Transparent background

[Freequency]

I'm trying to create two simple buttons, a status message, with a picture that will show through the background. I don't want the buttons to be transparent. Meaning the checkbox's, status message. I can't seem to get the groups to show the image? I've included the script and image. Thanks for any help.

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Please select to continue", 271, 190, 223, 126)
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Settings", 8, 8, 257, 97)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFF0000)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Start", 32, 72, 57, 17)
$Checkbox2 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Pwned", 192, 72, 57, 17)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 24, 24, 73, 41, $WS_GROUP)
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Pwned!!", 184, 24, 73, 41, $WS_GROUP)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Status", 8, 112, 257, 65)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFF0000)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("What's Next?", 48, 144, 161, 17, $SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("freeqavatar.jpg", 0, 0, 268, 188, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP,$WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))
GUICheckBoxSetColor ( $Checkbox1 ,0x000000,$GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
GUICheckBoxSetColor ( $Checkbox2 ,0x000000,$GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

Func GUICheckBoxSetColor(ByRef $CtrlID,$iColor,$iBkColor="0xF1EDED")
    $CtrlHWnd = $CtrlID
    If Not IsHWnd($CtrlHWnd) Then $CtrlHWnd = GUICtrlGetHandle($CtrlID)
    $aParent = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "GetParent", "hwnd", $CtrlHWnd)
    $aCPos = ControlGetPos($aParent[0],"",$CtrlID)
    $sOldT = GUICtrlRead($CtrlID,1)
    GUICtrlDelete($CtrlID)
    DllCall('uxtheme.dll', 'none', 'SetThemeAppProperties', 'int', 0)
    $CtrlID = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox($sOldT,$aCPos[0],$aCPos[1],$aCPos[2],$aCPos[3])
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1,$iColor)
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,$iBkColor)
    DllCall('uxtheme.dll', 'none', 'SetThemeAppProperties', 'int', 7)
EndFunc


While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit

    EndSwitch
WEnd

[Freequency]

Was playing around with it and I moved

$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("freeqavatar.jpg", 0, 0, 268, 188, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP,$WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))

right below the

$Form1 = GUICreate("Please select to continue", 271, 190, 223, 126)

Which got me to this image:

So now how do I get the text to only be visible and not the box around it?

[notsure]

Try this;

$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("What's Next?", 48, 144, 161, 17, $SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

This does not work on checkboxes. The best thing you can do with checkboxes is to create a label next to it, and make the label transparant while the checkbox is minimized till only the "check" is left... i don't know how to get the other controls transparant.

[Freequency]

Try this;

$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("What's Next?", 48, 144, 161, 17, $SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

This does not work on checkboxes. The best thing you can do with checkboxes is to create a label next to it, and make the label transparant while the checkbox is minimized till only the "check" is left... i don't know how to get the other controls transparant.

That worked wonderfully, I'll do as you stated and make a label next to them. Thanks for the ideas. Any one know how to get the Groups to show transparent?

[Melba23]

Freequency,

Does this help?

$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("", 8, 112, 257, 65)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Status", 20, 122, 40, 17)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

You can do the top one yourself if you like it!

M23

P.S. You need to disable your Pic control if you want the others to work!

$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("freeqavatar.jpg", 0, 0, 268, 188, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP,$WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)

Edited February 19, 2010 by Melba23

[Freequency]

Freequency,

Does this help?

$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("", 8, 112, 257, 65)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Status", 20, 122, 40, 17)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)

You can do the top one yourself if you like it!

M23

It sets the status color to white, but I still have the background box around it.

Also I did create the GuiCtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_DISABLE)to activate the script. Didn't put it in the code when I pasted it here.

[Melba23]

Freequency,

If you do not want the box, then why are you using GUICtrlCreateGroup? Just leave that line out and just use the label.

M23

[Freequency]

Freequency,

If you do not want the box, then why are you using GUICtrlCreateGroup? Just leave that line out and just use the label.

M23

Yea, that will have to do.. lol good point!

[martin]

Yea, that will have to do.. lol good point!

If you want a transparent box then an easy way is to create lines from labels with no text.

EG

GuiCtrlCreateLabel("",10,10,230,2)

GuiCtrlSetBkColor(-1,0x444444)

Possibly a bit late now though