As far back as D3 you have had to open the API help file separately, by
putting the button onto the speedbar.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Nello Sestini
> Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2000 14:54
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Lines That Repaint
>
>
> Alan
>
> BitBlt and some other related functions (MaskBlt, PatBlt, PlgBlt)
> aren't really Delphi functions - they're functions in gdi32.lib
> i.e. they're part of the Win32 GDI.
>
> but they're easy to use with D5 TBitmaps because all you need
> is the handle for the underlying windows object - and that's
> available to you via the TBitmap.handle property.
>
> The only way i can figure out to navigate to the Delphi
> help on these is to type "bitblt" into a source window,
> right click it and choose "topic search" (or hit F1).
>
> That should bring up the D5 Win32API help. From there
> if you hit the "Overview" button you should get an
> index of all the Bitmap related Win32 functions.
>
> One note of warning - be alert to differences in these
> functions across windows platforms. They don't always
> work the same way in NT and 9x for example. Overlooking
> this fact had me going in circles for days once with
> a bug that depended on quirky behaviour in MaskBlt.
>
> good luck
>
> -ns
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Thursday, October 19, 2000 03:46
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Lines That Repaint
>
>
> Nello,
> Could you point me to help on BitBlt ? I cant find anything
> in Delphi help on it.
> Alan
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