FormExDesktop an SpecialForm.dll

[Cableguy]

HI again

Due to some desktop cleanning, the source code for my "Specialform.dll" was lost...
So I tryed to re-create its behaviour, especially the ability to show irregular forms, based on image files...
Somehow this has been iluding me, and I can make the backimage transparent to the form, but not the form bacground...

I tried to reverse engeneer the specialform dll with refletor, and cant find the diference...

The Goal is to create the backbone of a splash screen, with fadeIn, pause, FadeOut.

 

[agraham]

Post the original dll that works and I'll take a look.

 

[Cableguy]

specialform-libraryl

 

[agraham]

VS2005 solution attached

 

[Cableguy]

Thanks Andrew, but what was I doing wrong?
Except for the way the bitmap is set, all of was is in your dll, was on mine...

 

[agraham]

but what was I doing wrong?

I didn't initially look as I was expecting a SpecialForm.dll in Splash.zip and as it wasn't there I didn't look any further. I just took the output of Reflector for the dll that worked and put it in a project. I didn't realise you were trying to use a FormEx.

Having now looked at Splash.bas you would need to set the FormEx TransparencyKey property with the Door library to get the effect that you want.

 

[Cableguy]

you would need to set the FormEx TransparencyKey property with the Door library to get the effect that you want.

But Your FormEXdesktop already has a transparecykey visible to b4ppc....
Does it not do what it should?
I can use it to set a non Alpha channel image like abmp, so that a color value renders transparent to the form...

 

[agraham]

But Your FormEXdesktop already has a TransparencyKey visible to b4ppc

So it does! I'd forgotten that. Anyway in Splash.bas you didn't use it. It works fine if you include "SFX.TransparencyKey = SFX.BackColor"

 

[Cableguy]

I had tryied it and it didn't work...
Any way I was lookig to update my pecalfrm dll and turnit into splashscreen with the same features s the module.
Again, Thanks Andrew