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I was able to make an arbitrary shaped window by combining many single pixel regions but as KrushBrother said it ended up being intolerably slow. There is another method for making windows transparent called layered windows, but I haven't been able to get it to work correctly, it seems to be conflicting with the direct3d surface. I'll have another look at it and see what I can come up with.

Reference of ways to make window transparent:

http://www.flipcode.com/archives/Win32_ ... ning.shtml
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- R0J0hound
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yep
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Here's an example using python and the ctypes library:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/examples3/dragdrop.zip
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I suspect it's unrelated to Construct since at no point is Active Movie used in Construct.
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In an effort to nail down the rules:

1. When an object is created it becomes the only picked object of that type for the actions below it and in sub-events of the event the object was created in.

2. The new object can't be picked in the following events with the same nesting level as the event it was created in (unless it was created in a top level event).

3. Once a new toplevel event is reached the new object can be picked like normal.

To illustrate:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rik6uta4kuojf ... g.GIF?dl=0
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Hey cool,

Thanks PixelRebirth, I was not aware that created objects could be picked in the next toplevel event. That will make my eventing easier than waiting till the next tick. My assumption came by trial and error, but obviously I didn't try everything.

So here's a better solution to the initial problem:

Instead of rotating the objects the next tick, just add another toplevel "Start of Layout" event.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/fixed/ex_pick2.cap

Cheers
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When you create an object it becomes the only picked object for the remainder of that event. After that the object cannot be picked until the next tick (or frame).

A way around it is to do the actions on the next tick, or in our case tick 1.
+ System: TickCount Equal to 1 -> Sprite: Rotate 90 degrees clockwise -> Sprite: Set filter to Red [/code:2zpv0m47] [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/fixed/ex_pick.cap[/url]

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Set it up like this (indented lines are sub-events):

+ System: Always (every tick)
-> Canvas: Clear to transparent
-> Canvas: Set position to object Player1 (image point 0)
    + System: For each Friendly ordered by Friendly.Y Ascending
    -> Canvas: Paste Friendly into canvas
    + System: Always (every tick)
    -> Canvas: Set position to 80, 120
[/code:3bpuu9z6]

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The canvas object will do what you need.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/examples3/camera.cap made in 0.99.96
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This topic has a good solution: http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8082&p=62182

The "Show Window" action of the Window object.
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This is the SDK to get:

Windows? Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK Web Install

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a55b6b43-e24f-4ea3-a93e-40c0ec4f68e5

When it gets to the point to choose what to install unselect everything.

Then only select:

Microsoft Windows Core SDK->Build Environment->Build Environment(x86 32-bit)

That will give you the atl and mfc libraries and reduce the download size to about 20 mb or so.
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Here's my attempt of the A* search algorithm using nodes. Enjoy.

Download:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/examples3/astarNodes.cap made with 0.99.96

References:

http://www.policyalmanac.org/games/aStarTutorial.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm

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