GDI+X Classes
Must have GDI+x classes from VFPx
Not another set of buttons you might say. Actually I developed these buttons for a POS app a while back and finally got round to posting them.The buttons are simple to use with all properties you need to set in the Favourites tab. oFontName - The name
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In one of my previous posts I described a Lightbox class that was Activex friendly.The old post is here: VFP Lightbox Class - Now Activex FriendlyUnfortunately because of the logic used in the class, for large "busy" forms with a large number of objects,
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Been a while since I posted anything.Came across a desktop image when browsing the other day and saw this application desktop. It looked doable in VFP so I got stuck in and this is the result.The class is based on the GDI+X classes from the VFPX site
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After some testing and additional functionality programmed in, I have decided to release this new version of the GDI+X Pad - v1.35.
There are a number of enhancements to it, to enable it to be easier to use, which I will list here:
1. The Error
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Just a note to whoever reads this blog and downloaded the GDI+X Pad. that the post has been updated. The download has also been updated to v 1.12.Please check this link for the update and new download:
http://weblogs.foxite.com/bernardbout/archive/2009/04/14/8096.asp
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Many times when trying out the GDI+X classes I have had to create a form and then type out the code and run the form to see the results. Another problem I have had is looking up sample code to see how things are done. I have always wanted an easier way
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Following on from my previous post about creating check boxes completely with GDI+x I decided to try something a bit different and create a 3D Option Button set with colour schemes. What follows is about this class as well as how to set it up and also
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A reader on my blog posted - why don't I create other base controls with GDI+x so I thought I'd give it a shot. This post is about recreating the VFP Base classes using pure GDI+ and the GDI+x classes to achieve neat looking base classes. When I say "Base
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Been working off and on, on a set of, believe it or not, White buttons using GDI+x So far they have come out pretty good looking. May complete them one day and post them.
What do you think?
Unfortunately because of the amount of junk mail being
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Many times I have seen where there are grid controls that have an image as their background. Now in VFP while it is not too difficult to display images in the grid, you just cannot get the effect as below.
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But
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More than 2 years ago I started blogging on getting VFP to have transparent windows. No, not the fully transparent ones, but the Vista like ones, where the window is transparent but the contents, including form objects, are opaque.
This was my first
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The GDI+x Samples have a form that displays a "Halo" for text. So taking that idea I adapted it for these glowing buttons.
To use these buttons you will need the GDI+x classes on the VFPX site.
http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=VFPX&title=GDIPlusX
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One of the things I wanted was to be able to drop an image object on my form, set its picture property to an image and have the image "reflection" visible, which gives a very good effect.
Well now that we have the GDI+x classes that is no longer a wish,
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Important Note:
GDIPLUSX uses the PictureVal to load a PNG image into the imgCanvas Object to get the transparent effect. VFP9sp1 does not support loading PNG images using the PictureVal property. As such, you must have VFP9 Sp2 to use these classes
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There have been a number of requests for a tutorial on how to use the GDI+x classes and the Shiny Glass buttons. I am used to using these classes, so wrongly assumed that all users were up to speed. So I decided to fix that and post a tutorial about
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