Combo Box - Selection on Show

[Affe]

I have a layered GUI that I'm using to overlap on another window.

No issues there, until now: I added in a combo box, and it looks great with the transparency and all, but the text within the box is selected when the GUI displays. It's nothing critical, but it doesn't look pleasing on the startup and would prefer to just not have the text highlighted.

Is there any way to do this?

I've tried several methods from hiding/showing the combo, controlclicking the combo, etc. to try and deselect the text on startup, but no luck

Is there some sort of $GUI_NOSELECT style I can use and still have the combo work like a dropdown?

[UEZ]

I would suggest that you post your code or a working snippet which also shows your issue.

Ein Code sagt mehr als 1000 Worte.

Br,

UEZ

Edited October 14, 2010 by UEZ

[Affe]

I would suggest that you post your code or a working snippet which also shows your issue.

Ein Code sagt mehr als 1000 Worte.

Br,

UEZ

Alas, I understand where you're coming from when someone posts no code in their question, however it wouldn't do any good. I've changed it so that it will layer over a notepad window instead of the program I'm layering over. You'll have to have a notepad window open.

$Module_Combo is the only combo I have.

Really not sure if this example will work as-is, I've cut it from a multi-file program.

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$transparency = 205
WinActivate("[CLASS:notepad; INSTANCE:1]")
WinWaitActive("[CLASS:notepad; INSTANCE:1]")
Sleep(100)
$pos = WinGetPos("[CLASS:notepad; INSTANCE:1]")
Global $orgx = $pos[0]
Global $orgy = $pos[1]

Global $MyGUI = GUICreate($GUITitle, 200, 220, $orgx + $Triangle[0] - 5, $orgy + $Triangle[1] + 130, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW), WinGetHandle("[CLASS:notepad; INSTANCE:1]"))

GUISetBkColor(0xB6B6B7)

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "CheckGUI")

DllCall("user32.dll", "bool", "SetWindowPos", "hwnd", $GUITitle, "hwnd", WinGetHandle("[CLASS:notepad; INSTANCE:1]"), "int", $pos[0] + $Triangle[0] - 5, "int", $pos[1] + $Triangle[1] + 130, "int", 200, "int", 200, "uint", 0x0010) ; $SWP_NOACTIVATE

_API_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($MyGUI, 0xB6B6B7, $transparency)

GUISetFont(9, 1, 0, "MS Serif", $MyGUI);, "CLEARTYPE_QUALITY=5")

$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("# of :", 8, 136, 100, 18)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("1", 112, 136, 18, 18)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Input1, "CheckGUI")
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)
$Slider1 = GUICtrlCreateSlider(132, 136, 60, 18)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Slider1, "CheckGUI")
GUICtrlSetLimit($Slider1, 8, 1)
GUICtrlSetCursor($Slider1, 0)

$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("# :", 8, 156, 100, 18)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
$Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("1", 112, 156, 75, 18)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)

$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("# :", 8, 176, 100, 18)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
$Input3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("1", 112, 176, 75, 18)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)


$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("After :", 8, 196, 100, 18)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
$Input4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("ALT+F1", 112, 196, 75, 18)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)

$MyGUI_StatusLine = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 8, 16, 180, 18)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
$MyGUI_TimerLine = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 8, 32, 180, 54)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey

GUISetFont(10, 550, 0, "MS Serif", $MyGUI)
$MyGUI_StartButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 8, 88, 90, 20)
If @OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA" Then
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
Else
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x333333)
EndIf
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($MyGUI_StartButton, "CheckGUI")
$MyGUI_StopButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 100, 88, 90, 20)
If @OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA" Then
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)
Else
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x333333)
EndIf
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($MyGUI_StopButton, "CheckGUI")

$Module_Combo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Module", 16, 112, 169, 25)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Module")
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xC0C0C0) ; Grey
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xB6B6B7)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE, $MyGUI)

ControlClick($GUITitle, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:5]", "left", 1, 5, 5)

Func _API_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hwnd, $i_transcolor, $Transparency = 255, $isColorRef = False)

    Local Const $AC_SRC_ALPHA = 1
    Local Const $ULW_ALPHA = 2
    Local Const $LWA_ALPHA = 0x2
    Local Const $LWA_COLORKEY = 0x1
    If Not $isColorRef Then
        $i_transcolor = Hex(String($i_transcolor), 6)
        $i_transcolor = Execute('0x00' & StringMid($i_transcolor, 5, 2) & StringMid($i_transcolor, 3, 2) & StringMid($i_transcolor, 1, 2))
    EndIf
    Local $Ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetLayeredWindowAttributes", "hwnd", $hwnd, "long", $i_transcolor, "byte", $Transparency, "long", $LWA_COLORKEY + $LWA_ALPHA)
    Select
        Case @error
            Return SetError(@error, 0, 0)
        Case $Ret[0] = 0
            Return SetError(4, 0, 0)
        Case Else
            Return 1
    EndSelect
EndFunc   ;==>_API_SetLayeredWindowAttributes

Edited October 14, 2010 by Affe