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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2883 is a reply to message #2862] Sat, 29 April 2006 08:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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fudadmin wrote on Fri, 28 April 2006 12:38

How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?


One more inconvienient question? Smile

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2884 is a reply to message #2883] Sat, 29 April 2006 09:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 18:50

fudadmin wrote on Fri, 28 April 2006 12:38

How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?


One more inconvienient question? Smile



What do you mean by "window shape"? Are you talking about top windows?

I thought the OS doesn't give you any choice?

Would you like a heart shaped window or something?

Curvy window edges sounds like a headache for repainting...

Graeme

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2885 is a reply to message #2884] Sat, 29 April 2006 09:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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gprentice wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 08:28

fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 18:50

fudadmin wrote on Fri, 28 April 2006 12:38

How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?


One more inconvienient question? Smile



What do you mean by "window shape"? Are you talking about top windows?

I thought the OS doesn't give you any choice?

Would you like a heart shaped window or something?

Curvy window edges sounds like a headache for repainting...

Graeme



Have you ever heard about skins and how they are done?
Have you ever seen winamp?

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2887 is a reply to message #2885] Sat, 29 April 2006 09:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 19:43

gprentice wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 08:28

fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 18:50

fudadmin wrote on Fri, 28 April 2006 12:38

How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?


One more inconvienient question? Smile



What do you mean by "window shape"? Are you talking about top windows?

I thought the OS doesn't give you any choice?

Would you like a heart shaped window or something?

Curvy window edges sounds like a headache for repainting...

Graeme



Have you ever heard about skins and how they are done?
Have you ever seen winamp?


Um, well no, I've never seem Winamp but I remembered Windows media player has a weird shape in skins mode ... so I looked up "nonrectangular windows"
http://www.xploiter.com/programming/c/borland/2927.html

where you create an elliptic region. I do not know how you would convert a bitmap into an elliptic region.

Graeme

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2888 is a reply to message #2887] Sat, 29 April 2006 10:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Um, well no, I've never seem Winamp but I remembered Windows media player has a weird shape in skins mode ... so I looked up "nonrectangular windows"
http://www.xploiter.com/programming/c/borland/2927.html

where you create an elliptic region. I do not know how you would convert a bitmap into an elliptic region.

Graeme



I know quite well how to make those things with Windows API. But I was just wondering if Ultimate++ has these kind of cross-platform capabilities like other toolkits have...

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2890 is a reply to message #2888] Sat, 29 April 2006 10:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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gprentice wrote



Um, well no, I've never seem Winamp but I remembered Windows media player has a weird shape in skins mode ... so I looked up "nonrectangular windows"
http://www.xploiter.com/programming/c/borland/2927.html

where you create an elliptic region. I do not know how you would convert a bitmap into an elliptic region.

Graeme



I know quite well how to make those things with Windows API. But I was just wondering if Ultimate++ has these kind of cross-platform capabilities like other toolkits have...




Then you already knew the answer ...

BTW - which other toolkits can do what you asked, which was ... "How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?"

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gprentice wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 09:20

fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 20:07

gprentice wrote



Um, well no, I've never seem Winamp but I remembered Windows media player has a weird shape in skins mode ... so I looked up "nonrectangular windows"
http://www.xploiter.com/programming/c/borland/2927.html

where you create an elliptic region. I do not know how you would convert a bitmap into an elliptic region.

Graeme



I know quite well how to make those things with Windows API. But I was just wondering if Ultimate++ has these kind of cross-platform capabilities like other toolkits have...




1. Then you already knew the answer ...

2. BTW - which other toolkits can do what you asked, which was ... "How to set window shape by means of a bitmap?"





1. I didn't know the anwser. And I'm still thinking that there is
a possibility to use popup.

2. At least FOX:
from FXWindow.h
 /// Set window shape by means of region
  virtual void setShape(const FXRegion& region);

  /// Set window shape by means of bitmap
  virtual void setShape(FXBitmap* bitmap);

  /// Set window shape by means of icon
  virtual void setShape(FXIcon* icon);

  /// Clear window shape
  virtual void clearShape();

  /// Raise this window to the top of the stacking order
  virtual void raise();

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2895 is a reply to message #2891] Sat, 29 April 2006 10:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes, using popup is the right way, however unportable (popups act differently in linux - they can be just in foreground).

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luzr wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 09:48

Yes, using popup is the right way, however unportable (popups act differently in linux - they can be just in foreground).

Mirek


Any plans to improve Popup or TopWindow behaviour?

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Re: How to set window shape by means of a bitmap? [message #2899 is a reply to message #2896] Sat, 29 April 2006 11:46 Go to previous message
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fudadmin wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 05:08

luzr wrote on Sat, 29 April 2006 09:48

Yes, using popup is the right way, however unportable (popups act differently in linux - they can be just in foreground).

Mirek


Any plans to improve Popup or TopWindow behaviour?




Just to make it clear, in standard X11, you cannot have "decoration-less" window that would allow user to make other window active. This is X11 feature and there is little that can be done with it.

I will explore "XShape" extension (used by that FX function), perhaps that is the way...

Mirek

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