Picture as a window... sort of

[Rad]

What I need.. is pretty hard to explain. I need a transparent window that I can put an image on (which is a GIF with transparency), but make the image not transparent (other than the transparent area)...

Not sure if it makes sense, but any ideas?

[nitekram]

What I need.. is pretty hard to explain. I need a transparent window that I can put an image on (which is a GIF with transparency), but make the image not transparent (other than the transparent area)...

Not sure if it makes sense, but any ideas?

I do not know if this will work

creat 2 gui windows one bigger than the other and make the biggest one transparent - make the little one follow it around and put your gif inside??

[Sardith]

Doesn't really make sense... Are you trying to do something like this....

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
;Creates two GUI's
$GUI = GUICreate("Test", 199, 74, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_POPUPWINDOW, $WS_BORDER))
$Pic = GUICtrlCreatePic(@SystemDir & "\Hook.gif", -1, -1, 200, 75)
;Set's the GUI's Background Color
GUISetBkColor(0x000000)
;Set's $pic's state to Disable, making the background transparent
GUICtrlSetState($Pic, $GUI_DISABLE)
;Create's the exit button
$Button_Exit = GUICtrlCreateLabel("X", 183, 0, 16, 17, $SS_CENTER, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)
;Set's the exit button's options
GUICtrlSetColor($Button_Exit, 0xfffafa)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button_Exit, Default, 900)
;Create's the minimize button
$Button_Min = GUICtrlCreateLabel("-", 165, 0, 16, 17, $SS_CENTER, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)
;Set's the minimize button's options
GUICtrlSetColor($Button_Min, 0xfffafa)
GUICtrlSetFont($Button_Min, 13.5, 400, 1)
;Label's and background color-set
$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 0, 166, 17)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($Label, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 17, 199, 57)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($Label2, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
;Makes the final product appear
GUISetState()

;Sets' the cases for the GUI/Keeps the program open till it inject's the .dll

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    Select
        Case $msg = $Button_Exit
            Exit
        Case $msg = $Button_Min
            GUISetState(@SW_MINIMIZE)
        Case $msg = $Label Or $msg = $Label2
            _Drag($GUI)
    EndSelect
WEnd

;Refreshes the GUI when it recieve's a mouse drag
Func _Drag($h_gui)
   DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "ReleaseCapture")
   DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", "hWnd", $h_gui, "int", 0xA1, "int", 2, "int", 0)
EndFunc
;---End of GUI Creation

What it did for me in my case, is make two gui's. One to display the picture. So I could place buttons over it, and letting the buttons actually be pressable.

I have no idea what you want, this was a complete shot i the dark, maybe if you could explain it in another way.

[blademonkey]

I think he's talking about a window mask using a gif as the mask.

I think Lar or Jon made one a while back using the Alpha layer of a jpeg. or something wacky with a bmp.

Edited August 15, 2006 by blademonkey

[Rad]

Sardith, Not exactly... Its to get a "workspace" that you move a window around then right-click to drop it and then thats the only area my program will work in.

Right now I have it as a $WS_POPUP and put my .gif across the entire thing (My gif is just a simple transparent image with green marked corners, and an X in the middle etc to help line it up). I just made the window transparency 20% and that can work.. but it would be better if I could have the WINDOW 100% transparent, and the image not transparent at all...

You can see the green marks, but theres also a gray background which the "workspace" might cover it up (which isnt a very good thing...)