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Home: Code Repository: Mastering Delphi 6

Chapter 09 - Project ColorKeyHole

Project Structure

ColorKeyHole.dpr
program ColorKeyHole;

uses
  Forms,
  CkForm in 'CkForm.pas' {Form1},
  AlphaForm in 'AlphaForm.pas' {Form2},
  PlainForm in 'PlainForm.pas' {Form3};

{$R *.RES}

begin
  Application.Initialize;
  Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
  Application.CreateForm(TForm2, Form2);
  Application.CreateForm(TForm3, Form3);
  Application.Run;
end.
CkForm.pas
unit CkForm;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, ExtCtrls, StdCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Shape1: TShape;
    Button1: TButton;
    Button2: TButton;
    Button3: TButton;
    Button4: TButton;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure Button4Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

uses
  AlphaForm, PlainForm;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Form2.Show;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: integer;
begin
  Form2.AlphaBlendValue := 100;
  Form2.Show;
  for i := 100 to 255 do
  begin
    Form2.AlphaBlendValue := i;
    Application.ProcessMessages;
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Form3.Hide;
  AnimateWindow (Form3.Handle, 2000, AW_BLEND);
  Form3.Show;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button4Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Form3.Hide;
  AnimateWindow (Form3.Handle, 3000, AW_CENTER);
  // you can also use AW_HOR_POSITIVE, AW_HOR_NEGATIVE,
  // AW_VER_POSITIVE, or AW_VER_NEGATIVE
  Form3.Show;
end;

end.
AlphaForm.pas
unit AlphaForm;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls;

type
  TForm2 = class(TForm)
    Button1: TButton;
    Label1: TLabel;
    Edit1: TEdit;
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form2: TForm2;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

end.
PlainForm.pas
unit PlainForm;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs;

type
  TForm3 = class(TForm)
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form3: TForm3;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

end.
CkForm.dfm
object Form1: TForm1
  Left = 215
  Top = 148
  Width = 405
  Height = 239
  AlphaBlendValue = 200
  Caption = 'Color Key Hole'
  Color = clBtnFace
  TransparentColor = True
  TransparentColorValue = clGreen
  Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
  Font.Color = clWindowText
  Font.Height = -11
  Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
  Font.Style = []
  OldCreateOrder = False
  PixelsPerInch = 96
  TextHeight = 13
  object Shape1: TShape
    Left = 195
    Top = 16
    Width = 181
    Height = 177
    Anchors = [akLeft, akTop, akRight, akBottom]
    Brush.Color = clGreen
    Pen.Style = psClear
    Pen.Width = 0
    Shape = stCircle
  end
  object Button1: TButton
    Left = 32
    Top = 32
    Width = 105
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'Alpha'
    TabOrder = 0
    OnClick = Button1Click
  end
  object Button2: TButton
    Left = 32
    Top = 72
    Width = 105
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'Fade In Alpha'
    TabOrder = 1
    OnClick = Button2Click
  end
  object Button3: TButton
    Left = 32
    Top = 112
    Width = 105
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'Fade In Plain'
    TabOrder = 2
    OnClick = Button3Click
  end
  object Button4: TButton
    Left = 32
    Top = 152
    Width = 105
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'Slide From Center'
    TabOrder = 3
    OnClick = Button4Click
  end
end
AlphaForm.dfm
object Form2: TForm2
  Left = 562
  Top = 214
  Width = 310
  Height = 228
  AlphaBlend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 188
  Caption = 'AlphaTest'
  Color = clBtnFace
  Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
  Font.Color = clWindowText
  Font.Height = -11
  Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
  Font.Style = []
  OldCreateOrder = False
  PixelsPerInch = 96
  TextHeight = 13
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 64
    Top = 96
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = 'Label1'
  end
  object Button1: TButton
    Left = 64
    Top = 32
    Width = 75
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'Button1'
    TabOrder = 0
  end
  object Edit1: TEdit
    Left = 64
    Top = 112
    Width = 121
    Height = 21
    TabOrder = 1
    Text = 'Edit1'
  end
end
PlainForm.dfm
object Form3: TForm3
  Left = 504
  Top = 356
  Width = 354
  Height = 237
  Caption = 'PlainForm'
  Color = clBtnFace
  Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
  Font.Color = clWindowText
  Font.Height = -11
  Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
  Font.Style = []
  OldCreateOrder = False
  PixelsPerInch = 96
  TextHeight = 13
end