Embed a GUI within a GUI?

[momitty]

I want to embed a GUI within my main gui so that I can switch around by tabs. The reason I can't just build the controls or something is that I'm calling a DLL in on one of the GUI pieces.

Basically I'm putting a web browser inside the gui through the cwebpage dll. When I do that it dominates the entire gui. But I want it to be part of the gui but have other controls on it too.

[quaizywabbit]

create the main gui first.

Then create the one that has the Cwebpage stuff, but use the $WS_Child in the Style, and use the main Gui variable as the optional handle(last param in GuiCreate)

[momitty]

That works! Thanks!!

Do you suppose it's possible to make it work within a tab? So like if I wanted 4 tabs each with a web browser instance running in it?

[quaizywabbit]

That works!  Thanks!!

Do you suppose it's possible to make it work within a tab?  So like if I wanted 4 tabs each with a web browser instance running in it?

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you'll have to create 4 separate web windows..aside from that i don't see why not..

[momitty]

I did, but I couldn't figure out how to make them show up. Actually when you call the first one it causes the other tabs not to show up.

Included an example with two tabs on it:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$dll = DLLOpen("cwebpage.dll")

$main = GUICreate("Web GUI", 600, 600) ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered


$tab=GUICtrlCreateTab (10,10, 500,500)

; BROWSER #1
$tab0=GUICtrlCreateTabitem ("Google")
$tabbrowser0 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, '', $main )
DLLCall($dll,"long","EmbedBrowserObject","hwnd",$tabbrowser0) 
DLLCall($dll,"long","DisplayHTMLPage","hwnd",$tabbrowser0,"str","http://www.google.com")
GUISetState()

; #BROWSER #2
$tab1=GUICtrlCreateTabitem ("Yahoo")
$tabbrowser1 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, '', $main )
DLLCall($dll,"long","EmbedBrowserObject","hwnd",$tabbrowser1) 
DLLCall($dll,"long","DisplayHTMLPage","hwnd",$tabbrowser1,"str","http://www.yahoo.com")
GUISetState()



GUICtrlCreateTabitem (""); end tabitem definition
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $main)


; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
Wend

$ret = DLLCall($dll,"long","UnEmbedBrowserObject","edit",$browser)
DLLClose($dll)

*** You'll need the cwebpage.dll which I found on this forum if you want to test the example

[quaizywabbit]

try this:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$dll = DllOpen("cwebpage.dll")
$main = GUICreate("Web GUI", 600, 600); will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 10, 500, 500)
; BROWSER #1
$tab0 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Google")
$tabbrowser0 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, -1, $main)
DllCall($dll, "long", "EmbedBrowserObject", "hwnd", $tabbrowser0)
DllCall($dll, "long", "DisplayHTMLPage", "hwnd", $tabbrowser0, "str", "http://www.google.com")
GUISetState()
; #BROWSER #2
GUISwitch($main)
$tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Yahoo")
$tabbrowser1 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, -1, $main)
DllCall($dll, "long", "EmbedBrowserObject", "hwnd", $tabbrowser1)
DllCall($dll, "long", "DisplayHTMLPage", "hwnd", $tabbrowser1, "str", "http://www.yahoo.com")
GUISetState()
GUISwitch($main)
GUICtrlCreateTabItem(" "); end tabitem definition
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $main)
; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
      DllClose($dll)
      Exit
   EndIf
WEnd

Edited May 9, 2005 by quaizywabbit

[momitty]

Thanks for the quick replies! Unfortunately that didn't work.

I may just have to simulate tabs with some images and then just hide and show the browser windows based on what graphic is clicked.

try this:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$dll = DllOpen("cwebpage.dll")
$main = GUICreate("Web GUI", 600, 600); will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 10, 500, 500)
; BROWSER #1
$tab0 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Google")
$tabbrowser0 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, -1, $main)
DllCall($dll, "long", "EmbedBrowserObject", "hwnd", $tabbrowser0)
DllCall($dll, "long", "DisplayHTMLPage", "hwnd", $tabbrowser0, "str", "http://www.google.com")
GUISetState()
; #BROWSER #2
GUISwitch($main)
$tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Yahoo")
$tabbrowser1 = GUICreate("edit", 200, 200, 200, 200, $WS_CHILD, -1, $main)
DllCall($dll, "long", "EmbedBrowserObject", "hwnd", $tabbrowser1)
DllCall($dll, "long", "DisplayHTMLPage", "hwnd", $tabbrowser1, "str", "http://www.yahoo.com")
GUISetState()
GUISwitch($main)
GUICtrlCreateTabItem(" "); end tabitem definition
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $main)
; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
      DllClose($dll)
      Exit
   EndIf
WEnd

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[quaizywabbit]

did any of the tabs work? I never tried it with the dll (dont have it...I just commented those lines so i could test that the tabs showed)

you might have to initialize the dll( DllOpen() ) for each window you plan to embed, so that there are multiple instances of the dll loaded.....

Edited May 9, 2005 by quaizywabbit

[momitty]

The tabs show, the browser windows don't.

[quaizywabbit]

see this post:Child windows in Tab Controls by Holger

should be able to add your cwebpage stuff to that example without problems....

[momitty]

Thanks, I'll give that a try...