Create an about window

[pwn4g3]

OMG this must be so simple but i just can't figure it out! I want to include an about window in my program which

• is modal
• has only an icon to close it (not maximize n stuff)
• preferably has an ok button by default
• does make the entire programm exit when closed
• can contain user defined controls such as icons and labels

MsgBox is not the right thing and i can't figure out the right line of code with GUICreate. HELP PLX! Edited April 26, 2007 by pwn4g3

[thenewkid]

this is just a form with a ok button on it is that what you wanted i never did number 4 as i dont know what code that would be

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("AForm1", 322, 230, 193, 115)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("AButton1", 240, 192, 75, 25, 0)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
            Exit

    EndSwitch
WEnd

Koda is a good porgram to make guis with i use it all the time makes tings a lot easy http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32299

^ is the topic on koda

Edited April 26, 2007 by thenewkid

[Zedna]

For your inspiration - Here is my simple version of About window with active URL labels:

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#NoTrayIcon
#include <Constants.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Opt("GUICloseOnESC",1)
Opt("GUIOnEventMode",1)

$about = GuiCreate("About",215,150,-1,-1,BitOR($WS_CAPTION,$WS_SYSMENU))
GUISetOnEvent ($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "AboutOK" )
GUICtrlCreateIcon (@AutoItExe,-1,11,11)
GUICtrlCreateLabel ("App name 1.0",59,11,135,20)
GUICtrlSetFont (-1,10, 800, 0, "Arial") ; bold
GUICtrlCreateLabel ("(c) 2005" & @CRLF & @CRLF & "Zedna",59,30,135,40)
$email = GUICtrlCreateLabel ("author@somewhere.com",59,70,135,15)
GuiCtrlSetFont($email, 8.5, -1, 4) ; underlined
GuiCtrlSetColor($email,0x0000ff)
GuiCtrlSetCursor($email,0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "OnEmail")
$www = GUICtrlCreateLabel ("www.autoitscript.com/forum/",59,85,140,15)
GuiCtrlSetFont($www, 8.5, -1, 4) ; underlined
GuiCtrlSetColor($www,0x0000ff)
GuiCtrlSetCursor($www,0)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "OnWWW")
GUICtrlCreateButton ("OK",65,115,75,23,BitOr($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_BUTTON, $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON))
GUICtrlSetState (-1, $GUI_FOCUS)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "AboutOK")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $about)

While 1 
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func OnEmail()
    Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'start mailto:author@somewhere.com?subject=Something', "", @SW_HIDE)
EndFunc

Func OnWWW()
    Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'start www.autoitscript.com/forum/', "", @SW_HIDE)
EndFunc

Func AboutOK()
    Exit
EndFunc

Func OnAutoItExit()
    GUIDelete($about)
EndFunc

Edited April 26, 2007 by Zedna

[Valuater]

I really like the "Text effects" UDF by peethebee

try out his demo

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...ost&p=98432

8)

[MrCreatoR]

Hi,

Here is my version to "About Window" (not so simple, but cool ), it's used like an UDF function:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Title = "About Info"

$MainLabel = "My program Name"
$CopyRLabel = "Copyright © " & @YEAR & " Company/Author. All rights reserved."

$NameURL1 = "App Web Page"
$URL1 = "http://www.autoitscript.com"
$NameURL2 = "Email"
$URL2 = "mailto:creat0rx@yahoo.com"
$NameURL3 = "Some additional link"
$URL3 = "http://personalwebpafe.com"
$LinkColor = 0x0000FF
$BkColor = 0xFFFFFF

$hWnd = WinGetHandle(WinGetTitle(""))

_About($Title, $MainLabel, $CopyRLabel, "v1.0", $NameURL1, $URL1, $NameURL2, $URL2, $NameURL3, $URL3, @AutoItExe, $LinkColor, $BkColor, -1, -1, -1, -1, $hWnd)

