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Topic: Some areas I am considering for EZGUI 3.5 ! Feedback needed !
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Chris Boss
Administrator
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posted 02-19-2005 05:14 PM
  
One area I am researching for EZGUI 3.5 is support for Enhanced MetaFiles.MetaFiles can be used to record a group of
GDI calls (meaning it records all your drawing commands like a big macro). I am considering adding the ability to not
only create and display Metafiles, but to be able to save them (and load them) to a disk file. I also want to add the ability to save Bitmaps to diskfiles (even though PB 8.0 has this feature now), in different DIB formats. I also am considering adding a number of easier to use commands for drawing during OwnerDraw events, similiar to what EZGUI 3.0 does with the ownerdraw buttons (2D and 3D). basically this would make it easier to draw ownerdraw stuff with more variety. I am also researching the DrawDIB functions found in Windows. These functions are part of the multimedia engines in Windows. Their purpose is for drawing based on a set frame rate (animation) with the ability to skip frames when necessary. [This message has been edited by Chris Boss (edited 02-19-2005).] |
Marv Correia
Member
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posted 02-24-2005 06:59 PM
Chris,Metafile support sounds great! All of these ideas are fantastic. I hope others feel the same way so that you will work on them. EZGUI is a jewel that keeps sounding better. Marv
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Joe Byrne
Member
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posted 02-25-2005 12:27 AM
Chris,
All the graphic stuff is pretty much wasted on me, but they sure sound nice. I love the other things I've read about though. Just curious as to what your time frame looks like now. Are you thinking it might be possible to do a pre-release in March? |
Davide Vecchi
Member
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posted 02-25-2005 05:31 AM
Based on the kind of apps i usually have to work on, these features would be of no interest for me now, but in the future who knows. Just now they wouldn't make a difference for me.------------------
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Eddy Van Esch
Member
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posted 02-25-2005 06:35 AM
"... is support for Enhanced MetaFiles."
--I'm not sure that I understand what they can be used for, so I have no opinion about that for the moment.
"...the ability to save Bitmaps to diskfiles in different DIB formats."
---That's a welcome feature.
"... a number of easier to use commands for drawing during OwnerDraw events"
---Would be most welcome! Kind regards ------------------
Eddy
raimundo4u at yahoo dot com www.devotechs.com -- HIME Huge Integer Math and Encryption library |
Michael Meeks
unregistered
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posted 02-25-2005 11:16 AM
Chris,Meta files design and other features would be a huge plus. Once other understand how to use them - bmp's would be dumped! Thanks Mike
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Steven Pringels
Member
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posted 02-25-2005 12:05 PM
Sounds cool but what about dockable windows ?  (I know, i keep bugging you with this). |
Brian Reynolds
Member
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posted 05-20-2009 10:23 PM
Chris,
Did you ever go ahead with Metafiles?
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