How to flip an image??

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Hi, does anyone knows how to flip an image in destopx not rotate it "flip it" to get that faded mirror effect. Thanks in advance for any help
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Can't be done in DX. You've got to do it in your graphics program first.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i was wanting to do something like what itunes does with their album art as well, but unless you can find a dll that allows you to flip images, or activex component, i dont see it happening.

DX 3.5?>>> maybe????
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
if you want to do it ill get it done for you
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I saw a free activeX somewhere last year but, haven't been able to find it again. You can do text easily though using the Backwards Object then rotate by 90 and use a mask for the fade it looks pretty cool.

Edit: Would this be possible using GDI+? Not sure if it's possible to script though?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I do not believe this would be possible through DX without the use of an external module (ie plugin or com/activex object). It does look like this would be possible through a plugin if anyone knew c/c++. Taking a quick look at the sdk docs, the SD_DRAW_INFO structure appears to give you all of the information you would need to flip an image. See here for more information:
https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/documentation/SDPLugin/SDPlugin.html

DesktopX does not have a property for this in the object namespace and does not give you access to the surface bytes (but the latter would be way too slow running at this high a level anyway).

As an alternative, you could simply flip the image using MSPaint or something and then load that into DX and have that under an additional state.

Good feature idea for a future build though.

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As an alternative, you could simply flip the image using MSPaint or something and then load that into DX and have that under an additional state.
As long as your image wasn't dynamic that's work.  But if you were reading all the images in 'My Pictures" and displaying them in a slideshow  . . . screwed. 

Thanks for the SDK link though.

MSPaint?      
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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How does this relate to flipping images
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i have a little program that will take a screen of the desktop then flip it and save it
then you can run it from dx and access the pic it creates
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
Look here: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=4347&libid=3 It's a desktopX Object that demos a way of altering image in desktopX using an addon plugin/dll called ImageMagick

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look here: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=4347&libid=3


There are no skins to display.

when i use the link




Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Have another look Bichur, had an upload problem.

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
Here is a working link: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=4348&libid=3 to the object.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
still nada
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
oops.
let check the 4348 one....
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ahhh... downloading
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wicked cool!
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wicked cool!


I agree!
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"flip it" to get that faded mirror effect.


You could do a Microsoft and not flip it at all and just fade it.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My test of a png with transparency:


Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
has trouble with .ico

figured I'd try it since objects take ico
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

has trouble with .ico

figured I'd try it since objects take ico


Haven't gotten around to trying it yet but, if I remember correctly from playing around with this activeX last year is that you have to be specific in referencing the icon. Try dropping an icon with only one layer in it and see what happens?

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try dropping an icon with only one layer in it and see what happens?


okay. I'll try it shortly.

I have no tech knowledge of anything... I drag and drop until it blow up.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
a single size worked (96x96) but then the reflection was bigger than the image

tis okay, I still like it.