GDI DrawBitmap

Hey everyone, I've been working on a graph lately, and I've noticed in a few defraggers they have something where the images drawn look like they're kind of white'd out on one edge to give it a sorta cool look.

Here are some examples:

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9174/diskeeper2b.jpg

If you look at the pic above, you'll notice the white at the top of the drawn colors.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/564...rvereditio.jpg

With the pic above it has it on the bottom edge.


So how can I do the white fade when drawing in MFC?

Draw it witha lighter color :)

Do you mean a gradient?

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Originally Posted by hoxsiew

Do you mean a gradient?

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Yes. Thats the name, I had forgot.

In GDI+, you can create a gradient brush which is handy. In GDI, it's a bit more complicted. You use GradientFill() with a couple of structures to define the gradient and a RECT to fill. Here's some info from MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...57(VS.85).aspx

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Originally Posted by hoxsiew

In GDI+, you can create a gradient brush which is handy. In GDI, it's a bit more complicted. You use GradientFill() with a couple of structures to define the gradient and a RECT to fill. Here's some info from MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...57(VS.85).aspx

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Alright great, thanks for the information. I was thinking of using a brush to draw the individual lines, but it looks like I'll have to do the GradientFill and make sure its just 1 pixel wide with GDI+.