Renaming a GUI

[Ace08]

hi guys my 1st task is now complete now i am trying to learn about GUI's... i was thinking can a GUI be renamed after you created it? additionaly can i make the script not to show at the taskbar when its running but will still show a tray icon so that i know that the script is running?

is this posible?

[wakillon]

hi guys my 1st task is now complete now i am trying to learn about GUI's... i was thinking can a GUI be renamed after you created it? additionaly can i make the script not to show at the taskbar when its running but will still show a tray icon so that i know that the script is running?

is this posible?

See winsettitle function in the helpfile !

$_Gui = GUICreate ( "", 300, 100, -1, -1 )
GUISetState ( )

$_I =0
While 1
    $_I += 1
    WinSetTitle ( $_Gui, '', $_I )
    Sleep ( 1000 )
WEnd

Edited October 8, 2010 by wakillon

[Melba23]

Ace08,

You can remove a GUI's button from the taskbar by using the "parent" parameter when you create your GUI:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

; Create parent
$hGUI = GUICreate("Parent", 500, 500)
GUISetState()

; Use parent handle when creating child
$hGUI_No_TaskBar_1 = GUICreate("Child", 200, 200, 100, 100, Default, Default, $hGUI)
GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

If you do not have a parent, then you can use the ever-present, but hidden, AutoIt window:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

; Use AutoIt window handle when creating child
$hGUI_No_TaskBar_2 = GUICreate("AutoIt Window Child", 200, 200, 200, 200, Default, Default, WinGetHandle(AutoItWinGetTitle()))
GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

I hope that helps.

M23

[Ace08]

@wakillon

thanks

@Melba23

aw thats a lot of code i'll try this one thanks

it might take a while

Edited October 8, 2010 by Ace08

[Ace08]

question? if i understand right, you used the autoit window to be the parent will this also apply with other applications? i mean can i link a child GUI to another application say notepad? with this the GUI's button on the taskbar will be its parent?

[SmOke_N]

aw thats a lot of code i'll try this one thanks

You could use $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW in the ExStyle param of the GUI to remove from taskbar, however, it's going to change how the GUI looks visually.

[Ace08]

Thanks SmOke_N will try this one too and see how it would turn out

Thanks again for the help and for staying with me i realy appreciate it