Transparent Background for Text

[Boop]

i used the newest exe to load the dll when i build it doesn't work

am i suppose to modify the "?"
in hDC dd ? because i didn't and its not working

i.e not making background transparent

rarara.asm:

Code:

; Based on Masm32 Dll Plugin Example for Damnation by Drakken
; Modified for LF2 by Silva
; Contributions by: genevrier

.386
.Model Flat, StdCall
OPTION CASEMAP :NONE

include \masm32\include\windows.inc
include \masm32\include\gdi32.inc
include \masm32\include\masm32.inc
include \masm32\include\user32.inc
include \masm32\include\kernel32.inc
includelib \masm32\lib\masm32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\user32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\kernel32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\gdi32.lib

include rarara.inc
include generic.inc

.code

DllEntryPoint proc hInstDLL:DWORD, reason:DWORD, unused:DWORD


    mov eax,reason
    .if eax == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH                                            ; Called when our dll loaded
        call DLLStartup                                                        ; Memory patches and jmp patches
        
        .elseif reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH
        push NULL
        call PostQuitMessage

    .endif
    ret

DllEntryPoint endp

DLLStartup proc

; Here you can put the patches you want to use when the dll loads
; Also you should put all your jump patches here
    

invoke JmpPatch,00401290h, addr draw_text
    ret

DLLStartup endp

End DllEntryPoint

generic.inc:

Code:

.data
hDC dd ?

.code
draw_text proc

var_4           = dword ptr -4
lpString        = dword ptr  4
arg_4           = dword ptr  8
arg_8           = dword ptr  0Ch
arg_C           = dword ptr  10h

                push    esi
                mov     esi, [esp+4+lpString]
                mov     eax, [esi]
                mov     edx, [eax+44h]
                push    edi
                lea     ecx, [esp+8+lpString]
                push    ecx
                push    esi
                call    edx   ;Magic Call #1
                mov     edi, eax
                test    edi, edi
                jl      short loc_4012FC
                mov     eax, [esp+0Ch+arg_4]
                mov     ecx, [esp+0Ch]
                push    ebx
                push    TRANSPARENT             ; mode
                push    ecx             ; HDC
                mov        hDC, ecx
                call    ds:SetBkMode
                mov     edx, [esp+10h+arg_8]
                mov     eax, [esp+10h]
                push    edx             ; COLORREF
                push    eax             ; HDC
                call    ds:SetTextColor
                mov     ebx, [esp+10h+lpString]
                push    ebx             ; lpString
                call    ds:lstrlenA
                mov     ecx, [esp+24h]
                mov     edx, [esp+10h+arg_C]
                push    eax             ; int
                mov     eax, [esp+14h]
                push    ebx             ; LPCSTR
                push    ecx             ; int
                push    edx             ; int
                push    eax             ; HDC
                call    ds:TextOutA
                mov     edx, [esp+10h]
                mov     ecx, [esi]
                mov     eax, [ecx+68h]

                push    edx
                push    esi
                call    eax    ; Magic Call 2
                mov     eax, edi
                pop     ebx


loc_4012FC:                             ; CODE XREF: sub_401290+17j
                pop     edi
                pop     esi


    ret

draw_text endp

I've also attached the compiled dll, which I tested with the new exe, and it works perfectly. If you still can't get it to work, just give up.