Hi,
Is it possible to make a transparent window with animated .gif ? The higher the transparency of the window (oDlg:nOpacity), the paler the gif image becomes 
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hi,
how does animated GIF work under FiveWin
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using DMW i can get "Glass Effect" when use {1,1,1} as Backgroud Color
so if Backgound of GIF is {1,1,1} you might get a "transparent" animated GIF
have a look here https://forums.fivetechsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42116
how does animated GIF work under FiveWin
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using DMW i can get "Glass Effect" when use {1,1,1} as Backgroud Color
so if Backgound of GIF is {1,1,1} you might get a "transparent" animated GIF
have a look here https://forums.fivetechsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42116
greeting,
Jimmy
Jimmy
Thanks Jimmy ! I looked at DWM but didn't understand how I can use it 
Natter wrote:Hi,
Is it possible to make a transparent window with animated .gif ? The higher the transparency of the window (oDlg:nOpacity), the paler the gif image becomes
Instead of nOpacity, please use nSeeThroClr.
This is a sample:
#include "fivewin.ch"
#include "gif.ch"
function Main()
local oWnd, oGif
DEFINE WINDOW oWnd STYLE WS_POPUP
@ 0,140 GIF oGif SIZE 240,260 FILE "..\gifs\forgif.gif" OF oWnd ;
ADJUST ACTION oWnd:End()
oWnd:nSeeThroClr := CLR_WHITE
ACTIVATE WINDOW oWnd CENTERED
return nil
Regards
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
spectacular master nages.
Regards, saludos.
João Santos - São Paulo - Brasil - Phone: +55(11)95150-7341
Rao, excuse me, but I didn't understand how using the nSeeThroClr option would help to get a transparent window. I put together your example and got an animated Gif on a white window
Did you build and run the same sample without any changes atleast once?
Regards
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
Everything works with the "Window", but "Dialog" cannot be made transparent
Please try this:
Please try another sample
#include "fivewin.ch"
#include "gif.ch"
function Main()
local oDlg, oGif
DEFINE DIALOG oDlg SIZE 400, 300 PIXEL ;
STYLE WS_POPUP COLOR CLR_BLACK,CLR_WHITE
oDlg:nSeeThroClr := CLR_WHITE
oDlg:bInit := <||
@ 0,140 GIF oGif SIZE 240,260 FILE "..\gifs\forgif.gif" OF oDlg ;
ADJUST ACTION oDlg:End()
return nil
>
ACTIVATE DIALOG oDlg CENTERED ;
return nilPlease try another sample
#include "fivewin.ch"
#include "gif.ch"
function Main()
local oDlg, oGif
DEFINE DIALOG oDlg SIZE 400, 300 PIXEL ;
STYLE WS_POPUP COLOR CLR_BLACK,RGB(255,254,254)
oDlg:nSeeThroClr := RGB(255,254,254)
oDlg:bInit := <||
@ 0,140 GIF oGif SIZE 240,260 FILE "..\gifs\halo.gif" OF oDlg ;
ADJUST ACTION oDlg:End()
return nil
>
ACTIVATE DIALOG oDlg CENTERED ;
return nilRegards
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
Everything is fine. Thank you very much.
IMPORTANT:
Now, some explanation about the DATA nSeeThroClr.
When you assign any color value to oWnd/oDlg:nSeeThroClr, that color will be treated as transparent while the window/dialog is displayed.
When you choose a GIF, you should also know its background color. Also choose a gif, whoose background color is perfectly uniform.
While creating the dialog or window, set its colors to:
DEFINE oWnd/oDlg ...... COLOR <anyclr>, <background color of the gif)
Now, set the same background color to oDlg:nSeeThroClr
Regards
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
G. N. Rao.
Hyderabad, India
Yes, you are right, it was in the difference of the background color of the window color :nSeeThroClr that my mistake was 