Hi Suggestion 1: In the Jedi Components there are a component called TJvGradient.
You may retrieve the latest version of this file at the Project JEDI's JVCL home page, located at http://jvcl.sourceforge.net Suggestion 2: Drop a TImage onto your form, set its aligned property to alClient, its strech property to true and then load a wmf (Windows Meta File) or a emf (Enhanced Meta File)-who itself should be a gradient fill-into the control. (the reason for this file formats, is oddly enough it didn't add too much size to my exe) Suggestion 3: The Chart component has a function to gradient fill its background. It doesn't flicker, so much, on repaints and gives you the opportunity to choose start/end colours and the direction of the gradient at will. Implementing it is all click and create. Suggestion 4: Please note I didn't test this function, so I will be glad for some feedback around it, if it works or not, and even how it works. Windows.pas function GradientFill(DC: HDC; var Vertex: TTriVertex; NumVertex: ULONG; Mesh: Pointer; NumMesh, Mode: ULONG): BOOL; stdcall; Suggestion 5: Under the following web-site I found several discussions about the gradient: http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Delphi/Graphics/Color.htm#ColorGradient I do not know if there are any better suggestions out there, so please let me know. Hope it helps? Johan Fourie Systems Architect NOTICE: Please note that this eMail, and the contents thereof, is subject to the standard arivia.kom email disclaimer which may be found at: http://www.arivia.co.za/internet/disclaimer.htm. If you cannot access the disclaimer through the URL attached, and you wish to receive a copy thereof, please send an eMail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (011) 233-0800. You will receive the disclaimer by return email or fax. _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
