A simple dialog with semi-transparent border (MFC)
Hi,
I have to make a image dialog with semi-transparency border in MFC.
I had web surfing all the day and found this solution in the codeproject.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/42032/Perfect-Semi-transparent-Shaped-Dialogs-with-Stand
But it creates two dialogs to make a semi-transparent dialog and the mechanism was so complex.
And the release of the dialog object is difficult so that it may have memory leaks.
I want a dialog (background is an image) with a semi-transparent border (corner - rounded).
And I have to make it with only one dialog. If it's possible, how can I do it?
Please help me, Thank you.
The child control will become semi-transparency as your dialog.
Do you want to show some child control on your dialog? If yes, you need the second dialog to host your child control.
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colorData[3] = colorData[0] - 50; // outerBorder red
colorData[4] = colorData[1] - 45; // outerBorder green
colorData[5] = colorData[2] - 35; // outerBorder blue
colorData[6] = colorData[0] + 30; // innerBorder red
colorData[7] = colorData[1] + 30; // innerBorder green
colorData[8] = colorData[2] + 20; // innerBorder blue
/* Make sure the new color data is not out of bounds: */
for (int i = 3; i < colorData.length; i++)
if (colorData[i] > 255)
colorData[i] = 255;
else if (colorData[i] < 0)
colorData[i] = 0;
borders[0] = new Color(colorData[3], colorData[4], colorData[5]);
borders[1] = new Color(colorData[6], colorData[7], colorData[8]);
return borders;
/* public Color getBaseColor()
* Returns the baseColor of this object.
public Color getBaseColor()
return baseColor;
/* public Color getOuterColor()
* Returns the outerBorderColor of this object.
public Color getOuterColor()
return outerBorderColor;
/* public Color getInnerColor()
* Returns the innerBorderColor of this object.
public Color getInnerColor()
return innerBorderColor;
/* public boolean getFullTransEnabled()
* Returns whether or not this object will render
* with all of its transparency effects.
public boolean getFullTransEnabled()
return fullTransparencyEnabled;
/* protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
* Paints the component with the borders and colors
* that were set up in above methods.
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
AlphaComposite alphaComp;
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_COLOR_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_COLOR_RENDER_QUALITY);
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ALPHA_INTERPOLATION,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ALPHA_INTERPOLATION_QUALITY);
g2d.setColor(getBaseColor());
/* Draw the main body of the component */
if (getFullTransEnabled())
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.6f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
else
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1.0f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
g2d.fillRect(cbw, cbw, super.getWidth() - 2 * cbw, super.getHeight() - 2 * cbw);
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.6f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
/* Draw the inner border: */
g2d.setColor(getInnerColor());
g2d.fillRect(obw, obw, ibw, super.getHeight() - obw * 2); // left border
g2d.fillRect(obw, obw, super.getWidth() - obw, ibw); // top border
g2d.fillRect(super.getWidth() - cbw, obw, ibw, super.getHeight() - obw * 2); // right border
g2d.fillRect(obw, super.getHeight() - cbw, super.getWidth() - obw * 2, ibw); // bottom border
/* Draw the outer border: */
g2d.setColor(getOuterColor());
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, obw, super.getHeight()); // left border
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, super.getWidth() + obw, obw); // top border
g2d.fillRect(super.getWidth() - obw, 0, obw, super.getHeight()); // right border
g2d.fillRect(0, super.getHeight() - obw, super.getWidth(), obw); // bottom border
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1.0f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
g2d.dispose();
}I added the main method to your TransparentContainer class ...
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame f = new JFrame("test transparent container");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
TransparentContainer tc = new TransparentContainer(Color.RED, true);
JLabel label = new JLabel("Hello, World!");
tc.add(label);
f.getContentPane().add(tc);
f.setSize(800, 600);
f.setVisible(true);
}...using the code you posted the label was not shown. I modified your paintComponent(Graphics g) method and I did this (see the areas in bold):
/* protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
* Paints the component with the borders and colors
* that were set up in above methods.
