window in gui

[t0ddie]

i think i have seen this before, but i dont have any code

i want to put a window inside of a gui.

is there an easy way to do this?

[seandisanti]

i think i have seen this before, but i dont have any code

i want to put a window inside of a gui.

is there an easy way to do this?

what do you mean 'a window'?

[t0ddie]

i mean can you wrap a gui around a window, like internet explorer. or any window

you would have to resize the window of course.

[seandisanti]

i mean can you wrap a gui around a window, like internet explorer. or any window

you would have to resize the window of course.

you can create an IE object and display it within a GUI, if that's what you mean...

[t0ddie]

well i have a window for a game that i want to put inside a console.

[t0ddie]

this is kind of like what i mean.

i have moved the window, and placed a gui along side of it and a splashscreen on top.

i want something like this, but the splashscreen area should be gui instead of splashscreen.

it should be part of the gui, so when i minimize/maximize the gui, the window will also minimize/maximize.

EDIT: i uploaded screenshot as attachment but its not showing up.

here is a pic http://www.angelfire.com/ex/u/test.html

Edited December 29, 2005 by t0ddie

[t0ddie]

a gui wrapper for a window. is it possible?

[t0ddie]

so its NOT possible then?? lol BUMP

[seandisanti]

so its NOT possible then?? lol BUMP

just out of curiousity, i'll give you a free bump to ask how much you've researched this yourself while waiting on someone else to do it for you...

[peter1234]

t0ddie,

I think maybe you need to explain more what you want. Why can't you just put a child window in your main GUI?

[Holger]

Sample (Beta-Version needed):

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 800, 600, -1, -1, BitOr($WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_CAPTION, $WS_POPUP, $WS_SYSMENU, $WS_CLIPCHILDREN))

$PID    = Run(@WindowsDir & "\regedit.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)
$hWnd   = 0
$stPID  = DllStructCreate("int")

Do
    $WinList = WinList()
    For $i = 1 To $WinList[0][0]
        If $WinList[$i][0] <> "" Then
            DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $WinList[$i][1], "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stPID))
            If DllStructGetData($stPID, 1) = $PID Then
                $hWnd = $WinList[$i][1]
                ExitLoop
            EndIf
        EndIf
    Next
    Sleep(100)
Until $hWnd <> 0

$stPID = 0

If $hWnd <> 0 Then
    $nExStyle = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowLong", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", -20)
    $nExStyle = $nExStyle[0]
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetWindowLong", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", -20, "int", BitOr($nExStyle, $WS_EX_MDICHILD))
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", $hWnd, "hwnd", $hGUI) 
    WinSetState($hWnd, "", @SW_SHOW)
    WinMove($hWnd, "", 0, 0, 600, 400)
EndIf

GUISetState()

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = -3 Then ExitLoop
WEnd

Maybe there are some other ways, easier...don't know...

So long

Holger

Edited December 30, 2005 by Holger

[Shinies]

Im pretty sure what he wants is like nesting the program inside his GUI like that, but with no System Bar and no moving etc.

[t0ddie]

Im pretty sure what he wants is like nesting the program inside his GUI like that, but with no System Bar and no moving etc.

yes. exactly that.

[tonedeaf]

Sample (Beta-Version needed):

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 800, 600, -1, -1, BitOr($WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_CAPTION, $WS_POPUP, $WS_SYSMENU, $WS_CLIPCHILDREN))

$PID    = Run(@WindowsDir & "\regedit.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)
$hWnd   = 0
$stPID  = DllStructCreate("int")

Do
    $WinList = WinList()
    For $i = 1 To $WinList[0][0]
        If $WinList[$i][0] <> "" Then
            DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $WinList[$i][1], "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stPID))
            If DllStructGetData($stPID, 1) = $PID Then
                $hWnd = $WinList[$i][1]
                ExitLoop
            EndIf
        EndIf
    Next
    Sleep(100)
Until $hWnd <> 0

$stPID = 0

If $hWnd <> 0 Then
    $nExStyle = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowLong", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", -20)
    $nExStyle = $nExStyle[0]
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetWindowLong", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", -20, "int", BitOr($nExStyle, $WS_EX_MDICHILD))
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetParent", "hwnd", $hWnd, "hwnd", $hGUI) 
    WinSetState($hWnd, "", @SW_SHOW)
    WinMove($hWnd, "", 0, 0, 600, 400)
EndIf

GUISetState()

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = -3 Then ExitLoop
WEnd

Maybe there are some other ways, easier...don't know...

So long

Holger

I didn't knew what I was trying before I ran this program.

amazing...Just what I needed some time ago, but never thought possible.

Nice one Holger.