Need help adding text atop a GDI+ object

[timmy2]

The following script, thanks largely to @UEZ, displays the attached PNG image on the Windows Desktop.

It perfectly renders the sticky note's shadow over whatever's in the background.

But here's the catch: I would like to add a line of text, fetched from a variable and using a font of my choice, atop the sticky note. It needs to be part of the same GUI because the sticky note can be dragged and placed anywhere on the screen.

Will someone here show me how to add just the additional code needed to accomplish my goal? I have tried sporadically for two years to merge in code from scripts that use GDI+ calls to display text over alpha channels but the challenge has proven beyond me.

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StructureConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIConstants.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>

_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $iW, $iH, $hImage, $hBitmap, $hGUI
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile("Using-Note.png")
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST))
GUISetState()
_WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI($hBitmap, $hGUI)


GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")


Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

_WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()
GUIDelete()

Func _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI(ByRef $hHBitmap, ByRef $hGUI, $iOpacity = 0xFF, $bReleaseGDI = True)
    If Not BitAND(GUIGetStyle($hGUI)[1], $WS_EX_LAYERED) = $WS_EX_LAYERED Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    Local $tDim = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAP)
    If Not _WinAPI_GetObject($hHBitmap, DllStructGetSize($tDim), DllStructGetPtr($tDim)) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    Local $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE), $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT), $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    Local Const $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0), $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC), $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hHBitmap)
    $tSize.X = $tDim.bmWidth
    $tSize.Y = $tDim.bmHeight
    $tBlend.Alpha = $iOpacity
    $tBlend.Format = 1
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, DllStructGetPtr($tSize), $hMemDC, DllStructGetPtr($tSource), 0, DllStructGetPtr($tBlend), $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
    If $bReleaseGDI Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap)
    Return True
EndFunc

Func _WM_LBUTTONDOWN($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    _SendMessage($hGUI, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_WM_LBUTTONDOWN

 

[UEZ]

Try this:

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StructureConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIConstants.au3>
#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>

_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $iW, $iH, $hImage, $hBitmap, $hGUI
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(_Image())
_AddText2Img($hImage, @UserName)
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST))
GUISetState()
_WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI($hBitmap, $hGUI)


GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")


Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

_WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()
GUIDelete()

Func _AddText2Img($hImage, $sText, $iX = 5, $iY = 70, $sFontName = "Comic Sans MS", $fSize = 22, $iColor = 0xF00F5000)
    Local Const $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGraphic, 4)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTextRenderingHint($hGraphic, 3)
    Local Const $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid($iColor)
    Local Const $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
    _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign($hFormat, 1) ;center text horizontally
    Local Const $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate($sFontName)
    Local Const $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, $fSize)
    Local Const $aDim = _GDIPlus_ImageGetDimension($hImage)
    Local Const $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate($iX, $iY, $aDim[0], $aDim[1])
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGraphic, $sText, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat, $hBrush)
    _GDIPlus_FontDispose($hFont)
    _GDIPlus_FontFamilyDispose($hFamily)
    _GDIPlus_StringFormatDispose($hFormat)
    _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic)
EndFunc

Func _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI(ByRef $hHBitmap, ByRef $hGUI, $iOpacity = 0xFF, $bReleaseGDI = True)
    If Not BitAND(GUIGetStyle($hGUI)[1], $WS_EX_LAYERED) = $WS_EX_LAYERED Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    Local $tDim = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAP)
    If Not _WinAPI_GetObject($hHBitmap, DllStructGetSize($tDim), DllStructGetPtr($tDim)) Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    Local $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE), $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT), $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION)
    Local Const $hScrDC = _WinAPI_GetDC(0), $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hScrDC), $hOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hHBitmap)
    $tSize.X = $tDim.bmWidth
    $tSize.Y = $tDim.bmHeight
    $tBlend.Alpha = $iOpacity
    $tBlend.Format = 1
    _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI, $hScrDC, 0, DllStructGetPtr($tSize), $hMemDC, DllStructGetPtr($tSource), 0, DllStructGetPtr($tBlend), $ULW_ALPHA)
    _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hScrDC)
    _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOld)
    _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
    If $bReleaseGDI Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap)
    Return True
EndFunc

Func _WM_LBUTTONDOWN($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    _SendMessage($hGUI, $WM_SYSCOMMAND, $SC_DRAGMOVE, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>_WM_LBUTTONDOWN

;Code below was generated by: 'File to Base64 String' Code Generator v1.20 Build 2018-02-02

