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I have a parent gui with many child guis. When they are loading, the are using various controls, using gdi, getting some info from a local db. So when the whole gui is appearing on the window the user can see the child guis appearing one after another + gdi drawing some chart - looks a little... not professional you know what I mean. The question is: Is there any method to organize guis "professional way"? May be something like a "memory bufferizing"?- what I mean is when the whole window appears it already has most needed elements and the user dont see "flashing" here and there?

 

Great thanx in advance for your support!

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This is just a raw example of what I mean. Here the elements are appearing at once

But the more elements I am adding on, I see flashing here and there, for example- first the gui is appearing then gdi is clearing buffer, then drawing some line etc

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_AU3Check=n
#include <array.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Color.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>


#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>


#include <GuiComboBox.au3>













Global Const $Pi = 4 * ATan(1)
Global Const $width = 700
Global Const $height = 400
Global $hGUI, $hWnd, $hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, $ParticleBuffer, $hBrush0, $Brush, $hBrush2, $Pen

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")


$Main_GUI = GUICreate("Main", @DeskTopWidth,@DeskTopHeight,0, 0,  $WS_POPUP)
GUISetBkColor (0x666699, $Main_GUI )



    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)




    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)



GUISetState()


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Main_GUI)
$Child1_GUI = GUICreate("Child", 1366*2, 768*2, 0, 0, $WS_CHILD, -1, $Main_GUI)

GUISetBkColor (0x33334C, $Child1_GUI )

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child1_GUI)



Global $Child2_GUI = GUICreate("Child2", 600, 380, 506, 150, $WS_POPUP)



DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUI), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUI)
$location=WinGetPos("Child2")

$Btn_Test = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test", 10, 10, 90, 20)





Global $Child2_GUIlabels = GUICreate("Child3", 100, 380, 1100, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUIlabels), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))






GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUIlabels)


_GDIPlus_Startup ()
$hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND ($Child2_GUIlabels) ;create graphic
$ParticleBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromGraphics(100, 380, $hGraphic) ;create bitmap
$ParticleBuffer = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($ParticleBitmap) ;create buffer
_GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($ParticleBuffer) ;clear buffer


$Pen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8080FF, 2)
$Pen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xE3B4CDFF, 2)


_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($ParticleBuffer, 20, 0, 20, 380, $Pen2)





_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 380)

    Local $sString = "line", $aInfo
     $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xE3B4CDFF)
    $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
    $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate("Arial")
    $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, 11, 1)
    $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 10, 0, 0)
    $aInfo = _GDIPlus_GraphicsMeasureString($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $aInfo[0], $hFormat, $hBrush)














MsgBox(0, "", "")

But if I do as it was advised  and declare  GUISetState(@SW_SHOW.......)  at the end when everything is loaded  then GDI wont work

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_AU3Check=n
#include <array.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Color.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>


#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>


#include <GuiComboBox.au3>













Global Const $Pi = 4 * ATan(1)
Global Const $width = 700
Global Const $height = 400
Global $hGUI, $hWnd, $hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, $ParticleBuffer, $hBrush0, $Brush, $hBrush2, $Pen

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")


$Main_GUI = GUICreate("Main", @DeskTopWidth,@DeskTopHeight,0, 0,  $WS_POPUP)
GUISetBkColor (0x666699, $Main_GUI )
$Child1_GUI = GUICreate("Child", 1366*2, 768*2, 0, 0, $WS_CHILD, -1, $Main_GUI)
GUISetBkColor (0x33334C, $Child1_GUI )
Global $Child2_GUI = GUICreate("Child2", 600, 380, 506, 150, $WS_POPUP)



DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUI), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))


;GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUI)
$location=WinGetPos("Child2")

$Btn_Test = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test", 10, 10, 90, 20)





Global $Child2_GUIlabels = GUICreate("Child3", 100, 380, 1100, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUIlabels), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))









_GDIPlus_Startup ()
$hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND ($Child2_GUIlabels) ;create graphic
$ParticleBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromGraphics(100, 380, $hGraphic) ;create bitmap
$ParticleBuffer = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($ParticleBitmap) ;create buffer
_GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($ParticleBuffer) ;clear buffer


$Pen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8080FF, 2)
$Pen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xE3B4CDFF, 2)


_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($ParticleBuffer, 20, 0, 20, 380, $Pen2)





_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 380)

    Local $sString = "line", $aInfo
     $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xE3B4CDFF)
    $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
    $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate("Arial")
    $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, 11, 1)
    $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 10, 0, 0)
    $aInfo = _GDIPlus_GraphicsMeasureString($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $aInfo[0], $hFormat, $hBrush)


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Main_GUI)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUIlabels)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child1_GUI)







MsgBox(0, "", "")

 

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If everything drawn by gdip is not going to change after load you can use labels instead of some child windows.

#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

_GDIPlus_Startup()

$hMain=GUICreate("test")
GUISetState()
$label=GUICtrlCreateLabel("",10,10,100,200,$SS_BITMAP)

$hBitmap=_GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0(100,200)
$hBmpCtxt = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hBmpCtxt, 0xFFFFFFFF)

$hGDIBitmap=_GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBitmap)
GUICtrlSendMsg($label,$STM_SETIMAGE,$IMAGE_BITMAP,$hGDIBitmap)

_WinAPI_DeleteObject($hGDIBitmap)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hBmpCtxt)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap)

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
            ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

 

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topten,

Use the @‌SW_HIDE parameter when creating the GUIs and then change their state with @‌SW_SHOW when you and they are ready.

