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Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: Dynamically update groupbox text

I have a groupbox and it is associated with a dropdown menu. I want the text to change to the selected text of the dropdown menu.

Is there a better way than to create several boxes in the same place and then show or hide them as needed?

rlandersen · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 7

Actually this question goes for any menu item.

I have an action associated with a change in the combo box that will call a function that has some lines like
gui, add, checkbox, vVar1 show%var2%, text

When I change the dropdown box everything functions correctly but I get an error on the second time I change the state that states that same variable cannot be used for more than one control per window.

Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject:

That is correct. You can only add a control once. After that you should use GuiControl to show/hide a control, or to change it's text, size, state, etc.

rlandersen · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 7

Thanks

It is the control: GuiControl that changes that status. So I had to create the controls at the first and then on menu selection call guicontrol, show%var2% to switch.

One more question, when I first enter the menu, I do the command:
"Gui, Add, Checkbox, vVar1 show0, Open"
or the command:
"Gui, Add, Checkbox, vVar1 hide, Open"

and it will not hide the item. Does an add always show it? How can I add the element but not display it.

toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3841 Location: Bremen, Germany

HI,

The above Guest was also me.

You should take a look at the manual. The option for Gui,Add is "hidden%var%", on GuiControl it is "show%var%" or "hide%var%".
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