Animation Control Class

• Brief Introduction to Animation Control

• mAnimate

  • Style of mAnimate

  • Property of mAnimate

  • Event of mAnimate

  • Renderer of mAnimate

  • Method of mAnimate

  • Programming Example of mAnimate

Brief Introduction to Animation Control

Animation control provides rich visual experience to the users through drawing and displaying image group and GIF dynamic images. Animation control in mGNCS is derived from animation control of MiniGUI 3.0, and based on it, support to image group play and GIF image play control is added. At the same time, users can control the play speed through setting image play interval.

Animate class hierarchical relationship:

• mStatic

  • mAnimate

Control creating method

• Automatic creation: through interface designer in miniStudio, drag corresponding animation control, select GIF image or image directory that need to load in the property column, and miniStudio will automatically create control and provides visual control configuration, at the same time, creation codes are generated automatically.

• Manual generation: according to mGNCS control creating process, through programming, corresponding control window class ID is imported, and control is generated. Manual programming sets control property and event handling.

mAnimate

• Control window class: NCSCTRL_ANIMATE

• Control English name: Animate

• Brief introduction: Animation control. Display drawn dynamic images through loading different image processing objects on the control.

• Schematic diagram:

Style of mAnimate

It is inherited from the style of mStatic

Style name	miniStudio property name	Explanation
NCSS_ANMT_AUTOLOOP	Loop	Set animation play as automatic circle or not. When setting as True, the images are played in circle. When setting as False, it will stop after the images are all played.
NCSS_ANMT_SCALE	Scale->ImageScaled	Set the image play area as control region area, and the images can be played enlarged or reduced
NCSS_ANMT_AUTOFIT	Scale->AutoFit	Set the control region automatic matched as image area
NCSS_ANMT_AUTOPLAY	Autoplay	Set images as automatic play or not. When it is True, the images are played automatically. When it is False, it is necessary for the users to send order to control the play

Property of mAnimate

It is inherited from the property of mStatic

Property	miniStudio property name	Type	Authority	Explanation
NCSP_ANMT_GIFFILE	GIFFile	String	RW	Name of the GIF image file loaded by the animation control
NCSP_ANMT_DIR	Dir	String	RW	Name if the directory loaded by the animation control. The control loads all the images in the directory. Image play is according to the first letter ascii code sequence of the images supported
NCSP_ANMT_INTERVAL	Interval	int	RW	Time interval between the frames when the images are played

Event of mAnimate

It is inherited from the event of mStatic

Renderer of mAnimate

For the drawing of non client area, please refer to the renderer of mStatic

Method of mAnimate

ncsAnimateStart

BOOL ncsAnimateStart(mAnimate* self);

• Parameter:

  • self -- animation control pointer that needs operation

• Explanation: Start to play the animation control that self corresponds to. If the animation control is being played, then return to the animation starting point to begin playing.

• Example:

// Play anim animation
    mAnimate *anim = (mAnimate *)ncsGetChildObj(hwnd, IDC_ANI);
    ncsAnimateStart(anim);

ncsAnimatePauseResume

BOOL ncsAnimatePauseResume(mAnimate* self);

• Parameter:

  • self -- animation control pointer that needs operation

• Explanation: If the current animation is paused, this method will continue to play the animation. If the animation is in play, this method will pause to the animation.

• Example:

// Pause anim animation
    mAnimate *anim = (mAnimate *)ncsGetChildObj(hwnd, IDC_ANI);
    ncsAnimateStart(anim);
    ncsAnimatePauseResume(anim);

ncsAnimateStop

BOOL ncsAnimateStop(mAnimate* self);

• Parameter:

  • self -- animation control pointer that needs operation

• Explanation: Stop the animation, and reset the animation back to the first frame.

• Example:

// Stop anim animation
    mAnimate *anim = (mAnimate *)ncsGetChildObj(hwnd, IDC_ANI);
    ncsAnimateStop(anim);

Programming Example of mAnimate

List 1 animation.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <minigui/common.h>
#include <minigui/minigui.h>
#include <minigui/gdi.h>
#include <minigui/window.h>
#include <minigui/control.h>
#include "../include/mgncs.h"
#include "../include/mrdr.h"
#define IDC_ANI 100
#define IDC_BTN1 101
#define IDC_BTN2 102
#define IDC_BTN3 103
#define IDC_ANIM 104

static BOOL mymain_onCreate(mWidget* self, DWORD add_data)
{
    //TODO : initialize
    return TRUE;
}

static void mymain_onClose(mWidget* self, int message)
{
    DestroyMainWindow(self->hwnd);
    PostQuitMessage(0);
}

//START_OF_PIC
static NCS_PROP_ENTRY animate_props [] = {
    { NCSP_ANMT_GIFFILE, (DWORD)"tuzi1.gif" },
    { NCSP_ANMT_INTERVAL, 6 },
    {0, 0}
};

static NCS_PROP_ENTRY animate_props_ex [] = {
    { NCSP_ANMT_DIR, (DWORD)"." },
    { NCSP_ANMT_INTERVAL, 100 },
    {0, 0}
};
//END_OF_PIC

NCS_RDR_ELEMENT btn_rdr_elements[] =
{
    { NCS_MODE_USEFLAT, 1},
    { -1, 0 }
};

static NCS_RDR_INFO btn_rdr_info[] =
{
    {"flat","flat", NULL}
};

