etn Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I would like to draw shapes/lines/things directly on the users screen, in response to buttons/commands which the user (me) gives to an AutoIt GUI window. Is this possible? I want to overlay the objects I draw on another programs window (a grid), so I can use the visual guide of the grid to work in the main window. I tried a few things using a transparent GUI window, but couldn't get some things (long thin buttons=lines) to show up with the main window set to transparent. Is this beyond the scope of AutoIt? I know it's supposedly a just a scripting language, but I see many people writing whole applications in it...so it would save me learning something new since I enjoy using AutoIt already. Thanks, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valik Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 That's way out of the scope of AutoIt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josbe Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I would like to draw shapes/lines/things directly on the users screen...Some things maybe like to figure a rectangle? (Using $SS_GRAYRECT style for the Labels) But obviously, there are several things that's way out of the scope of AutoIt. Remember the "intended use"... AUTOIT > AutoIt docs / Beta folder - AutoIt latest beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberSlug Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 You might like the free program GhostIt. I have used it for the same type of reasons."...a ghost window is translucent, meaning you can see through it to whatever is underneath. Secondly, a ghost window will always appear on top of other windows. Thirdly, when a ghost window loses the input focus, it remains translucent and always on top, but all clicks will pass right through it like it wasn't even there." Use Mozilla | Take a look at My Disorganized AutoIt stuff | Very very old: AutoBuilder 11 Jan 2005 prototype I need to update my sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etn Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Thanks for the tip CS, that GhostIt has potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefluxster Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 You might like the free program GhostIt. I have used it for the same type of reasons."...a ghost window is translucent, meaning you can see through it to whatever is underneath. Secondly, a ghost window will always appear on top of other windows. Thirdly, when a ghost window loses the input focus, it remains translucent and always on top, but all clicks will pass right through it like it wasn't even there."This little proggy is pretty sweet. I'll probably use it quite a bit, though I need to think about uses first... “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.”-Peter F. Drucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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