Enabled GUI hides behind window

[czardas]

I seem to have run into this problem. Somehow it seems familiar to me, but I have no idea what is causing it. Run the GUI and navigate to the first menu item 'New'. As soon as you click the message box that appears, the GUI disappears behind the next active window. That's not what the code tells it to do. Has anyone any idea how to disable the GUI without this unwanted behaviour?

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#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>

_Main()

Func _Main()

    Local $sWinTitle
    $sWinTitle = "Reproducer Window"

    Local $hGUI = GUICreate($sWinTitle, 600, 400, Default, Default, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_EX_COMPOSITED))
    $ahMenuItem = _CreateMenus()
    Local $hEdit1
    _CreateEdit($hEdit1)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        Switch $msg
            Case $ahMenuItem[2], $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ; Exit
                Exit

            Case $ahMenuItem[1] ; New
                GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE, $hGUI)
                MsgBox(0, "Message", "New")
                GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE, $hGUI) ; GUI disappears behind other windows. Why?
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc ;==>_Main

Func _CreateEdit(ByRef $hEdit)
    Local $dStyle = BitOR($ES_WANTRETURN, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL, $ES_NOHIDESEL)
    $hEdit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 0, 10, 600, 380, $dStyle, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
    GUICtrlSetResizing($hEdit, BitOR($GUI_DOCKLEFT, $GUI_DOCKTOP, $GUI_DOCKBOTTOM))
EndFunc ;==> _CreateEdit

Func _CreateMenus()
    Local $ahMenu[2] = [1, "File"]
    Local $ahMenuItem[3] = [2, _
    "New", _
    "Exit"]

    Local $iItemCount = 1
    ; FILE
    $ahMenu[1] = GUICtrlCreateMenu($ahMenu[1]) ; File
    For $i = $iItemCount To $iItemCount + 1
        $ahMenuItem[$iItemCount] = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($ahMenuItem[$iItemCount], $ahMenu[1])
        $iItemCount += 1
    Next
    Return $ahMenuItem
EndFunc   ;==>_CreateMenus

Edited July 21, 2012 by czardas

[NicePerson]

Use GUISetState(@SW_RESTORE, $hGUI) after enabling the GUI that will solve the problem.

[czardas]

Use GUISetState(@SW_RESTORE, $hGUI) after enabling the GUI that will solve the problem.

Thanks, but there are two problems with this suggestion: Firstly the window may be maximised, in which case the GUI will restore down. Secondly I need to disable the GUI in 40 or more different circumstances, so the number of additional lines of code may become excessive. I really want just one or two lines of code to fix it permanently if possible (or a better solution).

BTW If you remove the message box from the script the window remains on top.

Edited July 21, 2012 by czardas

[Melba23]

czardas,

When I run your script, the GUI remains on top but also remains inactive when the MsgBox is closed. Adding a WinActivate line solves that.

I realise that you are probably not merely running a MsgBox when that menu item is actioned, but could I point out that if you were then you could avoid the problem by making the MsgBox modal - then your GUI is automatically disabled when the dialog is preset. The Modal MsgBox Styles tutorial in the Wiki explains the various modal states.

M23

[czardas]

Thanks Melba, that's solved it. Less code needed than I had already.

MsgBox(8243, "", "Do you want to save changes")

I still wonder why the GUI diappears on my machine and not yours.

Edited July 21, 2012 by czardas

[AZJIO]

Case $ahMenuItem[1] ; New

                ; GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE, $hGUI)

                MsgBox(0, "Message", "New", 0, $hGUI)

                ; GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE, $hGUI) ; GUI disappears behind other windows. Why?