private void SetBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, byte opacity)
            {
                if (bitmap.PixelFormat != PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb)
                    throw new ApplicationException("The bitmap must be 32ppp with alpha-channel.");

                IntPtr screenDc = WinApi.GetDC(IntPtr.Zero);
                IntPtr memDc = WinApi.CreateCompatibleDC(screenDc);
                IntPtr hBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;
                IntPtr oldBitmap = IntPtr.Zero;

                try
                {
                    hBitmap = bitmap.GetHbitmap(Color.FromArgb(0));
                    oldBitmap = WinApi.SelectObject(memDc, hBitmap);

                    WinApi.SIZE size = new WinApi.SIZE(bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height);
                    WinApi.POINT pointSource = new WinApi.POINT(0, 0);
                    WinApi.POINT topPos = new WinApi.POINT(Left, Top);
                    WinApi.BLENDFUNCTION blend = new WinApi.BLENDFUNCTION
                        {
                            BlendOp = WinApi.AC_SRC_OVER,
                            BlendFlags = 0,
                            SourceConstantAlpha = opacity,
                            AlphaFormat = WinApi.AC_SRC_ALPHA
                        };

                    WinApi.UpdateLayeredWindow(Handle, screenDc, ref topPos, ref size, memDc, ref pointSource, 0, ref blend, WinApi.ULW_ALPHA);
                }
                finally
                {
                    WinApi.ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, screenDc);
                    if (hBitmap != IntPtr.Zero)
                    {
                        WinApi.SelectObject(memDc, oldBitmap);
                        WinApi.DeleteObject(hBitmap);
                    }
                    WinApi.DeleteDC(memDc);
                }
            }
Example #2
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 public static extern WinApi.Bool UpdateLayeredWindow(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr hdcDst, ref Point pptDst, ref Size psize, IntPtr hdcSrc, ref Point pprSrc, int crKey, ref WinApi.BLENDFUNCTION pblend, int dwFlags);