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 FADE TO BLACK - Fade.Mak
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This sample project demonstrates how to paint a blue-to-black
gradient on the background of any form.  It was designed to
replicate (as near as possible) the Setup forms used by Microsoft
and many other software publishers.

This code builds upon that contained in the file FADE.ZIP from
Brian Stine (CIS 73617,323).  I added the capability to do horizontal
and diagonal gradients, and optimized the code for the color depth
of the display adapter being used.

To add this to your own project, just add the file FADE.BAS to your 
project and put the following call in your Form_Resize event:

	Call FadeForm (Me, <gradient type>)

	a <gradient type> of 0 will create a diagonal gradient
        "    "  "    "     " 1  "      "     vertical   "  "	
        "    "  "    "     " 2  "      "     horizontal "  "	
        any other value will set the background color to Medium Blue


Michael E. Reed   CIS:71730,573