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Making forms become transparent
Hi experts,
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender
begin
form2.show;
end;
I want to make form2 transparent, so i can still see form 1 throught it. How ?
I have an image on form2 thats transparent, but i cant see through form2 to view form 1.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender
begin
form2.show;
end;
I want to make form2 transparent, so i can still see form 1 throught it. How ?
I have an image on form2 thats transparent, but i cant see through form2 to view form 1.
AlphaBlend is for translucent form, and is available only in newest Delphi.
If what you want is to have some parts of the form transparent, but anything else opaque, you need to play with the window 'region'
a great example of what's possible and how to do it (even use a bitmap as definition of complex transparency shapes) is there :
http://www.hwb.com/gruhn/programming/tutorial/clear.html
If what you want is to have some parts of the form transparent, but anything else opaque, you need to play with the window 'region'
a great example of what's possible and how to do it (even use a bitmap as definition of complex transparency shapes) is there :
http://www.hwb.com/gruhn/programming/tutorial/clear.html
No, Alphablend is *not* available in the newest Delphi. You're confused with GlassFrame (which only works on Vista or 7 with Aero enabled).
AlphaBlend exists in Delphi 7 and possibly even lower (but I do not have Delphi 6 or lower on my machine anymore)..
AlphaBlend exists in Delphi 7 and possibly even lower (but I do not have Delphi 6 or lower on my machine anymore)..
True ! You'll excuse me I switch constantly between Delphi 5 & 7, sometime 2007 I am sometime confused with what is available with what version. And I effectively thought about GlassFrame.
AlphaBlend is not in Delphi 5, it most probably came with 7 (where I just checked it is available).
I never thought of using AlphaBlend, it must be cool combined with regions (thus making forms of any shape with translucency - perfect for a splash screen with animated fading :o)))
AlphaBlend is not in Delphi 5, it most probably came with 7 (where I just checked it is available).
I never thought of using AlphaBlend, it must be cool combined with regions (thus making forms of any shape with translucency - perfect for a splash screen with animated fading :o)))
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i only have delphi 6, installing delphi 7 now to try it out, im so used to 6 now tho.. any ideas?
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delphi 7 is the answer, i knew this already but thought id ask for a way to get delphi 6 to work with it before it finishes downloading. thanks guys anyway
AlphaBlend := True;
AlphaBlendValue := 64; // for example