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July 2009 - Posts

• Draw rounded rectangles with GdiPlusX

  This post is just to answer a question from Mr. Reed. Bob Powell, in his great website site says: "The trick here is to use a GraphicsPath object to assemble a collection of  lines and arcs that make up the rounded rectangle shape. Arcs are used Read More posted Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:00 AM by cesarchalom | 0 Comments Filed Under: GDI+ AND IMAGES

• Drawing shapes using the PolyPoints property

  VFP9 brought a new property that allows us to draw all kinds of shapes, without the need of any external component, even a single Windoes API call. According to the VFP9 Help, The PolyPoints property of the Shape control "specifies an array of coordinates Read More posted Monday, July 06, 2009 5:14 AM by cesarchalom | 0 Comments

• Change the shape of your pictures with GdiPlusX

  The samples below use the Graphics.SetClip function to draw shaped borders in your pictures. The trick here is to use the CombineMode.XOR enumeration, that forces the drawing to the external part of the shape, like in the samples below. Playing with Read More posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:46 AM by cesarchalom | 0 Comments Filed Under: GDI+ AND IMAGES