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Possibly stupid window idea.
julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

I've been trying to make a faux window that could stretch to any size without distorting its border. I figured if I made it out of 3 separate graphics (the main body, a vertical border, and a horizontal border), then all I need to do is give the two borders the x and y position of the main body, stretch them to fit, then poof! Is this a bad idea? Yes, no, cantaloupe?

kazzmir
Member #1,786
December 2001
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Cantaloupe.

I'm not sure I follow you. Can you provide a picture?

julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

I didn't actually do anything yet. How do I post images? I'll try to throw something to together in paint.

kazzmir
Member #1,786
December 2001
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Click on "attachments" in the post box and upload a picture. Then copy the picture location( right click, copy link location ) and use it in your post with .[.img http://whatever .]. without the .'s

julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

Thanks :)

Something like this I guess.

{"name":"591482 ","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/d\/0\/d00ae92b6aaeea6bd0768f52db37ff9e.jpg","w":300,"h":250,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/d\/0\/d00ae92b6aaeea6bd0768f52db37ff9e"}591482

if(bit_body != NULL
{
  stretch_sprite(buffer, bit_body, x_pos, y_pos, w_pos, h_pos);
}

if(bit_border_x != NULL)
{
  stretch_sprite(buffer, bit_border_x, x_pos, dunno, w_pos, dunno);
}

if(bit_border_y != NULL)
{
  stretch_sprite(buffer, bit_border_y, dunno, y_pos, dunno, y_pos);
}

ImLeftFooted
Member #3,935
October 2003
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Deleted.

Shesh at edit wars... :P

kazzmir
Member #1,786
December 2001
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Oh, that looks ok to me. Depending on what your borders actually look like they might distort a little bit as you stretch them, but if they are just simple shapes then it would probably look ok.

julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

Sorry didn't do the attachment right, fixed now.

Rampage
Member #3,035
December 2002
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You might want to add four more images for the corners. It will make the whole frame look like one piece.

-R

julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

It seems like a good way to avoid distortion when you try to stretch the graphic(s) to make a rectangle. Anyone else think this is okay, or have a better idea? :P

Oh those aren't what they actually look like. The real ones have their ends cut at an angle, sorta like a picture frame.

Rampage
Member #3,035
December 2002
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That's the way some GUI's use to make their buttons and other controls resizable. However, the corners might get stretched, that's why they have other four images (as I suggested).

-R

julian_boolean
Member #8,201
January 2007

That's good to hear, I'll try it out. :) Thanks everyone.

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