported

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