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Here's one for the experts...

I need to write an application that sits ontop of another. This other shows a map. I need Autoit to have a floating toolbox that allows me to draw lines and drop graphics on the map below. Obviously, these lines and graphics are not actually on the map; they are just shown on top.

I would rather use AutoIt than VBE although VBE does has a transparency/opacity property built into it's objects.

Can AutoIt do this?

Many thanks. :)

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Here's one for the experts...

I need to write an application that sits ontop of another. This other shows a map. I need Autoit to have a floating toolbox that allows me to draw lines and drop graphics on the map below. Obviously, these lines and graphics are not actually on the map; they are just shown on top.

I would rather use AutoIt than VBE although VBE does has a transparency/opacity property built into it's objects.

Can AutoIt do this?

Many thanks. :)

Here is an example to get you started. It has a strip at the top and bottom to hold controls and a transparent are in the middle for your lines to go over whatever windo is behind. It uses a simple bitmap which I have included, though you can make your own of course.

Run the script and press F7 to draw a single line.

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$gui=GUICreate("", 300, 470, 10, 10,$WS_POPUP,BitOr($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
Global $pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("sample.bmp",0,22,0,0)
$pic_hWnd = ControlGetHandle($gui,"",$pic1)
global $pic_hdc = DLLCall("user32.dll","int","GetDC","hwnd",$pic_hWnd)
guictrlcreatelabel("Some label",100,455,120,21)

$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit",10,0,100,20)
;button won't work if it's over the transparent area although it will show

guisetstate()

hotkeyset("{F7}","ALine")

while 1
    if guigetmsg() = $Button1 Then
        exit
    EndIf
    
WEnd


Func ALine()
Local $lineThick = 2, $lineCol = 0xFF0000

$pen = DllCall("gdi32.dll", "int", "CreatePen", "int", 0, "int", $lineThick, "int", $lineCol)
DllCall("gdi32.dll", "int", "SelectObject", "int", $pic_hdc[0], "int", $pen[0])
DllCall("GDI32.dll", "int", "MoveToEx", "hwnd", $pic_hdc[0], "int", 20, "int", 30, "int", 0)
DllCall("GDI32.dll", "int", "LineTo", "hwnd", $pic_hdc[0], "int", 200, "int", 200)
DLLCall("gdi32.dll","int","DeleteObject","int",$pen[0])
    
EndFunc

Func OnAutoItExit()
    if $pic_hdc[0] <> 0 then
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "ReleaseDC", "hwnd", 0, "int", $pic_hdc[0])
EndIf

endfunc

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