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Re: "On Screen Display" but how?

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From: Mikael Halvarsson
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 15:12
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I was thinking using of raw API calls, I will try your tips. Thanks

-mikael

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <gambit47@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Are you wanting to do this with raw API only or with a VCL form?  Either
> way, give the window the WS_EX_TRANSPARENT extended style, and then create
a
> second window as a child that contains the actual text.
>
> In API terms, use the CreateWindowEx() function for the main window and
then
> CreateWindow() with the "STATIC" class name for the text.
>
> In VCL terms, override the form's inherited CreateParams() method to
include
> WS_EX_TRANSPARENT in the ExStyle field, and then use a TLabel for the
text.
>
>
> Gambit
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