Overlay GUI

[kritya]

Hi,

I was trying to make an overlay GUI which could be displayed above all the open windows(including games , etc)

I tried to do something with Koda and made something(code is below) it works for all windows except full screen games.

Is the some style or ex-style I have missed or added an extra one ?

If there is any other way of making an overlay that too would of course work

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 615, 440, -1, -1, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_GUI,$WS_MAXIMIZEBOX,$WS_SIZEBOX,$WS_THICKFRAME,$WS_TABSTOP,$DS_MODALFRAME), BitOR($WS_EX_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW,$WS_EX_TOPMOST,$WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE,$WS_EX_LAYERED))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

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

    EndSwitch
WEnd

Thanks

[rcmaehl]

This works for me:

GUISetStyle(BitOr($WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE), 0x08000000)

Edited April 20, 2012 by rcmaehl

[BrewManNH]

This works for me:

GUISetStyle(0x90000000, 0x08000000)

You should be using the style variables in that example so that the OP knows what you're doing with the styles, rather than making everyone look up what those numbers translate to.

[rcmaehl]

You should be using the style variables in that example so that the OP knows what you're doing with the styles, rather than making everyone look up what those numbers translate to.

The extended style has no variable. The Regular style is $WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE

[BrewManNH]

I see that now, about the extended style, there is a MSDN variable for it (WS_EX_NOACTIVATE), but it's not included in the GUIConstantsEx.au3 or WindowsConstants.au3 files.

[rcmaehl]

I see that now, about the extended style, there is a MSDN variable for it (WS_EX_NOACTIVATE), but it's not included in the GUIConstantsEx.au3 or WindowsConstants.au3 files.

I have reported it as a help file issue here

[BrewManNH]

Should be put into Trak, because it's not a help file issue, it's a content issue for the xConstants files.

[kritya]

Thanks for the replies

But using

BitOr($WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE), 0x08000000)

Gives me an error.

J:urt connectorte.au3(5,42) : ERROR: BitOR() [built-in] called with wrong number of args.

GUISetStyle(BitOr($WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE)

Edited April 20, 2012 by kritya

[BrewManNH]

GUISetStyle(BitOr($WS_POPUP, $WS_VISIBLE)

[kritya]

Ok. But it still doesnt works on full screen games.

and I know some softwares like Teamspeak 3 and Mumble who have overlay which do work.

Edited April 21, 2012 by kritya

[rcmaehl]

Ok. But it still doesnt works on full screen games.

and I know some softwares like Teamspeak 3 and Mumble who have overlay which do work.

As far as I know, those examples display in the Framebuffer or Viewpoint. This means they do not use their own Window but instead display in the game window itself.

Secondly, why do you want to have a window on top of full screen games?

[kritya]

Well things like in-game chat or some kind of notifications , etc

[johnmcloud]

Just for curiosity, it's possible or not with Autoit?

Can be useful to have a always-on-top GUI whatever full-screen game/apps/things on the screen, example like a clock

I see software like XFire , TeamViewer or Mumble ( http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ ) can do this, so maybe is possible also with autoit, i dunno

Edited July 24, 2012 by johnmcloud

[johnmcloud]

Maybe i have find a solution, from the AutoHotkey forum:

Someone what to try to make this with autoit? I don't understand a word of AutoHotKey

Thanks

Edited July 27, 2012 by johnmcloud

[holly]

oh please man do it!

I'm searching for a timer over a games for a loooot of time, but is impossible to find and time goes fast when you playing.

So johnmcloud if you can make it you will be mbff

[johnmcloud]

mbff? What?

Anyway i have some problem to make this:

1) I don't understand the AutoHotKey syntax

2) How to parent an autoit GUI ( child ) into an external application ( parent ), i think with DllCall but i don't know where to set

3) The question of +WS_CHILD -WS_POPUP isn't clear for me, you need to put after/before?

If someone help me to make an autoit version, you can do everything you want, a timer, a browser, a chat etc... and i can help you, but without an help i can't do more.

We need only to wait...

Edited July 25, 2012 by johnmcloud

[holly]

Ok, maybe is better open a new thread, hope someone help me