Func _Image($bSaveBinary = False, $sSavePath = @ScriptDir)
    Local $Image
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '4rXgu0U43cgEy6kzUiFEgIJGeJEV4bSfhECDiQkS0MBhOWyP3csdP1yRAVGCgiC8wKX020wIvf4JGwL++cGOqAGEoNJGpESobCeAJRQRwlQQhHfXsyNMxBBGUQEyDiscLW1HSgR/e/I9fEpfUUcQ0BRePH0OhBstIrkajpuZQALkgEbwlwtB2e71lXoAQlXPh7oni3MOCEwFIjTqABWAAug0wgHbjbyKXQEXk7o14iqKCPdzQjALAq2QibA8CMkPAEIqDAwAoSoIUg/3MyL0VoBgdoXREAEGHUfYYV0SlGIqNOZDrU6E91kRQgUDQR8c+MuEwLBkQ1APfWyN+SDI0dpYmAuNlgCDjiP4N4jAZIg/X4S7c/kN6oGbwvP77z5kQ8A/UF9GIxcChlEmgtRC5xFu7kh+pATrAZdREYRnH7Mi9J72g+YoDHpF5mxkdBYhVg6K2WD+RwwRSrMWhHTx6dMn/Bs/674wBoYgBXpjVKmjXYRKi56guDBhPnBTeEiEbMH2CAeET4DU4RDBtFA8VpB9SRDuP/l4LDsCQp8u4a9wk7F8CLtsT+RiVRBBDpjkeAlHbHkhMPJGSP+/gzuM1/Tazp0xHwShNFtIhEYmqFgWGFsjTtnWEOFx8RAQyvaUQFIE8wEIemcsIMJOY1GyBeaDLI3BzviwgJmASDZgKkQQvlwfdBydRPB3MeXjTywzd2dBqGJdKhwCyyE5GTgl5XxpvJsQkk0YSzE4SoRkCM6HPkF4+BgIX7+liu5GuLnLuiiaJDIfqsHpkgeEt6nibpPoHgR/t0lgeV6jkn2pvEkPSSB8/1EohOt7LWUQO2riRVQREQZ3tmgHTAk9HwqLcBSZoCwAxsNQOR8KiXAMCC2f8BnWA16+pMdDvQMI7ayd9oOW5BjcbTxS1V4QQT30AaHuFQeBAQQVe2qyDUGGZM2rdTVC+rhJBIbt8eZsCgVFQCYkbozmocIWNIXiIqgmD1uPQUhTqBYQIWE60MOo'
    $Image &= 'B3RGIvxsFS1hviVEGoTsgT3B/rD/+P/CbMHp0qw3WzSEPSRQKvkxrayHvmq3IOSodJ0IXBUs1w3h3TBE+FUsBPSEFG87sGFAz8g6EYqWCclv1BKOC2wKmJH1Ui4IydPkdqvIs2lwbbaEMg8W0BQ2jRcP4fSeFG9aJE0BM7JoCIN7mu6Jtjd+0J0xQPjdVhhIXYMQW5aUpUsyFVaiM3YCoXUMLiE+2WNxY1S2AaGMciDCJo3wp1AIP1ZZXslqW5e2bBqf7X6E1hGtGB6vqaTLB7MpuEZgpFszsiEM7iZAQhj1MLBpzX+HoEwFNAWN8LdYCAmX0kqpZrfNvqmWColgv2JQsXcTW0BoK9LQdRrBtixxRDIjgs82lKul8YIh/OPuTpvaNsI4gFdkmnd9xwxJ7/uG0MFN3ze8cEp65BLuyrgxinNP6so9PFOPUz1SY4cUA3VDKA5HTnp/xu6za/FY8lq2ZMKY/HOAe2Z/s/vsIckuvtHb529qLZUxEkLGTpViZbcQMK8HhgO9VC6hsTJGGg42OHo5TvIyk9nc7iCoo7V/gwgj0RDSzOgLwQXIPR4ESrMn0Jaxa0Y+mY6CUC6Vi7Hys0j+iGuweKfZ4WndgFFh7Hx9PrBm3D89cz0CQrk/BMrjQ6i8QQOflkadp0xEGD7BEaxeo7NyH8NhVxCSr0f9ZPShF46fuX7N6jlVcMuUFGNR11VMz+94/Aj5JoKmeCZOU32kISKcjYCQBMiUmzmZqwJAuhwe4pIGYO8Sgo8gPEPHjs9GQzDKIgwFbphu2Z8ky5Sa0atOSeaU5MJvjVaElOu6eV8mM4aR2lGEwCShttn33IWICEWepA0AWRQIhIFdbsYFcEs8HldJIkAyz2PP5XUT8G/MtRDkHPwrfSBQTdC6zwr0euS5m79EQsgiggkAblkRAxw/guQSAh4CwkD1tAM3bLvasnBIoZadZTuD0PHzpmmmoAclj89HQ7ARAVs2WlQEG+lDQC4kIARc'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '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'
    $Image &= '2MwRwjZKcr/V8TEGzYuPiYiiQYtDRHvKIoDmnejF+uO76RJkJjKc6XFqaHCblioH3Kl69XM1py727C5IOj+EwnFy4azHwqBP6r2r95X9/9q+iqFrkMYm8fgz9baDNS5BOwZpWQazxJB/qAbmusMfT2BrH0mOSxKvP3LEDwnpIABu/tj8nNt7n6vA/i1CA+2sEcJYbrposOwAkt50VUuouH2ypRlK7DJX2pn00MmjOmO4YT80CQQHRmTtZmdXxm7ja0XchTbGYF3BLNw0Xk4CSFMyNl0nELY/7RKBtDLxDQwnDUrOt6vyNmWkqbfFltmcSeN5/uSDd9FjHaJlQCm4kHbUal9ppUHmyJjv4URhIMC/LmHM7FxpsqGq1Fegok93hP0X2A8u+PR+vyYdBVAeXls0CYb7Mp43tLhzRty3ZK//LbDOSsL+KC5bGNfdcHd5/4f27+4Z6T8Zv3ETjnu8lgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
    Local $bString = _WinAPI_Base64Decode($Image)
    If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    $bString = Binary($bString)
    If $bSaveBinary Then
        Local Const $hFile = FileOpen($sSavePath & "\Using-Note.png", 18)
        If @error Then Return SetError(2, 0, $bString)
        FileWrite($hFile, $bString)
        FileClose($hFile)
    EndIf
    Return $bString
EndFunc   ;==>_Image

