How to make a child GUI

[SuperPsion]

Can someone please help me on how to put a GUI inside another one?

[CyberSlug]

Do you mean like this?

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

$parent = GuiCreate("Parent", 300, 200, 10, 10, 0x14CF0000)
GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW)

$child = GuiCreate("Child", 100, 100, 10, 10, 0x56CF0000, 0x00040100 , $parent)
$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("example", 10, 10)
GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit ;when click either close button
    If $msg = $button Then MsgBox(4096, "Example", "Message")
WEnd

I copied the window styles from another program using WinSpy++

[SuperPsion]

Do you mean like this?

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

$parent = GuiCreate("Parent", 300, 200, 10, 10, 0x14CF0000)
GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW)

$child = GuiCreate("Child", 100, 100, 10, 10, 0x56CF0000, 0x00040100 , $parent)
$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("example", 10, 10)
GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit;when click either close button
    If $msg = $button Then MsgBox(4096, "Example", "Message")
WEnd

I copied the window styles from another program using WinSpy++

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yea thanx man.

[zcoacoaz]

i didn't know autoit could do that, cool

[SuperPsion]

i didn't know autoit could do that, cool

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I just learned from the help file that you just need the $WS_CHILD style sumed with the others and viola.

[quaizywabbit]

have been wrestling with this for a couple weeks...but came up with some stuff that seems to work ok so far( My greatest Thanks to VALIK and LARRY for having patience with me, and explaining the concepts!!)

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#cs-------Version and Author Data------------------------------------------------------------------
; ***************************************************
; ****AutoIt Version: 3.1.0**************************
; ************Author: Quaizywabbit.*************
; *******************************************
; ***************************************************
#ce-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <guiconstants.au3>
#region GuiTarget; User call tip entry: _GuiTarget("WinTitle",["Text",[ControlId]])
Global $wintitle
Global $wintext = 0
Global $controlid = 0
Global $hWnd = 0
Func _GuiTarget($wintitle, $wintext = 0, $controlid = 0)
   WinWait($wintitle)
   $hWnd = WinGetHandle($wintitle)
   If Not $controlid = 0 Then $hWnd = ControlGetHandle($wintitle, $wintext, $controlid)
EndFunc  ;==>_GuiTarget
#endregion
#region EndTarget; Clears values set in GuiTarget
Func _EndTarget()
   $wintitle = 0
   $wintext = 0
   $controlid = 0
   $hWnd = 0
EndFunc  ;==>_EndTarget
#endregion
#region _TargetChildCreate; Standard GUICtrlCreate Func's used with this one..
;User call tip entry: _TargetChildCreate("Title", SizeX, SizeY, PosX, PosY)
Func _TargetChildCreate($Title, $SizeX, $SizeY, $PosX, $PosY);Embeds a child window to any parent window
   GUICreate($Title, $SizeX, $SizeY, $PosX, $PosY, $WS_CHILD, -1, $hWnd)
EndFunc  ;==>_TargetChildCreate
#endregion
#region _Targetbtnadd; User call tip entry: _Targetbtnadd("BtnText",PosX,PosY,SizeX,SizeY,[style,[exstyle]])
Func _Targetbtnadd($buttontext, $PosX, $PosY, $SizeX, $SizeY, $style = 0, $exstyle = 0)
   GUICreate($buttontext, $SizeX, $SizeY, $PosX, $PosY, $WS_CHILD, -1, $hWnd)
   GUICtrlCreateButton($buttontext, 0, 0, $SizeX, $SizeY, $style, $exstyle)
EndFunc  ;==>_Targetbtnadd
#endregion

Haven't tested EndTarget() yet.. but basically you call GuiTarget() then either Targetbtnadd() or TargetChildCreate()....or both! each item is embedded in the target.......

So far so good.......back to tinkering!!!

Edited March 14, 2005 by quaizywabbit

[steveR]

Looks interesting. Could you give a small example code using these functions please.

[quaizywabbit]

Sorry this is all I have so far.....

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;ANY GUI FUNCTIONS wriiten by Quaizy
#region Hoster demo addbutton
opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
#include <xgui.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>; must be included in main script for GUI Functions to work
Run('C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster Demo\Hoster-demo.exe')
Sleep(2000)
WinActivate("Dialog")
ControlClick("Dialog", "Demo", 1); clears demo dialog box
WinSetState(" - Hoster", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
Sleep(2000)
#include <ReconfigureSearchwindow.au3>; makes search window half size
ControlMove("Hoster", "", 1017, 20, 239, 700, 463);moves playlist out of the way for green panel
_GuiTarget("Hoster", "", 59648);<== the targets main GUI is a control
_targetbtnadd("Test", 750,20, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_targetbtnadd("Test", 860,20, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_targetbtnadd("Test", 750,80, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_targetbtnadd("Test", 860,80, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_targetbtnadd("Test", 750,140, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_targetbtnadd("Test", 860,140, 100, 50)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_TargetChildCreate("Testing", 300, 600, 730, 200)
GUISetBkColor(0xff00)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
While WinExists($hWnd)
      Sleep(100)
      If Not WinExists($hWnd) Then
         Exit
      EndIf
  WEnd
  _EndTarget()
  
#endregion

anyhow I included it in my script(xgui.au3...Name it anything you like, just #include it) and coded as above...the attached jpg image shows the desired result.

I was aiming to make a more efficient means to work with GUI's AutoIT didn't create...(note: the six buttons on the Top right and the green panel are individual Child windows. I didn't assign variables referring to each control, was just testing to make sure everything showed up)

Edited March 15, 2005 by quaizywabbit