Lock GUI Windows

[Dieuz]

Hi,

How can I set a GUI windows to be lock on the screen (the user cannot move it)?

I thought of this but it doesnt work!

$GUI = GuiCreate("", 200, 230,336, 4,$WS_CAPTION)

GuiSetstate(@SW_LOCK)

[BillLuvsU]

$pos = WinGetPos

If $pos[0] <> $desiredx or $pos[1] <> $desiredy Then WinMove( $desiredx, $desiredy )

[Dieuz]

Is there anything simple than that?

I have a Menu and when the user select "Lock", I want that the selected window to be locked. That mean the user cannot move it around until he unlock it. Im looking for something simple as GuiSetState.

Edited April 25, 2007 by Dieuz

[evilertoaster]

GUICreate("test")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE)
while 1
WEnd

Although you can't interact with it anymore

[Dieuz]

Hmmm... that wont fit my need. The only thing I want is that the user cannot move the window but he have to be able to interact with it.

[Bert]

ummm...why? sounds like you want to put a ad in their face and force them to interact with it. no offense....but it does sound suspicious ....

[smashly]

I think fear1313's suggestion would do close to what your after.

I just tried an example using his advice and it works ok.

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Global $State[3]

$gui = GUICreate('Window Unlocked',220, 70 -1, -1 )
$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton('Lock Window', 64, 10, 88, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $gui)

While 1
    If $State[0] = 1 Then
        $winpos = WinGetPos($gui)
        If $winpos[0] <> $State[1] Or $winpos[1] <> $State[2] Then
            WinMove($gui,'', $State[1], $State[2])
        EndIf
    EndIf
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $Button
            If $State[0] = 0 Then
                $State[0] = 1
                $pos = WinGetPos($gui)
                $State[1] = $Pos[0]
                $State[2] = $Pos[1]
                GUICtrlSetData($Button, 'Unlock Window')
                WinSetTitle($gui, '', 'Window Locked')
            Else
                $State[0] = 0
                GUICtrlSetData($Button, 'Lock Window')
                WinSetTitle($gui, '', 'Window Unlocked')
            EndIf
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSelect
WEnd

Cheers.

Edited April 26, 2007 by smashly

[Generator]

@Volly: I dont wanna do anything suspicious. I just want the user to decide if he want to lock thee Gui window or not

@Smashly: Thx! The only problem is that you can move the window but it bring it back to it original place after you move it.

Is there a way to make the window impossible to move?

I got an idea.

In GUICreation, you can choose style $WS_POPUP or $WS_POPUPWINDOW

That makes GUI a pop up and unable to move.

Maybe when user click Lock

GUIDelete orginal one,

Create new GUI exactly like that but have $WS_POPUP or $WS_POPUPWINDOW

Along assigning all the events.

Hope that helped.

Edited April 29, 2007 by Generator

[chenxian00]

Learned!

[martin]

Learned!

Can't you just change the styles rather than delete and recreate?

[Dieuz]

@Volly: I dont wanna do anything suspicious. I just want the user to decide if he want to lock thee Gui window or not

@Smashly: Thx! The only problem is that you can move the window but it bring it back to it original place after you move it.

Is there a way to make the window impossible to move?

If I use $WS_POPUP, it delete the title bar so that wont work

[Bert]

If you are giving the user a choice, then why make it so they can't move it? If the user doesn't want to move it, they won't. If you give them a button, an they don't click it, the GUI can be moved.

So, what's the point?

I just want the user to decide if he want to lock thee Gui window or not

Dude, your answer still sounds weird. no offense.

[gsb]

Perhaps you could do away with the title bar completely and draw your own "look-alike" in its place.

Then you could easily enable/disable the drag functionality.

gsb

[Tomohashi]

You could try making AutoIt find the coordinates of the window upon locking, then resetting it to those coordinates every millisecond.

[Generator]

$pos = WinGetPos

If $pos[0] <> $desiredx or $pos[1] <> $desiredy Then WinMove( $desiredx, $desiredy )

You could try making AutoIt find the coordinates of the window upon locking, then resetting it to those coordinates every millisecond.

You are repeating his idea.

Use AdibeEnable to check the WinPos every 100 ms, or use my way.

Delete GUI when select lock and recreate 1 with popup style, just try to get your menu back in.