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
// Call super so components added to this panel are visible
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
AlphaComposite alphaComp;
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_COLOR_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_COLOR_RENDER_QUALITY);
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ALPHA_INTERPOLATION,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ALPHA_INTERPOLATION_QUALITY);
g2d.setColor(getBaseColor());
/* Draw the main body of the component */
if (getFullTransEnabled())
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.6f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
else
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1.0f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
g2d.fillRect(cbw, cbw, super.getWidth() - 2 * cbw, super.getHeight() - 2 * cbw);
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.6f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
/* Draw the inner border: */
g2d.setColor(getInnerColor());
g2d.fillRect(obw, obw, ibw, super.getHeight() - obw * 2); // left border
g2d.fillRect(obw, obw, super.getWidth() - obw, ibw); // top border
g2d.fillRect(super.getWidth() - cbw, obw, ibw, super.getHeight() - obw * 2); // right border
g2d.fillRect(obw, super.getHeight() - cbw, super.getWidth() - obw * 2, ibw); // bottom border
/* Draw the outer border: */
g2d.setColor(getOuterColor());
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, obw, super.getHeight()); // left border
g2d.fillRect(0, 0, super.getWidth() + obw, obw); // top border
g2d.fillRect(super.getWidth() - obw, 0, obw, super.getHeight()); // right border
g2d.fillRect(0, super.getHeight() - obw, super.getWidth(), obw); // bottom border
alphaComp = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1.0f);
g2d.setComposite(alphaComp);
// Do not dispose the graphics
// g2d.dispose();
}...seems to work fine now. Perhaps you should also add methods or additional constructors so the user can easily change the transparency level...and add some javadoc comments to your constructors ...at a first glance I did not know what fullTrans was
public TransparentContainer(Color color, boolean fullTrans)good luck!! -
Task flow-call as a Dialog with inline-popup issue JDev 11.1.1.2.0
I have a very serious issue with task flow-call running as a Dialog with inline-popup
have bunch of data driven table components pointing to pageDefs with Iterators
the problem is, the dialog comes first with nothing in it (blank) and it takes 3-5 seconds to fetch all views,
this is useless, there is no option to control taskflow-call activation , like you do for af:region
For reference : I am talking about this : http://jobinesh.blogspot.com/2010/08/refresh-parent-view-when-in-line-popup.html
Download the workspace , connect as HR Schema and you will see what I am talking about
looks really dumb, it would make sense to show dialog with data all at once, rarther than looking at blank screen to wait for the data to show up
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 8:57 AM
can I call this a bug?
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 1:58 PM
sometimes I wonder if anyone tested this, as soon as you have some data driven components on your page, you get all sorts of problems in ADF
But something simple, Adf client side invokes the Dialog as a popup first, and then it thinks oh ya I get massive pageDef to load, so end-user customer will stare at the blank screen for 10 secs , hoping that something will come up or program is crashed
Well, I am afraid to say you lost your customer :(
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 2:29 PM
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 2:35 PM
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 2:35 PM
Edited by: user626222 on Sep 20, 2010 2:36 PMok, knowing this fact, I want to show some kind of status indicator during the wait time.
