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Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

rp_suman7-Jul-08 2:36

rp_suman

7-Jul-08 2:36

Hi
See if this helps you:
bitmap - alpha channel[^]

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Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

danginkgo7-Jul-08 3:04

danginkgo

7-Jul-08 3:04

I can't figure it out...
What shall I use to dispaly the bmp?

danginkgo

Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

rp_suman7-Jul-08 3:43

rp_suman

7-Jul-08 3:43

Hi,

Here is an article explaining alpha blending:
Alpha Blending using GDI+[^]

Regards,
Suman

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Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

danginkgo7-Jul-08 19:30

danginkgo

7-Jul-08 19:30

I am using GDI.
Is alpha blending posible only with GDI+ ?
I want to blend only the background.
Thank You for the answers.

danginkgo

Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

rp_suman8-Jul-08 4:36

rp_suman

8-Jul-08 4:36

HI
I dont know the differences between GDI & GDI+, but you can do it using GDI.

Refer here:
Windows GDI - Alpha Blending[^]

A sample here:
Alpha Blending a Bitmap[^]

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Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

Mark Salsbery7-Jul-08 6:25

Mark Salsbery

7-Jul-08 6:25

danginkgo wrote:
I tried using AlphaBlend() but it doesn't work.

How did you do this? What values did you use in the BLENDFUNCTION struct?
Is the bitmap 32bpp? What does "doesn't work" mean.

Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

danginkgo7-Jul-08 19:17

danginkgo

7-Jul-08 19:17

This is my BLENDFUNCTION struct:

<br />
BLENDFUNCTION blendF;        <br />
blendF.BlendOp             = AC_SRC_OVER;  <br />
blendF.BlendFlags          = 0;                                         <br />
blendF.SourceConstantAlpha = 255;                                         <br />
blendF.AlphaFormat         = AC_SRC_ALPHA; <br />

The bitmap is 32 bpp with an alpha chanel.
When I display the image using AlphaBlend() function the image looks the same as when I displayed it using BitBlt().
I want the background (wich has an alpha chanel) to be transparent.
Is it posible using this function?

danginkgo

Re: how can I display a bitmap with an alpha chanel?

Mark Salsbery8-Jul-08 6:12

Mark Salsbery

8-Jul-08 6:12

danginkgo wrote:
When I display the image using AlphaBlend() function the image looks the same as when I displayed it using BitBlt().

Then all the alpha channel values must be 255.

danginkgo wrote:
Is it posible using this function?

Yes. Try something like this, creating and rendering your own 32bpp ARGB bitmap:

LONG lImageWidth = 640;
LONG lImageHeight = 480;
WORD wBitsPerPixel = 32;
 
LONG lStride = lImageWidth * 4;
 
BYTE* pBitmapBits;
 
BITMAPINFO bmi;
memset(&bmi, 0, sizeof(BITMAPINFO));
bmi.bmiHeader.biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER);
bmi.bmiHeader.biWidth = lImageWidth;
bmi.bmiHeader.biHeight = lImageHeight;
bmi.bmiHeader.biPlanes = 1;
bmi.bmiHeader.biBitCount = wBitsPerPixel;
bmi.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
bmi.bmiHeader.biSizeImage = lStride * lImageHeight;
//bmi.bmiHeader.biXPelsPerMeter = 0;
//bmi.bmiHeader.biYPelsPerMeter = 0;
//bmi.bmiHeader.biClrUsed = 0;
//bmi.bmiHeader.biClrImportant = 0;

HDC hdcMem = ::CreateCompatibleDC(0);

HBITMAP hBitmap = ::CreateDIBSection(hdcMem, &bmi, DIB_RGB_COLORS, (void**)&pBitmapBits, NULL, 0);

if (hBitmap)
{   
	memset(pBitmapBits, 0, bmi.bmiHeader.biSizeImage);
	RGBQUAD *pCurPixel = (RGBQUAD *)pBitmapBits;
	int PixelCount = lImageWidth * lImageHeight;
	while (PixelCount > 0)
	{
		(*pCurPixel).rgbRed =      0x00;
		(*pCurPixel).rgbGreen =    0x00;
		(*pCurPixel).rgbBlue =     0xA0;
		(*pCurPixel).rgbReserved = 0x80;
		pCurPixel++;
		PixelCount--;
	}

