[SOLVED] Making a window with no taskbar but normal appearance

[Achilles]

I think I've done this before but I don't seem to be able to do it again. I want a window that has not taskbar item but does have an exit button. I also want the window to look like a normal window (not compressed and with a different x like $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW gives). Anybody know how to do this?

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$style = BitOR($WS_POPUPWINDOW,$WS_CAPTION)

$otherGUI = GUICreate('Testing', 300, 300, -1, -1, $style, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)
GUiSetState()

While 1 
    If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE then Exit 
WEnd

Edited August 7, 2008 by Achilles

[smashly]

Hi, I don't think this is the correct way to do it, but it works for the no taskbar item.

Just set the styles you want on $hGUI2 window.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$hGUI1 = GUICreate('', -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
GUiSetState()
$hGUI2 = GUICreate('Testing', 300, 300, -1, -1, -1, -1, $hGUI1)
GUiSetState()

While 1
    If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE then Exit
WEnd

Edited August 6, 2008 by smashly

[Achilles]

Hi, I don't think this is the correct way to do it, but it works for the no taskbar item.

Just set the styles you want on $hGUI2 window.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$hGUI1 = GUICreate('', -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
GUiSetState()
$hGUI2 = GUICreate('Testing', 300, 300, -1, -1, -1, -1, $hGUI1)
GUiSetState()

While 1
    If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE then Exit
WEnd

So all I had to do was make it a child window.. I didn't think of that. This actually works great because the I do have a parent window... Thanks smashly.

[ResNullius]

So all I had to do was make it a child window.. I didn't think of that. This actually works great because the I do have a parent window... Thanks smashly.

martin does it a similar way, except he just doesn't set the state of the parent to show at all:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry506311

[Achilles]

martin does it a similar way, except he just doesn't set the state of the parent to show at all:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry506311

I would do that but I have a parent GUI so I'll just use it instead of creating an extra hidden GUI. I'll remember that for future use though...

[AdmiralAlkex]

You could just make it a child of the desktop, then you would only need one GUI

[Renderer]

On 06.08.2008 at 7:44 PM, AdmiralAlkex said:

You could just make it a child of the desktop, then you would only need one GUI

How could i make a child of the desktop?

[InunoTaishou]

4 hours ago, Renderer said:

How could i make a child of the desktop?

Desktop is a bit more difficult, because you have to account for windows xp, 7, or 8/8.1/10.

Check out this topic and post #7 shows how to use the autoit automatically created window as the parent