William Hindman
wdhindman at bellsouth.net
Fri Feb 13 17:11:27 CST 2004
...I've never tried anything anywhere near that complex ...round and polygon windows are more than enough to impress the hell out of my clients :) ...but it looks like Shamil even has the source for that source ...love to see the results if he takes it any further :) William Hindman Government is not reason, government is not persuasion, government is force. It is a dangerous servant." G. Washington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitsules, Mark S. (Newport News)" <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 11:20 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms usingWin32API > >> produce circular, elliptic, or polycentric forms << > > William, > > I remember a demo..."ShapedForm.mdb". Was that your inspiration? I > downloaded it long ago because I thought a submarine shaped form would be > very unique;) I never got around to actually researching the full > capabilities. Are complex shapes such as that even possible? > > > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Hindman [mailto:wdhindman at bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:55 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms > usingWin32API > > > Shamil > > ...lebans also has code for using images to imitate drawing circles/shapes > around controls ...I've used it to highlight calc results, etc. > > ...I've also got an api module that I've used since A97 that lets me produce > circular, elliptic, or polycentric forms ...which is actually drawing on the > form and hiding everything outside of the elliptic ...I've only used it for > splash forms and switchboards but it sure does wake up an audience looking > to see what you're capable of ...I've had more than a couple swear I was > using something other than pure Access :) > > William Hindman > Government is not reason, government is not persuasion, government is force. > It is a dangerous servant." G. Washington > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shamil Salakhetdinov" <shamil-users at mns.ru> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms > usingWin32API > > > > > couldn't you find an ocx to handle that? > > This would be a limited solution by definition - OCX/ActiveX is a > > rogue for MS Access forms and controls... > > > > > Now, I don't know why you would draw something on a form > > 1. "tractor" continuous/datasheet forms > > 2. skins > > 3. Dynamic drawing of circles, ellipses, .., and other geometric > > figures around controls to highlight special values etc... 4. just fun > > of extreme VBA programming 5. ??? (something else anybody) ??? > > > > Shamil > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:28 PM > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms > > usingWin32API > > > > > > > Hi Shamil > > > > > > > So this is a challenge to prove the opposite? > > > > > > Certainly! > > > > > > > Any betters here? :) > > > > > > Njah, not me ... > > > > > > Now, I don't know why you would draw something on a form. If it were > > > anything more than some decorating stuff, couldn't you find an ocx > > > to handle that? > > > > > > /gustav > > > > > > > > > >> That may not be possible at all. Read here: > > > >> > > > >> http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0053.htm > > > >> > > > >> /gustav > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Have anybody any info on subj? > > > >> > > > >> > TIA for any refs, tips and tricks, > > > >> > Shamil > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >