   run program behind icons
  is there a way to run your program that you made in c++ to run behind the icons. i want it to be desktop mode.i seen some programs that done that before. so i want to know how to do it in c++.[edited by - 31337noob on February 7, 2004 11:24:23 PM][edited by - 31337noob on February 7, 2004 11:24:58 PM]
  does any one know?????????? ;  windows or what? specify. ;  wow, he had to edit it twice in order to be that vague. ;  Lol, I don't think you can "run" your program behind the icons. As for blitting directly onto the desktop, I don't know exactly how to do it but i've seen it done.. [edited by - derek6433 on February 9, 2004 12:40:47 PM];quote:Original post by derek6433  Lol, I don''t think you can "run" your program behind the icons. As for blitting directly onto the desktop, I don''t know exactly how to do it but i''ve seen it done.. [edited by - derek6433 on February 9, 2004 12:40:47 PM]yes i seen it done before to, bsplayer did it. ;quote:Original post by 31337noob  quote:Original post by derek6433   Lol, I don''t think you can "run" your program behind the icons. As for blitting directly onto the desktop, I don''t know exactly how to do it but i''ve seen it done.. [edited by - derek6433 on February 9, 2004 12:40:47 PM]yes i seen it done before to, bsplayer did it.   so, thats what you want to do riight? ;quote:Original post by derek6433  quote:Original post by 31337noob   quote:Original post by derek6433    Lol, I don''t think you can "run" your program behind the icons. As for blitting directly onto the desktop, I don''t know exactly how to do it but i''ve seen it done.. [edited by - derek6433 on February 9, 2004 12:40:47 PM]yes i seen it done before to, bsplayer did it.   so, thats what you want to do riight?   yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;  I know of two different ways of doing it. Either by using overlays, or by drawing between the messages that tells the desktop to erase the background and draw the icons.See sample source code here:http://www.angelcode.com/dev/overlay/http://www.angelcode.com/dev/desktopdraw/Regards,Andreas www.AngelCode.com [edited by - WitchLord on February 9, 2004 12:57:26 PM];  thanks for the sample code, thank you. 