Set Layered Window ?

[komalo]

hi

i am using SetWindowLong Function to set the

ExStyle of a window to $WS_EX_LAYERED but the

problem that the window is not shown until i call

SetLayeredWindowAttributes Function Which

so can i set the set the ExStyle of a window to

$WS_EX_LAYERED without hiding ?

an example

$hWnd = WinGetHandle("")

_WinAPI_SetWindowLong($hWnd,$GWL_EXSTYLE,$WS_EX_LAYERED )

_WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hWnd, 000000, 255)

Edited October 18, 2008 by komalo

[rasim]

komalo

Maybe need to redraw or update the window, after style sets?

[komalo]

well SetLayeredWindowAttributes refresh it

that's why i am asking becouse the window hides when ExStyle Applied

and then SetLayeredWindowAttributes show it

which makes some kind of flash

[ProgAndy]

just use winsettrans. this sets the layered attrib, too.

; set layered;)
WinSetTrans("","",255)

; just for checking
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$long = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hWnd,$GWL_EXSTYLE)
MsgBox(0, "has LAYERED", BitAND($WS_EX_LAYERED,$long)=$WS_EX_LAYERED)

[komalo]

thank you very much ProgAndy , it worked with your code

thank you all