Press button when progress bar hits an area

[Braste84]

Hello.

I have a problem which I don't know, how to solve at the moment.

I have this progress bar

As soon as it hits the area separated by the two lines, I need to press a button

My problem is, that the bar is semitransparent, so the color depends on the background. It is some kind of red, when it hits the area, but not exactly the same every time.

Does someone have any idea, how I can solve this problem?

[Nine]

You could read the color with PixelGetColor and get the red component with _ColorGetRed.  When the red value gets significantly higher, it means it has reached the area.

Edited April 14, 2023 by Nine

[Braste84]

The problem is, PixelGetColor needs coordinates and the area changes every time. The area of the complete bar keeps the same, but the target area changes.

So the question is, how do I get the pixel to check.

Edited April 14, 2023 by Braste84

[Braste84]

I could check every pixel in the area in a loop, but i don't know, if autoit can keep up with the progress bar and I would have to save every pixel value to compare it in the following loop

Edited April 14, 2023 by Braste84

[Melba23]

Braste84,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum. Just what application is showing you this progress bar?

M23

P.S. And just to be absolutely clear - this is the Mod team determining the legality of the thread, so everyone else please keep out.

[Braste84]

I tried searching for the area by searching for a pixel with the least distance to white in a row of pixels, which works really well

$left = 1100
$y = 720
$right = 1460

; Initialize variables for the pixel with the smallest distance to white
$nearestPixelColor = 0
$nearestPixelDistance = 16777215

; Loop through each pixel in the area
For $x = $left To $right Step 1
    ; Get the color of the current pixel
    $pixelColor = PixelGetColor($x, $y)
    $rDiff = Abs(255 - _ColorGetRed($pixelColor))
    $gDiff = Abs(255 - _ColorGetGreen($pixelColor))
    $bDiff = Abs(255 - _ColorGetBlue($pixelColor))
    $distance = Sqrt($rDiff ^ 2 + $gDiff ^ 2 + $bDiff ^ 2)

    ; Check if the current pixel is closer to white than the previous closest pixel
    If $distance < $nearestPixelDistance Then
        $nearestPixelColor = $pixelColor
        $nearestPixelDistance = $distance
        $nearestPixelX = $x
        $nearestPixelY = $y
    EndIf
Next

But as I feared autoit cannot keep up with the progress bar. If the area is at the beginning of the bar, autoit isn't finished with finding the area, before the bar reaches it.

[Braste84]

It is my RedM server which is showing me this bar.

[Melba23]

Braste84,

I feared as much. Please read the forum rules before posting again - thread locked.

M23