Image List and animated GIF's

[Neil]

Hello,

I have an animated gif file that I have in an ImageList control (from
Microsoft Common Controls V6). I am trying to get it to display in the
taskbar but it only shows the first frame and doesn't animate. I know it can
be done because the MSN one animates when you sign in. Anyone know why/how?

TIA,

Neil.

[Stephane Richard]

Hi neil...

You need a timer control that rotates amongst the different images of the
image list....to produce the animation. You'll need to set the Interval of
the timer (say maybe 100 for every 10th of a second or so should be good
enough)....andin the Timer Event rotate the Image being displayed....

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"Neil" <Ne**@Haywood55.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hello,

I have an animated gif file that I have in an ImageList control (from
Microsoft Common Controls V6). I am trying to get it to display in the
taskbar but it only shows the first frame and doesn't animate. I know it can be done because the MSN one animates when you sign in. Anyone know why/how?
TIA,

Neil.

[J French]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:28:50 +0000 (UTC), "Neil"
<Ne**@Haywood55.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

Hello,

I have an animated gif file that I have in an ImageList control (from
Microsoft Common Controls V6). I am trying to get it to display in the
taskbar but it only shows the first frame and doesn't animate. I know it can
be done because the MSN one animates when you sign in. Anyone know why/how?

AFAIK Animated GIFs are something that most Browsers understand
- but not ... say PictureBoxes ...

One should be able to simulate the effect with a number of bitmaps and
a timer.