png with background transparent into gui without border

PINTO1927 · May 24, 2016

Hi guys, I would like to make a gui borderless viewing a png image with transparent background.

pretty much has to be visible only the png image with no background..you have any simple example?

Thank's

GUICtrlCreatePic

still it provides the image with the background...

AutoBert · May 24, 2016

Here is a small example (from @UEZ:

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StructureConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIConstants.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>


_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $iW, $iH, $hImage, $hBitmap, $hGUI
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\Torus.png")
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
GUISetState()
_WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI($hBitmap, $hGUI)
GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")


Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

_WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()
GUIDelete()

Func _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI(ByRef $hHBitmap, ByRef $hGUI, $iOpacity = 0xFF, $bReleaseGDI = True)
    If Not BitAND(GUIGetStyle($hGUI)[1], $WS_EX_LAYERED) = $WS_EX_LAYERED Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    Local $tDim = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAP)
    If Not _WinAPI_GetObject($hHBitmap, DllStructGetSize($tDim), DllStructGetPtr($tDim)) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    Local $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE), $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT), $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    Local Const $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0), $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC), $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hHBitmap)
    $tSize.X = $tDim.bmWidth
    $tSize.Y = $tDim.bmHeight
    $tBlend.Alpha = $iOpacity
    $tBlend.Format = 1
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, DllStructGetPtr($tSize), $hMemDC, DllStructGetPtr($tSource), 0, DllStructGetPtr($tBlend), $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
    If $bReleaseGDI Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap)
    Return True
EndFunc

Func _WM_LBUTTONDOWN($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    _SendMessage($hGUI, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_WM_LBUTTONDOWN

Edit: after some changes (upgrades) you have to insert:

#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>

at top of script "#include section"

Edited May 29, 2024 by AutoBert

PINTO1927 · May 24, 2016

Thank's

nend · May 24, 2016

Here a other example I also think it is from UEZ

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

 _GDIPlus_Startup()

$hSplashlogo = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile("C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\Torus.png")


$logoheight = (@DesktopHeight/2) - (_GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo)/2) - 50
$logowidth = (@DesktopWidth /2) - (_GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo)/2)
$SplashGUIlogo = GUICreate("", _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo), _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo), $logowidth, $logoheight, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
_SetBitmap($SplashGUIlogo, $hSplashlogo, 255, _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo), _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNA, $SplashGUIlogo)


While 1
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

 _GDIPlus_Shutdown()


Func _SetBitmap($hGUI, $hImage, $iOpacity, $n_width = 200, $n_height = 200)
    Local $hScrDC, $hMemDC, $hBitmap, $hOld, $pSize, $tSize, $pSource, $tSource, $pBlend, $tBlend

    $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0)
    $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC)
    $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
    $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap)
    $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE)
    $pSize = DllStructGetPtr($tSize)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "X", $n_width)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "Y", $n_height)
    $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT)
    $pSource = DllStructGetPtr($tSource)
    $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    $pBlend = DllStructGetPtr($tBlend)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Alpha", $iOpacity)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Format", 1)
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, $pSize, $hMemDC, $pSource, 0, $pBlend, $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
EndFunc   ;==>_SetBitmap

Edited May 24, 2016 by nend

PINTO1927 · May 24, 2016

Good

mike2003 · June 6, 2018

how to do this always on top?

AutoBert · June 7, 2018

By using/adding the extended Style $WS_EX_TOPMOST with GuiCreate

in my posted example:

$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST))

Hotzenplotz · March 2, 2021

On 5/24/2016 at 3:27 PM, nend said:

Here a other example I also think it is from UEZ

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

 _GDIPlus_Startup()

$hSplashlogo = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile("C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\Torus.png")


$logoheight = (@DesktopHeight/2) - (_GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo)/2) - 50
$logowidth = (@DesktopWidth /2) - (_GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo)/2)
$SplashGUIlogo = GUICreate("", _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo), _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo), $logowidth, $logoheight, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
_SetBitmap($SplashGUIlogo, $hSplashlogo, 255, _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo), _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNA, $SplashGUIlogo)


While 1
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

 _GDIPlus_Shutdown()


