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Hello programmers (of the AutoIt variety):idea:

Alright, my challenge is this: I created a GUI and have set a picture on it with

$picture = GUICtrlCreatePic("PKOscreenshot2.jpg", 350, 50, 300, 225)

Afterwards I want to create a graphic ONTOP of this picture--like drawing a rectangle; when I've tried this however, it was a no go (the picture is always on top). I'm sure there is a very simple solution to adjust the layer of the pic, but I have been looking and can't seem t find it.

Secondly, I am having a hard time getting the functionality of a input box that I desire. I have created an input box and a listbox underneath it. I want that when the user is typing in the input box, the listbox will immediately select the closest match to the string in the input box. Kind of like how the Index search of AutoIt Help works.

Any genius programmers out there willing to lend a hand?

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Hello programmers (of the AutoIt variety):)

Alright, my challenge is this: I created a GUI and have set a picture on it with

$picture = GUICtrlCreatePic("PKOscreenshot2.jpg", 350, 50, 300, 225)

Afterwards I want to create a graphic ONTOP of this picture--like drawing a rectangle; when I've tried this however, it was a no go (the picture is always on top). I'm sure there is a very simple solution to adjust the layer of the pic, but I have been looking and can't seem t find it.

See help file under GUICtrlCreatePic():

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If a picture is set as a background picture, as the other controls will overlap, it's important to disable the pic control and create it after the others controls: GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_DISABLE).

Secondly, I am having a hard time getting the functionality of a input box that I desire. I have created an input box and a listbox underneath it. I want that when the user is typing in the input box, the listbox will immediately select the closest match to the string in the input box. Kind of like how the Index search of AutoIt Help works.

Read the contents of input in a loop, continuously doing ControlCommand() on the listbox with "FindString" and "SelectString". If you populated the listbox from and array, it might be quicker to _ArraySearch() and then select the matching item in the listbox.

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Thanks for your reply, I think I will try to set the picture as a background picture so that the other controls overlap if that's the case.

Also, about the input control "GUIctrlcreateinput()"... I'd like to incorporate the

GUIRegisterMSG() like is written in the example _Guictrlslider_Create() that comes with autoit

The function from that example is like this

#include <GuiSlider.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

    $hGUI = GUICreate("(UDF Created) Slider Create", 400, 296)
    $hSlider = _GUICtrlSlider_Create($hGUI, 2, 2, 396, 20, BitOR($TBS_TOOLTIPS, $TBS_AUTOTICKS))

    GUISetState()

    GUIRegisterMsg($WM_NOTIFY, "WM_NOTIFY")

    ; Loop until user exits
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    GUIDelete()

Func WM_NOTIFY($hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam, $ilParam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam
    Local $hWndFrom, $iIDFrom, $iCode, $tNMHDR, $hWndSlider
    $hWndSlider = $hSlider
    If Not IsHWnd($hSlider) Then $hWndSlider = GUICtrlGetHandle($hSlider)

    $tNMHDR = DllStructCreate($tagNMHDR, $ilParam)
    $hWndFrom = HWnd(DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "hWndFrom"))
    $iIDFrom = DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "IDFrom")
    $iCode = DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "Code")
    Switch $hWndFrom
        Case $hWndSlider
            Switch $iCode
                Case $NM_RELEASEDCAPTURE ; The control is releasing mouse capture
;~                  MsgBox(0,"","")
                    _DebugPrint("$NM_RELEASEDCAPTURE" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & $hWndFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & $iIDFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & $iCode)
                    ; No return value
            EndSwitch
    EndSwitch
    Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG
EndFunc   ;==>WM_NOTIFY

Mind you, that is not the whole program, just the important parts. I was looking through the Windowsconstants and found a few constants that might be useful for this matter, but I don't have the slightest clue to go about using them to create a function like this. I understand the concept of using the DLLCreateStruct() and retrieving data from it, (only from studying this particular example), but I am not sure if every Windowsconstant (such as $WM_NOTIFY or other ones like $WM_INPUT, $WM_KEYDWN) require a function unique to their design. Is there a good reference available to utilize this GUIregisterMSG() function with the window constants? I understood it to be that you can create an event from any specific occurance with regards to the windowsconstants. Thanks ahead of time for help in this matter;

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Since the first question was pretty basic, I wasn't going to go into an advanced method for the second. But, since you asked, register WM_COMMAND and watch for EN_CHANGE messages from the input control as your trigger to update the selection in the listbox. If you search the forum for WM_COMMAND and EN_CHANGE, you'll find working examples.

