Button on top of drag area?

[qwert]

I have a GUI with a drag area defined per the following:

The extended style $GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG can be used to allow the dragging of the parent window for windows that don't have a titlebar

Now I find I need a button in that same area. Can a button be created on top of another button?

So far, the one(s) I've created don't work. After reading some posts, I thought I might just be able to add the style $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to the create for the drag area -- but that didn't work either.

Thanks for any help.

[martin]

I have a GUI with a drag area defined per the following:

Now I find I need a button in that same area. Can a button be created on top of another button?

So far, the one(s) I've created don't work. After reading some posts, I thought I might just be able to add the style $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to the create for the drag area -- but that didn't work either.

Thanks for any help.

I'm not clear whay you want a button on top of another button. Do yu mean you have used a button to drag the window? I didn't know you could do that butI wouldn't have thought it was worth trying. You can use a label with the extended style $GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG, and you can set its style to $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to ensure the butons show.

[qwert]

You can use a label with the extended style $GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG, and you can set its style to $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to ensure the butons show.

That's exactly what I tried, but the drag area was still active on top of the defined button. BTW, the new button is defined after the drag area "button" is defined -- if that matters.

Any suggestions?

[Valuater]

Any suggestions?

show your code

8)

[Siao]

BTW, the new button is defined after the drag area "button" is defined -- if that matters.

Yes, it does.

Another approach would be to enable dragging on entire window. There are several methods, all evolve around generating non-client click event when user presses mouse button. Search forum for HTCAPTION

[martin]

Yes, it does.

Another approach would be to enable dragging on entire window. There are several methods, all evolve around generating non-client click event when user presses mouse button. Search forum for HTCAPTION

Or you could do something like this

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

GUICreate("exit button won't work until you press 'change'",-1,-1,-1,-1);,$WS_POPUP)
$Labelb = MakeLabel()
$b = GUICtrlCreateButton("exit",10,10,80,22)
$b2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("change",10,200,80,22)
GUISetState()
While 1
$msg = GUIGetMsg()  
If $msg = $b Then ExitLoop
If $msg = $b2 Then
    GUICtrlDelete($Labelb)
    MakeLabel()
    EndIf
WEnd


Func MakeLabel()
    Local $lab = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 0,200, 100, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS, $GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0xff3322)
Return $lab
EndFunc

[qwert]

Or you could do something like this

Thanks, Martin.

I simplified what you suggested to the minimum and got this result:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

GUICreate("Button works from the start",-1,-1,-1,-1);,$WS_POPUP)
$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("exit",45,35,80,22)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 0, 200, 100, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS, $GUI_WS_EX_PARENTDRAG)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0xff3322)
GUISetState()

While 1
$msg = GUIGetMsg()  
If $msg = $button Then ExitLoop
WEnd

It works (because of the creation order, I suppose) in this controlled example -- but will it hold up for a more complicated GUI with 20 buttons and fields? I'll test that tomorrow -- unless someone can offer the answer.