FWH 8.07: Dialog transparency using bitmaps (not brushes!)

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:53 pm

It requires a new FWH 8.07 build that will be published in some minutes:

#include "FiveWin.ch"

function Main()

   local oDlg, oRad, nVal := 1, oCbx, lVal := .T., oGrp
   local hBmp := ReadBitmap( 0, "rainbow.bmp" )

   DEFINE DIALOG oDlg RESOURCE "Test" TRANSPARENT

   REDEFINE RADIO oRad VAR nVal ID 10 OF oDlg
   
   REDEFINE CHECKBOX oCbx VAR lVal ID 20 OF oDlg
   
   REDEFINE GROUP oGrp ID 30 OF oDlg
   
   REDEFINE BUTTON ID 1 OF oDlg ACTION oDlg:End()

   ACTIVATE DIALOG oDlg CENTERED ;
      ON PAINT DrawBitmap( hDC, hBmp, 0, 0, oDlg:nWidth, oDlg:nHeight )

   DeleteObject( hBmp )

return nil

Files and EXE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzjnrb4lttd

RAMESHBABU · Post by **RAMESHBABU** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:01 am

Hello Mr.Antonio

The following is the result I am getting in Win98 with FWH 2.7

The controls are not painted transparent.

- Ramesh Babu P

Rick Lipkin · Post by **Rick Lipkin** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:20 am

Antonio

I know this may be a Windows limitation .. is there any way we can use .jpg as images instead of .bmp ?? .. ( without freeimage.dll )

Reason I ask is I distribute my applications over our WAN and pulling bitmaps over anything less than a t1 is 'brutal' .. especially if you use a hi-rez bitmap that may be mgbytes in size ??

Just curious ..

Rick Lipkin
SC Dept of Health, USA

Armando · Post by **Armando** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:29 am

Antonio:

And this image is what I get with your sample (test.exe) in windows xp sp3

Best regards

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:18 am

Ramesh, Armando,

You need FWH 8.07 in order to get it properly working.

It is a FWH 8.07 new feature

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:20 am

Rick,

Yes, we may be able to get rid of FreeImage.dll soon

RAMESHBABU · Post by **RAMESHBABU** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:49 am

Hello Mr.Antonio

Just I have downloaded 8.07 from FWH and built the EXE and tested. Still I am getting the same result in WIN98. I have not tested in XP.

FIVEHX.LIB size 1,623,040 Bytes - 07-27-08 : 9.05a

- Ramesh Babu P

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:17 am

Ramesh,

We have not published yet the new 8.07 build. We will do it this same morning.

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:55 am

The new FWH 8.07 is already available.

Please download it again, thanks

RAMESHBABU · Post by **RAMESHBABU** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:20 pm

Hello Mr.Antonio

I am sorry!. Same old result even after downloding the very latest bulid.

I have tested this in WIN98 (Not tested yet in XP/VISTA)

FIVEHX.LIB 1,746,432 Bytes 07-31-08 5:43.p

- Ramesh Babu P

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:29 pm

Ramesh, Armando,

Yes, its a different behavior in XP and Vista.

We have tested it in Vista and works fine, but we have also confirmed that XP is failing. We are doing research right now to find a workaround for XP.

RAMESHBABU · Post by **RAMESHBABU** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:13 pm

Hello Mr.Antonio,

We are doing research right now to find a workaround for XP.

Is there any sucess ? BTW please look for solution for WIN98 also.

- Ramesh Babu P

Post by **Antonio Linares** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:06 pm

Ramesh,

No, no success. And we have done lots of different tests.

It works fine on Vista, and it does not work on XP.

The only solution for now is to keep using brushes.