Newbie GUI Buttons

[gpence]

OK, I've decided to add a GUI to this project and the first thing I do is add a picture and a CLOSE button. It runs fine, except the CLOSE button won't... I thought the process was to create a button and assign the handle to a variable, then use the Select Case statement inside a While loop to check for $msg = $Btn_Close, but it doesn't work... what am I missing??

Thanks,

gpence

#region --- GuiBuilder code Start ---
; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.5 Prototype
GuiCreate("Project Name", 600, 300,(@DesktopWidth-600)/2, (@DesktopHeight-300)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
$Pic_1 = GuiCtrlCreatePic("proj_logo.gif", 0, 0, 600, 300)
$Btn_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Close", 500, 240, 90, 35, $BS_CENTER + $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON + $BS_VCENTER)
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
      Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
      Case $msg = $Btn_Close
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit
#endregion --- GuiBuilder generated code End ---

[GaryFrost]

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

#region --- GuiBuilder code Start ---
; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.5 Prototype
GuiCreate("Project Name", 600, 300,(@DesktopWidth-600)/2, (@DesktopHeight-300)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
$Pic_1 = GuiCtrlCreatePic("proj_logo.gif", 0, 0, 600, 300)
$Btn_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Close", 500, 240, 90, 35, $BS_CENTER + $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON + $BS_VCENTER)
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
      Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
      Case $msg = $Btn_Close
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit
#endregion --- GuiBuilder generated code End ---

[Jos]

Doesn't the picture overlap the button ?

Edited July 12, 2005 by JdeB

[GaryFrost]

jdeb is correct i believe, I didn't have a picture to test with.

if you want the picture to cover the gui.

add your other controls 1st then add picture and disable picture.

Edited July 12, 2005 by gafrost

[gpence]

jdeb is correct i believe, I didn't have a picture to test with.

if you want the picture to cover the gui.

add your other controls 1st then add picture and disable picture.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're both correct. I used a 600x300 image with a white background and a small logo in the upper left corner. Now I understand I've put a control on top of my button so the click never reaches the button, correct?

OK, I see 2 possible courses of action:

a) gafrost's suggestion of disabling the picture -- and a cursory look at help isn't giving me a good example of how to do that, or

use the small logo and set the background to white (which again, I need a suggestion on how to do that... sorry)

OK -- I got the GUICtrlSetState to work!! But for future reference, can you tell me how to set the background white (option ?

Hmm, it worked -- sort of... when the GUI comes up, the button is hidden by the pic until I mouseover it, then it becomes static in the proper place... why?

Thanks,

gpence

Edited July 12, 2005 by gpence

[GaryFrost]

sorry try it this way, create your controls and then disable the pic

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

#region --- GuiBuilder code Start ---
; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.5 Prototype
GuiCreate("Project Name", 600, 300,(@DesktopWidth-600)/2, (@DesktopHeight-300)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
$Pic_1 = GuiCtrlCreatePic("proj_logo.gif", 0, 0, 600, 300)
$Btn_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Close", 500, 240, 90, 35, $BS_CENTER + $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON + $BS_VCENTER)
GUICtrlSetState($Pic_1,$GUI_DISABLE)
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
      Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
      Case $msg = $Btn_Close
        MsgBox(0, " Closing ", "  Exiting the Vault II Transfer Auditor...  ", 2)
        ExitLoop
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit
#endregion --- GuiBuilder generated code End ---

[gpence]

sorry try it this way, create your controls and then disable the pic

Excellent! Thank you very much GAFROST (and JdeB)!!!