Unfortunately, putting af:statusIndicator does not work untill after entire page loads
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<?Adf-Rich-Response-Type ?>
<content action="/EmpApp/faces/displayEmployees.jspx?_adf.ctrl-state=5plp6ahes_72">
<fragment><![CDATA[<span id="f1::postscript"><input type="hidden" name="javax.faces.ViewState" value="!-e8tyzkiuc"></span>]]>
</fragment>
<fragment>
<![CDATA[<div id="afr::DlgSrvPopupCtnr::content" style="display:none"><div id="j_id12" style="display:none">
<div style="top:auto;right:auto;left:auto;bottom:auto;width:auto;height:auto;position:relative;" id="j_id12::content">
<div id="j_id13" class="x142"><div class="x157" _afrPanelWindowBackground="1"></div>
<div class="x157" _afrPanelWindowBackground="1"></div><div class="x157" _afrPanelWindowBackground="1">
</div><div class="x157" _afrPanelWindowBackground="1"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" summary="" class="x146">
<tr>
<td class="p_AFResizable x148" id="j_id13::_hse"> </td>
<td class="p_AFResizable x14a" id="j_id13::_hce"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" summary=""><tr>
<td><div id="j_id13::_ticn" class="x151"><img src="/EmpApp/afr/task_flow_definition.png" alt=""></div></td><td class="x14e" id="j_id13::tb">
<div id="j_id13::_ttxt" class="xz8"></div></td><td>
<div class="x153"><a href="#" onclick="return false" class="xz7" id="j_id13::close" title="Close"></a></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="p_AFResizable x14c" id="j_id13::_hee"> </td></tr><tr><td class="p_AFResizable x14j" id="j_id13::_cse"> </td>
<td class="p_AFResizable x14g" id="j_id13::contentContainer">
<div id="j_id13::_ccntr" class="x14h" style="width:700px;height:430px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;">
<div id="j_id14" class="xne" style="position:absolute;width:auto;height:auto;top:0px;left:0px;bottom:0px;right:0px">
<iframe _src="javascript:'<html><head><title/></head>
<body/>
</html>'" src="javascript:''" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%">
</iframe>
</div></div></td><td class="p_AFResizable x14l" id="j_id13::_cee"> </td></tr><tr><td class="p_AFResizable x14n" id="j_id13::_fse"><div></div></td>
<td class="p_AFResizable x14p" id="j_id13::_fce">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" summary=""><tr>
<td class="p_AFResizable x14u" id="j_id13::_fcc"></td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><div class="p_AFResizable x14y"><a tabIndex="-1" class="x14w" id="j_id13::_ree" title="Resize"></a></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="p_AFResizable x14r" id="j_id13::_fee">
<div></div></td>
</tr></table></div></div></div></div>]]>
</fragment>
<script-library>/EmpApp/afr/partition/gecko/default/opt/frame-SHEPHERD-PS1-9296.js</script-library>
This is how it launches the taskflow-call, so there is no way to control this behaviour from the calling taskflow's jspx, feels very closed system,why ADF is not making this behavior Open by some kind of client listener,
<script>
<![CDATA[AdfDhtmlLookAndFeel.addSkinProperties({"AFPopupSelectorFooterStart":"x11b","AFPopupSelectorHeader":"x114","af|panelWindow-tr-open-animation-duration":"300","AFPopupSelectorHeaderStart":"x115","AFPopupSelectorContentEnd":"x119","AFPopupSelectorContent":"x117","af|panelWindow::resize-ghost":"x144","AFPopupSelectorContentStart":"x118","AFPopupSelectorFooter":"x11a","AFPopupSelectorFooterEnd":"x11c","AFPopupSelectorHeaderEnd":"x116","AFPopupSelector":"x110",".AFPopupSelector-tr-open-animation-duration":"200"});AdfPage.PAGE.addComponents(new AdfRichPopup('j_id12',{'_dialogURL':'/EmpApp/faces/adf.dialog-request?_adf.ctrl-state=5plp6ahes_76&_rtrnId=1285074907739&__ADFvDlg__=true','_inlineFrameId':'j_id14','_launchId':'r1:0:cb2','_panelWindowId':'j_id13','_rtnId':'1285074907739','contentDelivery':'immediate'}),new AdfRichPanelWindow('j_id13',{'modal':true,'resize':'on','stretchChildren':'first'}),new AdfRichInlineFrame('j_id14',{'source':'javascript:\'\x3chtml>\x3chead>\x3ctitle/>\x3c/head>\x3cbody/>\x3c/html>\''}));AdfPage.PAGE.clearMessages();AdfPage.PAGE.clearSubtreeMessages('r1');]]>
</script>
AdfDhtmlRichDialogService.getInstance().launchInline there is no way for me to put af:statusindicator for the wait time using this way
<script>AdfDhtmlRichDialogService.getInstance().launchInline('j_id12');*</script>
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