child gui minimized to tray

[bladem2003]

Hi,

I have a gui with a child gui, when I minimize the gui to tray and go with the mouse over the icon only the main gui is visible.
Is there a way to see the Main and Child gui?

 

 

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>


$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500, -1, -1)
GUISetState()

; Create child GUI
$hChild = GUICreate("", 400, 200, 50, 150, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $hGUI)
GUISetBkColor(0xff0000, $hChild)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("CHILD", 0, 0, 400, 220, BitOR($SS_CENTER, $SS_CENTERIMAGE))
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 50)
GUISetState()


While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
WEnd

Edited July 5, 2023 by bladem2003

[KaFu]

Spontaneously can't think of an easy way. But why to you need a child GUI at all? What do you want to achieve that can not be done with a label?

[bladem2003]

I embed an external application Into the child gui and move It a little bit outside the child gui to hide a part of the external application.

[KaFu]

You can do that with labels too.

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>


Run("notepad.exe","",@SW_HIDE)
Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500, -1, -1)

$c_Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("CHILD", 50, 150, 400, 220, $WS_CLIPCHILDREN)
_WinAPI_SetParent($hWnd, GUICtrlGetHandle($c_Label))
WinMove($hWnd,"",0,0,400,220)
GUISetState()
WinSetState($hWnd,"",@SW_SHOW)


While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
WEnd

 

[bladem2003]

1 hour ago, KaFu said:

You can do that with labels too.

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>


Run("notepad.exe","",@SW_HIDE)
Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500, -1, -1)

$c_Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("CHILD", 50, 150, 400, 220, $WS_CLIPCHILDREN)
_WinAPI_SetParent($hWnd, GUICtrlGetHandle($c_Label))
WinMove($hWnd,"",0,0,400,220)
GUISetState()
WinSetState($hWnd,"",@SW_SHOW)


While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
WEnd

 

👍

thanks for the solution.