GUI Layered Windows

[Arcix]

I am trying to make a GUI window that will always appear in front, and that is layered, so that while playing a game, you are able to see it in a corner. I have experimented with some of the GUI exStyles, but none of them seem to give me what I want, and there is really no explanation on a lot of them. If somebody can give me a push in the right direction, perhaps by explaining what $WS_EX_LAYERED does exactly, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Valuater]

did you see

winSetOnTop()

in help

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[Arcix]

did you see

winSetOnTop()

in help

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Thx it seems to work =D The window allways stays in the front. However... I still can't get it to display at the same time as my game is displaying. That's why I was wondering if there was some way to layer the window in order to make is see-able while a game is active.

[Valuater]

there are many games that wont allow other windows on top and ... others that wont allow autoit to run as a game-bot

that seems to be happening more and more

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[Arcix]

I know that something like this works for the game I am talking about, because I have seen it done. It is not autoit, but I also know that autoit scripts are not blocked because I tried a simple send key script and it worked. =/

[Valuater]

are we going to guess all day...

or are you going to tell us what game ( online or not )

and show us what you have so far in scripting... so we can help you

?????

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Edited March 12, 2006 by Valuater

[Arcix]

Sorry ^^ I am talking about Gunbound:WC (http://www.softnyx.net), and it is an online game. I want to make a pixel bot, but so far, I have not made any of the pixel functions, and am just trying to get this layered window thing to work so I can have some sort of interface to interact act with while in game. So, the code I have so far is something like:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

GUICreate("Window", 200, 100)

$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Just a window",10,10)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

WinSetOnTop("Window","",1)

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

WEnd

[Valuater]

many times people who use/make game bots utilize

HotKeySet()

the is no GUI over the game screen, however, the "keys" do the function in the game

i will see if i can get your gui--onTop

you look/search help for HotKeySet()

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[Valuater]

yea... it goes on top to start.... but i cant get into a game ( not a member )

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$file_name = "http://www.softnyx.net"
Run(@ComSpec & " /c Start " & $file_name, "", @SW_HIDE)

Sleep(2000); wait for window

GUICreate("Window", 200, 100)
$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Just a window", 10, 10)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

WinSetOnTop("Window", "", 1)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
    
WEnd

you can make the internet explorer an "imbeded Object" see help search for more info

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
; Simple example: Embedding an Internet Explorer Object inside an AutoIt GUI
;
; The full example is available in the test\ActiveX directory (TestXInternet.au3)
;
; See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/webbrowser/reference/objects/internetexplorer.asp

$oIE = ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2")

; Create a simple GUI for our output
GUICreate ( "Embedded Web control Test", 640, 580,(@DesktopWidth-640)/2, (@DesktopHeight-580)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
$GUIActiveX      = GUICtrlCreateObj   ( $oIE,     10, 40 , 600 , 360 )
$GUI_Button_Back    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Back",     10, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Forward = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Forward", 120, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Home    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Home",    230, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Stop    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Stop",    330, 420, 100,  30)

GUISetState ()    ;Show GUI

$oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

; Waiting for user to close the window
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home
            $oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back
            $oIE.GoBack
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward
            $oIE.GoForward
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop
            $oIE.Stop
    EndSelect
    
Wend

GUIDelete ()

Exit

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[Arcix]

Oops, I think I led you on the wrong track when I gave you the link to the website. The game itself is actually a downloadable client, and is not an applet on that website. I just gave that site as a source of some information about the game. Sorry that I am taking up so much of your time with this >.<