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Hortalonus

It is frustrating to find an essential element of a dialog you want to skin does not have the TRANSPARENT style available. Groups and tabs come to mind as well as radio buttons and trackbars... it would be fantastic to have more elements with this style, if not individual parts of the elements as well (i.e. the slider on the trackbar).

Rebel49 · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject: More Flexibility with Styles

I agree!

Also frustrating is the inability to display certain elements over top
of other elements. I guess " more universal styles " or "more
flexibilty" of elements would be on my wish list. Exclamation

REB

marty · Professional Member Joined: 10 May 2001 Posts: 789

I maybe late to reply, but I agree. Im currently making a project with trackbars, and would be nice if they had the transparent style. Maybe a new feature to VDSOBJ 2 ? Wink

Heres a few Delphi components (web links) which may give that option: (I havent tried them tho)
http://homepages.borland.com/torry/trackbars.htm

http://jansfreeware.com/jantracker.zip

http://www.undu.com/download.html

Abakus Free:

http://www.ciemmesoft.com/componenti/categorieing.asp?ID=22&PAG=1

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1562

Would like to see the BITMAP control to actually allow transparency.

Skit3000 · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 5:20 pm Post subject:

Do you mean like with GIF images on websites?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I think the BITMAP elements can be transparent if you set the dialog to
use the "TRANSPARENT" style. Smile

CodeScript · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject:

OK but i think *any* element can be drawn tranperent using API Smile

I may be wrong ? Unlikely. I'll checkout
BTW shall I put few more user interface enhancements using API/dll's for VDS 5 ... If people are interested

Garrett · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:52 pm Post subject:

I'm sure I can speak for at least most of the regulars in saying "YES"!!!

Please don't be put off by the lack of responses.. Your efforts and code
are more than helpful and valued here.

Any API examples you offer are more than welcome and appreciated.

-Garrett

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I agree, DO keep those great examples coming!!!! Very Happy

Hortalonus · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject:

YES!!!!

I vote CodeScript be inducted into the VDS 5 API guru club...
All in favor say aye? AYE! Laughing

LOBO · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:06 am Post subject:

CodeScript · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:13 am Post subject:

Thanks everybody. Very Happy

BTW I am not a API "guru" - though my real name contains that term Wink

. I am learning API just like any one else.
I was just wondering either these examples are too simple/known or too complex to grab - coz very few people view these and even fewer respond. Once my script was causing errors - yet no one took notice for >1 week ! when i discoverd that and corrected !.

Serge · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 9:21 am Post subject:

hi codescript,

i can't speak for others but this is my story...i do check all the new posts at this forum almost each day, including all yours...but i only chase up the ones i need at the time or the ones that could be of interest to my projects...hence my "lack of response"...this does not mean that your work is wasted or not appreciated...just that it doesn't scratch my current itch if you know what i mean

i also take the view that i know that your material is there so that when one day i will need it then i will know where to go

thanks for all your work

serge

LOBO · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:38 am Post subject: