How would i make a round GUI that is also a button

[Guest]

Hello everybody,

 

I am working on a project that will allow me to run a macro on another non focused window (say notepad-the ultimate example)

So far I have found the control functions that would let me do this. However I am a bit stumped on how to make the GUI.

What i would like to do is to make a round button( like this) that on a click would open a drop down menu with many functions in it.

I'm confident I could figure out the drop down menu but I can not figure out how to make the round button.

 

I have scavenged the forum looking for answers but to no avail. I have downloaded ezskin and xskin but have not been able to figure those out.

 

Any help that you can give would be greatly appreciated,

Lewiaa

[Guest]

2 hours ago, lewiaa said:

I have scavenged the forum looking for answers but to no avail. I have downloaded ezskin and xskin but have not been able to figure those out. Any help that you can give would be greatly appreciated,

Maybe this old code snippet I found will help you somehow 🤔 :

; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/27260-round-gui-picture-gui/?do=findComment&comment=193006
; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/27260-round-gui-picture-gui/

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$Form1 = GUICreate("AForm1", 100, 100, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_SYSMENU,$WS_POPUPWINDOW,$WS_BORDER), 0)
_GuiRoundCorners($Form1, 0, 0, 100, 100)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
    ;;;;;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Func _GuiRoundCorners($h_win, $i_x1, $i_y1, $i_x3, $i_y3)
   Dim $pos, $ret, $ret2
   $pos = WinGetPos($h_win)
    $ret = DllCall("gdi32.dll", "long", "CreateRoundRectRgn", "long",  $i_x1, "long", $i_y1, "long", $pos[2], "long", $pos[3], "long", $i_x3,  "long", $i_y3)
   If $ret[0] Then
      $ret2 = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "SetWindowRgn", "hwnd", $h_win, "long", $ret[0], "int", 1)
      If $ret2[0] Then
         Return 1
      Else
         Return 0
      EndIf
   Else
      Return 0
   EndIf
EndFunc;==>_GuiRoundCorners

Check out the following link as well :

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/194880-smoothing-rounded-corners-gui/

Probably not the solution you're looking for, but at least a start .

Edited October 30, 2019 by Musashi

[pixelsearch]

Hi all,

Funkey's script based on a child gui gives great results too. I just reworked it a bit to get 2 round clickable controls :

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#include <ColorConstants.au3>
#include <FontConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$hGui = GUICreate("Main Form", 300, 150)
$idGraphic1 = _GuiCtrlCreateRoundedLabel($hGui, "OK", 60, 40 , 60, 60, _
    $COLOR_WHITE, $COLOR_GREEN)
$idGraphic2 = _GuiCtrlCreateRoundedLabel($hGui, "Cancel", 180, 40 , 60, 60, _
    $COLOR_WHITE, $COLOR_RED)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGui)

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $idGraphic1
            MsgBox($MB_TOPMOST,"", "OK clicked")
        Case $idGraphic2
            MsgBox($MB_TOPMOST,"", "Cancel clicked")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func _GuiCtrlCreateRoundedLabel($hParent, $sText, $iX, $iY, $iW, $iH, $iClr, $iBkClr)
    Local $hChild = GUICreate($sText, $iW, $iH, $iX, $iY, $WS_CHILD, 0, $hParent)
    GUISetBkColor($iBkClr)
    _Gui_RoundCorners($hChild, 0, 0, $iW - 1, $iH - 1)
    GUICtrlCreateGraphic(0, 0, $iW, $iH, 0)
    GUICtrlSetGraphic(-1, $GUI_GR_COLOR, $iBkClr)
    GUICtrlSetGraphic(-1, $GUI_GR_ELLIPSE, 0, 0, $iW - 1, $iH - 1) ; $iW = $iH => circle
    Local $nLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($sText, 0, 0, $iW, $iH, _
        BitOr($SS_CENTERIMAGE, $SS_CENTER))
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1, $iClr)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, Default, $FW_BOLD)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hChild)
    Return $nLabel
EndFunc   ;==>_GuiCtrlCreateRoundedLabel

Func _Gui_RoundCorners($h_win, $i_x1, $i_y1, $i_x3, $i_y3)
    Local $XS_pos, $XS_ret, $XS_ret2
    $XS_pos = WinGetPos($h_win)
    $XS_ret = DllCall("gdi32.dll", "long", "CreateRoundRectRgn", "long", $i_x1, "long", _
        $i_y1, "long", $XS_pos[2], "long", $XS_pos[3], "long", $i_x3, "long", $i_y3)
    If $XS_ret[0] Then
        $XS_ret2 = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "SetWindowRgn", "hwnd", $h_win, "long", _
        $XS_ret[0], "int", 1)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_Gui_RoundCorners

Great job Funkey

[Nine]

Or you may want to have it with transparency  ?

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

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hGui = GUICreate("", 400, 400,-1,-1,$WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
    Local $hPic = GUICreate("", 150, 100, 10, 10, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_LAYERED+$WS_EX_MDICHILD, $hGui)
    GUICtrlCreatePic("Arrow.jpg", 0, 0, 150, 100,-1,$GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hPic)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGui)

    HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
      Case $GUI_EVENT_SECONDARYDOWN
        ConsoleWrite ("right click" & @CRLF)
        EndSwitch
    WEnd

EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func _Exit ()
    Exit
EndFunc

It is intended to be dragable and with right click you could have a contextual popup menu...

Edited December 12, 2024 by Nine

[Guest]

This is great everyone thanks for all the help.

I guess I didn't scavenge the forums enough.

Everything seemed to work so this is all going to be a great help.

Also @Nine

the "Arrow.jpg", when i try to open it, gives a 404 not found.

 

Thanks for all the help everyone.

[Nine]

Try again with this one ?

ps. removed jpg (needed some space)

 

Edited April 14, 2025 by Nine

[Guest]

yes, that worked