Alessio

The answer is obviously to use one form instead of 2 and use the imgCanvas to fade in /out the images.

>Well, I made the image mixer myself by managing two different form using a timer and GDI+X
>these two forms are the background of my application.
>Actually I broke into this new problem :
>As I need to place a certain number of commandButtons over this changing backgound, i placed each of this commandbutton over
>a different form which is a toplevel form with the alwaysontop property set on .T. and a bit trasparent too.
>What happened is that I cannot click the button unless I select the form first. What can I do ? The application need to be managed
>by a touch screen.
>
>Thanks
>Alessio
>
>>>Hi all,
>>>I want to switch the background picture of a form from a picture to another with a rtansition effect.
>>>I was thinking about placing an ocx which can do the job on that form, but I havent- found one yet.
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>Alessio
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>>As Sergey said, an activex would cover everything on the form.
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>>If it is only a simple Fade-In/Fade-Out transition that can be done easily using GDI+X and a timer.
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>>Basically you add an imagecanvas object and a timer. You create 2 graphic objects and then you increase the Alpha of one while reducing the alpha of the other.
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>>I have already created such a class so if your email here on the UT is current let me know and I will send the class and sample form to you.
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>>Bernard