[devrexster]

Hi this thing is my first app
works perfect on my xpsp2 !
it renders transparency to any window
saves ur settings and has "start on system booting" options

Comments needed and also results from Vista

thanks beforehand

Is it Good ?
plz reply


Edit: uploaded a newer make of same version
fixed the "unsupported operation" bug ,size has increased but u dont need the dll anymore
now compatible with windows 2000 and vista because transparency renderring logic has been tweaked
is more faster and has greater stability
I seriously recommend u to redownload if u liked it before

edit: can anybody post screenshots after applying transparency ,I may like to have some ideas
for myself from them here is my xpsp2 screen in the jpg

Attached File(s)

•  bLend.zip (110.49K)
  Number of downloads: 545
•  untitled.JPG (26.5K)
  Number of downloads: 705

[gx3541]

let me test it ^~^

[gx3541]

no problem in Vista.
It's great and running smooth~~

THX!

[alpha2zulu]

It's excellent, did find one bug, I think.
Every time it starts, a warning comes up: "An unsupported operation was attempted."

Then the main window comes up and it works fine after that.
I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium.

[pwnage101]

perhaps you can add the option to make the window with priority non-transparent?

btw, works perfectly in vista home premium x64

[Markoz]

Nice, since I have vista home basic, I can't have a transparent title bar.
May you try to make a version that makes your title bar transparent?
I am using it right now, it looks great.

[devrexster]

thx!
its pleasure to be of service

Markoz : well this app makes the whole window transparent
and since I am still relatively new to window programming
maybe i dont know how to make the "titlebar only" transparent
( i am taking for granted that you have already used "True transparency"
or "Windowblinds" ) thanks anyway i will try

alpha2zulu : since u are on vista u may delete the dll and try to run the app only
i ported the dll from xp may be thats because u get that "unsupported operation"

[pharoah]

Great App, when I start it I get "An unsupported operation was attempted." I'm on windows XP CP2.

[alpha2zulu]

devrexster, the app runs the same without the DLL. warning message and all.

[devrexster]

alpha2zulu;489284 said:

devrexster, the app runs the same without the DLL. warning message and all.

alpha2zulu: please redownload if u like to ,the bug has been fixed

[Kith]

Hi devrexster

nice app! so far i don't have any trouble using the application (XP SP2) and no problem to get my taskbar transparent.

but however when i apply it to any windows, another program stops working which is the Winexpose by Matias.

i love these two programs so is it possible for both of them to work together? or is it that i am doing something wrong?

thanks for a great and STABLE (so far hehe) application!

[devrexster]

Kith;489377 said:

Hi devrexster

nice app! so far i don't have any trouble using the application (XP SP2) and no problem to get my taskbar transparent.

but however when i apply it to any windows, another program stops working which is the Winexpose by Matias.

i love these two programs so is it possible for both of them to work together? or is it that i am doing something wrong?

thanks for a great and STABLE (so far hehe) application!

Kith: in the appearance tab of WinExpose settings u need to turn off any transparency( read move all
sliders to the extreme right ) . try this !
but i may tell u its more of a problem in winexpose than bLend
I personally use "topdesk" for tiling or flipping between open windows

[Kith]

HI
thanks for the quick reply! it didn't work but i am still very happy with the program : )

thanks anyway!

kith

[RocknGothAlien]

Nice Tool, it fixed also the Rocketdock-StylerToolbar bug
But don´t worked with WinExposé...

[surikanta]

it works ... but then menus and tooltips appear in the background and not on top of windows
so ... its not really "usable" for me

.....
windows xp sp3

[matonga]

It makes all windows transparent.

This is a resources killer (I mean assassin, not cool) on older computers (however it runs smooth in my computer).

This can be used as an approach to emulate window composition (DWM) in Windows XP

Just load this (devrexster's blender) app first, then just do:

GetWindowRect (hwnd, rect);
hdc = GetWindowDC (hwnd);
BitBlt (dest_dc, 0, 0, rect.right-rect.left, rect.bottom-rect.top, hdc, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
ReleaseDC (hwnd, hdc);

Don't remember if it is SRCCOPY | CAPTUREBLT or just SRCCOPY.

Then use the result in dest_dc (some memory dc), it's a screenshot of the window, but faster than and without PrintWindow( )

[Björn]

matonga;489650 said:

It makes all windows transparent.

This is a resources killer (I mean assassin, not cool) on older computers (however it runs smooth in my computer).

This can be used as an approach to emulate window composition (DWM) in Windows XP

Just load this (devrexster's blender) app first, then just do:

GetWindowRect (hwnd, rect);
hdc = GetWindowDC (hwnd);
BitBlt (dest_dc, 0, 0, rect.right-rect.left, rect.bottom-rect.top, hdc, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
ReleaseDC (hwnd, hdc);

Don't remember if it is SRCCOPY | CAPTUREBLT or just SRCCOPY.

Then use the result in dest_dc (some memory dc), it's a screenshot of the window, but faster than and without PrintWindow( )

Sorry, but I do not understand a word of that.

[Kith]

Björn;489653 said:

Sorry, but I do not understand a word of that.

thank goodness! matias said it so matter-of-factly that i thought i must have been a super noob not to be able to understand it ha ha.

mr. matias care to explain a little further ? : )

[matonga]

What I mean, is:

When you have Vista with Aero enabled, as a programmer then you have access to a technology called DWM.

This DWM thingy allows you to get a "screenshot" of any window, but not only when visible, but also if hidden, or behind another window, it doesn't matter because DWM will allow you to get a screenshot of it anyway. Ok, technically it's called a "window preview" or something like that.

In Windows XP this cannot be acomplished that way, but a function can be used called PrintWindow( ). This is not as good as making a preview with DWM, because Styler toolbar, window shadows, transparencies, Java and GTK (Pidgin, etc...) windows won't be screenshoted correctly. Also it is a heck of slow and hangs up if the application being screenshotted is frozen

However I tested using a technique similar to bLend but making windows *almost* non-transparent (so they would look solid). Then used some functionality (which wouldn't work otherwise) to screenshot the apps in a way it would allow for something like DWM in Windows XP. But it is very resource consuming but it works

This of course doesn't give glassy borders, window previews, etc... out of the box, however you can emulate those and have something like Aero but in Windows XP.

I always wanted to write this but had no time, so just pasted the necesary code to screenshot a window, in a post above

Maybe I should post a VB.NET version of it to make things easier to other developers. But I'm gonna sleep right now

[Björn]

Thanks.