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GDI+: how to make VFP controls visually shake and shudder

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Shuddering control may appear a good way to get user`s immediate attention. For example, when Purchase Order form opens, and the shipping date is not entered or overdue, the textbox hosting this value may start vibrate and thus can be easily spotted by the user.

It starts with creating a sequence of frames and storing them in memory. Each frame is an image of the control rotated by a certain small angle. When a shaking time comes, the actual control becomes hidden and a timer starts drawing frames upon its location. In this way, an illusion is created of the control shaking with the amplitude fading in a few seconds.

flash demoflash demoSee a short demo displaying a form with several controls

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Note that the demo is slower and less dynamic comparing to the actual form appearance.

See also:
  • Placing On-screen Alert on top of all windows
  • Flashing caption of a VFP application in the Windows task bar using FlashWindowEx
  • Scrolling text on the form horizontally (a newsreel)
  • Scrolling text on the form vertically (a movie cast)
  • Playing AVI on _screen
  • Displaying animated images
  • Form Magnifier
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    SET PROCEDURE TO gdiplus ADDITIVE
     
    PUBLIC oForm As Tform
    oForm = CREATEOBJECT("Tform")
    oForm.Visible=.T.
    * end of main
     
    DEFINE CLASS Tform As Form
        Width=400
        Height=250
        Autocenter=.T.
        Caption="GDI+ Test Form"
        Picture="C:\windows\Gone Fishing.bmp"
     
        ADD OBJECT Text1 As TextBox WITH Left=10, Top=10,;
        Width=160, Height=24, Value=DATETIME()
     
        ADD OBJECT lst1 As ListBox WITH Left=10, Top=50,;
        Width=120, height=150
     
        ADD OBJECT check1 As CheckBox WITH Left=200, Top=12,;
        Autosize=.T., Backstyle=0, FontBold=.T.,;
        Caption="Use Local Settings"
     
        ADD OBJECT edit1 As EditBox WITH Left=150, Top=50,;
        Width=220, Height=150, Value=VERSION()+CHR(13)+SYS(0)
     
        ADD OBJECT cmd As CommandButton WITH Left=10, Top=210,;
        Width=80, Height=27, Caption="Buzz"
     
        ADD OBJECT buzz As Tbuzzer
        buzzindex=0
     
    PROCEDURE lst1.Init
        WITH THIS
            .AddItem("Sunday")
            .AddItem("Monday")
            .AddItem("Tuesday")
            .AddItem("Wednesday")
            .AddItem("Thursday")
            .AddItem("Friday")
            .AddItem("Saturday")
            .ListIndex=3
        ENDWITH
     
    PROCEDURE Click
        THIS.buzz.StopBuzzing
     
    PROCEDURE cmd.Click
        ThisForm.buzzindex = ThisForm.buzzindex + 1
        IF ThisForm.buzzindex > ThisForm.ControlCount
            ThisForm.buzzindex=1
        ENDIF
        LOCAL oCtrl
        oCtrl = ThisForm.Controls[ThisForm.buzzindex]
        IF LOWER(oCtrl.Name) $ "text1;lst1;check1;edit1;"
            ThisForm.buzz.buzz(oCtrl)
        ENDIF
    ENDDEFINE
     
    DEFINE CLASS Tbuzzer As Custom
    #DEFINE SRCCOPY 0xCC0020
    #DEFINE SM_CXSCREEN 0
    #DEFINE SM_CYSCREEN 1
    #DEFINE SM_CYCAPTION 4
    #DEFINE SM_CXFRAME 32
    #DEFINE SM_CYFRAME 33
     
        gdiplus=NULL
        hGraphics=NULL
        hBackground=NULL
        ctrl=NULL
        hWindow=0  && HWND of the form
        frames=NULL
     
        maxangle=7  && degree
        secondspercycle=5
        TimerInterval=15  && ms
        starttime=0
     
        absctrlleft=0
        absctrltop=0
        leftmargin=0
        rightmargin=0
        topmargin=0
        bottommargin=0
        bmpwidth=0
        bmpheight=0
     
        ADD OBJECT tm As Timer WITH Interval=0
     
    PROCEDURE Init
        THIS.declare
        THIS.gdiplus = CREATEOBJECT("gdiplusinit")
        THIS.frames = CREATEOBJECT("Tframes")
     
    PROCEDURE Destroy
        THIS.StopBuzzing
        THIS.frames.ReleaseFrames
        THIS.frames=NULL
        THIS.gdiplus=NULL
     
