No cursor in edit?

[Radu Capan]

Hi!

1. I have an edit control, in which I only show some texts. I make it READONLY, which is great, but I would like to remove the blinking cursor from there, from the edit control. Is it possible? Maybe even to be impossible to mark the text.

Specification: do not recomment me a label control, since I need to put text in a specific area, using scroll if the text is too long. So I really need the edit control, but with no cursor.

2. Also, is possible to have only a control with transparency? I think it's a stupid question . Is possible the background of the edit not to be a colour, but to see the pict background I use for all main window?

(Since no answer yet, I add a 3rd question; last question?) 3. The final compiled program (with SciTe) makes an icon in systray, with "Script Paused" and "Exit". Can I disable this somehow? In the final product, final executable program, I don't need that. What directive should I use?

Thanks in advance!

rkn

Edited May 6, 2005 by Radu Capan

[steveR]

1. Its possible with the HideCaret() API call but I haven't much luck getting it to work correctly. Maybe ask the Larry, he's API pro.

2. Iv'e seen it done with VB but don't know if it's possible with Autoit. It would involve more API calls.

3. put this at the top of your program:

#NoTrayIcon

[Ejoc]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("test",200,200)
$hEdit  = GUICtrlCreateEdit("",0,0,200,200)
GUISetState()
DllCall("user32.dll","int","HideCaret","int",0)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    if $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
WEnd

[steveR]

Yes that will work but only if that's the only edit control on the window. Otherwise it keeps coming back

[Ejoc]

ok How about this?

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("test",200,220)
$hEdit  = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Text",0,0,200,200,$ES_READONLY)
GUICtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_DISABLE)
$hInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("",0,201,200,19)
ControlFocus($hGUI,"",$hInput)
GUISetState()
GUICtrlSetData($hEdit,"This is new data")

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    if $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
WEnd

[steveR]

Yeah but now it's disabled and the text can't be right-clicked/copied.

I would want it read only but no caret and text selectable/copyable

I thought of how to do it but it's rather clunky. I just would like to do it with just API calls if possible.

[Ejoc]

1. I have an edit control, in which I only show some texts. I make it READONLY, which is great, but I would like to remove the blinking cursor from there, from the edit control. Is it possible? Maybe even to be impossible to mark the text.

[GaryFrost]

you can use this on as many controls as you need to.

just remember for each call to HideCaret there has to be a call to ShowCaret

Hiding is cumulative. If your application calls HideCaret five times in a row, it must also call ShowCaret five times before the caret is displayed.

DllCall("user32.dll","long","HideCaret","hwnd",$controlID)

DllCall("user32.dll","long","ShowCaret","hwnd",$controlID)

Edited May 7, 2005 by gafrost

[Radu Capan]

I thank to all of you! The GUI_DISABLE solution made the edit grey, but the HideCaret solution did work! And also thanks for helping me to remove the tray icon.

T H A N K S. Great forum. Great help. Great people.

rkn

[steveR]

Yay I got it to work! I forgot about GuiGetCursorInfo()

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("test",200,200)
$hEdit    = GUICtrlCreateEdit("",0,0,100,100)
GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 5, 120, 100, 40)
GUICtrlCreateButton("button", 150, 140)
GUISetState()

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    $info = GUIGetCursorInfo()
    if ($info[4] = $hEdit) and $info[2] then DllCall("user32.dll","int","HideCaret","int",0)

    if $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
WEnd

Edited May 11, 2005 by steveR

[hausl78]

Hello,

i tried the snipplet from user GaryFrost, but didnt get to work it like i thougt. So i had to use the version from user Ejoc change it a little, and just want to ask if this is a "good" way, because i hat to put the API call into the "Listener", the "endless loop"

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("test",400,200, -1, 200, $WS_SIZEBOX +  $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX + $WS_MINIMIZEBOX)

$hEdit  = GUICtrlCreateEdit("",20,20,200,100, $WS_HSCROLL + $WS_VSCROLL + $ES_READONLY)

$hButton  = GUICtrlCreateButton("Click me!", 250, 50, 70, 30)

GUISetState()

While 1
    
    ;$info = GUIGetCursorInfo()
    ;if ($info[4] = $hEdit) and $info[2] then DllCall("user32.dll","int","HideCaret","int",0)
    DllCall("user32.dll","int","HideCaret","int",0)

    $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    if $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        Exit
    EndIf

    if $msg = $hButton Then
        GUICtrlSetData($hEdit, "Thank you!" & @CRLF & @CRLF)
    EndIf
WEnd

Thanks a lot!

Juergen

Edited April 20, 2014 by hausl78

[Melba23]

hausl78,

You do realise that the post above yours dates from nearly 9 years ago? Ejoc has not been online for 6 years and GaryFrost is not a frequent visitor.

In future please do not resurrect threads from this far back - the language has changed so much that it is likely that the functionality has already been incorporated and the previously posted code will almost certainly not run in the current version of AutoIt without modification. Just open a new thread and ask your question there.

M23