Tiny sub-boxes in a GUI.

[KillerSam 0]

This is realy hard to explain but.

A lot of windows have faint lines usualy in an oval shape that link related items, it will place them into a "box", and there will usually be a title that will interupt the top line of this box.

I have attempted to add an image to show what I mean. You should be able to see the way the window is divided into sections, this is what I want.

Could somebody please give me a nudge in the right direction towards creating these?

Also there are like divisions and lines (commonly above "next and back" buttons on an install for example, or between text and an image on the left in install windows (commonly).

Hope I have explained enough.

Thanks,

Edited January 28, 2007 by KillerSam

[KillerSam 0]

Ahh! Create group!

I would still like to know how to do lines though

[Helge 1]

Maybe GUICtrlCreateLabel with style set to $SS_ETCHEDHORZ or $SS_ETCHEDVERT ?

[Zedna 200]

Label with style: $SS_SUNKEN and height 2 pixels

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 633, 454, 193, 115)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label1", 72, 40, 347, 2, $SS_SUNKEN)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[BigDod 517]

Play with Koda

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("AForm1", 633, 447, 193, 115)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("ACheckbox1", 40, 24, 17, 17)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("AInput1", 40, 56, 113, 21)
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Nicknames", 16, 8, 417, 89)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit

    EndSwitch
WEnd

[Hans K 0]

I was trying that yesterday, worked around with lots of ---------------- which is pretty stupid. Now I know the way to do it.