Libs : colored link

eddy · Post by **eddy** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:43 pm

download : here ( Extract to your PB folder and restart your PB compiler. )

ColoredLink feature:
- 2 colors
- label & url
- can open url ( if url is defined )

Code: Select all

ColoredLinkGadget(#PB_Any,5,5,70,25,"clickable link","www.purebasic.com",RGB($CE,$0,$0),RGB($FF,$0,$0))

ColoredLinkGadget(#PB_Any,5,5,70,25,"clickable link","",RGB($CE,$0,$0),RGB($FF,$0,$0))

ebs · Post by **ebs** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:37 pm

eddy,

Nice and simple - I like it!

I did notice one problem: On Windows, if you are using Microsoft's "ClearType" font smoothing,
the link text gets messed up when the mouse passes over it. With ClearType turned off, everything is OK.

I've seen this behavior before, and I believe it has something to do with changing the font color dynamically when ClearType is on.
I don't think there's much that can be done about it.

Thanks,
Eric

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:57 pm

Thanks eddy its nice

eddy · Post by **eddy** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:50 pm

cleartype uses two effects : font smoothing + alphablending.

Alpha text is drawed several times, that's why it gets messed up
I have to erase the background of parent window.

I tried to fix without any result

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... cation.asp

If you found a way to fix it...

eddy · Post by **eddy** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:11 am

[UPDATED]

Ok I fixed the CLEARTYPE problem with a colored rectangle.
It's a cheap solution.