Autohide menu?

[SBrown]

How can i make a menu that auto hides, and shows with the ALT key (like msn messenger)

I can use a checkbox or a button to toggle the menu if that's easier.

[exodius]

You're still pretty new, so allow me to explain how this works:

1. You want to accomplish something, so you try to do it yourself --> Check

2. You don't manage to do what you wanted, so you think to ask for help --> Check

3. You take the code that you tried and post it along with what you want to accomplish, and ask for help --> ?????

4. Someone looks at what you want to do, and what you tried, and sees what you need to do differently and tells you --> Step 3 pretty much always comes before Step 4

[SBrown]

You're still pretty new, so allow me to explain how this works:

1. You want to accomplish something, so you try to do it yourself --> Check

2. You don't manage to do what you wanted, so you think to ask for help --> Check

3. You take the code that you tried and post it along with what you want to accomplish, and ask for help --> ?????

4. Someone looks at what you want to do, and what you tried, and sees what you need to do differently and tells you --> Step 3 pretty much always comes before Step 4

its just a standard gui with a menu. The one in the help file under guictrlcreatemenu...

[SBrown]

thanks for all the help

/sarcasm

Edited May 6, 2010 by SBrown

[Melba23]

SBrown,

Please remember this is not a 24/7 support forum - those who answer are only here because they like helping others and have some time to spare. You just have to wait until someone who knows something about your particular problem, and is willing to help, comes online. Be patient and someone will answer eventually.

And taking that attitude will not help!

M23

Edit:

This is a real workaround and there must be a better way:

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

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")
Global $fMenu_Showing = False

; Create Main GUI
$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

GUISetState()

; Create Menu GUI
Global $hMenu_Win = GUICreate("", 500, 20, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $hGUI)

; Create menu
Global $mFile_Menu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&File")
Global $hExit_Menu_Item = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&Exit", $mFile_Menu)
Global $mHelp_Menu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&?")
Global $hAbout_Menu_Item = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&About", $mHelp_Menu)

; Move to correct position
Local $aWin_Pos = WinGetPos($hGUI)
Local $iBorder = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics(8) ; Border width
Local $iBar = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics(4) ; Title bar height
WinMove($hMenu_Win, "", $aWin_Pos[0] + $iBorder, $aWin_Pos[1] + $iBorder + $iBar)

; Set trans to less than full to prevent visual artefacts when sliding & dragging
WinSetTrans($hMenu_Win, "", 250)

; Hide initially
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $hMenu_Win)

While 1

    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $hExit_Menu_Item
            DllClose($dll)
            Exit
        Case $hAbout_Menu_Item
            _Menu_State()
            MsgBox(0, "AutoHide Menu", "Does this help?")
    EndSwitch

    ; Check if Alt key pressed
    If _WinAPI_GetFocus() = $hGUI Then
        If _IsPressed("12", $dll) Then
            _Menu_State()
        EndIf
    EndIf

    ; Hide menu if it loses focus
    If $fMenu_Showing Then
        If _WinAPI_GetFocus() <> $hMenu_Win Then
            _Menu_State()
        EndIf
    EndIf

WEnd

Func _Menu_State()
    If $fMenu_Showing Then
        GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $hMenu_Win)
        $fMenu_Showing = False
    Else
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hMenu_Win)
        $fMenu_Showing = True
    EndIf
EndFunc

Edited May 6, 2010 by Melba23