Func _WinAPI_Base64Decode($sB64String)
    Local $aCrypt = DllCall("Crypt32.dll", "bool", "CryptStringToBinaryA", "str", $sB64String, "dword", 0, "dword", 1, "ptr", 0, "dword*", 0, "ptr", 0, "ptr", 0)
    If @error Or Not $aCrypt[0] Then Return SetError(1, 0, "")
    Local $bBuffer = DllStructCreate("byte[" & $aCrypt[5] & "]")
    $aCrypt = DllCall("Crypt32.dll", "bool", "CryptStringToBinaryA", "str", $sB64String, "dword", 0, "dword", 1, "struct*", $bBuffer, "dword*", $aCrypt[5], "ptr", 0, "ptr", 0)
    If @error Or Not $aCrypt[0] Then Return SetError(2, 0, "")
    Return DllStructGetData($bBuffer, 1)
EndFunc   ;==>_WinAPI_Base64Decode

 

[timmy2]

10 hours ago, UEZ said:

Try this:

Wow, what can I say but THANK YOU .  It works perfectly.  I was trying to accomplish something like this a couple years ago, posed the question, and you responded with a script that I tried to disassemble and merge with the background image script. I finally gave up. Had to move on.

@UEZ, have the functions you used in your code here, and their abilities, been bundled into a published UDF?

Also, please see this comment/"bug report?" I added to your File to Base64 String Code Generator thread.

Edited December 1, 2018 by timmy2

[UEZ]

3 hours ago, timmy2 said:

@UEZ, have the functions you used in your code here, and their abilities, been bundled into a published UDF?

No, and I never thought about this idea to do. Maybe or maybe not... 

[NassauSky]

Hi @UEZ

That is fantastic, not only adding the text to the graphic but embedding the image.   Hopefully a quick question.

How can I change that image after it's added for example I'd like to embed it into a timer but when I tried moving your function down below the GUI declaration, it doesn't display:

;Your Code Above

_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $iW, $iH, $hImage, $hBitmap, $hGUI
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(_Image())
;_AddText2Img($hImage, String($xx))

$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST))
GUISetState()
_WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI($hBitmap, $hGUI)

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")

For $xx=1 to 5
   _AddText2Img($hImage, String($xx))
   Sleep(1000)
Next

;Your Code Below

Thanks for any tips.

Edited January 5, 2021 by NassauSky

[Nine]

Here :

_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global Const $SC_DRAGMOVE = 0xF012
Global $iW, $iH, $hImage, $hBitmap, $hGUI
$hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(_Image())
$iW = _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)
$iH = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage)
$hGUI = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED,$WS_EX_TOPMOST))
GUISetState()

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_LBUTTONDOWN, "_WM_LBUTTONDOWN")

For $i = 1 to 5
  _AddText2Img($hImage, String($i))
  $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage)
  _WinAPI_BitmapDisplayTransparentInGUI($hBitmap, $hGUI)
  _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
  $hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(_Image())
  Sleep(1000)
  _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)
Next


Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()

 

[NassauSky]

Thanks @Nine,

That worked out perfectly. I tried looping the whole section and it was flashing during refresh. That's interesting how we need to dispose the bitmap image and recreate it from memory then also delete the bitmap which doesn't cause the complete image to flicker.

Thanks again @UEZ for the nice code and @Nine for clearing up 'some' of my confusion