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====== Special FX - The TRANSLUCENCY property ======

=== Published 16 JAN 2013 at 06:00:36AM ===

== Updated on 01 FEB 2013 at 06:00:36AM ==

This new property applies to all top-level windows and dialog boxes (but not MDI child windows) and allows you to set the translucency of a form based on a simple percentage amount, "0" being fully opaque and "100" being fully transparent.

[caption id="attachment_667" align="aligncenter" width="441"][[http://revdevx.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/revx_translucency_20.png|{{16453.2504166667_1.png}}]] Form with TRANSLUCENCY of 20[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_668" align="aligncenter" width="439"][[http://revdevx.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/revx_translucency_50.png|{{16453.2504166667_2.png}}]] Form with a TRANSLUCENCY of 50[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_670" align="aligncenter" width="442"][[http://revdevx.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/revx_translucency_80.png|{{16453.2504166667_3.png}}]] FORM with a TRANSLUCENCY of 80[/caption]

Check out the excellent [[http://www.getpaint.net/screenshots.html|PAINT.NET application]] for a good example of using this effect where supporting modeless dialog boxes are rendered translucent when not active.

[Edit: 01 Feb 13 - property renamed to **TRANSLUCENCY** from TRANSPARENCY]

//(Disclaimer: This article is based on preliminary information and may be subject to change in the final release version of OpenInsight 10).//


=== Comments ===


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=== At 16 JAN 2013 06:38AM Andrew P. McAuley wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Is transluceny === transparency? If so why not that name if not why not?

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=== At 16 JAN 2013 09:53AM Captain C wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Ever so slightly easier for me to pronounce.

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