Func _SetBitmap($hGUI, $hImage, $iOpacity, $n_width = 200, $n_height = 200)
    Local $hScrDC, $hMemDC, $hBitmap, $hOld, $pSize, $tSize, $pSource, $tSource, $pBlend, $tBlend

    $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0)
    $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC)
    $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
    $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap)
    $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE)
    $pSize = DllStructGetPtr($tSize)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "X", $n_width)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "Y", $n_height)
    $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT)
    $pSource = DllStructGetPtr($tSource)
    $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    $pBlend = DllStructGetPtr($tBlend)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Alpha", $iOpacity)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Format", 1)
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, $pSize, $hMemDC, $pSource, 0, $pBlend, $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
EndFunc   ;==>_SetBitmap

i know this nearly 5 years ago, but can maybe @UEZ explain me how to get on top of this gui comboboxes or sliders or labels

Best Regards

Hotzenplotz · March 3, 2021

good Morning i managed to get label working but i mess up the same way with combobox

UEZ · March 3, 2021

Hi Räuber @Hotzenplotz

try this:

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

 _GDIPlus_Startup()

Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012

$hSplashlogo = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile("C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\Torus.png")

$iw = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hSplashlogo)
$ih = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hSplashlogo)
$SplashGUIlogo = GUICreate("", $iw, $ih, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP,  $WS_EX_LAYERED)
_SetBitmap($SplashGUIlogo, $hSplashlogo, 255, $iw, $ih)
$hGUI_c = GUICreate("Test", $iw, $ih, 0, 0, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_MDICHILD), $SplashGUIlogo)
GUISetBkColor(0x123456, $hGUI_c)
_WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hGUI_c, 0x123456)
$idComboBox = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Item 1",  $iw / 2 - 35, 20, 50, 20)
GUICtrlSetData($idComboBox, "Item 2|Exit", "Item 2")
$idButton_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton("X", $iw / 2 - 30, $ih - 60, 35, 25)
$idLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Test GUI", 0, $ih / 2 - 15, $iw - 20, 20, BitOR($SS_CENTER, $SS_CENTERIMAGE, $SS_SUNKEN))
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x404040)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNA, $SplashGUIlogo)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI_c)

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $idButton_Close
            ExitLoop
        Case $idComboBox
            $sComboRead = GUICtrlRead($idComboBox)
            If $sComboRead = "Exit" Then ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

GUIDelete($hGUI_c)
GUIDelete($SplashGUIlogo)
_GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hSplashlogo)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()
Exit

Func _WM_LBUTTONDOWN($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    _SendMessage($SplashGUIlogo, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_WM_LBUTTONDOWN

Func _SetBitmap($hGUI, $hImage, $iOpacity, $n_width = 200, $n_height = 200)
    Local $hScrDC, $hMemDC, $hBitmap, $hOld, $pSize, $tSize, $pSource, $tSource, $pBlend, $tBlend

    $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0)
    $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC)
    $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
    $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap)
    $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE)
    $pSize = DllStructGetPtr($tSize)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "X", $n_width)
    DllStructSetData($tSize, "Y", $n_height)
    $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT)
    $pSource = DllStructGetPtr($tSource)
    $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    $pBlend = DllStructGetPtr($tBlend)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Alpha", $iOpacity)
    DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Format", 1)
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, $pSize, $hMemDC, $pSource, 0, $pBlend, $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
EndFunc   ;==>_SetBitmap

Should look like this:

Edited March 3, 2021 by UEZ

pixelsearch · March 3, 2021

UEZ ended before us
This is what I had so far, based on AutoBert's 1st post above (another script by UEZ), after having added this :

$hGUI2 = GUICreate("GUI2", 120, 120, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_MDICHILD), $hGUI)
GUISetBkColor( 0xABCDEF, $hGUI2) ; transparent
_WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hGUI2, 0xABCDEF)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("HELLO THERE", 60, 12, 60, 60)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFFFF00) ; yellow
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 600)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

582580920_pnglabelintransparentgui.png.733804fda88e961d6996fb24d733fc44.png

@UEZ : could you please explain BitOR($WS_POPUP, $WS_CHILD) in your script ?
I always read that these two shouldn't be found together, also it seems to work with $WS_POPUP only.
Thanks !

