want none rectangular windows/gadgets?
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http://chris-camacho.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=29 You can even click desktop icons through a hole in a window should work on panels and other components too! usage example Import "see-thru.bmx" Local mask:TPixmap=LoadPixmap("hole.bmp") Local window:Tgadget=CreateWindow("a hole",0,0,128,128) MakeSeeThru(window,mask) While WaitEvent() Select EventID() Case EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE End EndSelect Wend Enjoy! |
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just checked, it works with panels too! |
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Hahah, I clicked this thread to try to tell you how to make such. But you alredy have. Thanks ;) |
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Wow, your timing couldn't have been better on this, Chris! :) The past couple of days I read through Windows' Rgn stuff (which was useful to learn in itself) and was just about to apply it when you serve it up nicely on a platter. Thanks! |
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np, glad you like it! thanks |
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where is "see-thru.bmx"? The link at the top of the page isn't working. 10-21-06 |
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I would like to get hold of see-tru as well if anyone has it? |
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I put it on my site at http://www.tomtoad.com/BlitzStuff/see-thru.zip |
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Thank you TomToad, and of course Chris C. This is nice stuff :) |
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I can't get it to compile... an I missing something obvious here? :)Building example Compiling:see-thru.cpp Build Error: failed to compile C:/Program Files/BlitzMax/see-thru/see-thru.cpp Process complete |
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Very nice. |
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can't get it to compile Have you got MinGW installed and set-up correctly ? |
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Well... Chirs's Site is down? What happened? |
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I put it on my site at www.tomtoad.com/BlitzStuff/see-thru.zip Did you try this obvious alternative from 5 posts up or are you simply worried about Chris? |
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Have you got MinGW installed and set-up correctly ? Ta. |
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Shouldn't the app work? |
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Chris is a nice guy and it's strange his site was taken down. |
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Shouldn't the app work? Do you want to let people know what happens? |
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I click on the see-thru.debug.exe and Windows says "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?". I click "Run" and NOTHING HAPPENS! |
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You need to compile and run the example.bmx. |
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I set up MinGW and tried to run example.bmx but it says: "Build Error: failed to compile..." What should I do? |
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Double-check you have the correct level of MinGW and that you have set the variables correctly. |
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I click on the see-thru.debug.exe and Windows says "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?". I click "Run" and NOTHING HAPPENS! What OS are you running? |
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I downloaded from the second link on the "About MinGW..." page. It finished. I ran the installer and it installed to L:\Programs\BlitzMax\MinGW and then I set up a user environment variable "MinGW" with the value "L:\Programs\BlitzMax\MinGW\Bin" I can't find the problem! |
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Your PATH variable needs L:\Programs\BlitzMax\MinGW\bin and your MINGW variable needs L:\Programs\BlitzMax\MinGW |
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Question: I tried using this with a ~640x480 window using a canvas to display an image on, and cut it out in an irregular shape. Works great, but it takes about 7 seconds to process before it draws the actual 'cut out' window. you can hide the visual delay by hdiing the window altogether until it's ready, but it's still a long delay. Is there any faster method of getting the same effect, without the initial delay? (I'm basically trying to get an irregular-shaped splashscreen, without the window borders at all) |
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I am not on MY computer. What would changing the PATH on this computer cause? |
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You don't change it you *add* to it. * Edit your PATH environment to include the MinGW/bin directory. * Create a MINGW environment variable that points to the MinGW root directory. |
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Here's a quick BMax (+MaxGUI) conversion of some old B3D code... |
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I got it to work. Just curious:Why does the window have that old look? Wow Yan that program is pretty cool. I think I am going to use that. |
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Just curious:Why does the window have that old look? What do you mean by 'old look'? |
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Search the forums for 'manifest'. ?? |
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Here is a way to do the same with buttons ? |