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Create a transparent TForm
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Title: Create a transparent TForm?
private
{ Private declarations }
FullRgn, ClientRgn, CtlRgn: THandle;
procedure MakeTransparent;
procedure UndoTransparent;
end;
{...}
implementation
{...}
procedure TForm1.MakeTransparent;
var
AControl: TControl;
A, Margin, X, Y, CtlX, CtlY: Integer;
begin
Margin := (Width - ClientWidth) div 2;
FullRgn := CreateRectRgn(0, 0, Width, Height);
X := Margin;
Y := Height - ClientHeight - Margin;
ClientRgn := CreateRectRgn(X, Y, X + ClientWidth, Y + ClientHeight);
CombineRgn(FullRgn, FullRgn, ClientRgn, RGN_DIFF);
for A := 0 to ControlCount - 1 do
begin
AControl := Controls[A];
if (AControl is TWinControl) or (AControl is TGraphicControl) then with AControl do
begin
if Visible then
begin
CtlX := X + Left;
CtlY := Y + Top;
CtlRgn := CreateRectRgn(CtlX, CtlY, CtlX + Width, CtlY + Height);
CombineRgn(FullRgn, FullRgn, CtlRgn, RGN_OR);
end;
end;
end;
SetWindowRgn(Handle, FullRgn, True);
end;
procedure TForm1.UndoTransparent;
begin
FullRgn := CreateRectRgn(0, 0, Width, Height);
CombineRgn(FullRgn, FullRgn, FullRgn, RGN_COPY);
SetWindowRgn(Handle, FullRgn, True);
end;
// Test it:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
MakeTransparent
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
UndoTransparent
end;
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