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Great, that's what I will do for the GUIregisterMSG()....

Umm... I fell aweful about asking this, but I've been looking and I can't figure out how to set a picture as a background picture. I've looked at the helpfile and in the example it only has GUICrtlcreatepic() being used. Would you please clarify for me how to do this. I'm trying to make a GUI where the user can draw on top of a Template image. The drawing is very simple so I can accomplis this with GUIctrlcreategraphic(), (no need to use te GDI functions). I know this is a really simple question, but it's got me confused enough to come back for an answer. The answer you gave me before, told me how to get the picture on top, but I'd like it behind(to be drawn on), maybe there are some settings/styles, I have overlooked???

Thanks again for brilliant answers,

Chris

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There is no setting it as background. Just put it at 0/0, the same size as the GUI, and disable it. Then create the other controls on top. That makes it effectively the background:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("My GUI picture", 300, 300)
$idPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\merlin.gif", 0, 0, 300, 300)
GUICtrlSetState($idPic, $GUI_DISABLE)
$idInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 50, 200, 200, 20)
$idButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test", 100, 250, 100, 30)
GUISetState()

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $idButton
            MsgBox(64, "Test", "Input = " & GUICtrlRead($idInput), 3)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

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Edited by PsaltyDS
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Hey, I found a solution that worked for what I needed; I thought I would post it incase it might help anybody out or give somebody good ideas. My problem was that I couldn't find a way to make a graphic ontop of a picture; I still haven't found a way. With your code, however, I noticed a control can be created on top of a picture and decided I could use a control's border to make the lines I needed; so, I came up with this. An interesting solution to a problem.

include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>

Opt("mousecoordmode", 2)
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)


$hGUI = GUICreate("My Picture", 700, 350, -1, -1)

$idPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("D:\Programming\AutoIt\AutoIt Programs\pkoscreenshot2.jpg", 0, 0, 300, 300)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "resize")

$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Click to close", 50, 50)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)
GUISetOnEvent(-1, "Quit")


$frame = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 50, 50, 50, $SS_WHITEFRAME)

GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")
GUISetState()

Func resize()
    Local $pos = MouseGetPos()

    GUICtrlSetPos($frame, 0, 0, $pos[0], $pos[1])
EndFunc   ;==>resize

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Quit")
Func Quit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>Quit

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd
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That mess works for you?

The label isn't visible, the button doesn't work, there's a stray GUICtrlCreateTabItem("") with no tabs, and what's the "resize" event supposed to do?

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  • 2 weeks later...

That mess works for you?

The label isn't visible, the button doesn't work, there's a stray GUICtrlCreateTabItem("") with no tabs, and what's the "resize" event supposed to do?

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Hi blinky, hahaha. Yes the script may look very weird to you, but the whole point of it was for me to give the user the ability to draw a rectangle over a picture. This script is very choppy and it's only point was to test the ability to draw a rectangle. It is a tiny piece of the program I'm making. The stray guictrlcreatetabitem("") was because I was testing this with different tabs. I'll admit, it isn't my favourite way to solve the problem of drawing over a picture, but it was the only way I could find. The resize event is supposed to draw the label according to where the user clicks in the picture. Try clicking in the picture. I'm not sure why you say the label isn't visible to you?? you can't see a label but you can see a white rectangle correct? I've modified the script in my program so it will use the label to draw a rectangle where the user wants.

Well, at least it solved my problem right?

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