Image as GUI

[SparkSoft]

How can do i use an image as a gui easily

Im trying to make a battery bar but without the window

Thanks

[computergroove]

You need to make a window and then make a window within your window and add a picture in that. I recently did an app that did just that:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Local $Button1, $b1label, $height, $width, $hPosition, $vPosition
$height = 100
$width = 100
$hPosition = $width
$vPosition = 1
GUICreate("MAC Hovering Button", $width, $height, @DesktopWidth - $hPosition, $vPosition, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("c:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\MACFinal200x188.jpg", -1, -1) ;<- Picture Name
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)
$b1label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 1, 1, $width, $height, 0x201)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($b1label, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($b1label, "Change")
GUISetState()

Believe me it was the easiest way to do it. Please play with the settings on this an post if you have questions.

[SparkSoft]

Thanks for the quick reply

Im going to try it out

ill post if i have any questions

[SparkSoft]

That didnt work for me

any other ideas

Heres what im trying to do (see picture)

and i need to use a progress bar with it aswell

[computergroove]

Do you have multiple battery status pictures? Is the link to your Simple Battery Meter in your signature the most up to date code or have you made any changes?

[SparkSoft]

Im making it from scratch but based on the one in my sig

I have a bit more experience in autoit now and thought id have another go

my hp mini doesnt show battery time remaining so im trying to make a battery bar my self.

is there any other simple way of making one

thanks