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"when you and they are ready" :)

That would be sweet.

But

May be I am doing something wrong

This is innitial example (still guis flashing, when created one after another)

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_AU3Check=n
#include <array.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Color.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GuiComboBox.au3>



Global Const $Pi = 4 * ATan(1)
Global Const $width = 700
Global Const $height = 400
Global $hGUI, $hWnd, $hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, $ParticleBuffer, $hBrush0, $Brush, $hBrush2, $Pen

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")
$Main_GUI = GUICreate("Main", @DeskTopWidth,@DeskTopHeight,0, 0,  $WS_POPUP)
GUISetBkColor (0x666699, $Main_GUI )
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Main_GUI)

$Child1_GUI = GUICreate("Child", 1366*2, 768*2, 0, 0, $WS_CHILD, -1, $Main_GUI)
GUISetBkColor (0x33334C, $Child1_GUI )
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child1_GUI)



Global $Child2_GUI = GUICreate("Child2", 600, 380, 506, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUI), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUI)
$location=WinGetPos("Child2")
$Btn_Test = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test", 10, 10, 90, 20)





Global $Child2_GUIlabels = GUICreate("Child3", 100, 380, 1100, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUIlabels), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUIlabels)


_GDIPlus_Startup ()
$hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND ($Child2_GUIlabels) ;create graphic
$ParticleBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromGraphics(100, 380, $hGraphic) ;create bitmap
$ParticleBuffer = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($ParticleBitmap) ;create buffer
_GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($ParticleBuffer) ;clear buffer
$Pen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8080FF, 2)
$Pen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xE3B4CDFF, 2)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($ParticleBuffer, 20, 0, 20, 380, $Pen2)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 380)

    Local $sString = "line", $aInfo
     $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xE3B4CDFF)
    $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
    $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate("Arial")
    $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, 11, 1)
    $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 10, 0, 0)
    $aInfo = _GDIPlus_GraphicsMeasureString($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $aInfo[0], $hFormat, $hBrush)














MsgBox(0, "", "")

This is with sw_show, sw_hide - gdi wouldnt work

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_AU3Check=n
#include <array.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Color.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <GuiComboBox.au3>



Global Const $Pi = 4 * ATan(1)
Global Const $width = 700
Global Const $height = 400
Global $hGUI, $hWnd, $hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, $ParticleBuffer, $hBrush0, $Brush, $hBrush2, $Pen

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")
$Main_GUI = GUICreate("Main", @DeskTopWidth,@DeskTopHeight,0, 0,  $WS_POPUP)
GUISetBkColor (0x666699, $Main_GUI )
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $Main_GUI)

$Child1_GUI = GUICreate("Child", 1366*2, 768*2, 0, 0, $WS_CHILD, -1, $Main_GUI)
GUISetBkColor (0x33334C, $Child1_GUI )
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $Child1_GUI)



Global $Child2_GUI = GUICreate("Child2", 600, 380, 506, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUI), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $Child2_GUI)
$location=WinGetPos("Child2")
$Btn_Test = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test", 10, 10, 90, 20)





Global $Child2_GUIlabels = GUICreate("Child3", 100, 380, 1100, 150, $WS_POPUP)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child2_GUIlabels), "hwnd", WinGetHandle($Child1_GUI))
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $Child2_GUIlabels)


_GDIPlus_Startup ()
$hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND ($Child2_GUIlabels) ;create graphic
$ParticleBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromGraphics(100, 380, $hGraphic) ;create bitmap
$ParticleBuffer = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($ParticleBitmap) ;create buffer
_GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($ParticleBuffer) ;clear buffer
$Pen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF8080FF, 2)
$Pen2 = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xE3B4CDFF, 2)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($ParticleBuffer, 20, 0, 20, 380, $Pen2)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGraphic, $ParticleBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 380)

    Local $sString = "line", $aInfo
     $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xE3B4CDFF)
    $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
    $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate("Arial")
    $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, 11, 1)
    $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 10, 0, 0)
    $aInfo = _GDIPlus_GraphicsMeasureString($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGraphic, $sString, $hFont, $aInfo[0], $hFormat, $hBrush)





GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Main_GUI)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child1_GUI)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUI)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child2_GUIlabels)





MsgBox(0, "", "")

And I tried it in my main code: the result is this the script is waiting longer, then I see again the guis appearing and flashing one after another, gdi- wont work

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Ahmet

Using labels works great, especially "If everything drawn by gdip is not going to change after load". Now I am rebuilding my main code, changing from guis to labels- and that is fine. For me the problem is with dynamic part of gdi. I have some flow charts and I am trying to make them look smooth

Thank you very much- that helped me  with static part

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Brilliant! Thank you very much,  Ahmet. I even didnt think that such function may contain real treasures. At first it looked a little difficult for my understanding, but later, when I got  it step by step- it really made miracles. Thanx again!

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