Using a png in my program

[AustrianOak]

I really need to be able to put .pngs in my program and I've read the topics showing how to do this but it seems like a LONG DRAWN OUT process that will take a lot of code and a lot of time.

I was wondering if there is a simpler way to do this and if there is I'd appreciate it if someone told me because I'm wondering if there is a way to do this with no more than 4 or 5 lines of code.

Please help!

[Szhlopp]

I really need to be able to put .pngs in my program and I've read the topics showing how to do this but it seems like a LONG DRAWN OUT process that will take a lot of code and a lot of time.

I was wondering if there is a simpler way to do this and if there is I'd appreciate it if someone told me because I'm wondering if there is a way to do this with no more than 4 or 5 lines of code.

Please help!

Here you go...

Very simple, 1 command and you have a PNG bacgkround.

However, it's the coding of all the buttons that takes time.

#include <PNGbackgroundUDF.au3>
CreateTransparentGUI($Title)

In the SAME folder you need an image called :

"Background.png" and "Grey2.gif".

I've included the Grey image, you need to put the background image in the SAME folder as PNGUDF.au3 =)

PNGUDF.zip

[AustrianOak]

Wow this is great!!! Thanks!

Btw, what do you mean when you say the coding of all the buttons takes all the time.

And what if I want to create more than one png? Windows won't let me have 10 or so images called background.png

[monoceres]

I think I gave you a good answer in your previous thread with the same subject:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...3624&hl=png

And even though that code is more than 4-5 lines it definitely not a long drawn out process.

[Szhlopp]

Wow this is great!!! Thanks!

Btw, what do you mean when you say the coding of all the buttons takes all the time.

And what if I want to create more than one png? Windows won't let me have 10 or so images called background.png

This was designed for a single PNG.

You would have to understand how the function worked to use more than one PNG=) Figure it out, otherwise just use normal windows for children or whatever=)

[AustrianOak]

Monceres,

whenever I would move the window containing the png a black shadow would expand around it up to about 20 pixels.

If that wouldnt have happened, i wouldnt have started this thread...

[monoceres]

Monceres,

whenever I would move the window containing the png a black shadow would expand around it up to about 20 pixels.

If that wouldnt have happened, i wouldnt have started this thread...

If you comment out the GUICtrlCreatePic() line then no black pixel should appear.

Of course then you won't have a control that can receive events and such but that could be fixed by some manually work.

[AustrianOak]

Well I've been studying the code for a while and thought that maybe I could increment the background.png name

like: (..."\Background" & 1 & ".png").

And thats all I've come up with (which is pretty sad...).

Can I have a hint?

Edited August 7, 2008 by IWantIt

[AustrianOak]

No hint?

[AustrianOak]

bump

[AustrianOak]

Im still lost on this one. Can somebody offer a helpful hint?

[davecollinsnz]

For $i=1 to 15

(..."\Background" & $i & ".png")

Next

I think thats sort of what you asked for...

[AustrianOak]

yes, but that is only part of the solution to this problem. i will need someway to tell it to display each of the fifteen different images whenever called upon. (dont even know if im saying this right...)

@PsaltyDS: whenever you get back, it'd be really helpful if you could help...

here's the updated code (not much updated)

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#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
Global Const $AC_SRC_ALPHA      = 1
Global $hImage, $gui1, $controlGui

Func CreateTransparentGUI($Title)

;if FileExists(@ScriptDir & '\grey.gif') = 0 then 


_GDIPlus_Startup()
For $i=1 to 15
$hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile(@ScriptDir & "\Background" & $i & ".png")
Next
$ImageHeight = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$ImageWidth = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$gui1 = GUICreate($Title, $ImageWidth, $ImageHeight, -1, -1, $WS_popup, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
SetBitMap($gui1, $hImage, 255)
GUISetState()

$controlGui = GUICreate("ControlGUI", $ImageWidth, $ImageHeight, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_MDICHILD), $GUI1)
GUICtrlCreatePic(@ScriptDir & "\grey2.gif", 0, 0, $ImageWidth, $ImageHeight)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
GUISetState()

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_NCHITTEST, "WM_NCHITTEST")


EndFunc

Func WM_NCHITTEST($hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam, $ilParam)
  if ($hWnd = $gui1) and ($iMsg = $WM_NCHITTEST) then Return $HTCAPTION
EndFunc



Func SetBitmap($hGUI, $hImage, $iOpacity)
  Local $hScrDC, $hMemDC, $hBitmap, $hOld, $pSize, $tSize, $pSource, $tSource, $pBlend, $tBlend

  $hScrDC  = _WinAPI_GetDC(0)
  $hMemDC  = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC)
  $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
  $hOld    = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap)
  $tSize   = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE)
  $pSize   = DllStructGetPtr($tSize  )
  DllStructSetData($tSize, "X", _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth ($hImage))
  DllStructSetData($tSize, "Y", _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage))
  $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT)
  $pSource = DllStructGetPtr($tSource)
  $tBlend  = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
  $pBlend  = DllStructGetPtr($tBlend)
  DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Alpha" , $iOpacity    )
  DllStructSetData($tBlend, "Format", $AC_SRC_ALPHA)
  _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, $pSize, $hMemDC, $pSource, 0, $pBlend, $ULW_ALPHA)
  _WinAPI_ReleaseDC   (0, $hScrDC)
  _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
  _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
  _WinAPI_DeleteDC    ($hMemDC)
EndFunc

[davecollinsnz]

NextBG()

Global $bgcount=1
Func NextBG()
$hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile(@ScriptDir & "\Background" & $bgcount & ".png")
$bgcount+=1
if $bgcount>15 then $bgcount=1; reset
Endfunc

How about this?

[AustrianOak]

Im a confused ass retard. But out of all my confusion I think your first example was fine. Its just even though we are incrementing the picture file name, we still have to find a way to load them all on command and right now its only loading $hImage.

[davecollinsnz]

You could try updating the graphic by deleting it and creating a new one each time. I saw a graphic that updates that way here. It should be able to be adapted to show a different png each time.

[AustrianOak]

This was designed for a single PNG.

You would have to understand how the function worked to use more than one PNG=) Figure it out, otherwise just use normal windows for children or whatever=)

Schzlopp:

Hi, I've been trying to figure it out for a long time now, whats the way to use it for multiple pngs?

Edited September 13, 2008 by IWantIt

[AustrianOak]

Bump

[AustrianOak]

Bump

[AustrianOak]

Bump.

Edited September 12, 2008 by IWantIt