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[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

playlet,

You have a nice job, but if you do not mind, I'll give you some tips:

• Of course, _GetRegDefIcon() is a good function, but I have wrote a replacement for this. Look at _WinAPI_AssocQueryString() from the WinAPIEx.au3.

  #Include <WinAPIEx.au3>
  
  Global $Ext = '.au3'
  
  ConsoleWrite('(' & $Ext & ')' & @CR)
  ConsoleWrite('--------------------' & @CR)
  ConsoleWrite('Type: ' & _WinAPI_AssocQueryString($Ext, $ASSOCSTR_FRIENDLYDOCNAME) & @CR)
  ConsoleWrite('Command: ' & _WinAPI_AssocQueryString($Ext, $ASSOCSTR_COMMAND) & @CR)
  ConsoleWrite('Executable: ' & _WinAPI_AssocQueryString($Ext, $ASSOCSTR_EXECUTABLE) & @CR)
  ConsoleWrite('Icon: ' & _WinAPI_AssocQueryString($Ext, $ASSOCSTR_DEFAULTICON) & @CR)

• I advise you to use _WinAPI_DrawIconEx() for drawing icons, it looks much nicer.
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  #Include <GDIPlus.au3>
  #Include <Icons.au3>
  #Include <WinAPIEx.au3>
  #Include <WindowsConstants.au3>
  
  _GDIPlus_Startup ()
  
  $hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile ('Playlet_Skin.png')
  $Width = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
  $Height = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
  $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
  _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
  
  $hForm = GUICreate('', $Width, $Height, -1, -1, $WS_POPUPWINDOW, $WS_EX_LAYERED)
  
  $hDC = _WinAPI_GetDC($hForm)
  $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC)
  $hSv = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap)
  $hIcon = _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcons(@SystemDir & '\shell32.dll', 130, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DrawIconEx($hMemDC, 118, 12, $hIcon, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)
  $hIcon = _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcons(@SystemDir & '\shell32.dll', 160, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DrawIconEx($hMemDC, 118, 70, $hIcon, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)
  $hIcon = _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcons(@SystemDir & '\shell32.dll', 31, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DrawIconEx($hMemDC, 118, 124, $hIcon, 32, 32)
  _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)
  $hIcon = _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcons(@SystemDir & '\shell32.dll', 130, 48, 48)
  _WinAPI_DrawIconEx($hMemDC, 175, 180, $hIcon, 48, 48)
  _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)
  $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE)
  DllStructSetData($tSize, 1, $Width)
  DllStructSetData($tSize, 2, $Height)
  $pSize = DllStructGetPtr($tSize)
  $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT)
  $pSource = DllStructGetPtr($tSource)
  $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
  $pBlend = DllStructGetPtr($tBlend)
  DllStructSetData($tBlend, 'Alpha', 255)
  DllStructSetData($tBlend, 'Format', 1)
  _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hForm, $hDC, 0, $pSize, $hMemDC, $pSource, 0, $pBlend, $ULW_ALPHA)
  _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($hForm, $hDC)
  _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hSv)
  _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
  
  GUISetState()
  
  Do
  Until GUIGetMsg() = -3
  
  _GDIPlus_ShutDown ()

• IMHO there is no reason to create PL_Includes.au3 file and put to this file native AutoIt functions. They come with AutoIt.

Edited March 8, 2010 by Yashied

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

I did this because the goal of this launcher is to reduce compiled size as much as you can, even with all those skins. AutoIt includes include way more functions which then increase size of compiled exe.

Yes, but ~100KB above is not serious. But if the UDF will be updated, you have to re-write PL_Includes.au3, however, it's of course your case. Edited March 8, 2010 by Yashied

[Yashied]

And yet, it would be good to do so, that would be the active window did not lose focus when you hover on your launcher.

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

Why do not you do the same for small icons?

[MHOrhan]

Hi

Did you compile my original version or did you make some changes and then compile? Try deleting "Config.ini", I've made some changes to ini file.

I wish people gave me more feedback about this launcher. Does it work on all Windows versions?

Hi,

I don't make any changes, used to original version, download, compiled and tryed, but 4.0.5.2 is same again.

Skin and buttons is not shown, I look in the config.ini, see any changes, but everythings is normal:S

(I wish people gave me more feedback about this launcher. Does it work on all Windows versions?)

Yes I'm used on Xp Vista and win7, worked.

Edited March 9, 2010 by MHOrhan

[Shafayat]

I tried on windows xp and seven. Both x86, Both worked great. I actually hate vista more than I love this launcher. So, I won't set up vista just to try this. But I can't see why this shouldn't work.

[dantay9]

I second the ability for not being able to activate the launcher without losing the focus of the previously active window. I think that would be a great addition, but I can't test any code. I am at school.

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

...is there some easier way to set icon (picture) obtained with _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcons() to guictrlcreatepic?

_SetHIcon() ???

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

I'm having some problems with _SetHIcon(), can you show me how to use it?

What is the problem?

I figured it out!! Will update script as soon as possible.

No, I gave you a simple example. You run it?

[picea892]

Ok, I will change @SW_SHOW to @SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE in my next update. Is there some way to avoid losing focus from active window when you click on the launcher?

Wraithdu solved this problem in this post

I can't say it is easy though

Edited March 9, 2010 by picea892

[dantay9]

This is post by Melba is a better example. This example "eats" the message from the message queue instead of reacting to the message.

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Yashied]

If you decide to use the skins (WS_EX_LAYERED), I recommend you forget about any controls. Use the main image as a base and just draw on top the required elements (icons). Look at my Calculator, there were no controls, only GUI that is updated by using _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow() function. The mouse position is controlled in a loop with GUIGetCursorInfo(). What came of it, you can see themselves. That is what I tried to show you. Of course, you will have to rewrite your code, but it's worth it. Anyways, the solution for you.

[playlet]

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Edited August 18, 2016 by playlet

[Shafayat]

That's great! Really beautiful.