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How can I display a time counter atop games screen?
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12/11/2002 07:49:19
 
 
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12/11/2002 01:25:31
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Visual FoxPro
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Windows API functions
Miscellaneous
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00721419
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Hi!

Games under Windows usually use DirectX, that is completely another approach for working with screen for better performance of graphics engines in games and better use of hardware acceleration. This means that ANY Windows window would not be displayed atop of game screen, despite whatever you do. You require to find some way to "HOOK" into DirectX functions and draw something on screen directly.

HTH.

>Is there any way to display a time counter on top games screen during a game session (eg NBA Live 2002)?
>
>Ive tried using a Form whose property is always on top and use API function setforegroundwindow to make it the foreground window. It works for other application such as word processing but it wont work with games.
>
>Thanx in Advance
>Rommel Santillan
Vlad Grynchyshyn, Project Manager, MCP
vgryn@yahoo.com
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The professional level of programmer could be determined by level of stupidity of his/her bugs

It is not appropriate to say that question is "foolish". There could be only foolish answers. Everybody passed period of time when knows nothing about something.
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