    PROCEDURE tm.Timer
        THIS.Parent.OnTimer
     
    PROCEDURE StartBuzzing
        WITH THIS
            .hGraphics = CREATEOBJECT("graphics", .hWindow)
            .starttime = GetTickCount()
            .tm.Interval = THIS.TimerInterval
        ENDWITH
     
    PROCEDURE StopBuzzing
        THIS.tm.Interval=0
     
        IF NOT ISNULL(THIS.hBackground)
            THIS.RestoreBackground
            THIS.hBackground=NULL
        ENDIF
        IF NOT ISNULL(THIS.hGraphics)
            THIS.hGraphics=NULL
        ENDIF
        IF NOT ISNULL(THIS.ctrl)
            THIS.ctrl.Visible=.T.
        ENDIF
     
    PROCEDURE RestoreBackground
        IF NOT ISNULL(THIS.ctrl)
            THIS.hGraphics.drawimage(THIS.hBackground,;
                THIS.ctrl.left-THIS.leftmargin+1,;
                THIS.ctrl.top-THIS.topmargin+1,;
                THIS.bmpwidth, THIS.bmpheight)
        ENDIF
     
    PROCEDURE Buzz(oControl As Control)
        IF VARTYPE(m.oControl) = "O"
            THIS.StopBuzzing
            THIS.PrepareBuzzing(oControl)
        ENDIF
        THIS.StartBuzzing
     
    PROCEDURE PrepareBuzzing(oControl As Control)
        THIS.frames.ReleaseFrames
     
        THIS.ctrl = oControl
        THIS.hWindow = ThisForm.HWND
        THIS.GetAbsCoords
     
        LOCAL ctrlBitmap As gdibitmap, hdc
        hdc = GetWindowDC(THIS.hWindow)
     
        * saving an image of the control (rectangle area)
        ctrlBitmap = CREATEOBJECT("gdibitmap",;
            THIS.ctrl.Width, THIS.ctrl.Height)
        WITH ctrlBitmap
            .graphics.GetDC
            = BitBlt(.graphics.hdc, 0,0, .imgwidth, .imgheight,;
                m.hdc, THIS.absctrlleft,THIS.absctrltop, SRCCOPY)
            .graphics.ReleaseDC
        ENDWITH
     
        * saving the background image while the control is hidden
        THIS.ctrl.Visible=.T.
        = INKEY(0.1)  && a small delay is required
        THIS.hBackground = CREATEOBJECT("gdibitmap",;
            THIS.bmpwidth, THIS.bmpheight)
        WITH THIS.hBackground
            .graphics.GetDC
            = BitBlt(.graphics.hdc, 0,0,;
                THIS.bmpwidth, THIS.bmpheight,;
                m.hdc, THIS.absctrlleft-THIS.leftmargin+1,;
                THIS.absctrltop-THIS.topmargin+1, SRCCOPY)
            .graphics.ReleaseDC
        ENDWITH
     
        = ReleaseDC(THIS.hWindow, m.hdc)
     
        LOCAL nAngle, oMatrix As gdimatrix, oFrame As Tframe
     
        * creating a sequence of frames displaying the control
        * rotated by a specified angle
        FOR nAngle=-THIS.maxangle TO THIS.maxangle STEP 0.05
            oMatrix = CREATEOBJECT("gdimatrix")
            WITH oMatrix
                * centering the axis of rotation
                .Translate(THIS.bmpwidth/2, THIS.bmpheight/2)
                .Rotate(m.nAngle)
            ENDWITH
     
            oFrame = THIS.frames.AddFrame(THIS.bmpwidth,;
                THIS.bmpheight, m.nAngle)
     
            WITH oFrame.bitmap
                * drawing the background
                .graphics.drawimage(THIS.hBackground, 0,0)
                * applying rotation transformation
                .graphics.SetTransform(oMatrix)
                * drawing the control
                .graphics.drawimage(m.ctrlBitmap,;
                    THIS.leftmargin-THIS.bmpwidth/2,;
                    THIS.topmargin-THIS.bmpheight/2)
            ENDWITH
        NEXT
     
    PROCEDURE OnTimer
        LOCAL nElapsedTime
        nElapsedTime = (GetTickCount() - THIS.starttime)/1000
     
        IF nElapsedTime > THIS.secondspercycle
            THIS.starttime = GetTickCount()
            RETURN
        ENDIF
     
        * calculating the amplitude, fading from 1 to zero
        LOCAL nArgument, nAngle
        nArgument = ((6/(nElapsedTime+3))-1) * SIN(120*nElapsedTime)
        nAngle = nArgument * THIS.maxangle
        THIS.DrawImage(m.nAngle)
     
