Using art as a window or control 1

[Sypher2]

I would like to be able to draw a custom window or control (using a program like PhotoShop).

Is this possible and how would one go about doing it?

 

[bcravens]

You can use PhotoShop to create a bitmap. Then load the bitmap into a resource. From then on you can use it for a button image, bltbit is onto a dialog for a background image, ....

Hope this helps.

 

[XerxesTheMighty]

for button:
create a .bmp from Photoshop
import as resource
HBITMAP hbmp;
//get the handle for the bitmap
hbitmap = LoadBitmap(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));
//Create a static popup with bitmap property
SPL = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_TOPMOST,"STATIC", "", WS_BORDER | SS_BITMAP|WS_POPUP | SS_NOTIFY,x,y,0,0,hwnd,(HMENU)ID_BUTTON,hInstance,0);
SendMessage(SPL, STM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_BITMAP, (LPARAM)hbitmap);//Set the bitmap to the static

The SS_NOTIFY will enable it so that in
WM_COMMAND:
{
switch(wParam)
{
case ID_BUTTON:{//do something
break;
}
break;
}
It basically makes it so you can add a function to it, when someone clicks on it, it'll do something (i.e. come up with a about dialog box).
Also on CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_TOPMOST | WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME,...) creates it raised (like a button).
You also can do owner-drawn buttons

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