	HGDIOBJ hOldBitmap = ::SelectObject(hdcMem, hBitmap);

	HDC hClientDC = ::GetDC(*this);

	HPEN hPen = ::CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 10, RGB(255,0,128));
	HGDIOBJ hOldPen = ::SelectObject(hClientDC, hPen);
	::MoveToEx(hClientDC, 0, 0, NULL);
	::LineTo(hClientDC, 650, 490);
	::SelectObject(hClientDC, hOldPen);
	::DeleteObject(hPen);

	BLENDFUNCTION bf;
	bf.BlendOp = AC_SRC_OVER;
	bf.BlendFlags = 0;
	bf.SourceConstantAlpha = 0xFF;
	bf.AlphaFormat = AC_SRC_ALPHA;

	::AlphaBlend(hClientDC, 0, 0, lImageWidth, lImageHeight,
						hdcMem, 0, 0, lImageWidth, lImageHeight, bf);

	::ReleaseDC(*this, hClientDC);
	::SelectObject(hdcMem, hOldBitmap);
	::DeleteObject(hBitmap);
}

::DeleteDC(hdcMem);

IE in my app

Ajay L D7-Jul-08 1:15

Ajay L D

7-Jul-08 1:15

Hi,
Is there a way I could add a browser window - like control, on my dialog?

Thank you,
AJ

Re: IE in my app

Varghese Paul M7-Jul-08 1:22

Varghese Paul M

7-Jul-08 1:22

In VC6 IDE, you have option to add ActiveX controls via your resource editor.
Take menu Projects->Add to project->Components and Controls will bring a dialog.
Double click on Registered ActiveX Controls and select Microsoft Web Browser from the list of controls displayed.
This will ask you permission to add support of IE into your application. Select button OK will copy the required header files into your project folder.
Now take the resource editor, where you can see a new control appeared for inserting IE as a control.

Drag and drop it into your dialog and enjoy.

Re: IE in my app

Ajay L D7-Jul-08 1:39

Ajay L D

7-Jul-08 1:39

Thanks a lot!!

Is there a way we could do this in Win32?

Re: IE in my app

ThatsAlok7-Jul-08 2:41

ThatsAlok

7-Jul-08 2:41

you have use CreateWindow api for doing same in Win32!

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Re: IE in my app

Ajay L D7-Jul-08 3:21

Ajay L D

7-Jul-08 3:21

Thank you!!

I found another link...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q192560/

Re: IE in my app

KarstenK7-Jul-08 3:52

KarstenK

7-Jul-08 3:52

I found this real fine article at first hit for "ie window"

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/COM/cwebpage.aspx[^]

Look the rating and the view count.

I guess you havent use the search box. Mad | :mad:

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Increase the hight of the status bar in MDI

ptr_Electron7-Jul-08 1:12

ptr_Electron

7-Jul-08 1:12

Pls advice me How to Increase the hight of the status bar in MDI applcation (working on MFC)

Thanks

Re: Increase the hight of the status bar in MDI

James R. Twine7-Jul-08 1:14

James R. Twine

7-Jul-08 1:14

   I had to do this early on in my MFC career and I did it by enlarging the font associated with the status bar. (I had to display some icons in the panes and they were getting clipped.)

   I am sure there is a better and more elegant way, though... Maybe overriding the drawing/measuring of the status bar?

   Peace!

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Re: Increase the hight of the status bar in MDI

Varghese Paul M7-Jul-08 18:37

Varghese Paul M

7-Jul-08 18:37

1. Derive a class say CMyStatusBar from CStatusBar
2. Override method OnCreate.
3. Add the following code after calling create

CStatusBarCtrl& BarCtrl = GetStatusBarCtrl();
BarCtrl.SetMinHeight( 40 ); // The new width of status bar

Open CMainFrm.h
Include the header file MyStatusBar.h
Replace CStatusBar m_wndStatusBar; with CMyStatusBar m_wndStatusBar;

This should work

static IP address

an897-Jul-08 1:08

an89

7-Jul-08 1:08

can anybody tell me how to set static IP address using c++ code using win32 API.I am doing it in following way:

InitializeWMI();
const BSTR ClassName = SysAllocString(L"Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration");
const BSTR AdapterName = SysAllocString(ADAPTER_INDEX);
const BSTR MethodName = SysAllocString(L"EnableStatic");
IWbemClassObject* pClassObj = NULL;
IWbemClassObject* pInClass = NULL;
IWbemClassObject* pInInstClass = NULL;
IWbemServices *pSvc = NULL ;

LONG index[1]={0};

HRESULT hr = pSvc->GetObject(ClassName,0,NULL,&pClassObj,NULL);///at this point its showing unhandled exception

can anybody help???

