Hi Malcolm :)

>Re: controls with transparency
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>An interface idea I've been experimenting with is to build floating status indicators based on a transparent container with Zorder(0) with lots of images/shapes/labels displaying critical information. This works great except when this container is displayed over an input control that has focus.
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>VFP appears to do an automatic Zorder(0) to the control that has focus so it pops up over this transparent container. This behavior results in an ugly and unprofessional appearance.
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>One solution might be to place a transparent form or toolbar over this type of transparent container to prevent the control with focus from bleeding through the interface. There are Windows API calls to make a form transparent but I have not yet experiemented with these calls in this context.
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>Perhaps my experience/experiments might give you guys some ideas.
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I can't quite understand what are trying to achieve. If you don't mind, can you give a small example (post here or mail me directly)


>BTW: Great thread!
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Yup, this is great!

Regards