does borland 6 standard/ personal allow you to make the pictures for buttons in windows programs?

What Borland product?

I think it''s a general windows programming topic, displaying a picture on a button. That''s owner-drawn controls, and I think as long as the compiler support Win32API, you''ll find no problem.

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thanx i hope to get it soon also how good does it program for games

If you mean "how do I put an image onto a button?" then there''s a bitmap button component (TBitBtn) on the ''Additional'' tab. You use its Glyph property to slap an image in there.

If you mean "how do I get a screenshot of my button" then there''s a method of TForm called "GetFormImage". This returns a bitmap image of your form (which you must remember to clear up afterwards - see the example).

If you mean "how do I change the look of my buttons (i.e. skin them)?" then you can use SetWindowRgn in the API to change its appearance then draw a picture over it. Alternatively, you can search for components to do this.

The above information applies to both Delphi and C++ Builder.

Just noticed your second question, foogoo. If you''re talking about Delphi then the answer is "it''s fine for games, but not commonly used in the industry". Try using DelphiX and you''ll appreciate how quickly you can whack up simple games. Look at some of the links from Turbo for more information (esp. the DelphiX and UnDelphiX links).

If you''re talking about C++ Builder then... it''s C++, so everyone uses it. It''s fine for games too.

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