Background picture overwrites combo-boxes

[kvex]

Hi all,

I am trying to make a script for which the background picture is changed as a function of the input. Unfortunately, the comboboxes used to determine the input get hidden behind the updated 'background' picture (until the mouse is hovered over them). Here is a snippet which reproduces the error:

#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("Test", 400, 400)
$Color = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 50, 100, 100, 100);
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Blue|Green|Red","Blue");
$Dummy = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 200, 100, 100, 100);
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Dummy1|Dummy2|Dummy3","Dummy1");
$Background = GUICtrlCreatePic("Blue.bmp", 0, 0, 400, 400);
GUISetState()
While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
Case $Color
If GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Blue" Then
GUICtrlSetImage($Background,"Blue.bmp");
ElseIf GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Green" Then
GUICtrlSetImage($Background,"Green.bmp");
ElseIf GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Red" Then
GUICtrlSetImage($Background,"Red.bmp");
EndIf
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
Exit
EndSwitch
WEnd

where Blue.bmp, Green.bmp and Red.bmp are simple 400x400 bitmaps of the corresponding colors.

Does anybody know how to get rid of this issue?

Edited August 14, 2012 by kvex

[BrewManNH]

From the help file for GUICtrlCreatePic:

If a picture is set as a background picture, as the other controls will overlap, it's important to disable the pic control and create it after the others controls: GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_DISABLE).

[kvex]

Thanks for the fast reply! I had been playing around with the order and $GUI_DISABLE (as well as $GUI_ONTOP) already, but it does not get rid of the issue. The following snippet still gives the same problem:

#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("Test", 400, 400)
$Color = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 50, 100, 100, 100);
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Blue|Green|Red", "Blue");
$Dummy = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 200, 100, 100, 100);
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Dummy1|Dummy2|Dummy3", "Dummy1");
$Background = GUICtrlCreatePic("Blue.bmp", 0, 0, 400, 400);
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
GUISetState()
While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
  Case $Color
   If GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Blue" Then
    GUICtrlSetImage($Background, "Blue.bmp");
   ElseIf GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Green" Then
    GUICtrlSetImage($Background, "Green.bmp");
   ElseIf GUICtrlRead($Color) = "Red" Then
    GUICtrlSetImage($Background, "Red.bmp");
   EndIf
  Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
   Exit
EndSwitch
WEnd

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[BrewManNH]

I moved these lines:

$Background = GUICtrlCreatePic("0BOT.bmp", 0, 0, 400, 400);
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)

just after the GUICreate line, instead of having it at the end of control creation lines and it worked better, still needed the GUI_DISABLE line, but worked when it was created before the other controls.

[kvex]

that did the trick, thanks!