    PROCEDURE DrawImage(nAngle)
    * draws a frame specified by angle
        LOCAL oFrame As Tframe
        oFrame = THIS.frames.GetFrameByAngle(m.nAngle * 1000)
        THIS.hGraphics.drawimage(oFrame.bitmap,;
            THIS.ctrl.left-THIS.leftmargin+1,;
            THIS.ctrl.top-THIS.topmargin+1,;
            THIS.bmpwidth-2, THIS.bmpheight-2)
     
    PROCEDURE GetAbsCoords
    * calculates coordinates and margins for the frames
    * displaying rotated control
        LOCAL oCtrl As Control, nLeft, nTop
        oCtrl = THIS.ctrl
        nLeft = oCtrl.Left
        nTop = oCtrl.Top
     
        DO WHILE oCtrl.Parent <> ThisForm
            IF TYPE("oCtrl.Parent.Left") = "N"
                nLeft = nLeft + oCtrl.Parent.Left
                nTop = nTop + oCtrl.Parent.Top
            ENDIF
            oCtrl = oCtrl.Parent
        ENDDO
     
        LOCAL nCaptionHeight, nFrameWidth, nFrameHeight
        nCaptionHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION)
        nFrameWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXFRAME)
        nFrameHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYFRAME)
     
        THIS.absctrlleft = m.nLeft + m.nFrameWidth
        THIS.absctrltop = m.nTop + m.nCaptionHeight + m.nFrameHeight
     
        STORE 5 TO THIS.leftmargin, THIS.rightmargin,;
            THIS.topmargin, THIS.bottommargin
     
        THIS.bmpwidth=THIS.ctrl.Width + THIS.leftmargin + THIS.rightmargin
        THIS.bmpheight=THIS.ctrl.Height + THIS.topmargin + THIS.bottommargin
     
    PROCEDURE declare
        DECLARE INTEGER GetSystemMetrics IN user32 INTEGER nIndex
        DECLARE INTEGER GetWindowDC IN user32 INTEGER hWindow
        DECLARE INTEGER ReleaseDC IN user32 INTEGER hwindow, INTEGER hdc
        DECLARE INTEGER GetTickCount IN kernel32
     
        DECLARE INTEGER BitBlt IN gdi32;
            INTEGER hDestDC, INTEGER x, INTEGER y,;
            INTEGER nWidth, INTEGER nHeight, INTEGER hSrcDC,;
            INTEGER xSrc, INTEGER ySrc, INTEGER dwRop
     
    ENDDEFINE
     
    DEFINE CLASS Tframes As Collection  && collection of frames
     
    PROCEDURE Destroy
        THIS.ReleaseFrames
     
    PROCEDURE AddFrame(nWidth, nHeight, nAngle)
        LOCAL obj As Tframe
        obj = CREATEOBJECT("Tframe", nWidth, nHeight, nAngle)
        THIS.Add(obj)
        obj=NULL
    RETURN THIS.GetLastFrame()
     
    PROCEDURE ReleaseFrames
        DO WHILE THIS.Count > 0
            THIS.Remove(1)
        ENDDO
     
    FUNCTION GetLastFrame() As Tframe
    RETURN THIS.GetFrame(THIS.Count)
     
    FUNCTION GetFrame(nIndex) As Tframe
    RETURN IIF(BETWEEN(m.nIndex, 1,THIS.Count), THIS.Item(m.nIndex), NULL)
     
    FUNCTION GetFrameByAngle(nAngle As Number) As Tframe
        LOCAL nIndex, nDiff, nMinDiff, nResult
        nMinDiff=999
        nResult=1
     
        FOR nIndex=1 TO THIS.Count
            nDiff = ABS(THIS.Item(nIndex).angle - m.nAngle)
            IF nDiff < m.nMinDiff
                nMinDiff = m.nDiff
                nResult = m.nIndex
                IF m.nMinDiff <= 5
                    EXIT
                ENDIF
            ENDIF
        NEXT
    RETURN THIS.GetFrame(m.nResult)
     
    ENDDEFINE
     
    DEFINE CLASS Tframe As Relation
        angle=0  && rotation angle
        bitmap=NULL  && gdibitmap
     
    PROCEDURE Init(nWidth, nHeight, nAngle)
        THIS.bitmap = CREATEOBJECT("gdibitmap", m.nWidth, m.nHeight)
        THIS.angle = m.nAngle * 1000  && to eliminate decimals
     
    ENDDEFINE
     
     
     

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    Created: 2007-03-11 12:19:56  
    Modified: 2007-03-22 09:40:55  
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    The code is based on custom GDI+ class. Download the class module first and save it in gdiplus.prg file.

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