Re: 'Scrolling' bitmaps
"Ian Semmel" <isemmelNOJUNK@NOKUNKrocketcomp.com.au> wrote in message
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If I have a bitmap being shown which is say 200px high and I want to
replace it with another bitmap (programatically selected).
I want the first bitmap to gradually scroll up (or down) and the second
bitmap to also scroll up (or down) replacing the vacated area, the whole
sequence to take say 2 seconds.
What is the best way to achieve this ?
You would use SetTimer and repaint the picture every WM_TIMER.
The 'easy' way would be to use ScrollWindow on the old portion. It can move
the old picture up or down by copying most of it, leaving a blank space
uncovered. You then BitBlt part of the new bitmap into the blank space.
The disadvantage of this approach is that if you minimize/restore or
cover/uncover during the operation the old bitmap will not be restored.
Perhaps adequate for such a brief animation.
The harder way would also restore the old portion after minimize/restore or
cover/uncover. To do this you need a third bitmap in memory, and you BitBlt
portions from the other two into the memory bitmap, then display the memory
bitmap.
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