ANIMATE WINDOW Command
Animates a Window when it is displayed (shown) on screen
Description:
This command enables a number of different types of animation to be used when a Window is displayed on screen after it is activated using the ACTIVATE WINDOW command or when it is displayed using the SHOW method
Syntax:
ANIMATE WINDOW <cFormName1> [ INTERVAL <nMilliSeconds> ] MODE <nFlags>
Valid For Use With:
This command can be used for all definable Window types
Notes:
This command is only available after the Window has been defined
The optional INTERVAL expression enables control over how quickly or slowly the animation sequence runs. This speed is expressed in milliseconds
Nine (9) different styles of animation are available. The MODE expression is used to specify which one should be used and these are contained in the i_window.ch file;
The animation is only displayed once. Firstly, the Window should be hidden, then the ANIMATE WINDOW command is called after which the animation displays when the Window is shown again
More advanced information is available in the Windows API reference for the AnimateWindow() function
This documentation suggests that animation is used to display "special effects when showing or hiding windows". However, it appears that HMG may be limited to displaying such effects when showing Windows only
This documentation also suggests that animation can comprise of "one or more of the" types of animation simultaneously. However, it appears that HMG may be limited to only displaying one type of effect at a time
No seperate help documentation was published with the original or subsequent releases of HMG