layers (?)
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hi all does anyone know if anything similar to layers exist in the windows api ? I did ask in another forum a while back and was pointed in the direction of nested splitcontainers by brady, but having played with these they don't really do what I'm after and having thought about it I probably do need something more like layers. When I've written web based tools like this I use layers, where you can create a new layer, resize it and move it around the work area whilst maintaining each of their individual x/y & w/h. That has worked well for me and I would like to try and translate this into a windows app but I can't seem to find anything like layers. Sorry if this sounds confused (but I am a little ;p) tia for any advice/pointers tim
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hi all does anyone know if anything similar to layers exist in the windows api ? I did ask in another forum a while back and was pointed in the direction of nested splitcontainers by brady, but having played with these they don't really do what I'm after and having thought about it I probably do need something more like layers. When I've written web based tools like this I use layers, where you can create a new layer, resize it and move it around the work area whilst maintaining each of their individual x/y & w/h. That has worked well for me and I would like to try and translate this into a windows app but I can't seem to find anything like layers. Sorry if this sounds confused (but I am a little ;p) tia for any advice/pointers tim
I guess you could use winforms panels with the background set to transparent? Or are you looking for more of a docking/pallette style solution like Visual Studio?
Mark Churchill Director Dunn & Churchill