timmy2 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'm under pressure to finish a project and don't want to embark on learning another tool unless AutoIt can do what I must accomplish. 1. Can AutoIt run a Windows program, move it to a specific x/y position, and adjust its window size? (I'm currently using Zmover to accomplish positioning and resizing) 2. Can AutoIt display animated GIFs and PNG files in a chromeless window that's sized to the image? Can AutoIt position this window and set its layer (make it be "on top" of other windows, even if the user works briefly in one of the lower layer windows)? My goal here is to display step-by-step instructions for a user as he performs operations in other windows. If AutoIt does not have this image display capability is there a program that can do what I need (Irfanview must have a bug because it cannot control positioning of animated gifs, at least not using the /pos=(x,y) option). 3. One program I must run opens a window containing just a menu bar. The user must select from a drop-down menu a playlist (this is desirable and automation is not needed here), which then loads an inner window with its own title bar. Currently I must instruct the user to double-click on this inner window title bar to maximize it. Can AutoIt automate the maximizing of an inner window? (ALT)+(-)+(X) will also maximize this inner window, so those are the keystrokes needed. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 1. Yes. WinMove 2. Yes. I'm not sure about the animated GIF thing. 3. Yes. WinSetState My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Maybe embed the animated GIFs and PNGs in an html document then open them up in a sort of pop-up like window from whatever web browser they use, with file/edit/back/forward/stop etc deactivated/hidden. Not sure how you'd do that thoughDon't think a HTML document would work, as you couldn't make it click through.If you can convert the gif to an avi then you can use the _GUICtrlAVI_ functions which use a native windows animation control. That would be the best way to go. AutoIt Project Listing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Animated GIF UDF If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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