/// <para>Changes the current bitmap with a custom opacity level. Here is where all happens!</para>
public void SetBitmap(Bitmap bm, byte opacity)
{
if (bm.PixelFormat != PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb)
{
throw new ApplicationException("The bitmap must be 32ppp with alpha-channel.");
}
// The idea of this is very simple,
// 1. Create a compatible DC with screen;
// 2. Select the bitmap with 32bpp with alpha-channel in the compatible DC;
// 3. Call the UpdateLayeredWindow.
var screenDc = Win32.GetDC(IntPtr.Zero);
var memDc = Win32.CreateCompatibleDC(screenDc);
var hBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
var oldBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
hBitmap = bm.GetHbitmap(Color.FromArgb(0)); // grab a GDI handle from this GDI+ bitmap
oldBitmap = Win32.SelectObject(memDc, hBitmap);
var size = new Win32.Size(bm.Width, bm.Height);
var pointSource = new Win32.Point(0, 0);
var topPos = new Win32.Point(Left, Top);
var blend = new Win32.BLENDFUNCTION
{
BlendOp = Win32.AC_SRC_OVER,
BlendFlags = 0,
SourceConstantAlpha = opacity,
AlphaFormat = Win32.AC_SRC_ALPHA
};
Win32.UpdateLayeredWindow(Handle, screenDc, ref topPos, ref size, memDc, ref pointSource, 0, ref blend, Win32.ULW_ALPHA);
}
finally
{
Win32.ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, screenDc);
if (hBitmap != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Win32.SelectObject(memDc, oldBitmap);
//Windows.DeleteObject(hBitmap); // The documentation says that we have to use the Windows.DeleteObject... but since there is no such method I use the normal DeleteObject from Win32 GDI and it's working fine without any resource leak.
Win32.DeleteObject(hBitmap);
}
Win32.DeleteDC(memDc);
}
}
/// <para>Changes the current bitmap with a custom opacity level. Here is where all happens!</para>
public void SetBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, byte opacity)
{
if (bitmap.PixelFormat != PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb)
throw new ApplicationException("The bitmap must be 32ppp with alpha-channel.");
// The idea of this is very simple,
// 1. Create a compatible DC with screen;
// 2. Select the bitmap with 32bpp with alpha-channel in the compatible DC;
// 3. Call the UpdateLayeredWindow.
IntPtr screenDc = Win32.GetDC(IntPtr.Zero);
IntPtr memDc = Win32.CreateCompatibleDC(screenDc);
IntPtr hBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr oldBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
hBitmap = bitmap.GetHbitmap(Color.FromArgb(0)); // grab a GDI handle from this GDI+ bitmap
oldBitmap = Win32.SelectObject(memDc, hBitmap);
Win32.Size size = new Win32.Size(bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
Win32.Point pointSource = new Win32.Point(0, 0);
Win32.Point topPos = new Win32.Point(Left, Top);
Win32.BLENDFUNCTION blend = new Win32.BLENDFUNCTION();
blend.BlendOp = Win32.AC_SRC_OVER;
blend.BlendFlags = 0;
blend.SourceConstantAlpha = opacity;
blend.AlphaFormat = Win32.AC_SRC_ALPHA;
Win32.UpdateLayeredWindow(Handle, screenDc, ref topPos, ref size, memDc, ref pointSource, 0, ref blend, Win32.ULW_ALPHA);
}
finally
{
Win32.ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, screenDc);
if (hBitmap != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Win32.SelectObject(memDc, oldBitmap);
//Windows.DeleteObject(hBitmap); // The documentation says that we have to use the Windows.DeleteObject... but since there is no such method I use the normal DeleteObject from Win32 GDI and it's working fine without any resource leak.
Win32.DeleteObject(hBitmap);
}
Win32.DeleteDC(memDc);
}
}