help using AutoIT window spy

[JOEYPAINTS]

yea im total newb at this and i cant find it i only can find autoIT window info

and i think its the same thing but in window info theres a part in it that

i think i need to see that says (control is hidden) and thats the part i wanna see i think

sorry for this total rookie question.

-JOEYPaints

[Briegel]

You're right. 'AutoIt Window Info' is the same thing as 'AutoIt Window Spy'.

I create an empty GUI with hidden button...

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$gui = GUICreate ( "test" , 400,300,-1,-1)
$btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("testbtn",30,30,100,30)
GUICtrlSetState ( $btn, $GUI_HIDE )
GUISetState (@SW_SHOW)
while 1
    sleep(100)
WEnd

...and 'AutoIt Window Info' can find the button by blind dragging mouse over it.

Press CTRL-ALT-F to pause the display.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Window Details <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Title:  test
Class:  AutoIt v3 GUI
Size:   X: 438  Y: 325  W: 406  H: 325

>>>>>>>>>>> Mouse Details <<<<<<<<<<<
Screen: X: 483  Y: 380
Cursor ID:  2

>>>>>>>>>>> Pixel Color Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<
RGB:    Hex: 0xD4D0C8   Dec: 13947080

>>>>>>>>>>> Control Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<
Size:       X: 30   Y: 30   W: 100  H: 30
Control ID: 3
ClassNameNN:    Button1
Text:       testbtn
Style:      0x40034000
ExStyle:        0x00000000
(Control is hidden)

>>>>>>>>>>> Status Bar Text <<<<<<<<<<<


>>>>>>>>>>> Visible Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>> Hidden Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<
testbtn

Is this what you want to know?