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CD Player | ||
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Resize | ||
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Text Effects | ||
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Timer | ||
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Total Access Components Tour: Bitmap Effects
The Bitmap Effects control lets you create catchy effects, fades, and transitions between bitmaps.
Using Bitmap Effects
There are three basic steps involved in using the Bitmap Effects custom control:
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Determine which two bitmaps to use in the animation
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Set the bitmap properties on the property sheet
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At runtime, call the animate method on your form, or set the CurrentStep property
Bitmap Effects Tips
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The Bitmap Effects control always stretches bitmaps to the size of the control. You should select bitmaps, or size the control so that the bitmaps do not distort.
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Your screen colors should be higher than the colors of the bitmaps you are displaying. If you are animating two 256 color bitmaps, your screen colors should be higher than this. If there are not enough colors, the bitmaps are not displayed properly.
Bitmap Effects Properties
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Name |
Description |
| The animation effect to apply to the bitmaps. | |
| The currently displayed picture. | |
| CurrentStep | The current step in the animation process. |
| The delay, in milliseconds, between each step when using the Animate method. | |
| The first bitmap, metafile, or icon to display. | |
| The second bitmap, metafile, or icon to display. | |
| The index of the picture to initially display when running the Animate method, either 1 or 2. | |
| The number of steps in the animation. The more steps, the slower the transition between pictures. |
Bitmap Effects Methods
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Name |
Description |
| Plays the specified animation. | |
| Loads a bitmap from disk into the Picture1 property at run time. | |
| Loads a bitmap from disk into the Picture2 property at run time. |
Bitmap Effects Events
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Name |
Description |
| The mouse is clicked over the control. | |
| The mouse is double clicked over the control. | |
| A key is depressed. | |
| A key is pressed. | |
| A key is released. | |
| A mouse button is depressed over a control. | |
| The mouse moves over the control. | |
| A mouse button is released over a control. |
