transparent picturebox overlay - Xtreme Visual Basic Talk

03-28-2003, 02:14 PM

hipocktT

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transparent picturebox overlay

Have Picturebox #1 containing an image. Does anyone know of any way to lay a transparent picturebox(?) over this first image so that a second image can be created on the transparent overlay. I have to be able to see the intial image in Picturebox #1 while creating the second image on the transparent overlay...

Have read this over several times...Hope it makes sense...Any help is appreciated...

03-28-2003, 02:17 PM

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Check about BitBlt API function in the www.allapi.net, also you can do a search and found a lot of samples codes about that function.

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03-28-2003, 02:54 PM

hipocktT

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transparent picturebox overlay

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Originally Posted by Mikecrosoft
Check about BitBlt API function in the www.allapi.net, also you can do a search and found a lot of samples codes about that function.

Appreciate the info...Had just come across the allAPI.net site, 15 minutes ago...

03-28-2003, 03:06 PM

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the most important thing you'll need if you don't use transparentblt is a mask. So lookup bitblt and mask on this forum if you don't

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03-28-2003, 03:49 PM

hipocktT

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transparent picturebox overlay

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaluriel
the most important thing you'll need if you don't use transparentblt is a mask. So lookup bitblt and mask on this forum if you don't

Thanx Kaluriel for the help...Been checking the web for bitblt and mask for the last few minutes...As a matter of fact trying to utilize some masking right now...Again thanx

04-22-2003, 06:57 PM

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaluriel
the most important thing you'll need if you don't use transparentblt is a mask. So lookup bitblt and mask on this forum if you don't

To my understanding, transparentblt will cause memory leaking. Please correct me if i am wrong.
Btw, have any of you manage to get the transparent picturebox done ?
Thanks

04-22-2003, 08:13 PM

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ml323f
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaluriel
the most important thing you'll need if you don't use transparentblt is a mask. So lookup bitblt and mask on this forum if you don't

To my understanding, transparentblt will cause memory leaking. Please correct me if i am wrong.
Btw, have any of you manage to get the transparent picturebox done ?
Thanks

TransparentBlt has a memory leak on older systems... namely 9x/ME/NT ones. I believe the issue was fixed under 2000/XP.

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