How to Simulate a Graphical Button in a GUI?http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=59899#59899Quote:
Foreword: This post is NOT about adding a
Picture to a GUI Button.
If you are interested and want to know
How to Create a Picture Button,
you may visit
corrupt's post:
Graphic Buttons PART 1 : Efficiently using picture(s) to Simulate the Effect of Button Press.A regular
GUI Button is a 3D object. That is, the Button is displayed
projected (
in default state) and looks
sunkenwhen depressed. The GUI Button remains sunken until you release the Mouse Button (
gLabel will not be executed unless the mouse button is released).
A
Button has two states -
ON (
Sunken ) /
OFF (
Projected ) . Its obvious that we need two semi identical pictures to display the sunken & projected state of a button.
Do we always need two pictures to simulate a Button Press?
The answer is NO! In most cases a single picture would suffice.Instead of the
Projected & Sunken states of a Button I have attempted to simulate
Flat & Sunken states using a
single ICON with the following code:
Code:
Gui, -Sysmenu +Toolwindow
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w32 h32 E0x200 vState1 icon1 , %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Add , Picture, x+10 y13 w34 h34 Border vState0 icon1 , %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Add, Text , x13 ,E0x200 Border
Gui, Show, x50 y50 AutoSize, Picture Options
Return
GuiEscape:
ExitApp
Return
Snapshot: 
- Have used Border in the Picture's option for drawing a thin border around the Flat Button
- Have used an Extend Style E0x200 in the Picture's option for simulating the Sunken Button effect.
- The default size of Icon is w32 h32, but Extend Style E0x200 increases the size of the Sunken Button
- Flat button has been sized two pixels extra to match the size of Sunken Button.
The following code overlaps the two Styles (of the same Icon) to simulate a Graphical Checkbox
Code:
; Toggle.ahk - Readymade code for a Graphical Checkbox
Gui, +Sysmenu +ToolWindow
Gui, Margin,12,12
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w32 h32 E0x200 vState1 icon1 gSubRoutine1, %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w34 h34 Border vState0 icon1 gSubRoutine1, %A_AhkPath%
GoSub, Toggle_Switch
Gui, Show, x50 y50 AutoSize, Toggle
Return
Toggle_Switch:
If Toggle=0
{
GuiControl, Hide, State0
GuiControl, Show, State1
Toggle=1
}
Else {
GuiControl, Hide, State1
GuiControl, Show, State0
Toggle=0
}
Return
SubRoutine1:
GoSub,Toggle_Switch
; < - - - - - - - - P U T Y O U R C O D E H E R E
Return
GuiEscape:
GuiClose:
ExitApp
Return
Snapshots: 
<-OFF/ON-> 
The following code overlaps the two Styles (of the same Icon) to simulate a Graphical Button.
Code:
;RegularButton.ahk - Readymade Code testing a Graphical Button
Gui, +Sysmenu +ToolWindow
Gui, Margin,12,12
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w34 h34 E0x200 vState1 icon1 gSubRoutine1, %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w32 h32 0x400000 vState0 icon1 gSubRoutine1, %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Show, x50 y50 AutoSize, Button
Return
SubRoutine1:
GuiControl, Hide, State0
Sleep 250
GuiControl, Show, State0
Msgbox, < - - - - - - - - P U T T H E M A I N C O D E H E R E
Return
GuiEscape:
GuiClose:
ExitApp
Return
Note: Unlike in a Graphical Checkbox, I have used 0x400000 to display the Graphical Button projected.
How to Simulate a Graphical Button in a GUI?PART 2 : An Advanced Technique - MPPS type ButtonIn PART ONE I wrote:
A regular GUI Button is a 3D object. That is, the Button is displayed projected (in default state) and looks sunken when depressed. The GUI Button remains sunken until you release the Mouse Button ( gLabel will not be executed unless the mouse button is released).
PART 1 dealt with the techniques in creating a
Graphical Button /
Graphical Checkbox and
we know that a
Push button has two states :
ON and
OFF. Both the examples posted were
calling
Subroutine1 which we could use as a Toggle switch.
In this PART, I am posting the resultant code of my experiment to simulate a third state.
The code demonstrates the detection of Button-Press duration of a Graphical button.In simple terms:
- a Normal Mouse click on the Graphical button will be used to toggle a variable ( calls Subroutine1 ) , and
- a Long Mouse click on the Graphical button will trigger a special routine ( calls Subroutine2 ).
Code:
; MPPS_Type_Button.ahk
;#InstallMouseHook
/*
- A Normal Click on the Graphical button will call Subroutine0
- A Long Click (Keep the "Left Mouse Button" down on the graphical button
for 1 second) will trigger Subroutine1
*/
Gui, +Sysmenu +ToolWindow +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Margin,12,12
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w32 h32 E0x200 vState1 icon1 gMPPS_Type_Button, %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Add , Picture, x13 y13 w34 h34 Border vState0 icon1 gMPPS_Type_Button, %A_AhkPath%
Gui, Show, x50 y50 AutoSize, MPPS
Return
MPPS_Type_Button:
GuiControl Hide, State0
TC := A_TickCount
Loop, {
MouseDown:=GetKeyState("LButton","P")
If (!MouseDown) {
LongClick=0
Break
}
If (A_TickCount-TC) > 1000 {
LongClick=1
Break
}
}
GuiControl Show, State0
IfEqual,LongClick,1,GoSub,SubRoutine1
else GoSub, SubRoutine0
Return
SubRoutine1:
Msgbox,64, Subroutine1
,That was a Long Click..`n`nThis Subroutine may be used to execute a Special task, 10
Return
SubRoutine0:
Msgbox,64, Subroutine0
,That was a Normal Click..`n`nThis Subroutine may be used to Toggle a Variable, 10
Return
GuiEscape:
GuiClose:
ExitApp
Return
- MPPS type button requires Mouse Hook (Windows NT/2000/XP or later)
Quote:
MPPS in
MPPS type button stands for
Mobile Phone Power SwitchThe Acronym that came to my mind when I applied the concept to a Graphical Button.
I do not know about international preferences for Mobiles,
but in
India,
80% of the
Mobiles are from
Nokia and the function of its
Power button is like follows:-
- A Long press switches it ON
and when ON
- A Short press will show a Confirmation menu to switch it off
- A Long press will switch it Off without confirmation.
I have mimicked this functionality for the Graphic Button.
Visit the following post for a Utility based on this concept.Crazy Scripting : Muter v1.0 ( MPPS type Button ) 
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vPhiLho 
. I did refer your post 
(It took me more than 5 hours to compile this post, and it slipped off my mind!).