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Uh... I actually didn't. I still haven't gotten it to download. I feel stupid. I hadn't checked back on this thread. Strongm, if you read this, I'm all ears about the GDI AlphaBlend function.

I suggest you learn Direct Draw. I have actually made 6 games in Visual Basic by moving images, then I eventually switched to using image lists an the draw function, and later to the PaintPicture function, and now I am using DirectDraw. It is very fast and worth learning. I have all the ways of...

True, ESquared, I will look. TheTuna, I like the site. I already learned how to change fonts in DD. :) I checked out alphablending in DD, and it told me about a vbDABL. It's a dll, and I'm going to try using it. Strongm, because I would use GDI's alphablend, but vbDABl is sopposed to be very...

Thanks.

>MrVB50au have you read FAQ222-2244 item 15 yet? >have you read FAQ222-2244 item 15 yet? Have you read that item yet? lol...

Bump. I don't know how to alphablend, strongm.

Just as a side note, the reason why DirectDraw was copying stuff off of the desktop is because DirectDraw refers to the screen, not your form, so a coordinate from your form will probably be off of you form. This can be solved with the ClientToScreen API. As for how confusing DirectDraw is, most...

Sorry for the repeated posts. The post had left the first page, and I wasn't sure if you knew I hadn't completely solved it yet. I created a surface to use as the color, and made it black. I am guessing that there is a property in the DDBLTFX object that I need to change to make fade between...

Does anyone know what to do?

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To update, I created a DDBLTFX object and the BltFx routine. All I need is the code before the blt that defines what it will do.

Thanks for all of the links, but I believe they relate to AlphBlend on an picture box. Remember that I am trying to do it in DX with the BltFx function. Are they similar? I just need to add a tint (probably black) to an image.

No problem vb5prgrmr. Strongm, I have heard about BltFx, but the book I have does not explain it. Could you tell me what i would need to do an alpha blend? Thanks.

Yes, thanks for the reminder, strongm! Hmm... Well, I have plenty of time, so if you do when you do get to your computer, maybe you can help.

I need to be able to fade an image to any color in Direct Draw. Any help is.... um.... helpful.

The best (and easiest) way to permanently store strings is in the reggistry. You save a setting (or string, in your case) with this: SaveSetting AppName as String, Section as String, Key as String, Setting as String EX: SaveSetting "New Program", "Strings&quot...

Yay! That worked. Thanks for all of the help. I know you have been answering question after question, and I apreciate it.

I don't have any code yet, but these commands may help if you don't already know them Len(String) 'length of a string Mid$(String, Start, Length) 'Returns a certain part of a string StrComp(String1, String2) 'Compares 2 strings

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With no experience on what you are doing, this is more like a guess, but you could try using the command DoEvents. This makes VB finish everything it is supposed to do before it moves on to the next line. Good luck.