I had this GIF animation script, but it was kind of slow when multiple GIFs were displayed. And then Bilgus posted a framework of how to use GDI+ Cached Bitmaps. I transformed my script and was very happy of the result. Hope you like it too. I enclosed the GIF, the UDF and the example into the zip file. ps. Hope KaFu won't mind as I used his avatar in the example Version 2025-02-16 * Solved an occasional crash after control deletion. Version 2023-08-15 * Added support for SetOnEvent GUI, while deletion of controls happens frequently * Optimized some minor code parts * Solved a possible stack overflow issue Version 2022-12-06 * Added support to transparent GIF over window background. The type of GIF that necessitate erasure between frames. Version 2022-04-07 * Added double buffering for all GIF * Added ability to erase each frame before repainting, thru a new optional parameter. This is required when the frames do not cover the whole area, leaving a trace of the previous frame. * Added support for the usage of the Default keyword for optional parameters Version 2020-12-20 * Changed frame delays from 0 to a minimum delay to prevent CPU overload Version 2020-12-02 * Reuse empty slots left by the deletion of GIF controls * Corrected bugs Version 2020-12-01 * Added support to delete a GIF control Version 2020-11-29 * Corrected bug on unregister adlib function (thanks to PixelSearch) Included in the zip file 2 examples. One with multiple GIF. Second with transparent GIF over a window background. Cached GIF Animation.zip

GIF Animation (cached)

By Nine
May 8, 2020 in AutoIt Example Scripts

Go to solution Solved by Nine, February 6, 2024

Posted Sunday at 08:12 PM

Solve possible crash after deletion. New version available

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