NCS_RDR_ELEMENT animate_rdr_elements[] =
{
    { NCS_MODE_USEFLAT, 1},
    { -1, 0 }
};

static NCS_RDR_INFO animate_rdr_info[] =
{
    {"flat", "flat", NULL}
};

//START_OF_KEY_EVENT
static void btn_notify(mWidget *button, int id, int nc, DWORD add_data)
{
    mAnimate *anim = (mAnimate *)ncsGetChildObj(GetParent(button->hwnd), IDC_ANI);

    switch (id)
    {
        case IDC_BTN1 :
            ncsAnimateStart(anim);
            break;
        case IDC_BTN2 :
            ncsAnimatePauseResume(anim);
            break;
        case IDC_BTN3 :
            ncsAnimateStop(anim);
            break;
    }

}

static NCS_EVENT_HANDLER btn_handlers [] = {
    NCS_MAP_NOTIFY(NCSN_BUTTON_PUSHED, btn_notify),
    {0, NULL}
};
//END_OF_KEY_EVENT

//START_OF_TMPL
static NCS_WND_TEMPLATE _ctrl_templ[] = {
    {
        NCSCTRL_ANIMATE,
        IDC_ANI,
        50, 50, 300, 300,
        WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE |NCSS_ANMT_AUTOFIT | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOLOOP | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOPLAY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "test",
        animate_props, //props,
        animate_rdr_info,
        NULL, //handlers,
        NULL, //controls
        0,
        0 //add data
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_ANIMATE,
        IDC_ANIM,
        0, 230, 300, 300,
        WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOLOOP | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOFIT | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOPLAY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "test2",
        animate_props_ex, //props,
        animate_rdr_info,
        NULL, //handlers,
        NULL, //controls
        0,
        0 //add data
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN1,
        450, 100, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Start",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN2,
        450, 200, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Pause",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN3,
        450, 300, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Stop",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
};
//END_OF_TMPL

static NCS_EVENT_HANDLER mymain_handlers[] = {
    {MSG_CREATE, mymain_onCreate},
    {MSG_CLOSE, mymain_onClose},
    {0, NULL}
};

//define the main window template
static NCS_MNWND_TEMPLATE mymain_templ = {
    NCSCTRL_DIALOGBOX,
    1,
    0, 0, 600, 600,
    WS_CAPTION | WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE,
    WS_EX_NONE,
    "animate Test ....",
    NULL,
    NULL,
    mymain_handlers,
    _ctrl_templ,
    sizeof(_ctrl_templ)/sizeof(NCS_WND_TEMPLATE),
    0,
    0, 0,
};

int MiniGUIMain(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
    ncsInitialize();
    mDialogBox* mydlg = (mDialogBox *)ncsCreateMainWindowIndirect(&mymain_templ, HWND_DESKTOP);

    _c(mydlg)->doModal(mydlg, TRUE);


    MainWindowThreadCleanup(mydlg->hwnd);
    return 0;
}

#ifdef _MGRM_THREADS
#include <minigui/dti.c>
#endif

• Set loading image

static NCS_PROP_ENTRY animate_props [] = {
    { NCSP_ANMT_GIFFILE, (DWORD)"tuzi1.gif" },
    { NCSP_ANMT_INTERVAL, 6 },
    {0, 0}
};

static NCS_PROP_ENTRY animate_props_ex [] = {
    { NCSP_ANMT_DIR, (DWORD)"." },
    { NCSP_ANMT_INTERVAL, 100 },
    {0, 0}
};

• Set key information

static void btn_notify(mWidget *button, int id, int nc, DWORD add_data)
{
    mAnimate *anim = (mAnimate *)ncsGetChildObj(GetParent(button->hwnd), IDC_ANI);

    switch (id)
    {
        case IDC_BTN1 :
            ncsAnimateStart(anim);
            break;
        case IDC_BTN2 :
            ncsAnimatePauseResume(anim);
            break;
        case IDC_BTN3 :
            ncsAnimateStop(anim);
            break;
    }
}

static NCS_EVENT_HANDLER btn_handlers [] = {
    NCS_MAP_NOTIFY(NCSN_BUTTON_PUSHED, btn_notify),
    {0, NULL}
};

• Set display interface template

static NCS_WND_TEMPLATE _ctrl_templ[] = {
    {
        NCSCTRL_ANIMATE,
        IDC_ANI,
        50, 50, 300, 300,
        WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE |NCSS_ANMT_AUTOFIT | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOLOOP | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOPLAY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "test",
        animate_props, //props,
        animate_rdr_info,
        NULL, //handlers,
        NULL, //controls
        0,
        0 //add data
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_ANIMATE,
        IDC_ANIM,
        0, 230, 300, 300,
        WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOLOOP | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOFIT | NCSS_ANMT_AUTOPLAY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "test2",
        animate_props_ex, //props,
        animate_rdr_info,
        NULL, //handlers,
        NULL, //controls
        0,
        0 //add data
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN1,
        450, 100, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Start",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN2,
        450, 200, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Pause",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
    {
        NCSCTRL_BUTTON,
        IDC_BTN3,
        450, 300, 70, 30,
        WS_VISIBLE | NCSS_NOTIFY,
        WS_EX_NONE,
        "Stop",
        NULL,
        btn_rdr_info,
        btn_handlers,
        NULL,
        0,
        0
    },
};

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