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Started by lod3n , Jun 14 2007 08:20 AM

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#1 lod3n

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 08:20 AM

I was trying to get UpdateLayeredWindow to work with PaulIA's GDI functions in his Auto3Lib library, but I didn't have the skillset required to see it through to the end. I sent PaulIA the source code I was trying to convert and he not only whipped up a solution in a matter of hours, he went ahead and baked in support for it in Auto3Lib! (Which has since been rolled into AutoIt)

Also, this only works with XP and above, as it uses GDI+. You might be able to get it working if you are running an earlier version if you install the GDI+ Dll from Microsoft, but I'm not familiar with that.

Take a look at the screenshot below. I've written a simple desktop item launcher using a PNG skin based on the one that comes with a program called Launchy. Of course, you could use any PNG you want, so long as it has an alpha channel. That drop shadow is not the result of a gui effect in Vista - this is running in XP, and the drop shadow is defined in the PNG itself, and applied to the GUI. Imagine the possibilities. Goodbye ugly Regions, hello 32 bit Alpha Transparency.

All credit goes to PaulIA, I'm just the messenger. :rolleyes:

Update (5/28/08): I've re-uploaded the demo with GaryFrosts fixes for making this work with AutoIt v3.2.12.0. Thanks Gary!

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#2 Sn0opy

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 09:17 AM

Awesome idea!

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 11:43 AM

OMG this is so cool... :rambo: screw vista :x xp can do the same thing :rolleyes:)
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Posted 14 June 2007 - 11:45 AM

OMG! :rolleyes: :rambo: :x

That is awesome. Defintley going into my next GUI!

Maybe, you should make some sort of sidebar tool like Vista using this.
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Posted 14 June 2007 - 01:22 PM

I'm like a kid with a new toy :rolleyes: this is so cool
I made a good looking clock out of it :rambo: it's more like an example of how cool guis can get with this udf :x


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Posted 14 June 2007 - 02:42 PM

1000 %
nice and inspiring

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 03:43 PM

This is very nice! Should help make great GUI's
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Posted 14 June 2007 - 06:54 PM

Very very nice. Yeah, the same effect used with Launchy.
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Posted 14 June 2007 - 10:28 PM

Finally! Support the .png format!

Thank you, PaulIA and lod3n.

There is truly a god... or two :rolleyes:

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 12:34 AM

Wow!
finally PNG support.
I liked it very much. :rolleyes:
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Posted 15 June 2007 - 04:40 PM

Very nice. :rolleyes:
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Posted 15 June 2007 - 05:00 PM

Extra-Super-Duper-Great script!
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Posted 15 June 2007 - 11:26 PM

Great work!

I was playing around with tranparency levels to get this effect now I can ignore that.
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 01:28 AM

I normally don't play around with graphics, but this was pretty easy.

I just quickly modified the script from the 1st post, and changed the png file to one from the net.
Several versions of the png file, was playing with effects.

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 02:18 AM

This wayyyy too cool. :rolleyes: :rambo:
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 03:12 AM

Sounds nice...

But where can i get the file A3LGDIPlus.au3?
I have installed A3Lib but the file is not there :rolleyes:

Somone can upload this file please?
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 05:53 AM

Sounds nice...

But where can i get the file A3LGDIPlus.au3?
I have installed A3Lib but the file is not there :rolleyes:

Somone can upload this file please?


I'm sorry to hear you're missing the file. I had the same problem and downloaded A3Lib again tonight. The file was included in that installation.

Edited by zfisherdrums, 16 June 2007 - 05:54 AM.

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 06:56 AM

Sounds nice...

But where can i get the file A3LGDIPlus.au3?
I have installed A3Lib but the file is not there :rolleyes:

Somone can upload this file please?


Wow nice gafrost.

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Edited by Mr. Zero, 16 June 2007 - 07:16 PM.

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 07:16 AM

it needs two more :rambo: whatever :rolleyes: as far as I can imagine, nice Alpha Clock
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Posted 16 June 2007 - 01:54 PM

Just in case:

Wow nice gafrost.

Do not, under any circumstances, post parts of Auto3Lib like this! There are changes to several modules in the library that need to be downloaded to make the PNG scripts work! If people would take the time to READ, you'd see that the instructions tell you to download the latest version of Auto3Lib from the download section.
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