|
The thing with animated background images.
In theory, it sounds like a simple idea. But in actuality, it is a nightmare. Here are the opposing arguments.
You cannot use the paint method with a gif, thereby removing the "stretch" effect to fit the image on all resolutions.
Animated gif support is not a standard feature of visual basic, thus requireing me to code something. My previous work with animated gifs created major flicker.
The size of the screen would create a major processor speed drain, plus on top of that, trying to paint it to the whole screen, plus scan IR/Keyboard events, plus update the database in the background.
I hope this explains why I have considered and decided not to try to implement animated gifs.
-Background as a movie-
You cannot do this either because and movie events (mpg avi divx) display on top of all other controls. I could put them in a frame, but then again you would not see the movie. Think about how the control bars display "on top" of the movie screen in the movie player part.
|