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[SOLVED] Transparent Window
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:32 am
by SkyManager
Does anybody know how to set the window background color to be TRANSPARENT?
Re: Transparent Window
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:34 am
by IdeasVacuum
There is an API way: Set the Window Background to a specific colour and then set that colour as transparent.
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#WIN = 0
Procedure ShowWin()
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If OpenWindow(#WIN, 0, 0, 300, 300, "Transparent Window",#PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_TitleBar | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
SetWindowColor(#WIN,#Blue)
SetWindowLong_(WindowID(#WIN), #GWL_EXSTYLE, #WS_EX_LAYERED | #WS_EX_TOPMOST)
SetLayeredWindowAttributes_(WindowID(#WIN),#Blue,0,#LWA_COLORKEY)
EndIf
EndProcedure
ShowWin()
Repeat
iEvent.i = WaitWindowEvent(1)
Until iEvent = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
End
Re: Transparent Window
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:31 am
by dobro
Thanks ! Excellent !!
Re: Transparent Window
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:49 am
by SkyManager
Thank you very much.
Re: [SOLVED] Transparent Window
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:08 am
by Primus
I'm using a code like that to create a transparent window, but I encountered a problem:
When hiding and un-hiding gadgets, the desktop shines through for the glimpse of a second.
It's just a short flash, but with a sufficient amount of gadgets, it becomes annoying. Besides, it doesn't look exactly professional if parts of your software suddenly disappear without an apparent reason
I already tried SmartWindowRefresh, but it doesn't do the trick.
Now, I know that hiding requires to redraw the window, but isn't there a way to do it without the abovementioned effect? For example, isn't it possible to create an additional layer which is excluded from the refreshing process?
Re: [SOLVED] Transparent Window
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:15 am
by Primus
Found a solution myself: I use a parent window that has the same background as the main window. That way, the background doesn't vanish if the gadgets of the main window are modified.
Re: [SOLVED] Transparent Window
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:45 am
by dobro
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Re: [SOLVED] Transparent Window
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 5:18 pm
by Nituvious
Primus wrote:I'm using a code like that to create a transparent window, but I encountered a problem:
When hiding and un-hiding gadgets, the desktop shines through for the glimpse of a second.
It's just a short flash, but with a sufficient amount of gadgets, it becomes annoying. Besides, it doesn't look exactly professional if parts of your software suddenly disappear without an apparent reason
I already tried SmartWindowRefresh, but it doesn't do the trick.
Now, I know that hiding requires to redraw the window, but isn't there a way to do it without the abovementioned effect? For example, isn't it possible to create an additional layer which is excluded from the refreshing process?
You can try creating a hidden window, creating your gadgets and then unhiding the window.