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Making a transparent form

By Zarko Gajic, About.com

Add a Button (Button1) to a Delphi form (Form1)...

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procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject) ;
var
   FullRgn, ClientRgn, ButtonRgn: THandle;
   Margin, X, Y: Integer;
begin
   Margin := (Width - ClientWidth) div 2;
   FullRgn := CreateRectRgn(0, 0, Width, Height) ;
   X := Margin;
   Y := Height - ClientHeight - Margin;
   ClientRgn := CreateRectRgn
     (X, Y, X + ClientWidth, Y + ClientHeight) ;
   CombineRgn(FullRgn, FullRgn, ClientRgn, RGN_DIFF) ;
   X := X + Button1.Left;
   Y := Y + Button1.Top;
   ButtonRgn := CreateRectRgn
     (X, Y, X + Button1.Width, Y + Button1.Height) ;
   CombineRgn(FullRgn, FullRgn, ButtonRgn, RGN_OR) ;
   SetWindowRgn(Handle, FullRgn, True) ;
end;
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