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GCCLinux.com: Macro Dev Doc: Add Small Effects to the Taskbar

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 19, 2004

[ Thanks to Ricardo
Wagemaker
for this link. ]

“Today, I will learn you how to create a small 3D effect on the
taskbar…

“The event we will customise is the quit ‘event’: when clicking
on the Quit icon, the code System.exit(0); is executed, we will add
a bit of code in order to add a translation and a rotation, just
for fun…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

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