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Posted: **Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:54 pm**

Hello,

using a Folder-Background-Color, the Tab-Area doesn't
look nice, because it is not transparent.

Is it possible, to make it transparent like shown ?

Regards
Uwe

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:44 am**

I Hope this helps.

Using ResEd 2.2

On my RC:

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...
  CONTROL "",903,"SysTabControl32",WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_CLIPSIBLINGS|WS_CLIPCHILDREN|WS_TABSTOP|TCS_TOOLTIPS|TCS_MULTILINE|TCS_FLATBUTTONS,109,0,237,314,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
...

Take note of WS_EX_TRANSPARENT

My Tab kinda blend with dialog's background

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:58 am**

Dear Fraxzi,

Are you able to use ResEd with FWH without any problems. Till now I have not used any resource editors. I am planning to use a resource editor.

In this forum most are using Borland Resource Workshop (BRW) and most of the Sample .Rc files are made using BRW.

BRW looks very old. What's your openion about ResEd ?. I have also found another freeware ResEdit.

Regards

Anser

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:03 am**

anserkk wrote:Dear Fraxzi,

Are you able to use ResEd with FWH without any problems. Till now I have not used any resource editors. I am planning to use a resource editor.

In this forum most are using Borland Resource Workshop (BRW) and most of the Sample .Rc files are made using BRW.

BRW looks very old. What's your openion about ResEd ?. I have also found another freeware ResEdit.

Regards

Anser

Dear Anser,

I abandoned BRW due to inability to handle 32bit bitmap... looks (old

). I am currently enjoying Resource Editor (ResEd 2.2) it has better interface... small foot-print too without issues with FWH811 (or FWH24)

I'm also using PellesC Resource Compiler for that too without any issue.

I hope you use and enjoy ResEd too. It's FREE.

Regards,

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:13 am**

Dear Fraxzi,

I need one more clarification

I'm also using PellesC Resource Compiler for that too without any issue.

I am using BCC 5.5 compiler, xHarbour which is bundled along with FWH

Do I have to use PellesC to use ResEd 2.2 with FWH ?

Regards

Anser

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:09 am**

anserkk wrote:Dear Fraxzi,

I need one more clarification

I'm also using PellesC Resource Compiler for that too without any issue.
I am using BCC 5.5 compiler, xHarbour which is bundled along with FWH

Do I have to use PellesC to use ResEd 2.2 with FWH ?

Regards

Anser

YES. brc32.exe (Borland's Resource Compiler) doesn't know how to handle 32bpp (alpha blended) images which I require to some apps I made.

You can use other Resource Compiler which can handle 32bpp image.

Regards,

Posted: **Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:03 am**

Dear Fraxzi,

You can use other Resource Compiler which can handle 32bpp image.

Can I use other Resource Compiler along with BCC. I mean by just replacing the below given Line in my .rmk file to change the resource compiler to some other app and the rest without any change

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MyApp.res : MyApp.rc
  $(BCDIR)\bin\brc32.exe -r WinAcs.rc

If so, what are the other options for the Resource Compiler.

I don't know whether I am asking a very stupid question.
Compile PRG's with Harbour/xHarbour,
Compiling C code with Borland C,
Compile Resource with another Resource Compiler,
Finaling Linking and build Exe using Borland C

Regards

Anser

Posted: **Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:57 am**

anserkk wrote:Dear Fraxzi,

Can I use other Resource Compiler along with BCC. I mean by just replacing the below given Line in my .rmk file to change the resource compiler to some other app and the rest without any change
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MyApp.res : MyApp.rc
  $(BCDIR)\bin\brc32.exe -r WinAcs.rc
If so, what are the other options for the Resource Compiler.

Yes you can use other resource compiler along with BCC and replace your script.

Using Borlands BCC55 and PellesC Resource Compiler, I am using this on my xMate:

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D:\PellesC\Bin\PORC.EXE  %RC%   /I D:\pellesc\include /I D:\pellesc\include\win

I don't know whether I am asking a very stupid question.
Compile PRG's with Harbour/xHarbour,
Compiling C code with Borland C,
Compile Resource with another Resource Compiler,
Finaling Linking and build Exe using Borland C

Regards

Anser

We all asked stupid questions... its a start of the coding session

I think your sequence is correct.

Regards,

Posted: **Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:14 am**

Dear Fraxzi,

Thankyou for clarifying my doubts

I assume that you are using Pelles C 32 bit version 5.00.1 ?

When I Googled, I found the following sites to download Pelles C

1) http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/
2) http://www.christian-heffner.de/

It's a Freeware

I am using the .rmk file distributed along with the FWH
\FWH\makes\bormake.zip and modified to use it with xHarbour

Now I will have to paly with the .rmk to include Pelles C as the resource compiler.

Hope it will be simple and work just replacing the line

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MyApp.res : MyApp.rc
  $(BCDIR)\bin\brc32.exe -r MyApp.rc

with

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rem D:\PellesC\Bin\PORC.EXE  MyApp.Rc   /I D:\pellesc\include /I D:\pellesc\include\win 

PCDIR=c:\PellesC

MyApp.res : MyApp.rc
  $(PCDIR)\bin\PORC.EXE MyApp.Rc /I $(PCDIR)\include /I $(PCDIR)\include\win

Regards

Anser

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