Back ground pic and tab menu

[ChrisL]

Why can I not see the Tab menu when I have a background picture?

I can put buttons on top of the picture I can put another child gui with a transparent button but not a tab menu.

Any ideas?

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51,$WS_POPUP)
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("bg1.jpg", 0, 0, 800, 550)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_Disable)

$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 120, 770, 400,-1,$WS_EX_TOPMOST)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_ONTOP)
$on = GuictrlCreateTabItem ("OverNight")
$hotq = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("HotQ")
$complete = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Complete")
$Error = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Error")

$all=GUICreate("", 45, 31 ,60, 35,$WS_POPUP,BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_MDICHILD),$Form1)
$pic = GuiCtrlCreatePic ("All.gif", 0, 0,45,31)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$all)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$Form1)


While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
;;;;;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Edited July 7, 2006 by ChrisL

[snikt]

Bump same issue, it's holding me up any ideas?

Well i cheated and cut up my image around the controls.. lol

Edited July 6, 2006 by snikt

[ChrisL]

Still a bit stuck with this if anyone has any ideas?

It appears that the controls are there you just can't see them, I have cheated slighty to by including them in the background image!

I would like to know the propper solution still though

Edited July 7, 2006 by ChrisL

[SmOke_N]

See how this works for you:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51, BitOR($WS_CLIPCHILDREN, $WS_POPUP))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Form1)
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("bg1.jpg", 0, 0, 800, 550)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)

$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 120, 770, 400, -1, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_ONTOP)
$on = GuictrlCreateTabItem("OverNight")
$hotq = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("HotQ")
$complete = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("Complete")
$Error = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("Error")

$all = GUICreate("", 45, 31 ,60, 35, $WS_POPUP, BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_MDICHILD), $Form1)
$pic = GuiCtrlCreatePic ("All.gif", 0, 0, 45, 31)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $all)

While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
;;;;;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Edited July 7, 2006 by SmOke_N

[ChrisL]

Cheers, almost but still not right, Cover the window with another window and it all dissapears

[SmOke_N]

Ugh!!, that sucks!

[ChrisL]

Yeah!

Hopefully the bug report will bring something up

[Skruge]

This seems to work for me:

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51, BitOR($WS_CLIPCHILDREN, $WS_POPUP), $WS_EX_LAYERED)

[ChrisL]

This seems to work for me:

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51, BitOR($WS_CLIPCHILDREN, $WS_POPUP), $WS_EX_LAYERED)

Still does not work for me and you loose part of the background using this method for some strange reason but cheers anyway

[Holger]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51,$WS_POPUP)
; At first create the tab
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 120, 770, 400)
$on = GuictrlCreateTabItem ("OverNight")
$hotq = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("HotQ")
$complete = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Complete")
$Error = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Error")
GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("") ; !!!
; After finishing the tab create the background and set WS_CLIPSIBLINGS-style
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("bg1.jpg", 0, 0, 800, 550, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_Disable)

$all=GUICreate("", 45, 31 ,60, 35,$WS_POPUP,BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_MDICHILD),$Form1)
$pic = GuiCtrlCreatePic ("All.gif", 0, 0,45,31)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$all)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$Form1)


While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
;;;;;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Greets

Holger

[SmOke_N]

Yay for Holger!!!

[ChrisL]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("OM2", 800, 550, 0, 51,$WS_POPUP)
; At first create the tab
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 120, 770, 400)
$on = GuictrlCreateTabItem ("OverNight")
$hotq = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("HotQ")
$complete = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Complete")
$Error = GuiCtrlCreateTabItem ("Error")
GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("") ; !!!
; After finishing the tab create the background and set WS_CLIPSIBLINGS-style
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("bg1.jpg", 0, 0, 800, 550, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_Disable)

$all=GUICreate("", 45, 31 ,60, 35,$WS_POPUP,BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_MDICHILD),$Form1)
$pic = GuiCtrlCreatePic ("All.gif", 0, 0,45,31)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$all)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$Form1)
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
;;;;;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Greets

Holger

Thank you holger, can you explain why to me, because other functions work as per my original code just not tabs? And also in the help file there is no mention of having to do this just merely disable the picture control.

I am however very very greatful as I can now get on