COMPONENT: asBubble
RELEASE DATE: 01/05/1998


BRIEF USAGE DESCRIPTION:
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The BubbleForm control allow the user to create thought-bubble shaped
forms often seen using the Office Assistant.  Use it for custom message
boxes, help, or simple to display information.  It's use is very simple
and it uses almost no resources, making it fast...


NON-STANDARD PROPERTIES:
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<-ArrowHeight->
The height, in pixels, of the arrow.

<-ArrowOffset->
The distance, in pixels, of the arrow from it's
associated edge.

<-ArrowWidth->
The width, in pixels, of the arrow.

<-BackPicture->
The image to be tiled within the bubble area.

<-BorderColor->
The color of the border around the bubble.

<-Radius->
The radius, in pixels, of the corners of the bubble.

<-Style->
Specifies which of the eight possible locations the arrow
will be displayed at.  There are two locations per edge.


NON-STANDARD METHODS:
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<-CreateRegion->
Tells the asBubbleForm control to clip out the bubble-shaped
region of the form.


NON-STANDARD EVENTS:
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NONE


STANDARD PROPERTIES:
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BackColor
Container
DragIcon
DragMode
Height
HelpContextID
Index
Left
Name
Object
Parent
TabIndex
TabStop
Tag
ToolTipText
Top
Visible
WhatsThisHelpID
Width


STANDARD METHODS:
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Drag
Move
SetFocus
ShowWhatsThis
ZOrder


STANDARD EVENTS:
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DragDrop
DragOver
GotFocus
LostFocus


TECHNICAL USAGE NOTES:
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Make sure the form has it's BorderStyle set to None.
Also, the best place to invoke the CreateRegion method is
in the Form_Load or Form_Activate event.  Thus the form will display as
a bubble.  The control is a container, so place all
controls you want on the form in the asBubbleForm control
during design time.