UEZ · March 3, 2021

21 minutes ago, pixelsearch said:

@UEZ : could you please explain BitOR($WS_POPUP, $WS_CHILD) in your script ?
I always read that these two shouldn't be found together, also it seems to work with $WS_POPUP only.
Thanks !

This is a leftover from the coding session - can be removed as MS states: "The window is a child window. A window with this style cannot have a menu bar. This style cannot be used with the WS_POPUP style."

Edited March 3, 2021 by UEZ

pixelsearch · March 3, 2021

Great !
Glad to have you back

Hotzenplotz · March 3, 2021

Just now, pixelsearch said:

Great !
Glad to have you back

Yes also i am new here read alot posts and used a lot of the knowledge of @uez till now.

Danke das du @UEZmir geholfen hast. mit deinen script hier ist mein projekt nahezu perfekt für mich

Hotzenplotz · March 3, 2021

another question,

why

this works

$close = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 363, 622, 75,35)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($close, "Close")
GUICtrlSetTip($close, "Ausschalten")

but if i try this with GUICtrlCreateLabel the event not is not working

Best Regards

Hotzenplotz · March 3, 2021

5 minutes ago, Hotzenplotz said:

another question,

why

this works

$close = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 363, 622, 75,35)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($close, "Close")
GUICtrlSetTip($close, "Ausschalten")

but if i try this with GUICtrlCreateLabel the event not is not working

Best Regards

seems the label must have a text to work, can i get it working without a text

pixelsearch · March 4, 2021

@Hotzenplotz : probably because you created the label without caption, like this :

$idLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", ...)

Just add some spaces as caption (" ", ...) using the _StringRepeat() function if you prefer, maybe add a $SS_SUNKEN style to the label during the coding session, to display a border around your label etc...

@UEZ : in your script just above, or even in your other script found in AutoBert's post at the beginning of this thread, can't we bypass the functions _SetBitmap() or _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI() and replace them with a one-liner _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindowEx(), like this :

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $hGUI

$sFileName = @ScriptDir & "\torus.png"
If Not FileExists($sFileName) Then Exit MsgBox(0, "Exit", "Image not found")

_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile($sFileName)
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)

$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_TOPMOST))
_WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindowEx($hGUI, -1, -1, $hBitmap) ; <=============================

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")

Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

GUIDelete()
_WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()

Func _WM_LBUTTONDOWN($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    _SendMessage($hGUI, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_WM_LBUTTONDOWN

Thanks for your advice

Edited March 4, 2021 by pixelsearch
added exit test (in case image not found)

UEZ · March 4, 2021

3 hours ago, pixelsearch said:

@UEZ : in your script just above, or even in your other script found in AutoBert's post at the beginning of this thread, can't we bypass the functions _SetBitmap() or _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI() and replace them with a one-liner _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindowEx(), like this :

You are right, under the hood it is the same function. I don't know each of the Winapi GDI function which Yashied has added to his famous WinAPIEx UDF. WinAPIEx UDF was added to Autoit meanwhile.

Hotzenplotz · March 4, 2021

@pixelsearch thanks, some things to easy if you know them ^^

now finally i am nearly finished, but i have one annoying thing. if i start the script its an streaming radio, i put in labels to switch between favorite stations, and if i change the stations the name of it and fav numbers are shown on the script in an other label with text. the strange thing is after i start the script and i press a fav then it change the station but the label with the info stays empty until i press the fav again, then the info is shown.'

Solution found in call the guis into the fav functions

Edited March 4, 2021 by Hotzenplotz
solution found

JippyJouns · July 29, 2022

Hello,

after such a long time, the posts here have been very helpful for me today. Thanks for that.

I can now display .png files with transparency. My question about this:

Can I also display a transparent png scaled? I want it to scale proportionally to the resolution (or number of pixels).
That shouldn't be a problem if I could even manage to scale a png in any way when displaying it.

It's easy with jpg's, but as a beginner I still don't have a solution for png's. :wacko:

If anyone wants to try it out, here is my example script, which I adapted
from the examples above for this purpose without knowing much about it: 2in1 (haha).au3

I've simplified my question here:

2in1 (haha).au3

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