Make a Window AOT w/Transparency Option

[XiaolinDraconis]

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <SliderConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

Opt("TrayMenuMode", 3)

Global $inifile = @ScriptDir & "\OTPT.ini", $val = IniRead($inifile,"Transparency","Value","204"), $transparency = 204, $AOT = 1, $Toggle = 0, $TapCount = 0, $Hotkey = "^{SPACE}"

HotKeySet($Hotkey, "TapTimer")

If FileExists($inifile) Then
    $AOT = IniRead($inifile, "AOT", "True", "1")
    $transparency = IniRead($inifile, "Transparency", "Value", "204")
Else
    IniWrite($inifile, "AOT", "True", $AOT & @CRLF)
    IniWrite($inifile, "Transparency", "Value", $transparency & @CRLF & @CRLF & "Max Transparency Value = 255")
EndIf

$optionsGUI = GUICreate("Options", 365, 200, @DesktopWidth / 2 - 365 / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 200 / 2)
$RadioON = GUICtrlCreateRadio("ON", 128, 40, 49, 17)
If $AOT = 1 Then GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED)
$RadioOFF = GUICtrlCreateRadio("OFF", 184, 40, 49, 17)
If $AOT = 0 Then GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Always on top:", 116, 8, 120, 24)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 12, 800, 0)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Transparency:", 96, 74, 117, 24)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 12, 800, 0)
$tlabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($transparency, 216, 74, 117, 24)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 12, 800, 0)
$tSlider = GUICtrlCreateSlider(24, 112, 318, 45)
GUICtrlSetLimit(-1, 255, 0)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, $transparency)
$optionsBtn_okay = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 136, 160, 75, 25)

$options = TrayCreateItem("Settings")
$about = TrayCreateItem("About")
TrayCreateItem("") ; Create a separator line.
$exit = TrayCreateItem("Exit")

While 1
    Local $tMsg = TrayGetMsg()
    Switch $tMsg
        Case $options
            GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $optionsGUI)
        Case $about
            MsgBox(0, "About", "OnTopPeekThrough" & @CRLF & @CRLF & _
                    "Press" & $Hotkey & "to toggle" & @CRLF & _
                    "Or double tap for Options" & @CRLF & @CRLF & _
                    "By: AutoIt V3")
        Case $exit
            Exit
    EndSwitch

    Local $gMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $gMsg
        Case $optionsBtn_okay
            If GUICtrlRead($RadioON) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
                IniWrite($inifile, "AOT", "True", 1)
            ElseIf GUICtrlRead($RadioOFF) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
                IniWrite($inifile, "AOT", "True", 0)
            EndIf
            IniWrite($inifile, "Transparency", "Value", GUICtrlRead($tlabel))
            GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $optionsGUI)
        Case $tSlider
            $val = GUICtrlRead($tSlider)
            GUICtrlSetData($tlabel, $val)
            WinSetTrans($optionsGUI,"",$val)
            Sleep(666)
            WinSetTrans($optionsGUI,"",255)
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $optionsGUI)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func TapTimer()
    $TapCount += 1
    Sleep(500)
    Switch $TapCount
    Case 2
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $optionsGUI)
        WinSetOnTop($optionsGUI, "", 1)
        WinSetTrans($optionsGUI, "", 255)
        $TapCount = 0
    Case 1
        OnTop()
        $TapCount = 0
    Case Else
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $optionsGUI)
        WinSetOnTop($optionsGUI, "", 1)
        WinSetTrans($optionsGUI, "", 255)
        $TapCount = 0
    EndSwitch
EndFunc   ;==>TapTimer

Func OnTop()
    If $Toggle = 0 Then
        $Toggle = 1
        Set()
    Else
        $Toggle = 0
        Unset()
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>OnTop

Func Set()
    $WinTitle = WinGetTitle("[active]")
    WinSetOnTop($WinTitle, "", 1)
    WinSetTrans($WinTitle, "", $val)
EndFunc   ;==>Set

Func Unset()
    $WinTitle = WinGetTitle("[active]")
    WinSetOnTop($WinTitle, "", 0)
    WinSetTrans($WinTitle, "", 255)
EndFunc   ;==>Unset

OTPT.zip

Edited June 24, 2014 by XiaolinDraconis

[XiaolinDraconis]

Works perfectly now, only feature I'm still working on is being able to change the hotkey.

Edited June 24, 2014 by XiaolinDraconis