Create your own Thumbnail Taskbar Toolbar for your applications.
Visual Basic: Creating a Thumbnail Toolbar for Your Windows Taskbar
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AlphaBlending with GDI+ and Visual Basic
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Learn about AlphaBlending, and how it can assist you in creating nice effects on your pictures or drawings.
Creating Partially Translucent/Transparent Windows in VB (2)
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Shows how to make 'holes' in a window by using a color key and three API functions.
Creating Translucent/Transparent Windows in VB (1)
Published 04/21/2004
Make your VB Forms transparent or translucent with just three API calls.
Fast Transparency
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Use transparent bitmaps in your Visual Basic applications.
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Learn more about a few commonly used components and explore their utility and usages.
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Using Common Visual Basic Maths Conversion Functions—Imperial to Metric
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When you need to convert imperial to metric and vice versa, here are some formulas to keep on hand.
The Value of APIs
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Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are where you have to be. It's not a matter of if as much as a matter of which.
