This sounds really good Wolfgang, excellent work. On 18 May 2013 09:15, "Wolfgang Lenerz" <w...@wlenerz.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > SMSQ/E 3.16 is out. > It contains Marcel's bug fix for the AURORA COLOUR_NATIVE command. > > There is also a new window move mode : move with transparency. > > (This is an extract of the display_txt file in the extras_new directory:) > > a - New move mode > ------------------ > > The WM_MOVEMODE keyword has been extended to accept a new move mode: > > WM_MOVEMODE 3 : the "full window with transparency" move > > The window to be moved is made "transparent" : one can "see through" it. > This is done via "alpha blending". Alpha blending requires A LOT of > computing power. So, even if your machine can theoretically handle this > type of move, in practice it might not be feasible. I don't believe, for > example, that the QXL can handle it > For Q40/Q60 users, switching on the Cache is advisable... > > This type of move is only implemented for display modes where alpha > blending actually makes sense, i.e. modes 16, 32 and 33. In other display > modes, such as the QL screen modes, or Atari mono modes, this will be > redirected to move mode 2. > > Please note that you cannot use this move mode with anything but the mouse > - the keyboard (cursor keys) will not work. > > > b - Configuring/setting the move mode > ------------------------------**------- > > The move modes are configured on a system-wide basis - you cannot have > onejob moving in mode 0 and the other in mode 1. > > Thus, all jobs are affected by the move mode, even those written a long > time ago (unless, such as Qlib, the job doesn't use the WMAN move routine). > > The move mode can be changed in two ways: > > 1 - Configure SMSQ/E (WMAN) to a mode of your liking. > > 2 - Use the new WM_MOVEMODE keyword > > This takes one parameter, an integer from 0 to 3: > > WM_MOVEMODE 0 : the old way > > WM_MOVEMODE 1 : the "outline" move > > WM_MOVEMODE 2 : the "full window" move > > WM_MOVEMODE 3 : the "full window with transparency" move > > > c - Configuring/setting the degree of transparency : WM_MOVEALPHA > ------------------------------**------------------------------**------ > You can set how transparent the window is supposed to be when being moved, > from nearly totally transparent to totally opaque. This is done by setting > the "alpha value", from 1 (nearly transparent) to 255 (totally opaque). > > The alpha value is configured on a system-wide basis - you cannot have one > job moving with an alpha value of 100 and the other with 200. > > Thus, all jobs are affected by this, even those written a long time > ago (unless, such as Qlib, the job doesn't use the WMAN move routine). > > The alpha value can be changed in two ways: > > 1 - Configure SMSQ/E (WMAN) to a value of your liking. > > 2 - Use the new WM_MOVEALPHA keyword > > WM_MOVEALPHA : this new keyword defines the amount of transparency the > window should have when moved about, from 1 (nearly transparent) to 255 > (totally opaque). > > Please note that > 1) no check is made on the value passed to this keyword, but only the > lower byte is used. > 2) a value of 255 is actually equivalent to move mode 2. > 3) a value of 0 is allowed but, since this would make the window to be > moved totally transparent when it is moved (i.e. you would only ever see > the background) this is considered to be an error and a value of 255 will > be used! > 4) alpha blending requires a lot of computing power - it may be too slow > on your machine. > > > > . > > ______________________________**_________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
