Transparent GIF GUI

[XGamerGuide]

I'm trying to display a GIF. However, the GUI should not be visible. Here is an attempt that doesn't work:

$sGIF = "MyGIF.gif"


#Include <IE.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <WINAPI.au3>
#include <SendMessage.au3>

Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

$hGui = GUICreate("Test", 400, 300, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
GUISetBkColor(0xABCDEF)
$oIE = _IECreateEmbedded()
GUICtrlCreateObj($oIE, 10, 10, 380, 280)

_WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hGUI, 0xABCDEF, 250)
_IENavigate($oIE, $sGIF)
GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
       Case $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN
            _SendMessage($hGUI, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func _Exit()
    Exit

 

[mikell]

?

$sGIF = "file:///" & @scriptdir & "\MyGIF.gif"

 

[Zedna]

In my Resources UDF there is example for (transparent) animated GIF (Examples\resource_test_ani_gif.au3), so your GIF can be included in compiled EXE :

 

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#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_File_Add=gif-Green-UFO.gif, rt_rcdata, ANI_GIF_1

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Timers.au3>

#include "resources.au3"

HotKeySet("{Esc}", "Quit")
HotKeySet("{Left}", "Left")
HotKeySet("{Right}", "Right")
HotKeySet("{Pause}", "Pause")

Global $GIF_TimerID, $hImage, $IMG_Ctrl, $GFC, $GFDC, $pDimensionIDs, $tDL
Global $Pause, $i = 0

$hGUI = GUICreate("GIF Animation", 300, 200)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("text behind GIF - test of transparency", 5, 15, 200, 25)
$IMG_Ctrl = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 10, 10, 10) ; For Drawing
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT) ; Transparency's working
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

GifInit()
; Start Animation: instead of using the time delays between frames given from GIF we use 100ms for simplicity
_Timer_SetTimer($hGUI, 100, "_Draw_Timer")

While 1
    If GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Quit()
WEnd

Func _Draw_Timer($hWnd, $Msg, $iIDTimer, $dwTime)
    If Not $Pause Then
        If $i = $GFC Then $i = 0 ; If $i = the frame count then reset $i to 0
        GifDrawFrame($i)
        $i += 1
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Quit()
    _Timer_KillAllTimers($hGUI)
    _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
    _GDIPlus_Shutdown()

    HotKeySet("{Esc}")
    HotKeySet("{Left}")
    HotKeySet("{Right}")
    HotKeySet("{Pause}")

    Exit
EndFunc

Func GifInit()
    _GDIPlus_Startup()
    ; Load your animated GIF (from file or from resources)
;~  $hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile(@ScriptDir & "\gif-Green-UFO.gif")
    $hImage = _ResourceGetAsImage("ANI_GIF_1")

    $tDL = DllStructCreate($tagGUID) ; Create a struct to hold the GUID.
    $pDimensionIDs = DllStructGetPtr($tDL) ; Get a pointer to the GUID struct.

    ; Get the FrameDimensionsCount of the loaded gif
    $GFDC = DllCall($ghGDIPDll, "int", "GdipImageGetFrameDimensionsCount", "ptr", $hImage, "int*", 0)

    ; Get the FrameDimensionsList , which fills the GUID struct by passing the GUID pointer and the FrameDimensionsCount.
    DllCall($ghGDIPDll, "int", "GdipImageGetFrameDimensionsList", "ptr", $hImage, "ptr", $pDimensionIDs, "int", $GFDC[2])

    ; Get the FrameCount of the loaded gif by passing the GUID pointer
    $GFC = DllCall($ghGDIPDll, "int", "GdipImageGetFrameCount", "int", $hImage, "ptr", $pDimensionIDs, "int*", 0)
    $GFC = $GFC[3]
EndFunc

Func GifDrawFrame($i)
    ; Select the ActiveFrame in the loaded GIF by telling it. The frame starts at 0 ($i)
    DllCall($ghGDIPDll, "int", "GdipImageSelectActiveFrame", "ptr", $hImage, "ptr", $pDimensionIDs, "int", $i)

    ; get current frame from GIF and draw it on the control
    $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
    _SetBitmapToCtrl($IMG_Ctrl, $hBitmap)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
EndFunc

Func Left()
    If WinActive($hGUI) Then
        If Not $Pause Then Return
        $i -= 1
        If $i = -1 Then $i = $GFC - 1
        GifDrawFrame($i)
    Else
        HotKeySet("{Left}")
        Send("{Left}")
        HotKeySet("{Left}", "Left")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Right()
    If WinActive($hGUI) Then
        If Not $Pause Then Return
        $i += 1
        If $i = $GFC Then $i = 0
        GifDrawFrame($i)
    Else
        HotKeySet("{Right}")
        Send("{Right}")
        HotKeySet("{Right}", "Right")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Pause()
    If WinActive($hGUI) Then
        $Pause = Not $Pause
        If $Pause Then
            WinSetTitle($hGUI, '', 'GIF Animation - PAUSED')
        Else
            WinSetTitle($hGUI, '', 'GIF Animation')
        EndIf
    Else
        HotKeySet("{PAUSE}")
        Send("{PAUSE}")
        HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "Pause")
    EndIf
EndFunc

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Zedna