On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:18:10 -0000, "Mike D Sutton" <ED***@mvps.org>
wrote:

>> This is really a two part question.  Is there a way to create a
>> transparent overlay graphics form that will sit over other programs?
>
>If you're targeting only 2K and XP (+) systems then you can use layered
>windows for this.
>
>> And if so is there a way to rotate the graphics the way photoshop
>> rotates an image using the mouse?
>
>You would need to rotate the graphic in memory and update the layered window
>bitmap each time the image is re-calculated.  You'll find plenty examples of
>rotating an image in memory if you have a hunt around for them, however it's
>going to be pretty inefficient..  Perhaps explain what you're trying to
>accomplish and there may be a better way of going about it.
>Hope this helps,
>
>    Mike
>
>
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