Controls blinking, help needed :\

[Uriziel01]

Hi all ! I'm creating some game, and I'm using there a GuiCtrlSetPos() function to move my Graphic controls. But I having highly blinking also, is tehre any other function that i can use insteed of this ? Or is there any way to may the blinking less visible? :\

1) I cant change color of boxes (player declare them)

2)I cant make them move less, because this is game and all elements have to move smoothly and fast

3)I dont want to use GDI+

Can somebody help me :\

p.s-I include screenshot from ALPHA release, with moving boxes marked with Yellow color .

[NELyon]

ControlSetPos()

[MrCreatoR]

Try to use ControlMove() instead, or use something like this:

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("Test Script", 300, 200)

$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label", 20, 40, 60, 20)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $GUI)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
    
    _GUICtrlSetPos($GUI, $Label, 20, 30, 60, 20)
    ;GUICtrlSetPos($Label, 20, 30, 60, 20) ;Just to compare
WEnd

Func _GUICtrlSetPos($hWnd, $iCtrlID, $iLeft, $iTop, $iWidth, $iHeight)
    Local $aOld_Pos = ControlGetPos($hWnd, "", $iCtrlID)
    If Not IsArray($aOld_Pos) Then Return GUICtrlSetPos($iCtrlID, $iLeft, $iTop, $iWidth, $iHeight)
    
    If $iLeft <> $aOld_Pos[0] Or $iTop <> $aOld_Pos[1] Or $iWidth <> $aOld_Pos[2] Or $iHeight <> $aOld_Pos[3] Then _
        Return GUICtrlSetPos($iCtrlID, $iLeft, $iTop, $iWidth, $iHeight)
EndFunc

[MrCreatoR]

ControlSetPos()

There is now such function as far as i remember/checked

[NELyon]

Oops. That's what happens when you stay up till 1 AM running on cappuccino.

[Uriziel01]

I have checked ControlMove() and it works ! But now im having other problem, when I move using this function control to new coordinates, I have 2 copies of the control, one on old coordinates and one one new. How to fix it ?

Edited July 1, 2008 by Uriziel01

[Uriziel01]

Is this some bug i new BETA ? Even in simple script function controlMove is making a copy of control before moving it !

CODE:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
$child=GUICreate("My Draw")
$a=GuiCtrlCreateGraphic(20, 50, 100,100)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0xffffff)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0)
GuiSetState()
local $X
Do
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
sleep(55)
$X+=1
ControlMove("My Draw","",$a,$X,100)
Until $msg=$GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

[MrCreatoR]

Is this some bug i new BETA ? Even in simple script function controlMove is making a copy of control before moving it !

I am not sure what is the problem, but it's somehow Graphic-specific. You can use Label instead...

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

$hChild = GUICreate("My Draw")
GUISetBkColor(0)

$Graphic = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 20, 50, 100, 100, -1, $WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE+$WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0)
GuiSetState()

Dim $x

While GUIGetMsg() <> $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    Sleep(10)
    $x += 0.2
    
    ControlMove($hChild, "", $Graphic, $x, 100)
WEnd

If you still want to use Graphic control, my previous function (_GUICtrlSetPos()) works here, but the flickering is still there...

[Uriziel01]

Your prevoius script gives me nothing, Im already checking is there a move or not. Is there a good idea to create a ticket for this as a bug ?

p.s-Thx for all responses

Edited July 1, 2008 by Uriziel01