Transparent Button Possible?

[BruceCopperField]

Are there any ways to create a transparent /invisible button on top of a background image and is responding to user click? I tried GUICtrlSetState(-1, BitOr($GUI_HIDE,$GUI_ENABLE)) but the button seems must be hidden and disabled at the same time.

Edited June 8, 2008 by BruceCopperField

[Andreik]

Are there any ways to create a transparent /invisible button on top of a background image and is responding to user click? I tried GUICtrlSetState(-1, BitOr($GUI_HIDE,$GUI_ENABLE)) but the button seems must be hidden and disabled at the same time.

Use ControlHide ( "title", "text", controlID ).

Example:

$GUI = GUICreate("TEST",200,200)
$BUTTON = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK",50,50,100,100)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$GUI)
ControlHide ( "TEST", "", $BUTTON )
HotKeySet("1","_Show")
HotKeySet("2","_Hide")

While 1
    $MSG = GUIGetMsg()
    If $MSG = -3 Then Exit
WEnd

Func _Show()
ControlShow ( "TEST", "", $BUTTON )
EndFunc

Func _Hide()
ControlHide ( "TEST", "", $BUTTON )
EndFunc

Edited June 8, 2008 by Andreik

[BruceCopperField]

But it seems that once hidden(even with ControlHide()), the button no longer responds to a click. I just want to have a transparent button effect which means the button is not visible but can still capture a click to the area which the button supposed to occupy.

[ChrisL]

Have a look at this what I did I've just posted it in example scripts. Create a button with my script and set the transparency level so you can't see it. See if that works for you.

When you create these transparent controls make sure you have created the rest of your GUI first

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=73121

[martin]

Are there any ways to create a transparent /invisible button on top of a background image and is responding to user click? I tried GUICtrlSetState(-1, BitOr($GUI_HIDE,$GUI_ENABLE)) but the button seems must be hidden and disabled at the same time.

The easiest way is to create a label with no text. Then it's not 'visible'. You can make it the size you want and it will generate a message when it's clicked just like a button.

[Lee Bussy]

I hope the OP does not mind a hijack ... I'm having the same issue:

The easiest way is to create a label with no text. Then it's not 'visible'. You can make it the size you want and it will generate a message when it's clicked just like a button.

Tried this (with no text) and it still creates a white box:

$btnCast = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 592, 710, 22, 22)

Tried this which looked promising:

$btnCast = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 592, 710, 22, 22, $WS_EX_TRANSPARENT)

... but it still creates a white box on top of my main window. Also tried creating a button that is a copy of the underlyying image but I still get a white border:

$btnCast = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 592, 710, 22, 22, BitOR($BS_BITMAP, $BS_FLAT))
GUICtrlSetImage(-1, ".\btnCast.bmp", 0)

Basically I want there to be a button there with no visible border, or completely transparent - either way will work. Any ideas?

[Lee Bussy]

Bump?

[ProgAndy]

You have to use a LABEL:

$btnCast = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 592, 710, 22, 22)

GUICtrlSetBKColor(-1,$GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

Edited June 17, 2008 by ProgAndy

[Kip]

Or a pic:

$hInvisibleButClickable = Guictrlcreatepic("",10,10,120,120)

[Lee Bussy]

Thanks for both tips .... I'll try them as soon as I fix these other issues I'm having with my system.

Isn't it always the case that before you can do one thing something else has to be done and then before you can do that, something else ....

[Lee Bussy]

Okay I got it to work, thanks to everyone for the help. Having some different issues now but I'll plug along and make a different post if I can't figure it out.