Child GUI appear before Parent GUI after maximize or minimize the Parent GUI

[Amichai]

Hi,

While i am maximize or minimize the parent GUI, the child GUI appeared before the parent GUI (0.5 seconds before).

I think it's related to the following line:

$ChildHotFolder = GUICreate("Hot Folder",480, 120, 0, -1,$WS_POPUP,$WS_EX_MDICHILD,$MainHotFolder)

Please help me here

this is the code:

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#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Include "UDF\CompareImagesUDF.au3"
#Include "UDF\LogUDF.au3"
#Include "UDF\InitializationUDF.au3"
#Include "UDF\LoadingUDF.au3"
#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>


;
Global $Reset = 0; Last GUI state
Global $MainHotFolder ;Main GUI
Global $ChildHotFolder ;Child GUI
Global $vBasic ;Basic hot folder menu
Global $vNaming ;Naming convention menu
Global $vOpen ;vBasic menu item
Global $vClose ;vBasic menu item
Global $SelectFolder ;Select hot folder button
Global $SelectFiles ;Select files button
Global $Verification ;Verification button
Global $Input1 ;Hot folder state old\new
Global $Input2 ;Files state old\new
Global $Input3 ;Verification passed\failed
Global $Input4 ;Hot folder directory
Global $HotFolder = "" ;This variable holds hot folder directory - Display HotFolder.
Global $HotFolderFiles ;This variable holds hot folder files - HotFolder Verification.
DriveMapAdd ("x:", "\\srv2k8\kornit") ;Enable the option to add network based hot folder.

Menu()

Func Menu()

   Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
   $MainHotFolder = GUICreate("Main Hot Folder", 500, 500, -1, -1,-1)
   GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Stop")
   $vBasic = GUICtrlCreateMenu("BasicHotFolder")
   $vNaming = GUICtrlCreateMenu("NamingConvention")
   $vOpen = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("OpenMenu",$vBasic)
   GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1,"OpenBasicGUI")
   $vClose = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("CloseMenu",$vBasic)
   GUICtrlSetState ( $vClose, $GUI_DISABLE)
   GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1,"CloseBasicGUI")
   GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $MainHotFolder)

   While 1
      Sleep(100)
   WEnd

EndFunc


Func OpenBasicGUI()

   GUICtrlSetState ( $vOpen, $GUI_DISABLE) ;Basic GUI opened so grade-out this option.
   if $Reset = 0 then

      Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
      $ChildHotFolder = GUICreate("Hot Folder",480, 120, 0, -1,$WS_POPUP,$WS_EX_MDICHILD,$MainHotFolder)
      GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Stop")
      $SelectFolder = GUICtrlCreateButton("Select Hot Folder - MC",0, 26, 120, 25) ;Select hot folder and update machine config.
      GUICtrlSetOnEvent($SelectFolder, "Folder")
      $SelectFiles = GUICtrlCreateButton("Load Files", 120, 26, 120, 25) ;Select files for hot folder.
      GUICtrlSetOnEvent($SelectFiles, "SelectFiles")
      $Verification = GUICtrlCreateButton("Verificaion", 240, 26, 120, 25) ;Verify a full matching between hot folder directory and hot folder working files.
      GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Verification, "Verification")
      $NoKSF = GUICtrlCreateButton("No KSF Test",0, 73, 120, 25) ;Verify a proper message appear for no KSF scenario.
      GUICtrlSetOnEvent($NoKSF, "")
      $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 1, 52, 118, 20,0x0001)
      $Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 121, 52, 118, 20,0x0001)
      $Input3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 241, 52, 118, 20,0x0001)
      $Input4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Current HotFolder = Unknown", 1, 3, 358, 22,0x0001)
      $Input5 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 1, 99, 118, 20,0x0001)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $Input1, $GUI_DISABLE)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $Input2, $GUI_DISABLE)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $Input3, $GUI_DISABLE)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $Input4, $GUI_DISABLE)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $Input5, $GUI_DISABLE)
      $HotFolder = "" ;This variable holds hot folder directory - Display HotFolder.
      $HotFolderFiles ;This variable holds hot folder files - HotFolder Verification.
      GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $ChildHotFolder)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $vClose, $GUI_Enable)

   Else

      GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $ChildHotFolder)
      GUICtrlSetState ( $vClose, $GUI_Enable)

   EndIf

   $Reset = 1;

EndFunc

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by JLogan3o13
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[JLogan3o13]

@Amichai welcome to the forum. In the future, please use code tags (the <> icon in your task bar) when posting code. Makes it much easier to read

[orbs]

@Amichai, in the future try to post a runnable reproducer - your script contains references to external UDF's and ommitted functions, so it is not easy for us to help you - and it's not our job either.

for your issue - you may want to consider WinSetTrans(). use it to set the transparency of the child GUI to 0 (=invisible) before maximize/minimize/restore, and once that operation is complete, set it to 255 (=solid). i use this method successfully whenever the Windows minimize animation gets on my nerves...