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DominicTFY



Joined: 05 Dec 2004
Posts: 10
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:45 pm    Post subject: Layered Window Reply with quote
I was tinking since there were the GUI creation, why not proceed to enable the Layered Window part which can serve as an OSD. It is definitely a must have stylish window because it doesn't show any window name and it can always appear "always-on-top"..I saw this command in the C++ language book and found it really nice and interesting.
Currently, once u execute a GUI, there's either a pop-up new window name on the taskbar or there's problem configuring transparency of the "window" or images. With layered window, the problems will be fixed.
Moreover, it
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Using a layered window can significantly improve performance and visual effects for a window that has a complex shape, animates its shape, or wishes to use alpha blending effects. The system automatically composes and repaints layered windows and the windows of underlying applications. As a result, layered windows are rendered smoothly, without the flickering typical of complex window regions. In addition, layered windows can be partially translucent, that is, alpha-blended.
- quoted from Microsoft Website

For more information on Layer Window, please visit the following link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/windowing/windows/windowfeatures.asp
and find it under the Layered Window. Smile
really wish it will be dere in the next version of the AutoHotKey! Very Happy
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Chris
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
There is an example of how to do an OSD (transparent window) at the bottom of the GUI page. If this isn't what you had in mind, please clarify.
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DominicTFY



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, there is a GUI that allows transparency. But what about a window like the GUI, that will not have the script name to pop up as an individual window on the taskbar?
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Chris
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can prevent the task bar button from appearing with the +Owner option as in this revised example:

CustomColor = EEAA99 ; Can be any RGB color (it will be made transparent below).
Gui, +AlwaysOnTop +LastFound +Owner ; +Owner prevents a taskbar button from appearing.
Gui, Color, %CustomColor%
Gui, Font, s24
Gui, Add, Text, vMyText cLime, XXXXX YYYYY ; XX & YY serve to auto-size the window.
; Make all pixels of this color transparent and make the text itself translucent (150):
WinSet, TransColor, %CustomColor% 150
Gui, -Caption ; Remove the title bar and window borders.
SetTimer, UpdateOSD, 500
Gosub, UpdateOSD ; Make the first update immediate rather than waiting for the timer.
Gui, Show, x0 y400
return

UpdateOSD:
MouseGetPos, MouseX, MouseY
GuiControl,, MyText, X%MouseX%, Y%MouseY%
return
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