graphic-effects

I'm developing a simple web quiz and using javascript, I would like to create an effect that displays a small image (1UP) that wanders around the "game deck" when users reach a specific level or score; user could gain an extra life simply clicking on it in time. Do you know any Jquery plugin or javascript snippet to achieve an effect like this? It's actually surprisingly easy to do this: Create the element: img = document.createElement('img'); Set its source: img.src = "myimage.png"; Position it absolutely and such: img.style.position = "absolute"; img.style.left = "50px"; img.style.top =

We use Windows Forms and custom user controls, and I would like to be able to rotate the panel hosting the userControl in a particular form. I have seen similar functionnalities with WPF , but I can't use it for the moment. Is it possible to achieve the rotation of a panel and its children using possibly built-in .NET methods or GDI+ ? I have seen some pretty cool visual effect with menus that are displayed in game development, so I was wondering if it would be possible to create similar effects using Windows Forms. Brian Ensink Rotating a panel and its children in Windows Forms is not

In my IPhone application, I want the text in UILabel to glow for a second, then fade for a sec;. Also i want to repeat this cycle for say 3 or 4 times. Is this possible? As of 3.2 you there is direct support for shadows in the SDK. label.layer.shadowColor = [label.textColor CGColor]; label.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0.0, 0.0); Play with the parameters: label.layer.shadowRadius = 3.0; label.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.5; And to avoid shadow being clipped by the label bouds: label.layer.masksToBounds = NO; Don't forget to #include <Quartzcore/Quartzcore.h> and link against the QuartzCore or