AmbientMike Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 OK - I've made a transparent GUI with some text that I want to use as a sort of desktop splash / info panel on the desktop - that's all working well. What I'd like is to be able to keep the GUI underneath all windows and stop the GUI ever getting focus as if it were just part of the desktop. I know there are utilities out there that do this sort of thing already but they don't meet my needs so I'm trying to script one. Anyone have any ideas on if this can be achieved the way I want or is there a smarter way of doing it without a transparent GUI and text labels?
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted December 4, 2014 Moderators Posted December 4, 2014 You can always do GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE), to lock it in place and disable interaction. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum!
AmbientMike Posted December 4, 2014 Author Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) You can always do GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE), to lock it in place and disable interaction. Now I didn't think that was working because with that on its own I get no visible window but if I use... GUISetState() GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE) Then it works. Thanks - easier than I had imagined! EDIT - That worked to some degree. For completeness I managed to force the GUI to be bottom-most by the addition of the following... #include <WINAPI.au3> _WinAPI_SetWindowPos ( $hGUI1, $HWND_BOTTOM, $POSX, $POSY, $GUIWidth, $GUIHeight, $SWP_NOACTIVATE ) Edited December 9, 2014 by AmbientMike
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