Transparent colour on window using win32

Steve_

Hi, If I wanted to have a window that was a custom shape, e.g. a circle, how could I make the regions of the window that I do not want to see transparent?

---/ \---
--		--
--		--
---\ /---
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Lame diagram, but I would like to make the areas composed of dashes transparent so that only the circular area of the window remains visible. Thanks

Stuart Dootson

Try SetWindowRgn[^] - there's an MFC variant[^]

Code o mat

An alternative to using window regions is to use layered windows[^]. p.s: You get 10 bonus points for the ASCII art. :-D

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CPallini

Probably you replied to the wrong post. :)

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Code o mat

Oups, sorry about that. :(

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Steve_

Thanks guys, I'll have a look!