Click through gui

[Champak]

I have two GUIs, my main GUI and a clock GUI which has a transparent background so all you see is the actual time. My main sits behind the clock. On my main, right behind the clock, there is a region where if I click in it a function activates. The problem is I can't click on top of the numbers being displayed by the clock, I'm only able to click around the numbers in the transparent area of the clock. Is there a way to make it possible to click the main GUI through the numbers being displayed on the clock like I'm able to click through the other parts of the clock that's transparent?

[mikell]

A solution could be : catch the mouse cursor position when clicking and then click the main gui at the same location
 

[UEZ]

Use the $WS_EX_TRANSPARENT style for your clock to click through.

[Malkey]

Click through a hole in the GUI in this example.

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

; Modified from http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12476&view=findpost&p=784783
; Also see:-  AutoIt Help file > _WinAPI_CreateRoundRectRgn Function > Example

Local $hGui = GUICreate("", 500, 500, -1, -1, -1, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
GUISetBkColor(0x008080)

_GuiHole($hGui, 50, 50, 100, 100)
GUISetState()
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = -3 Then ExitLoop
WEnd


Func _GuiHole($hWin, $iX, $iY, $iW, $iH)
    Local $pos, $outer_rgn, $inner_rgn, $combined_rgn
    $pos = WinGetPos($hWin)
    $outer_rgn    = _WinAPI_CreateRectRgn(0, 0, $pos[2], $pos[3])
    $inner_rgn    = _WinAPI_CreateRectRgn($iX, $iY, $iX + $iW, $iY + $iH)
    $combined_rgn = _WinAPI_CreateRectRgn(0, 0, 0, 0)
    _WinAPI_CombineRgn($combined_rgn, $outer_rgn, $inner_rgn, $RGN_DIFF) ; $RGN_DIFF constant in WindowsConstants.au3
    _WinAPI_SetWindowRgn($hWin, $combined_rgn)
EndFunc   ;==>_GuiHole

 

[Champak]

UEZ, that worked. Thanks all.