GDI Line on screen without a window?

[twitchyliquid64]

Hi all,

Im trying to make a line sweep down from the top of the users screen to the bottom to symbolise the end of a virus scan.

Obviously, It cannot be in a window.

To do this in a window it would be easy, create a window, create the drawing area from HWND, then draw the line, clear, and redraw.

But how would you do this NOT in a window?

Edited November 18, 2010 by hyperzap

[JohnOne]

  On 11/17/2010 at 11:08 PM, 'hyperzap said:

But how would you do this in a window?

"create a window, create the drawing area from HWND, then draw the line, clear, and redraw."

Sorry I couldnt resist.

[Ascend4nt]

Another easy one =)

$hBarGUI=GUICreate("",@DesktopWidth,20,0,0,0x80000000,0x08000080)
GUISetBkColor(0xFF,$hBarGUI)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',0)
WinSetState($hBarGUI,'',@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE)
WinMove($hBarGUI,'',0,-19)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',100)
For $i=-18 To @DesktopHeight Step 5
    WinMove($hBarGUI,'',0,$i)
    Sleep(10)
Next

*edit: sorry, not a GDI line - but it seemed like it would do the job

Edited November 18, 2010 by Ascend4nt

[twitchyliquid64]

  On 11/17/2010 at 11:51 PM, 'JohnOne said:

"create a window, create the drawing area from HWND, then draw the line, clear, and redraw."

Sorry I couldnt resist.

My apologies Mr One (sorry couldnt resist) I had an exam in 10 mins and I wanted to cram a bit more.

Ive updated the post.

[twitchyliquid64]

  On 11/18/2010 at 1:16 AM, 'Ascend4nt said:

Another easy one =)

$hBarGUI=GUICreate("",@DesktopWidth,20,0,0,0x80000000,0x08000080)
GUISetBkColor(0xFF,$hBarGUI)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',0)
WinSetState($hBarGUI,'',@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE)
WinMove($hBarGUI,'',0,-19)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',100)
For $i=-18 To @DesktopHeight Step 5
    WinMove($hBarGUI,'',0,$i)
    Sleep(10)
Next

*edit: sorry, not a GDI line - but it seemed like it would do the job

I dont understand; You dont write it in GDI. Are you saying I should just do

$hBarGUI=GUICreate("",@DesktopWidth,20,0,0,0x80000000,0x08000080)
GUISetBkColor(0xFF,$hBarGUI)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',0)
WinSetState($hBarGUI,'',@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE)
WinMove($hBarGUI,'',0,-19)
WinSetTrans($hBarGUI,'',100)

and that will make all objects in the window operate with transperancy around them?

Also what are those GUI styles?

Edited November 18, 2010 by hyperzap

[Ascend4nt]

Well it was my bad for not realizing you wanted to do it with GDI. You can certainly go that route - but you'll need to save the background and possibly just use it as a full-screen GUI image to draw your GDI lines on.. its just much more easier to simulate 'hovering' boxes, circles, lines and whatnot using these simple 'popup' style windows.

Here's the styles for that GUI:

; Basic: WS_POPUP (0x80000000), Extended: WS_EX_NOACTIVATE 0x08000000 + WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW (0x80)

The rest of the code is just working with the GUI background and transparency. No GUI controls are needed.

[twitchyliquid64]

  On 11/18/2010 at 8:30 AM, 'Ascend4nt said:

Well it was my bad for not realizing you wanted to do it with GDI. You can certainly go that route - but you'll need to save the background and possibly just use it as a full-screen GUI image to draw your GDI lines on.. its just much more easier to simulate 'hovering' boxes, circles, lines and whatnot using these simple 'popup' style windows.

Here's the styles for that GUI:

; Basic: WS_POPUP (0x80000000), Extended: WS_EX_NOACTIVATE 0x08000000 + WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW (0x80)

The rest of the code is just working with the GUI background and transparency. No GUI controls are needed.

Hmm.

Even with your GUI styles, Its still not transparent.

Heres my code. It just make it not have the title bar, but how do you make the whitespace transparent to show the window behind?"

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#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

#include <GDIPlus.au3>

;Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

HotKeySet( "q", "it")

$val = 0

_Main()

Func _Main()

    Local $hGUI, $hGraphic, $hPen

    ; Create GUI

    $hGUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 400, 300, 0, 100, 0x80000000, 0x08000000 + 0x80);, -1, 0x00CF0000);0x00080000);0x00000020)

    GUISetState()

    ; Draw line

    _GDIPlus_Startup ()

    global  $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND ($hGUI)

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGraphic, 0xFFFFFFFF)

    draw( 30)

    Do

    draw( $val + Random( -2, 2, 1))

    Sleep(10)

    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

    ; Clean up resources

    _GDIPlus_PenDispose ($hPen)

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose ($hGraphic)

    _GDIPlus_ShutDown ()

EndFunc   ;==>_Main



Func draw( $xval)

    $val = $xval

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGraphic, 0xFFFFFFFF)

    $calcy = 200-Sqrt( (150*150)-($xval*$xval));-900 So basically, the formula for a circle is radius = x*x + y*y

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawArc ($hGraphic, 50, 50, 300, 330, -179.9, 180)

    $hPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate ()

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine ($hGraphic, $xval+200, $calcy, 200, 200, $hPen)

EndFunc



Func it()

    $it = InputBox( "Gauge", "enter the value", "")

    draw( $it)

EndFunc

[JohnOne]

Here is a crude and very poor example using winapi udf, is crap but might give you an idea.

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


_line()

Func _line()
    Local $hDC, $hPen, $obj_orig, $x1 = 0, $x2 = @DesktopWidth, $y1 = 0, $y2 = 0
    $hDC = _WinAPI_GetWindowDC(0) ; DC of entire screen (desktop)
    $hPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen($PS_SOLID, 2, 0x00ff)
    $obj_orig = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hPen)
    While $y1 < @DesktopHeight
        _WinAPI_DrawLine($hDC, $x1, $y1, $x2, $y1)
        _WinAPI_RedrawWindow(_WinAPI_GetDesktopWindow(), 0, 0, $RDW_INVALIDATE + $RDW_ALLCHILDREN)
        $y1 += 1
        WEnd
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $obj_orig)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hDC)
EndFunc

Edited November 18, 2010 by JohnOne

[Ascend4nt]

  On 11/18/2010 at 10:22 AM, 'hyperzap said:

Hmm.

Even with your GUI styles, Its still not transparent.

Heres my code. It just make it not have the title bar, but how do you make the whitespace transparent to show the window behind?"

...

You wanted a horizontal line that moved from the top to the bottom of the screen, I gave you the alternate option to do it without any graphics drawing. You can't then add graphics to it and expect it to work. Try my code as it was posted, and you'll see the effect. Otherwise, just go the harder/slower/flickering route of using line-drawing/erasing. I think JohnOne gave you something that might work.