Re: static IP address

James R. Twine7-Jul-08 1:12

James R. Twine

7-Jul-08 1:12

an89 wrote:
InitializeWMI();
const BSTR ClassName = SysAllocString(L"Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration");
const BSTR AdapterName = SysAllocString(ADAPTER_INDEX);
const BSTR MethodName = SysAllocString(L"EnableStatic");
IWbemClassObject* pClassObj = NULL;
IWbemClassObject* pInClass = NULL;
IWbemClassObject* pInInstClass = NULL;
IWbemServices *pSvc = NULL ;

LONG index[1]={0};

HRESULT hr = pSvc->GetObject(ClassName,0,NULL,&pClassObj,NULL);///at this point its showing unhandled exception

Well, for starters it looks like pSvc is still NULL so that would cause the exception...

Peace!

I have a problem about function "PlaySound" in synchronize mode (SND_SYNC)

xanagan6667-Jul-08 0:48

xanagan666

7-Jul-08 0:48

The problem is in synchronize mode (SND_SYNC) PlaySound Function will block any GUI update calling before the function it self.

Since in MSDN it state that PlaySound with SND_SYNC parameter will not return until the sound is finished playing.

So I expect that any GUI-call calling before PlaySound should take an effect before playing the sound.

eg

    this-&gt;m_editName.SetWindowText(_T("My name"));
this-&gt;m_buttonShow.EnableWindow(FALSE);

PlaySound(_T("c:\test.wav"),NULL,SND_SYNC);

this suppose to update the two control before start playing sound (in synchronize mode) ,
instead the control update after the sound had been played.

putting Sleep() after line two doesn't help either.

since I need my program to play the sound in synchronize mode (blocking any call until the sound is finish playing)
so SND_ASYNC cannot be use.

Re: I have a problem about function "PlaySound" in synchronize mode (SND_SYNC)

Varghese Paul M7-Jul-08 1:11

Varghese Paul M

7-Jul-08 1:11

Every window updation is happening via MESSAGES. In your code, the PlaySound is blocking the windows MESSAGES as well. To overcome this problem you can insert the following code just before the PlaySound function.

MSG msg;
CWinApp* pApp = AfxGetApp();
while(PeekMessage(&msg,0,0,0,0))
pApp->PumpMessage();

Re: I have a problem about function "PlaySound" in synchronize mode (SND_SYNC)

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer7-Jul-08 1:39

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

7-Jul-08 1:39

Rather than doing a peek / message pump, which is very vulnerable to errors, you can simply do UpdateWindow.

Ie:

m_editName.SetWindowText (_T("My name"));
m_buttonShow.EnableWindow (FALSE);
m_editName.UpdateWindow ();
m_buttonShow.UpdateWindow ();

Hope that helps,

Iain.

Plz sir... ^CPallini ^CPallini abuz drugz, plz plz help urgent.

Re: I have a problem about function "PlaySound" in synchronize mode (SND_SYNC)

xanagan6667-Jul-08 15:40

xanagan666

7-Jul-08 15:40

everyone , Thank for your answers.

Move a captionless dialog on clicking the icon of the dialog on title bar .

Ummar Muhammad7-Jul-08 0:43

Ummar Muhammad

7-Jul-08 0:43

I want to move a captionless dialog by clicking on the Move sub-item of menu bar which is poped up after clicking the dialog's icon on the title bar.
Can anybody help?

Ummar

<div class="ForumMod">modified on Monday, July 7, 2008 7:52 AM</div>

Re: Move a captionless dialog on clicking the icon of the dialog on title bar .

Yajnesh Narayan Behera8-Jul-08 2:10

Yajnesh Narayan Behera

8-Jul-08 2:10

One approach is to handle WM_SYSCOMMAND, where from ID you can check whether SC_MOVE is clicked or not. Then you can position the window by using various API. Blush | :O

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