graphics

[SteveCRM]

That whole skinning thread has inspired me. The only thing I need to know is how to put pictures into a static. I have an example but every time the window refreshes it's gone, and I would like the biitmap to be from a file instead drawn by me. How do I connect my rc file to a bitmap? Thanks all

[Amon Ra]

I think you need to insert this flag when calling the CreateWindowEx to create your static:

SS_BITMAP

That should allow you to enter a bitmap
hope it works

[SteveCRM]

so If I put SS_BITMAP into my static how would I tell it which resource to use?

[Amon Ra]

I am not sure(never worked with resources) but there should be a function that moves a bitmap to it(maybe BitBlt??) and you would pass the resource ID of the bitmap. Parksie should know this

[parksie]

Steve - the property sheet changes

[Amon Ra]

So, did you find what is wrong in my program(FindWindow...)?

[SteveCRM]

property sheet? Im confused

[Technocrat]

Let me see if I can get this mess sorted out.

You have a window you are creating with CreateWindowEX

You want to have the window have a static image on it rather than BitBlting it every time?

You dont like BitBlting it because it desappears on a redray?

Am I right?

[SteveCRM]

I'll do any method that keeps the picture on the screen.

[Technocrat]

Do you know how to use bitblt?

[SteveCRM]

Not really but I think the two of us have already had a long thread on this.....let me find it....I still have the project from that too.