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From: np@doc.ic.ac.uk (Nigel Perry)
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Subject: Re: odd-shaped buttons
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Date: 16 Oct 90 08:31:11 GMT
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Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Outline of problem (I can't include the previous article):

Needed a button the shape of an arbitrary picture.

Ok, I have written a WDEF which displays a PICT (B/W only), it either
masks the given PICT or takes another to act as the mask, it then
constructs an arbitrary shaped window (complete with holes, non-contiguous
areas etc.). I've been waiting for HC 2.0 before writing some XCMDs to
interface to this WDEF. With these XCMDs you'll be able to construct
arbitrary shaped buttons. I've just got HC 2.0, now all I need is the
time to finish the project... I'll post to sumex when(if) its finished.

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Nigel Perry                                  Department of Computing
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