Displaying a Progressbar through a transparent Label

[TheOrignl]

I created a Progressbar after a Label using the $WS_EX_TRANSPARENT and $WS_EX_TOPMOST extended styles on the Label.

$lbl_annc_path = GUICtrlCreateLabel($NOMED, $ANNC_LEFT+5, $ANNC_TOP+14+$PATH_OFFSET, $GROUP_LENGTH-10, 17, $SS_SUNKEN, _
BitOR($WS_EX_TRANSPARENT, $WS_EX_TOPMOST))

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($lbl_annc_path, "group_set")
$annc_progbar = GUICtrlCreateProgress($ANNC_LEFT+5, $ANNC_TOP+14+$PATH_OFFSET, $GROUP_LENGTH-10, 17, $PBS_SMOOTH)

That's not allowing the Progressbar to display through. Can any point out what I'm missing? Placing the creation of the Progressbar before the Label creation doesn't do the trick either.

[rasim]

TheOrignl

This?

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

Global $iProgress = 0

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 300, 200)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Progress bar demo", 10, 10, 280, 100, BitOR($SS_SUNKEN, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))

$ctlProgress = GUICtrlCreateProgress(50, 40, 200, 20)


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

AdlibEnable("_Progress")

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

AdlibDisable()

Func _Progress()
    $iProgress += 5
    If $iProgress = 100 Then $iProgress = 0
    GUICtrlSetData($ctlProgress, $iProgress)
EndFunc   ;==>_Progress

[TheOrignl]

TheOrignl

This?

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

Global $iProgress = 0
.  .  .

Not exactly. I'm trying to display the Progressbar under the text in the Label. I'll look into the $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS style though. Thanks. Edited December 9, 2008 by TheOrignl

[Aceguy]

This

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 625, 445, 193, 125)

$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(48, 88, 353, 65,Default)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x00FF00)
                
        DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "int", "SetWindowTheme", "hwnd", GUICtrlGetHandle(-1), "wstr", " ", "wstr", " ")
        GUICtrlSetStyle(-1, 1)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label is on top", 80, 96, 116, 49)
    GUICtrlSetBkColor($Label1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT) 


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

GUICtrlSetData($Progress1,0)
for $ct=0 to 100
    GUICtrlSetData($Progress1,$ct)
    GUICtrlSetData($Label1,"Label is on top")
    sleep(50)
Next

sleep(2000)
Exit

[TheOrignl]

This

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 625, 445, 193, 125)

$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(48, 88, 353, 65,Default)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x00FF00)
                
        DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "int", "SetWindowTheme", "hwnd", GUICtrlGetHandle(-1), "wstr", " ", "wstr", " ")
        GUICtrlSetStyle(-1, 1)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label is on top", 80, 96, 116, 49)
    GUICtrlSetBkColor($Label1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT) 


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

GUICtrlSetData($Progress1,0)
for $ct=0 to 100
    GUICtrlSetData($Progress1,$ct)
    GUICtrlSetData($Label1,"Label is on top")
    sleep(50)
Next

sleep(2000)
Exit

Exactly. Thank you for the example. Also I was successful in pulling out the pieces I need for my particular implementation. Given the use of DllCall, could you point me to or tell me how to obtain reference on Dll parameters? Edited December 9, 2008 by TheOrignl

[wraithdu]

Search on MSDN -

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

[TheOrignl]

Search on MSDN -

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Thanks.

[TheOrignl]

OK I'm a pain and a perfectionist. I want to make the color of the text in the Label the color of the GUI Forum. But I also would like to change the color according to the current Windows theme. Is there a way to retrieve the 'messagebox' color of Windows?

[Josbe]

OK I'm a pain and a perfectionist. I want to make the color of the text in the Label the color of the GUI Forum. But I also would like to change the color according to the current Windows theme. Is there a way to retrieve the 'messagebox' color of Windows?

hmm... read about _WinAPI_GetSysColor() in the helpfile.

[TheOrignl]

hmm... read about _WinAPI_GetSysColor() in the helpfile.

Ah Josbe you're good. It's as simple as GUICtrlSetColor($lbl_med_path, _WinAPI_GetSysColor($COLOR_3DFACE)). Thank you all for the responses and being a part of the Autoit Community.