XP GUI style problem

[yawoo]

I have designed a GUI frontend and have tested it in windows 2000 without problem.

But someone try it at Windows XP and has got the strange result.

Later, I test the same code at another XP, it shows the same result as my Windows 2000 machine. It seems that someone has got the look as XP GUI style. Is it possible to force the outlook as 2000?

Thanks a lot,

Yawoo

[zcoacoaz]

code?

[yawoo]

Only showing the GUI coding part.

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include <GuiConstants.au3>

Global $sFilename

$wd = @WorkingDir
; GUI
GuiCreate("WinMEnc 0.1 beta", 400, 380)

; General TAB
GuiCtrlCreateTab(10, 10, 380, 270)

GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("General")
$x = 25
$y = 50
$w = 350
$w1 = 250
GUICtrlCreateGroup("Input", $x, $y, $w, 90)
$hFile = GUICtrlCreateInput($sFilename, $x+20,  80, $w1, 22)
$hFileSel = GUICtrlCreateButton("...", $x+$w1+40,  80, 25, 22)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("Output", $x, $y+100, $w, 100)
$hFile2 = GUICtrlCreateInput($sFilename, $x+20, 180, $w1, 22)
$hFile2Sel = GUICtrlCreateButton("...", $x+$w1+40, 180, 25, 22)

; Encode Options TAB
GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("Encode Options")

$x = 30
$y = 50
$w = 80
$wc = 20
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Video codec:", $x, $y, $w)
$hVideoEnc = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("DivX", $x+$w, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"XviD")
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("@", $x+2*$w, $y)
$hVideoBR = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("800", $x+2*$w+$wc, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"300|400|500|600|700|1000|1200|1400|1600|2000") 
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("kbps", $x+3*$w+$wc, $y)

$y = $y + 40
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Audio codec:", $x, $y, $w)
$hAudioHz = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("44100", $x+$w, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"22050|32000|48000")
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Hz", $x+2*$w, $y)
$hAudioBR = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("128", $x+2*$w+$wc, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"96|112|160|192") 
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("kbps", $x+3*$w+$wc, $y)

$y = $y + 40
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Video Size:", $x, $y, $w)
$hVideoSize = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("Original", $x+$w, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"320:180|320:240|480:360|512:480|640:360|640:480|320:-3|480:-3|512:-3|640:-3")

$y = $y + 30
$w = 320
$h = 40
$hVHQ = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox ("vhq (Very High Quality for DivX only)", $x, $y, $w, $h)

$y = $y + 40
$w = 320
$h = 50
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Note: ""-3"" in video size means that the output height is calculated from the specified width and the original aspect ratio.", $x, $y, $w, $h)

; About TAB
GuiCtrlCreateTabItem("About")
$x = 20
$y = 100
$w = 320
$h = 50
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("WinMEnc 0.1 beta, created by Yawoo, 25-Mar-2005", $x, $y, $w, $h, $SS_CENTER)


GUICtrlCreateTabitem ("")

$x = 20
$y = 300
$w = 320
$h = 50
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Notes: You can change priority when in the progress of encoding: 0 - low; 1 - below normal; 2 - normal; 3 - above normal; 4 - high", $x, $y, $w, $h)

$x = 20
$y = 340
$w = 65
; $hProgress = GUICtrlCreateProgress (20, 315, 360, 20)
$hEncode = GUICtrlCreateButton("Encode", $x,  $y, $w)
$hStop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", $x+$w+10,  $y, $w)
$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED)
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Priority:", $x+3*$w+30, $y, $w, 20, $SS_RIGHT)
$hPriority = GuiCtrlCreatecombo("2", $x+4*$w+40, $y, $w, 200, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST)
GUICtrlSetData(-1,"0|1|3|4")

[zcoacoaz]

i think its because you use math when you position the controls (im to lazy to actually add it up and debug and stuff)

[yawoo]

i think its because you use math when you position the controls (im to lazy to actually add it up and debug and stuff)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

But all the variables are initialized before using. If the calucaltion is wrong, it should be the same outlook result in windows 2000 and XP machines. Moreover, why some XP got 2000 outlook, and some XP got XP style? Is it possible to force all to use 2000 outlook style?

[kjactive]

You can force XP to use classic look under screen properties - look and classic look but I don't think that's your problem...

I noticed that you forgot # related to 'Include' as #Include but that would produce an error. I got XP at one of my mashines and AutoIt3 Gui works quite well - I would debug the script by exclude sections starting just after create window and have a look at what's happening, I think that this line could do some trouble too:

GuiCreate("WinMEnc 0.1 beta", 400, 380) // you did not provided the window with an ID that should be alright in some conditions but then on the other hand later it could get harder to control the intuition, but I don't know...

But your script got a problem with this line:

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED) // but what's wrong you have to look up your self, something with variable values I say ( x y w h )...

Kjactive

Edited March 28, 2005 by kjactive

[buzz44]

with that not are you sure you have your order or operations right

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and with

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED)

you didnt mean ($x+2) * ($w+20) ?

[yawoo]

But your script got a problem with this line:

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED) // but what's wrong you have to look up your self, something with variable values I say ( x y w h )...

Kjactive

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks for your suggestion, finally the problem has been solved.

I have remarked this line, and the XP layout problem has disappeared.

But really don't know why some XP get this layout problem, others not.

[yawoo]

with that not are you sure you have your order or operations right

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and with

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED)

you didnt mean ($x+2) * ($w+20) ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Currently this line is not used, just for reserved future use.

The calucation I want is: $x + 2*$w + 20

it means (x position) + 2*(button width) + (spacing width), something like that.

Anyway, really thanks for your effort to analysis my problem.

[yawoo]

i think its because you use math when you position the controls (im to lazy to actually add it up and debug and stuff)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks for your try to solve my problem. Finally it has solved.

[twbradio]

Although I know that repairing this is a mute point, I do see the issue with the line, the AU3 syntax for a button is:

GUICtrlCreateButton ( "text", left, top [, width [, height [, style [, exStyle]]]] )

In your line:

GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x+2*$w+20, $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED)

Your values for the variables are:

"text" = "Prieview"

left = $x+2*$w+20

top = $y

width = $w

height = $WS_DISABLED (Which would be the value 0x08000000)

XP may treat the hexdecimal value inserted into a decimal field differently than 2k or XP may auto-shuffle the other items on the screen because of the odd height value when in the XP-GUI screen mode.

Tom Brown

[kjactive]

Yes - the trouble is that you provide a control height as $WS_DISABLED that represent 0x08000000

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x $y, $w, $WS_DISABLED) // should be changed to...

$hPreview = GUICtrlCreateButton("Preview", $x, $y, $w, $h, $WS_DISABLED)

This letting parametre out would be okay if there are no further parametre than in your case the width value as autoit inserts the rest as defaults - but it should also provide an error in W2K or any other OS too but what do I know about MS#¤%#%¤# but I think that this is one 'Microsoft speciallity'

Kåre

Edited March 29, 2005 by kjactive

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Actually it's BEDMAS. The E stands for Exponent[/url (see definition #3).

[buzz44]

i was referring to my grade 6 maths =). and yes i know about floating points, mantissa's, signs, exponents etc