ControlGetPos relative to screen?

[joncl]

Is there any way to get the screen coordinates of a control? It looks like ControlGetPos can only return the coords relative to the containing client area of the window.

The reason I ask is I need to grab the color of a pixel within a control. PixelGetColor can take coords relative to a window, but only if it's active, which I can't guarantee. So I need to give PixelGetColor the screen coords of the control instead. I've been looking around for a while, but didn't find anything. I hope someone can help!

[Fossil Rock]

Try WinGetPos() + ControlGetPos().

[joncl]

Wow, thank you for the instant reply! I was thinking along those lines. The problem is really the height of the titlebar can vary with different themes, which would throw off the calculation. But I just found the WinGetClientSize function which I think is the key I need...

I played around and came up with this which works! What's nice is the window doesn't need to be active and can even be behind another window...

$winPos = WinGetPos( $aWindowHandle )
        $clientSize = WinGetClientSize( $aWindowHandle )
        $winWidth = $winPos[2]
        $winHeight = $winPos[3]
        $clientWidth = $clientSize[0]
        $clientHeight = $clientSize[1]
        $winBorder = ( $winWidth - $clientWidth ) / 2  ;~ assume the border is even along the sides and bottom!
        $titleBarHeight = $winHeight - $clientHeight - $winBorder
        $controlPos = ControlGetPos( $aWindowHandle , "", "[CLASS:List; INSTANCE:2]" )
        $controlPosAbsX = $winPos[0] + $winBorder + $controlPos[0]
        $controlPosAbsY = $winPos[1] + $titleBarHeight + $controlPos[1]
        MsgBox( 0, "", "color: " & Hex( PixelGetColor( $controlPosAbsX + 8, $controlPosAbsY + 8 ), 6 ) )
        MouseMove( $controlPosAbsX + 4, $controlPosAbsY + 8 )

Edited October 2, 2007 by joncl

[smashly]

Hi,

I use ClientToScreen api call save calculating, example...

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Global $state, $CGP, $CTS, $Gui, $listview, $button

$Gui = GUICreate("listview resize", 220, 200)
$listview = GUICtrlCreateListView ("col1  |col2|col3  ", 10, 10, 200, 150)
$button = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Resize",75,170,70,20)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("item2|col22|col23",$listview)
GUISetState()

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg ()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $msg = $button
            $CGP = ControlGetPos($Gui, "", $listview)
            $CTS = ClientToScreen($Gui, $CGP[0], $CGP[1])
            MsgBox(0, "Before Resize", "Ctrl Pos X: " & $CGP[0] & @LF & "Ctrl Pos Y: " & $CGP[1] & @LF & _
                                            "Screen Pos X: " & $CTS[0] & @LF & "Screen Pos Y: " & $CTS[1])
            If Not $state Then
                $state = 1
                ControlMove($Gui, "", $listview, 40, 40, 140, 100)
            Else
                $state = 0
                ControlMove($Gui, "", $listview, 10, 10, 200, 150)
            EndIf
            $CGP = ControlGetPos($Gui, "", $listview)
            $CTS = ClientToScreen($Gui, $CGP[0], $CGP[1])
            MsgBox(0, "After Resize", "Ctrl Pos X: " & $CGP[0] & @LF & "Ctrl Pos Y: " & $CGP[1] & @LF & _
                                            "Screen Pos X: " & $CTS[0] & @LF & "Screen Pos Y: " & $CTS[1])
    EndSelect
WEnd

Func ClientToScreen($hWnd, $cX, $cY)
    Local $Point, $aRes[2]
    $Point = DllStructCreate("int;int")
    DllStructSetData($Point, 1, $cX)
    DllStructSetData($Point, 2, $cY)
    DllCall("User32.dll", "int", "ClientToScreen", "hwnd", $hWnd, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($Point))
    $aRes[0] = DllStructGetData($Point, 1)
    $aRes[1] = DllStructGetData($Point, 2)
    Return $aRes
EndFunc

But whatever works for you is best

Edited October 8, 2007 by smashly

[joncl]

smashly, thanks for the code! Indeed, your code gives exactly the same results. I've no experience calling user32.dll, but it seems like the better way to do it. It helps a lot, thanks!

[smashly]

Your Welcome

........I've no experience calling user32.dll, ......

Lol.. that makes 2 of us, I only modded a bit of code from A3Lib windows api udf

[joncl]

I'm looking all over for the "A3lib window api udf". Is this part of the "User Definied Fuctions" section in AutoIt Help? Does the api get installed with AutoIt? Well, at least I know what/where user32.dll is.