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I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make a menu without any tab stops for the buttons. I made a shell menu for BIOS flashing in WinPE and in it I don't want *any* buttons to be tab stopped. If I try to use GUICtrlSetStyle to remove the tab stops from all the buttons, the first button declared in the menu ends up the default (so the user could press the spacebar and the button is activated). Melba23 posted some code like below a long time ago in this post but it seems to do the same thing as GUICtrlSetStyle does. Any tips/help is appreciated. _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle(-1), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle(-1), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) #include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <Constants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <Misc.au3> #include <StaticConstants.au3> #include <WinAPI.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Opt("GUICloseOnESC", 0) ; prevent user from pressing escape key and accidentally cancelling the GUI HotKeySet("+!{ESC}", "_doCMD") ; shift-alt-escape for a command dialogue during GUI (lab/service use) #include <Array.au3> #include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <Constants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <Misc.au3> #include <StaticConstants.au3> #include <WinAPI.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> GLobal $s_Cmd1, $s_Cmd2, $s_Cmd3, $s_Cmd4, $s_Cmd5 $s_Debug = 0 $s_dbgArray = 0 Opt("GUICloseOnESC", 0) ; prevent user from pressing escape key and accidentally cancelling the GUI HotKeySet("+!{ESC}", "_doCMD") ; shift-alt-escape for a command dialogue during GUI (lab/service use) $MainMenu = GUICreate("Main BIOS Menu", 600, 400, -1, -1, 0, $WS_EX_TOPMOST) $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("1", 48, 64, 75, 25) $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("One", 136, 68, 186, 20) $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("2", 48, 110, 75, 25) $Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Two", 136, 113, 389, 20) $Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("3", 48, 172, 75, 25) $Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Three", 136, 176, 186, 20) $Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("4", 48, 218, 75, 25) $Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Four", 136, 221, 389, 20) $Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("5", 48, 272, 75, 25) $Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Five", 136, 274, 280, 20) $Button6 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 475, 340, 75, 25) $Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Click to cancel the operations", 300, 345, 175, 20) $Label0 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Please choose one of the following 5 options:", 171, 16, 271, 20) $Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Which system do you want to set up? [Press or click 1, 2, 3, 4 or use 5 to flash]", 78, 312, 456, 20) $Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("IVS", 36, 44, 513, 101) GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1) $Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("IAS", 36, 152, 513, 101) GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button1), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button1), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button2), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button2), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button3), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button3), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button4), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button4), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button5), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button5), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button6), $GWL_STYLE, BitAND(_WinAPI_GetWindowLong(GUICtrlGetHandle($Button6), $GWL_STYLE), BitNOT($WS_TABSTOP))) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button1, 0) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button2, 0) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button3, 0) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button4, 0) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button5, 0) ;~ GUICtrlSetStyle($Button6, 0) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $MainMenu) While 1 $nMsg = GUIGetMsg() Select Case $nMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $nMsg = $Button6 GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $MainMenu) MsgBox(4096, "Cancel", "Operation cancelled. Please remove the media and click OK to reboot.") Exit Case $nMsg = $Button1 Or _IsPressed("31") Or _IsPressed("61") ; is the button, keyboard number, or keypad number pressed? _doRun(@ScriptDir & "\" & $s_Cmd1) Case $nMsg = $Button2 Or _IsPressed("32") Or _IsPressed("62") _doRun(@ScriptDir & "\" & $s_Cmd2) Case $nMsg = $Button3 Or _IsPressed("33") Or _IsPressed("63") _doRun(@ScriptDir & "\" & $s_Cmd3) Case $nMsg = $Button4 Or _IsPressed("34") Or _IsPressed("64") _doRun(@ScriptDir & "\" & $s_Cmd4) Case $nMsg = $Button5 Or _IsPressed("35") Or _IsPressed("65") _doRun(@ScriptDir & "\" & $s_Cmd5) EndSelect WEnd ;~ ;============================================================================= ;~ ;==================================Functions================================== ;~ ;============================================================================= ;~ ;============================================================================= ;~ ; Run function for batch or executable files, hides main menu when running ;~ ;============================================================================= Func _doRun($RunFile) GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $MainMenu) RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $RunFile) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $MainMenu) EndFunc ;==>_doRun ; -------------------------------------------------- ; Run a command prompt for lab/field troubleshooting ; -------------------------------------------------- Func _doCMD() HotKeySet("+!{ESC}") ; deactivate hotkey to prvent spawning multiple cmd boxes with it GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $MainMenu) ; hide the GUI RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "cmd.exe", "", @SW_SHOW) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $MainMenu) ; bring the GUI back up HotKeySet("+!{ESC}", "_doCMD") ; reset the hotkey shift-alt-escape for a command dialogue (emergency use) EndFunc ;==>_doCMD

I wonder if there is a way to set tab stops for a label control similarly as used by the Gary Frost's UDF _GUICtrlEdit_SetTabs($hWnd, $aTabStops) for edit controls ? This would allow me to e.g. vertically aligned text along self-defined tab stops using @TAB. I get similar effects using the edit control and making it look like a label (see example) ... or any other ideas? Cheers Mungo #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <GuiEdit.au3> Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1) Example() Func Example() Local $f_size = 10 Local $tab_stops_a[4] = [5, 20, 200] ; Define stab stops Local $h_win = GUICreate ( "TEST GUI ... Set TAB stops", 500, 350) GUISetBkColor(0xffffff, $h_win) GUISetFont(10, 400, 0, "Arial", $h_win, 2) GUICtrlCreateLabel("Test: Set TAB stops ...", 10, 10) GUICtrlCreateLabel("Using LABEL ctrl with default tab stops ...", 10, 40, 380, 20) GUICtrlCreateLabel(@TAB &"-" &@TAB & "Col 1 - Some longer column text" &@TAB & "[Col 2 - Units]", 10, 60, 450, 20) GUICtrlCreateLabel(@TAB &"-" &@TAB & "Col 1 - Short text" &@TAB & "[Col 2 - Units]", 10, 80, 450, 20) GUICtrlCreateLabel("Using EDIT ctrl and setting tab stops where I want them to be ...", 10, 120, 380, 20) GUICtrlCreateEdit(@TAB &"-" &@TAB & "Col 1 - Some longer column text" &@TAB & "[Col 2 - Units]", 10, 140, 450, 20, BitOR($ES_AUTOHSCROLL, $ES_READONLY), 0) GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xffffff) _GUICtrlEdit_SetTabStops(-1, $tab_stops_a) GUICtrlCreateEdit(@TAB &"-" &@TAB & "Col 1 - Short text" &@TAB & "[Col 2 - Units]", 10, 160, 450, 20, BitOR($ES_AUTOHSCROLL, $ES_READONLY), 0) GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xffffff) _GUICtrlEdit_SetTabStops(-1, $tab_stops_a) Local $button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close", 210, 310, 80, 20) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) While 1 Local $msg_pop = GUIGetMsg() Select Case $msg_pop = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $msg_pop = $button ExitLoop EndSelect WEnd GUIDelete() EndFunc