Hello everybody,

here is my next migration question for you.

Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) window ?

My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this works, 
to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then that other 
text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But it seems I 
can't get there. See attached app as a sample.

So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what do I 
miss here.

Thanks for your time and help

Franz Josef Herbers 

Try the :ToBack() method. In a full GUI you could make the Static the 
parent of the parts but I don' know how that would be done in a CRT.

Also you might simply draw the static on the CRT window but then you 
would need a Paint call back to repaint it and any parts on top of it.

Jim

FJ Herbers wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> here is my next migration question for you.
> 
> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) window ?
> 
> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this works, 
> to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then that other 
> text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But it seems I 
> can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
> 
> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what do I 
> miss here.
> 
> Thanks for your time and help
> 
> Franz Josef Herbers 
> 
>

Hi James,

thanks for your idea. I already tried the :ToBack() method, but this didn't 
work.

Thanks

Franz Josef


"James Loughner" <jwrl@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:37810a65$5ea00c5b$dbd93@news.alaska-software.com...
> Try the :ToBack() method. In a full GUI you could make the Static the 
> parent of the parts but I don' know how that would be done in a CRT.
>
> Also you might simply draw the static on the CRT window but then you would 
> need a Paint call back to repaint it and any parts on top of it.
>
> Jim
>
> FJ Herbers wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>
>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>> window ?
>>
>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But 
>> it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>
>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>> do I miss here.
>>
>> Thanks for your time and help
>>
>> Franz Josef Herbers

Did you try setting Clipsiblings := .T. for the static object?

XBPCRT does not have a Draw call back so you can't just draw on the CRT 
as I suggested, any repaint would cause the other objects to be over 
painted.

Maybe it is time to move to full GUI. It is easy to do for a dialog 
Window. Just set oDlg:DrawingArea:Bitmap := a XbpBitmap or resource ID

Jim

FJ Herbers wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> thanks for your idea. I already tried the :ToBack() method, but this didn't 
> work.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Franz Josef
> 
> 
> "James Loughner" <jwrl@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
> news:37810a65$5ea00c5b$dbd93@news.alaska-software.com...
>> Try the :ToBack() method. In a full GUI you could make the Static the 
>> parent of the parts but I don' know how that would be done in a CRT.
>>
>> Also you might simply draw the static on the CRT window but then you would 
>> need a Paint call back to repaint it and any parts on top of it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> FJ Herbers wrote:
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>>> window ?
>>>
>>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But 
>>> it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>>
>>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>>> do I miss here.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your time and help
>>>
>>> Franz Josef Herbers 
> 
>

James,

I tried that as well, again no luck.

GUI might be at the end of the road, but for the moment I just wanted the 
conversion to hybrid.


Thanks

Franz Josef
"James Loughner" <jwrl@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:f8d592b$60b6354$e34a3@news.alaska-software.com...
> Did you try setting Clipsiblings := .T. for the static object?
>
> XBPCRT does not have a Draw call back so you can't just draw on the CRT as 
> I suggested, any repaint would cause the other objects to be over painted.
>
> Maybe it is time to move to full GUI. It is easy to do for a dialog 
> Window. Just set oDlg:DrawingArea:Bitmap := a XbpBitmap or resource ID
>
> Jim
>
> FJ Herbers wrote:
>> Hi James,
>>
>> thanks for your idea. I already tried the :ToBack() method, but this 
>> didn't work.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Franz Josef
>>
>>
>> "James Loughner" <jwrl@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>> news:37810a65$5ea00c5b$dbd93@news.alaska-software.com...
>>> Try the :ToBack() method. In a full GUI you could make the Static the 
>>> parent of the parts but I don' know how that would be done in a CRT.
>>>
>>> Also you might simply draw the static on the CRT window but then you 
>>> would need a Paint call back to repaint it and any parts on top of it.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> FJ Herbers wrote:
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>>>> window ?
>>>>
>>>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>>>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>>>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. 
>>>> But it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>>>
>>>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>>>> do I miss here.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your time and help
>>>>
>>>> Franz Josef Herbers
>>

FJ -

This will paint a nice tiled bitmap in your CRT window.

 oBMP:= XbpBitmap():new():create( )
 oBMP:loadfile("Kaffeetasse.bmp")

   FOR i := 0 TO oCrtSize[1] STEP oBmp:xSize
     FOR j := 0 TO oCrtSize[2] STEP oBmp:ySize
       oBMP:draw( nil, { i, j } )
     NEXT
   NEXT

Roger

"FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
news:6fbdcbdc$3342f9bb$dac4c@news.alaska-software.com...
> Hello everybody,
>
> here is my next migration question for you.
>
> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) window 
> ?
>
> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But 
> it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>
> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what do 
> I miss here.
>
> Thanks for your time and help
>
> Franz Josef Herbers
>
>

Hi Roger,

thanks for answering: But the problem was not to get the bitmap itself to 
display - this works fine.
The problem was that later on some text output or GRA* output is shown 
partly behind the bitmap and hence not readable.

