Semi-transparent default text for a input box

[TheDcoder]

Hello! , I was wondering if something like this:

is possible to in AutoIt? The search text will disappear ASA the user types a letter in the input box... Is it possible? How? Here is some code for you to work on:

#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 393, 130, 192, 124)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 88, 48, 209, 21)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

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

    EndSwitch
WEnd

Thanks in Advance, TD

 

P.S ASA = As soon as

Are you wondering about the image which I provided above? I made it with a very careful forgery

[ahmet]

_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner()

Edited October 26, 2015 by ahmet

[kcvinu]

I have avoided this function only because of it's name. I don't know what cue banner means.

[TheDcoder]

Thanks alot @ahmet! , This code works for me:

#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIEdit.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 393, 130, 192, 124)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 88, 48, 209, 21)

_GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner($Input1, "Semi-transparent text AKA Cue Banner!!!", True)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

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

    EndSwitch
WEnd

TD

[ahmet]

@TheDcoder, you are welcome

[GordonFreeman]

Anddddddd without a func if someone want:

GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, 0x1501, 0, "Username")

Well, i learned something when help!! xD

If you change 0 to 1 in code above the gray text not disappear when are focused (very interesting)

Edited October 28, 2015 by GordonFreeman

[TheDcoder]

@GordonFreeman Did you try it? it does not work for me

[GordonFreeman]

Yeah, i just put this code below a input control and it works nice!

Windows 7 - SP1 - 32 Bits

 

 

I have a folder called examples were i save au3 of these little tricks.Sooner or later we always need xD

Edited October 28, 2015 by GordonFreeman

[TheDcoder]

I guess the "bit" is the problem, I am using 64-bit Win 8.1

[ahmet]

@GordonFreeman value 0x1501 equals the message EM_SETCUEBANNER, and the parameters are explained here. You can also look at the implementation of _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner