Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Robust Windows

2010-10-22 Thread Rob Johansen (gmail)
Thanks for the response. One more quick question that I know has been asked before but never been answered correctly (AFAIK): Is it possible to create a transparent label? Or perhaps a better question: Is it possible to overlap two transparent images such that the transparence of the top image

[perl-win32-gui-users] Robust Windows

2010-10-19 Thread Rob Johansen (gmail)
Hi all, I'm trying to come up with the best approach for creating aesthetically pleasing windows that: - Have labels whose bitmap has transparency (.png files loaded by DIBitmap) - Don't exhibit any flicker - Are layered windows (this seems to improve quality during animation/transparency) -

[perl-win32-gui-users] Custom window shapes

2010-10-09 Thread Rob Johansen (gmail)
Hi, I'd like to create/skin my windows with custom shapes and/or images (e.g. a PNG with transparency). I see that the SetWindowRgn() function is available in Win32::GUI 1.06, but this is not the best approach according to Microsoft (see this URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms9975