Kind regards

Franz Josef
"Roger Donnay" <rogerdonnay@donnay-software.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:44d88aae$30980643$d844@news.alaska-software.com...
> FJ -
>
> This will paint a nice tiled bitmap in your CRT window.
>
> oBMP:= XbpBitmap():new():create( )
> oBMP:loadfile("Kaffeetasse.bmp")
>
>   FOR i := 0 TO oCrtSize[1] STEP oBmp:xSize
>     FOR j := 0 TO oCrtSize[2] STEP oBmp:ySize
>       oBMP:draw( nil, { i, j } )
>     NEXT
>   NEXT
>
> Roger
>
> "FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
> news:6fbdcbdc$3342f9bb$dac4c@news.alaska-software.com...
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>
>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>> window ?
>>
>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But 
>> it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>
>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>> do I miss here.
>>
>> Thanks for your time and help
>>
>> Franz Josef Herbers
>>
>>
>
>

Have you tried this solution?

"FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
news:146ed6d4$598f2688$174ef@news.alaska-software.com...
> Hi Roger,
>
> thanks for answering: But the problem was not to get the bitmap itself to 
> display - this works fine.
> The problem was that later on some text output or GRA* output is shown 
> partly behind the bitmap and hence not readable.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Franz Josef
> "Roger Donnay" <rogerdonnay@donnay-software.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
> news:44d88aae$30980643$d844@news.alaska-software.com...
>> FJ -
>>
>> This will paint a nice tiled bitmap in your CRT window.
>>
>> oBMP:= XbpBitmap():new():create( )
>> oBMP:loadfile("Kaffeetasse.bmp")
>>
>>   FOR i := 0 TO oCrtSize[1] STEP oBmp:xSize
>>     FOR j := 0 TO oCrtSize[2] STEP oBmp:ySize
>>       oBMP:draw( nil, { i, j } )
>>     NEXT
>>   NEXT
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> "FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
>> news:6fbdcbdc$3342f9bb$dac4c@news.alaska-software.com...
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>>> window ?
>>>
>>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. But 
>>> it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>>
>>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>>> do I miss here.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your time and help
>>>
>>> Franz Josef Herbers
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Good morning Roger,

yes of course. But didn't work - same problem as before.

Kind regards

Franz Josef

"Roger Donnay" <rogerdonnay@donnay-software.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:7032842c$57fe97f$176d3@news.alaska-software.com...
> Have you tried this solution?
>
> "FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
> news:146ed6d4$598f2688$174ef@news.alaska-software.com...
>> Hi Roger,
>>
>> thanks for answering: But the problem was not to get the bitmap itself to 
>> display - this works fine.
>> The problem was that later on some text output or GRA* output is shown 
>> partly behind the bitmap and hence not readable.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Franz Josef
>> "Roger Donnay" <rogerdonnay@donnay-software.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>> news:44d88aae$30980643$d844@news.alaska-software.com...
>>> FJ -
>>>
>>> This will paint a nice tiled bitmap in your CRT window.
>>>
>>> oBMP:= XbpBitmap():new():create( )
>>> oBMP:loadfile("Kaffeetasse.bmp")
>>>
>>>   FOR i := 0 TO oCrtSize[1] STEP oBmp:xSize
>>>     FOR j := 0 TO oCrtSize[2] STEP oBmp:ySize
>>>       oBMP:draw( nil, { i, j } )
>>>     NEXT
>>>   NEXT
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>> "FJ Herbers" <FJ_Herbers@web.de> wrote in message 
>>> news:6fbdcbdc$3342f9bb$dac4c@news.alaska-software.com...
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> here is my next migration question for you.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>>>> window ?
>>>>
>>>> My idea was to define a XbpStatic, load a bitmap into it (and if this 
>>>> works, to make it later on the size of the CRT window). I expected then 
>>>> that other text output or GRA* output would be drawn on top of this. 
>>>> But it seems I can't get there. See attached app as a sample.
>>>>
>>>> So: Can a CRT have a background image ? Is this possible at all or what 
>>>> do I miss here.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your time and help
>>>>
>>>> Franz Josef Herbers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

hi,

> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) window
?

util yesterday i woud have say no ...

but today : have a look at Newsgroup "public.xbase++.generic". Osvaldo have
ask : "Can I Paint CRT Windows with a Color different from Clipper pattern
?"
and we have find out that it is possible. i have enhance Carlos Beling
sample
to :loadfile a Bitmap into XbpCRT :presSpace.

have fun with it
greetings by OHR
Jimmy

Hi Jimmy,

thanks a lot for your hint. I did not notice that thread, but will surely 
have a look at it, as it seems promising.

Kind regards

Franz Josef
"AUGE_OHR" <AUGE_OHR*AT*CSI.COM> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:68c0bf13$33b0e5d5$dbfc@news.alaska-software.com...
> hi,
>
>> Is it possible to have a kind of background image in a CRT (hybrid) 
>> window
> ?
>
> util yesterday i woud have say no ...
>
> but today : have a look at Newsgroup "public.xbase++.generic". Osvaldo 
> have
> ask : "Can I Paint CRT Windows with a Color different from Clipper pattern
> ?"
> and we have find out that it is possible. i have enhance Carlos Beling
> sample
> to :loadfile a Bitmap into XbpCRT :presSpace.
>
> have fun with it
> greetings by OHR
> Jimmy
>
>