Simple Background GUI Layer

[Ronnie126]

Ok, so I have sample code from the help file and it has been slightly modified, one of my questions is to how to get the background picture to be in the background like it's supposed to be. The buttons don't show up. Here's the code;

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Example()
; Example2()
; example 1
Func Example()
    Local $Button_1, $Button_2, $msg
    GUICreate("Shutdown Control Center") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is
$MyBackgroundJPG = GUICtrlCreatePic("C:\Users\Ronnie\Pictures\GUIBackground.jpg", 0, 0, 400, 500)
    Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)
    $Button_1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run Notepad", 10, 30, 100)
    $Button_2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button Test", 0, -1)
    GUISetState() ; will display an  dialog box with 2 button
GuiCtrlSetState($MyBackgroundJPG, $GUI_DISABLE)
    ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        Select
            Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
            Case $msg = $Button_1
                Run('notepad.exe') ; Will Run/Open Notepad
            Case $msg = $Button_2
                MsgBox(0, 'Testing', 'Button 2 was pressed') ; Will demonstrate Button 2 being pressed
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

; example 2
Func Example2()
Local $sFile = ""
Local $gui = GUICreate("Background", 400, 100)
; background picture
GUICtrlCreatePic("C:\Users\Ronnie\Pictures\GUIBackground.jpg", 0, 0, 400, 100)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
; transparent MDI child window
GUICreate("", 169, 68, 20, 20, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_MDICHILD), $gui)
; transparent pic
GUICtrlCreatePic($sFile, 0, 0, 169, 68)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
Do
  Local $msg = GUIGetMsg()
Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc   ;==>Example2

[UEZ]

The problem is Opt("GUICoordMode", 2).

Try this instead.

Func Example()
;~  Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)
    Local $Button_1, $Button_2, $msg
    GUICreate("Shutdown Control Center") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is
    $MyBackgroundJPG = GUICtrlCreatePic("C:UsersRonniePicturesGUIBackground.jpg", 0, 0, 400, 500)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
    $Button_1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run Notepad", 10, 30, 100)
    $Button_2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button Test", 200, 30, 100)
    GUISetState() ; will display an  dialog box with 2 button
GuiCtrlSetState($MyBackgroundJPG, $GUI_DISABLE)
    ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        Select
            Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
            Case $msg = $Button_1
                Run('notepad.exe') ; Will Run/Open Notepad
            Case $msg = $Button_2
                MsgBox(0, 'Testing', 'Button 2 was pressed') ; Will demonstrate Button 2 being pressed
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Br,

UEZ

Edited March 16, 2012 by UEZ