How to get standard display picture from windows displaysettings in picturebox or something

[DutchCableGuy]

Hello!

I need to know where to target the standard display picture from windows
displaysettings to get it into a picturebox.
The standard display picture is the picture you see in Start, Control Panel,
Display, background (wallpaper).
I know the basics how to work with resource in dll but I don't know how to
get this one on my form.

Maybe it is somewhat different? Is gif format possible?
Otherwise I would like to be able to use transparancy too.

Thanks for any help/tips.

[Mike D Sutton]

Your question is a little vague, but if your after the wallpaper then have a
look at the PaintDesktop() API call.
You can use .GIF's in your application but they'll only support transparency
on an image control. If you want to draw transparently on anything else
then you'll need to look into performing a transparent blit, there's
examples of this on my page if it's still about.
Hope this helps,

Mike

-- EDais --

WWW: Http://www20.Brinkster.com/EDais/
Work E-Mail: ED...@btclick.com
Other E-Mail: Mike....@btclick.com