Input background

[XGamerGuide]

I'm trying to assign a faint text in the background to an input field that disappears after the input has started. This should have a certain color such as gray.

[TheXman]

Like _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner()?

[Musashi]

11 hours ago, XGamerGuide said:

I'm trying to assign a faint text in the background to an input field that disappears after the input has started.

_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner is a good solution, as long as you don't want to set the focus to this 'special' input field already after starting the script (the fainted text would disappear immediately). In case another control gets the focus on start, then the function mentioned by @TheXman fits perfectly.

EDIT : (Revision, according to @Melba23 's note) :

The function mentioned by @TheXman fits perfectly !

(Slightly modified example from the help)

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hGUI = GUICreate('Example', 300, 150)
    GUISetFont(9, 400, 0, 'Segoe UI')

    Local $idUsername = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 10, 10, 200, 25)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($idUsername, "Enter Username...", True)
    Local $idPassword = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 10, 40, 200, 25)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($idPassword, "Enter Password...", True)
    Local $idButton_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close", 210, 120, 85, 25)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI)
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $idButton_Close
                ExitLoop
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
    GUIDelete($hGUI)
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

Edited May 29, 2021 by Musashi

[Melba23]

Musashi,

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 as long as you don't want to set the focus to this 'special' input field already after starting the script (the fainted text would disappear immediately)

No so - you can set the $bOnFocus flag to keep the cuebanner visible on focus:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GUIEdit.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

$cInput1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($cInput1, "Visible on focus", True)

$cInput2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 100, 200, 20)
_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($cInput2, "Vanish on focus")

GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

M23

[Musashi]

3 hours ago, Melba23 said:

No so - you can set the $bOnFocus flag to keep the cuebanner visible on focus:

Yep , that's what it says in the help, almost impossible to overlook (except by me) .

[JockoDundee]

5 hours ago, Musashi said:

almost impossible to overlook (except by me)

Next time, $bOnFocus

[XGamerGuide]

Quote

Like _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner()?

Thanks that works