Setting up background images for forms in Delphi

Question

How can I make my program load an image and make it the background for a form? I need the exact code for it. I\'ve looked all over the internet and the only things I\'ve fo

Answer 1

What I would do is use the forms OnPaint event, get the canvas (Form1.Canvas), and then use the Draw method (which takes an image) to draw the image you want. Something like the following:

procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
var
mypic: TBitMap;
begin
mypic := TBitMap.Create;
try
mypic.LoadFromFile('cant.bmp');
Form1.Canvas.Draw(0, 0, mypic);
finally
FreeAndNil(mypic);
end;
end;


Note that this could be extremely slow.