GUI background image

[rdwray]

Would someone tell me what the problem with this code is? I can't get the image into the GUI background. Thanks...

Global $hGuiWin = GUICreate ( "Contacts DB", 920, 760)
GUISetBkColor (0x000000, $hGuiWin )
GUICtrlCreatePic(@ScriptDir & '\Images\DB.png', 0, 0, 898, 747)
MsgBox(1, "title", @Error) ; Returns 1
MsgBox(1, "title", @ScriptDir & '\Images\DB.png') ; Says path is correct
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

[UEZ]

Try BMPs or JPGs instead of PNGs.

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UEZ

[rdwray]

Try BMPs or JPGs instead of PNGs.

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UEZ

Thanks UEZ, but it didn't work.

[UEZ]

Try this:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
Global $hGuiWin = GUICreate ( "Contacts DB", 920, 660)
GUISetBkColor (0x000000, $hGuiWin )
GUICtrlCreatePic('c:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\mslogo.jpg', 0, 0, 0, 0)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    Do
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
Exit

Modify the path to the image if needed.

Br,

UEZ

[rdwray]

Modify the path to the image if needed.

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UEZ

ok, got the logo then I used your script with the full path and it worked. Why the ", 0, 0, 0, 0". Thanks for the help.

[rdwray]

The image is loading, but when I place "input" controls on the image, I cannot select them unless I tab to the control. The cursor does not change to an Ibeam as it would normally. What is the problem?

[BrewManNH]

It says in the help file to make sure that if the image is the background for a GUI to add the picture last, after all other controls have been added. Also make sure you're using the line GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) for the image control.

[rdwray]

It says in the help file to make sure that if the image is the background for a GUI to add the picture last, after all other controls have been added. Also make sure you're using the line GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) for the image control.

I had GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) in the code, but evidently located in the wrong place; moved it just after the picture and now things are working. So the question is not, if this disables it, how is it enabled if you don't use the handle?

[GEOSoft]

-1 indicates the control that was created last before you set it's state. You could just as easily given that pic control a variable name and referenced that instead of the -1

$hPic_background = GUICtrlCreatePic("c:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\mslogo.jpg", 0, 0, 0, 0)
;; create more controls here
GUICtrlSetState($hPic_background, $GUI_DISABLE)

Then you could set the state any time after the control is created even if you create other controls between the 2 lines.

[rdwray]

-1 indicates the control that was created last before you set it's state. You could just as easily given that pic control a variable name and referenced that instead of the -1

$hPic_background = GUICtrlCreatePic("c:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\mslogo.jpg", 0, 0, 0, 0)
;; create more controls here
GUICtrlSetState($hPic_background, $GUI_DISABLE)

Then you could set the state any time after the control is created even if you create other controls between the 2 lines.

That works for me, thanks...