example script in helpfile

[AustrianOak 0]

take a look at this script from the helpfile:

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Example1()
Example2()

; ****************
; * First sample *
; ****************
Func Example1()
    Local $contextmenu, $button, $buttoncontext, $buttonitem, $msg
    Local $newsubmenu, $textitem, $fileitem, $saveitem, $infoitem

    ;right click on gui to bring up context Menu.
    ;right click on the "ok" button to bring up a controll specific context menu.

    GUICreate("My GUI Context Menu", 300, 200)

    $contextmenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu()

    $button = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 100, 100, 70, 20)
    $buttoncontext = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($button)
    $buttonitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("About button", $buttoncontext)

    $newsubmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("new", $contextmenu)
    $textitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("text", $newsubmenu)

    $fileitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Open", $contextmenu)
    $saveitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Save", $contextmenu)
    GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $contextmenu)     ; separator

    $infoitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Info", $contextmenu)

    GUISetState()

    ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        
        If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
    WEnd
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example1


; *****************
; * Second sample *
; *****************
Func Example2()
    Local $hGui, $OptionsBtn, $OptionsDummy, $OptionsContext, $OptionsCommon, $OptionsFile, $msg
    Local $OptionsExit, $HelpBtn, $HelpDummy, $HelpContext, $HelpWWW, $HelpAbout
    $hGui = GUICreate("My GUI", 170, 40)

    $OptionsBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("&Options", 10, 10, 70, 20, $BS_FLAT)

    ; At first create a dummy control for the options and a contextmenu for it
    $OptionsDummy = GUICtrlCreateDummy()
    $OptionsContext = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($OptionsDummy)
    $OptionsCommon = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Common", $OptionsContext)
    $OptionsFile = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("File", $OptionsContext)
    GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $OptionsContext)
    $OptionsExit = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Exit", $OptionsContext)


    $HelpBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("&Help", 90, 10, 70, 20, $BS_FLAT)

    ; Create a dummy control and a contextmenu for the help too
    $HelpDummy = GUICtrlCreateDummy()
    $HelpContext = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu($HelpDummy)
    $HelpWWW = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Website", $HelpContext)
    GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $HelpContext)
    $HelpAbout = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("About...", $HelpContext)


    GUISetState()

    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        
        Switch $msg
            Case $OptionsExit, $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
                
            Case $OptionsBtn
                ShowMenu($hGui, $msg, $OptionsContext)
                
            Case $HelpBtn
                ShowMenu($hGui, $msg, $HelpContext)
                
            Case $HelpAbout
                MsgBox(64, "About...", "GUICtrlGetHandle-Sample")
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example2


; Show a menu in a given GUI window which belongs to a given GUI ctrl
Func ShowMenu($hWnd, $CtrlID, $nContextID)
    Local $arPos, $x, $y
    Local $hMenu = GUICtrlGetHandle($nContextID)
    
    $arPos = ControlGetPos($hWnd, "", $CtrlID)
    
    $x = $arPos[0]
    $y = $arPos[1] + $arPos[3]
    
    ClientToScreen($hWnd, $x, $y)
    TrackPopupMenu($hWnd, $hMenu, $x, $y)
EndFunc   ;==>ShowMenu


; Convert the client (GUI) coordinates to screen (desktop) coordinates
Func ClientToScreen($hWnd, ByRef $x, ByRef $y)
    Local $stPoint = DllStructCreate("int;int")
    
    DllStructSetData($stPoint, 1, $x)
    DllStructSetData($stPoint, 2, $y)

    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "ClientToScreen", "hwnd", $hWnd, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stPoint))
    
    $x = DllStructGetData($stPoint, 1)
    $y = DllStructGetData($stPoint, 2)
    ; release Struct not really needed as it is a local
    $stPoint = 0
EndFunc   ;==>ClientToScreen


; Show at the given coordinates (x, y) the popup menu (hMenu) which belongs to a given GUI window (hWnd)
Func TrackPopupMenu($hWnd, $hMenu, $x, $y)
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "TrackPopupMenuEx", "hwnd", $hMenu, "int", 0, "int", $x, "int", $y, "hwnd", $hWnd, "ptr", 0)
EndFunc   ;==>TrackPopupMenu

If you run it you'll see when you left click on the options button a context meny pops up right under it. Well I added all the necessary functions from this script into my own and didn't changed any variables and the context menu is coming up WAY at the bottom of my script.

I guess my question would be do I have to changed the way it assigns the coords? Because at the bottom of my window its approximately 5 pixels from the bottom and the context menu in this script is approximately 5 pixels from the bottom.

[AdmiralAlkex 119]

How do you expect us to tell you what you did wrong when you don't post your code??

Post a short working reproducer that shows the symptoms or you will only get answers like:

"you have to many cats in your trousers, insert an alligator and your script will work lolzors!!!11!!1one!!"