Why is my Child window behind it's parrent's controls?

[sandin]

Hi all,

This is the script I'm having issue with:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "exit_script")

$FormMain = GUICreate("Test", 200, 300)
$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("WinPopUp", 5, 5, 190, 20)
$tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(5, 50, 190, 240)
$tab_item1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Tab1")
GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
$Form2 = GUICreate("Child", 190, 250, 5, 25, $WS_CHILD, -1,  $FormMain)
$label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Test Label1", 5, 5, 90)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUISetBkColor ( 0xFF0000)
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        case $button1
            GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Form2)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

func exit_script()
    Exit
EndFunc

when I click on the button, a window appear, but the window is behind the TAB control? Can this be fixed, so that child window runs in front of the TAB control?

[Szhlopp]

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "exit_script")

$FormMain = GUICreate("Test", 200, 300)
$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("WinPopUp", 5, 5, 190, 20)
$tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(5, 50, 190, 240)
$tab_item1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Tab1")
GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
$Form2 = GUICreate("Child", 190, 270, 2, 25, $WS_CHILD, -1,  $FormMain)
$label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Test Label1", 5, 5, 90)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUISetBkColor ( 0xFF0000)
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        case $button1
            
            GUICtrlSetState($tab1, $GUI_HIDE)
            GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Form2)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

func exit_script()
    Exit
EndFunc

GL

Edited July 31, 2008 by Szhlopp

[sandin]

thank you for your help

I will use your idea, unless there is a way to display both, tab control and child window, but child window to be on top of the tab control, is there a way to do so?

(This is just a recreation of my original script, in my original script, I have lots, and lots of controls, it would be a drag to make them all hide in order to display child window and show when I close child window, and child window wouldn't go all the way to the bottom of the parent window, so it would be nice if part of the controls would still be visible)