Animated Button Effect at Run-time or Animated Image?

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Heya guys just a quickie,

Out of curiosity I want to try add some kind of shine/shimmer effect to a button. When the user mouse overs a button, a diagonally positioned shine effect will move from left to right. Giving the impression of a light source passing by the button I think is the best way to explain it. Would this be better coded at run-time or using an animated image imported to the project? I'm talking in terms of performance here.

Thanks.

Posted 18-May-10 12:01pm

Walby

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Henry Minute · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-18T12:50:00

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My immediate thought is that there would be little difference in performance terms.

Anything affecting graphics performance (CPU, GPU etc.) would affect both methodologies equally.

Those with more experience/knowledge might be able to be more definitive.

Here is an article that you might find useful. Enhanced GlassButton using GDI+[^]

Posted 18-May-10 12:50pm

Henry Minute

Updated 18-May-10 13:02pm

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Walby 29-May-12 11:35am

Sorry for the extremely late accept, I was reviewing all my questions and noticed I hadn't accepted a solution for this question.

Henry Minute 29-May-12 14:26pm

Thank you for taking the time. Much appreciated.