How to detect if input box is clicked?

[E1M1]

I am trying to make script detect if input box is clicked, but I cant find out how. I have tried using WM_MOUSEFIRST and WM_NOTIFY, but they dont work.

Also If GUIGetMsg() = $input Then MsgBox(0,0,"clicked") doesn't help me.

$WM_MOUSEFIRST =  0x0200

$hGui = GUICreate("click on input", 75, 20)
$input = GUICtrlCreateInput("click me", 0, 0, 75, 20)
GUIRegisterMsg($WM_MOUSEFIRST, "WM_MOUSEFIRST")
GUISetState()

While True
    if GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit
WEnd

Func WM_MOUSEFIRST($hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam, $iLparam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam
    Local $hWndFrom, $tNMHDR
    $hWndFrom = HWnd(DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "hWndFrom"))
    Switch $hWndFrom
        Case $input
            MsgBox(0, 0, "clicked")
    EndSwitch
    Return
EndFunc   ;==>WM_NOTIFY

Edited January 29, 2011 by E1M1

[kylomas]

E1M1,

Is the "primary" button x01 or x02?

kylomas

[E1M1]

Not exactly sure but I guess x01. How can this help?

[kylomas]

E1M1,

You are registering message x02. If the primary mouse click generates x01 nothing will ever happen. Have you tried it with x01?

kylomas

edit: addition - guigetmsg has some symbolics defined for events, particularly $gui_event_primarydown

also: you want to detect if the input area is clicked, regardless of whether or not it contains data?

Edited January 29, 2011 by kylomas

[UEZ]

Try this:

$WM_MOUSEFIRST =  0x0200
$WM_SETCURSOR = 0x0020
$hGui = GUICreate("click on input", 75, 20)
$input = GUICtrlCreateInput("click me", 0, 0, 75, 20)

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_SETCURSOR, "WM_MOUSEFIRST")
GUISetState()

While True
    if GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit
WEnd

Func WM_MOUSEFIRST($hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam, $iLparam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam
    If BitAND($iLparam, 0x00010000) Then MsgBox(0, 0, "clicked")
    Return
EndFunc

Br,

UEZ

[E1M1]

Than you UEZ. How do I detect what control received that message?

I tried following but it doesnt work. No compiler errors but program just crashes when it happens to receive that signal.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>

$WM_MOUSEFIRST =  0x0200
;~ $WM_SETCURSOR = 0x0020
$hGui = GUICreate("click on input", 750, 20)
$input = GUICtrlCreateInput("click me", 0, 0, 75, 20)

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_SETCURSOR, "WM_MOUSEFIRST")
GUISetState()

While True
    if GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit
WEnd

Func WM_MOUSEFIRST($hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam, $iLparam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $iWparam
    Local $hWndFrom, $iCode, $tNMHDR, $tEnLink, $cpMin, $cpMax, $tMsgFilter
    $tNMHDR = DllStructCreate($tagNMHDR, $iLparam)
    $hWndFrom = HWnd(DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "hWndFrom"))
    Switch $hWndFrom
        Case $input
            MsgBox(0,0,0)

    EndSwitch
;~     Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG
EndFunc   ;==>WM_NOTIFY

Edited January 29, 2011 by E1M1

[UEZ]

By trying some Message Codes and see what happens when clicking into the input control but I don't know whether it is working properly for more complex GUIs, e.g. another input control.

Br,

UEZ

[kylomas]

E1M1,

Sorry, confused vl value for $wm_keyfirst. You asked for an expert therefore I'll stay out of it.

kylomas

you have to uncomment $wm_s4etcursor in your previous code.

Edited January 29, 2011 by kylomas

[kylomas]

E1M1,

How about the @gui_ctrlhandle or @gui_ctrlid macros?

kylomas

sorry, none worked, I promise I'll but out now.

@UEZ - this is from the MS doc "WM_SETCURSOR Message

Sent to a window if the mouse causes the cursor to move within a window and mouse input is not captured."

What does "and mouse input is not captured" mean?

kylomas

Edited January 30, 2011 by kylomas