User Interface Builder - GUI Designer

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User Interface Builder

  

Overview

• Use this tool to visually design Windows applications with a focus on Metro windows, standard windows, and Tool windows.

• This is for users who want a faster and simpler development tool.

• Drag-and-drop GUI creation, code generation, and easy control alignment tools.

• No more clicking through property sheets to set variable names, sizes, and the control’s text.

     

Features

• Metro Controls for all window types

• WYSIWYG real-time preview

• Generates AutoIt GUI and message loop code

• Multiple control selection and manipulation

• Make additional selections with the CTRL key

• Accelerated control movements with the SHIFT key

• Change controls position with mouse or arrow keys

• Double click a control to precisely set its size and text

• Save/load GUI layouts and Control layouts to files

• Custom styles/themes and Controls using Metro

• Snap-to-guide, and toolbar alignment aids

• Drag down guides from the top and left sides of the Designer window

• Copy-n-paste between different window types

 

Technical Details

• .Gui/.Ctrls file is a simple delimited text file

• Copy-n-paste is a similar file without the window specifications

• The application is meant to be portable, so it is one file

• The only Custom UDFs in use is Metro 5.1, and my Metro Expansion pack

• The script uses Label controls for everything. No GDI was used.

• Every control handle is saved in an array

• Maps are used in Metro and in future UDFs containing new controls

• You need Metro 5.1 UDF

 

$GuiWindow[dynamic][18]

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][0] ; Selection rectangle handle

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][1] ; Upper left sizing anchor

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][2] ; Lower right square sizing anchor

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][3] ; Lower left sizing anchor

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][4] ; Working window's handle

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][5] ; Horizontal pull sizing anchor

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][6] ; Vertical pull sizing anchor

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][7] ; Top constrained Vertical pull circle

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][8] ; Left constrained Horizontal pull circle

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][9] ; Scope and name, ex. Global $hWnd

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][10] ; Properties, ex. GuiSet*

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][11] ; Horizontal guide line visual

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][12] ; Vertical guide line visual

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][13] ; Drag Titlebar for created for Metro windows

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][14] ; Left Align Button

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][15] ; Center Align Button

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][16] ; Right Align Button

·       $GuiWindow[$GuiInFocus][17] ; Horizontally Align Button

 

$GuiControl[dynamic][7]

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][0] ; Control handle

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][1] ; Function that creates the control

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][2] ; Scope and variable name

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][3] ; Style

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][4] ; Extended Style

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][5] ; Functions run after creation. Ex. GuiSet*

·       $GuiControl[$ControlCount][6] ; Text for Metro controls

 

$GuiUndo [256]

·       Revolving push array of string to call to create the undo action

 

Limitations and known issues

• Resizing the Metro window with the mouse is flaky

• Changing control and window styles is not implemented

• Window size cannot be changed precisely

• Undo functionality might cause problems with code generation

• No Redo implemented

 

 Thank you BB19 and everyone that contributed to Metro UDF.

 

MetroGUI_UDF_xpk.au3 UserInterfaceBuilder.au3

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Wow !. A whole lot of work !.

Return Run(@ComSpec & " /C AutoIt3.exe """ & @ScriptFullPath & """ " & $StringCall ,"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3",@SW_HIDE)
I don't run AutoIt from that path. Maybe that's the reason the script ends with "AutoIt3 ended. rc:-1073740771" ?

Nice 1st post