Question mark

[Azu]

On some programs there is a question mark next to the minimize button.. how do I make one of those and have it so when someone clicks on it, it opens up firefox and goes to, say, www.website.com/helpfile.html ?

[cppman]

LMAO! I told you! nah, im just playing. Thats an interesting question, i wonder if it has been done. Have you searched the forums for ur answer?

[Azu]

I searched.. havn't found anything..

[GaryFrost]

look for $DS_CONTEXTHELP in the help file

[nfwu]

Extended Style table

Extended Style result

$WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP Includes a question mark in the title bar of the window. Cannot be used with the WS_MAXIMIZEBOX or WS_MINIMIZEBOX.

That should help. Look up GuiCreate in the Helpfile.

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
GUICreate ( "title" , 100 , 100 , 0 , 0 , -1 , $WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP )

That should do the trick

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[Valuater]

That should help. Look up GuiCreate in the Helpfile.

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
GUICreate ( "title" , 100 , 100 , 0 , 0 , -1 , $WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP )

That should do the trick

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i was waiting for someone else to post...

it didn't work for me

8)

[nfwu]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
GUICreate ( "title" , 500 , 500 , 100 , 100 , -1 , $WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP )
GUISetState()
Local $msg
while $msg <> $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
;   If $msg<> 0 and $msg <> -11 Then
;       MsgBox(0, "", $msg)
;   EndIf
WEnd

Complete demo.

The problem is that i can't find the control id for the "?" button

#)

[GaryFrost]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$Form1 = GUICreate("AForm1", 622, 448, 192, 125, BitOR($WS_SYSMENU,$WS_CAPTION,$WS_BORDER,$DS_CONTEXTHELP),$WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
While 1
 $msg = GuiGetMsg()
 Select
 Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
  ExitLoop
 Case Else
 ;;;;;;;
 EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

[GaryFrost]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
GUICreate ( "title" , 500 , 500 , 100 , 100 , -1 , $WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP )
GUISetState()
Local $msg
while $msg <> $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
;   If $msg<> 0 and $msg <> -11 Then
;       MsgBox(0, "", $msg)
;   EndIf
WEnd

Complete demo.

The problem is that i can't find the control id for the "?" button

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And you probably never will, i tried yours, couldn't get the question mark to work, mine works.

I think the only way to get the info will be thru WM_NOTIFY

When the user clicks the question mark, the cursor changes to a question mark with a pointer. If the user then clicks a control in the dialog box, the control receives a WM_HELP message

[Azu]

Okay but how do I make it so when the question mark is clicked it opens up firefox and goes to a certain page??

[Sokko]

Probably you can't, since the question mark is intended to be used for context help only (hence the changed cursor, and messages being received by the controls you click on rather than the button itself). Based on the fact that the programs you've seen have had the question mark "next to the minimize button", and it's not possible to use the minimizebox style with contexthelp, those programs are most likely using a much more complicated method to get that button to show up (like programs that insert a "minimize to tray" button in the title bar).

[Azu]

So.. what is the "Much more complicated method" and how do I put it into my program?

It would need to be a minimize button to minimize it, a close button to close, and a question mark that opens up firefox to http://www.FreeThePenguins.com/AutoLogin/Help.html

[BigDod]

So.. what is the "Much more complicated method" and how do I put it into my program?

It would need to be a minimize button to minimize it, a close button to close, and a question mark that opens up firefox to http://www.FreeThePenguins.com/AutoLogin/Help.html

Why not just place a button at the top right below the close etc and use it as a help button.

[Azu]

How come whenever I ask for help doing something, everyone basically says "That's to hard, why don't you try something else instead"

[SmOke_N]

How come whenever I ask for help doing something, everyone basically says "That's to hard, why don't you try something else instead"

Let me make sure I get this in Quotes... Your post tend to like to dissapear...

Gary gave you the something to look at, did you try it?... Did it work?... Did it fail?... Can you post what you tried if you did try what he suggested?

[Azu]

It changes the cursor icon.. it didn't open up firefox and go to the help page though..

I don't need the cursor icon to change.

Yes it did change the cursor icon but I have no need for that =/

[GaryFrost]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....dialogboxes.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....ges/wm_help.asp

[Azu]

What does that have to do with what I'm asking?

1: That's about dialog boxes not guis

2: That is c++ not autoit

[GaryFrost]

What does that have to do with what I'm asking?

1: That's about dialog boxes not guis

2: That is c++ not autoit

If you read it you would understand how the messages are sent.

AutoIt is written in C++, besides it's not C++ but API.

[Azu]

I want to know how to do it in autoit though not API... x_x