fade effects linke winxp

[janu]

how to achieve fade effects like winxp shutdown confirmation window for an application in vb6.

[Hack]

Here is something you can play with

'Place this in the declarations section of the Form
'Replace FormName with the Key that you want the registry
'Settings stored under
 
Private Sub FadeScreen(TheForm As Form, WhichWay As String)
        
        Dim TheVerticalSize As Single
        Dim TheHorizontalSize As Single
        Dim MoveMeToTheRight As Single
        Dim MoveMyTop As Single
        Dim i As Integer
        Const TheStep = 1000
        
        TheVerticalSize = TheForm.Width / TheStep
        
        Select Case UCase(WhichWay)
          Case "TR"
            'fade to top right                '
            MoveMeToTheRight = TheForm.Height / TheStep
            TheHorizontalSize = MoveMeToTheRight
          Case "BL"
            'fade to bottom left
            MoveMyTop = TheForm.Height / TheStep
            TheVerticalSize = MoveMyTop
            TheHorizontalSize = TheForm.Height / TheStep
          Case "BR"
            'fade to bottom right
            MoveMyTop = TheForm.Height / TheStep
            TheVerticalSize = MoveMyTop
            MoveMeToTheRight = TheForm.Height / TheStep
            TheHorizontalSize = TheForm.Height / TheStep
          Case Else
            'default to top left if you put something else in
            TheHorizontalSize = TheForm.Height / TheStep 'size of horizontal steps
        End Select
       SaveSetting "FormName", "Unload Screen", "Direction", WhichWay
        For i = 1 To TheStep - 1
            TheForm.Move TheForm.Left + MoveMeToTheRight, TheForm.Top + MoveMyTop, _
            TheForm.Width - TheHorizontalSize, TheForm.Height - TheVerticalSize
        Next
        
        Unload Me
        
    End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
Dim Regsetting As String
Dim NewDirection As String
Regsetting = GetSetting("FormName", "Unload Screen", "Direction")
        If Regsetting = "" Then
           FadeScreen Me, "BR"
           Exit Sub
        Else
          Select Case Regsetting
            Case "BR"
              NewDirection = "BL"
            Case "BL"
              NewDirection = "TR"
            Case "TR"
              NewDirection = "BR"
          End Select
        End If
        FadeScreen Me, NewDirection
End Sub