Is it possible to Alpha Blend a VCL control on a TForm?

Question

Is it possible to Alpha Blend or implement a similar effect for a VCL control on a TForm?

For example, consider the following screenshot where two TPanels are place

Answer 1

To implement a drag operation displaying the image of the control, you must create a TDragControlObject descendent and implement the GetDragImages method, from here you must ensure to add the csDisplayDragImage value to the ControlStyle property of the controls to drag.

You can find a very good article about this topic here Implementing Professional Drag & Drop In VCL/CLX Applications