At 05:03 PM 9/20/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Hi All >I'm still trying to figure out how to implement image transparency using >masks and WinPaintBitmap (see post last night). Since this isn't working >for me, I'm trying a couple of alternatives. First, I might want to hack >into the .r file that gets output from PilRC plugin. Maybe I could >explicitly set the graylevel transparency in that file, so I wouldn't need >to use masks. But, I can't tell what the format of the .r file is. Anyone >out there know what the format of the .r file is, especially for Tbmp >resources?
The type definitions for the res file are in "UIResDefs.r", part of the Palm OS SDK. To get a reference to the Rez language, you need to download the book "Building and Managing Programs in MPW" from http://developer.apple.com/tools/mpw-tools/books.html. >Another option is to use the rez tool to convert the existing .r file into >a .rsrc file, then edit this file in constructor, set the transparent gray >color for each transparent image (since one can do this in Constructor but >not in PilRC plugin), then save the new .rsrc file, add to my project and >compile. My problem here is that I can't find a Windows 98/NT version of >the rez (and derez) tool. Anyone know where I can find this? I've covered this before -- you can use the Mac OS Merge linker in V8 to compile .r files to .rsrc files. Make a copy of the Rad_Stationery\Palm_OS\Application\palm_os_template.mcp project in your own folder and open it to see a target which does this -- just don't modify the one in the Rad_Stationery folder, as it would affect the operation of the project wizard. -- Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead Palm OS programming help @ www.palmoswerks.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