Func _About($Title, $MainLabel, $CopyRLabel, $VerLabel, $NameURL1, $URL1, $NameURL2, $URL2, $NameURL3, $URL3, $IconFile="", $LinkColor=0x0000FF, $BkColor=0xFFFFFF, $Left=-1, $Top=-1, $Style=-1, $ExStyle=-1, $Parent=0)
    Local $OldEventOpt = Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 0)
    Local $OldRunErrOpt = Opt("RunErrorsFatal", 0)
    Local $GUI, $LinkTop=120, $Msg
    Local $CurIsOnCtrlArr[1]
    
    Local $LinkVisitedColor[4] = [3, $LinkColor, $LinkColor, $LinkColor]
    Local $LinkLabel[4]
    
    WinSetState($Parent, "", @SW_DISABLE)
    
    If $ExStyle = -1 Then $ExStyle = ""
    $GUI = GUICreate($Title, 320, 240, $Left, $Top, $Style, 0x00000080+$ExStyle, $Parent)
    GUISetBkColor($BkColor)

    GUICtrlCreateLabel($MainLabel, 40, 20, 280, 25, 1)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 16)

    GUICtrlCreateIcon($IconFile, 0, 10, 20)

    GUICtrlCreateGraphic(5, 75, 310, 3, $SS_ETCHEDFRAME)
    
    For $i = 1 To 3
        $LinkLabel[$i] = GUICtrlCreateLabel(Eval("NameURL" & $i), 150, $LinkTop, 145, 15, 1)
        GUICtrlSetCursor(-1, 0)
        GUICtrlSetColor(-1, $LinkColor)
        GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 9, 400, 0)
        $LinkTop += 30
    Next

    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Program version: " & @LF & $VerLabel, 10, 130, 150, 35, 1)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 600, 0, "Tahoma")
    
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($CopyRLabel, 0, 220, 320, -1, 1)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $GUI)

    While 1
        $Msg = GUIGetMsg()
        If $Msg = -3 Then ExitLoop
        For $i = 1 To 3
            If $Msg = $LinkLabel[$i] Then
                $LinkVisitedColor[$i] = 0xAC00A9
                GUICtrlSetColor($LinkLabel[$i], $LinkVisitedColor[$i])
                ShellExecute(Eval("URL" & $i))
            EndIf
        Next
        If WinActive($GUI) Then
            For $i = 1 To 3
                ControlHover($GUI, $LinkLabel[$i], $i, $CurIsOnCtrlArr, 0xFF0000, $LinkVisitedColor[$i])
            Next
        EndIf
    WEnd
    WinSetState($Parent, "", @SW_ENABLE)
    GUIDelete($GUI)
    Opt("GUIOnEventMode", $OldEventOpt)
    Opt("RunErrorsFatal", $OldRunErrOpt)
EndFunc

Func ControlHover($hWnd, $CtrlID, $CtrlNum, ByRef $CurIsOnCtrlArr, $HoverColor=0xFF0000, $LinkColor=0x0000FF)
    Local $CursorCtrl = GUIGetCursorInfo($hWnd)
    ReDim $CurIsOnCtrlArr[UBound($CurIsOnCtrlArr)+1]
    If $CursorCtrl[4] = $CtrlID And $CurIsOnCtrlArr[$CtrlNum] = 1 Then
        GUICtrlSetFont($CtrlID, 9, 400, 6)
        GUICtrlSetColor($CtrlID, $HoverColor)
        $CurIsOnCtrlArr[$CtrlNum] = 0
    ElseIf $CursorCtrl[4] <> $CtrlID And $CurIsOnCtrlArr[$CtrlNum] = 0 Then
        GUICtrlSetFont($CtrlID, 9, 400, 0)
        GUICtrlSetColor($CtrlID, $LinkColor)
        $CurIsOnCtrlArr[$CtrlNum] = 1
    EndIf
EndFunc

[pwn4g3]

The solution for me was:

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

Dim $about = GUICreate([...])
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "HideInfo", $about)

Func HideInfo()
    GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $about)
EndFunc

It seems it can only be achieved with Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1).

[Zedna]

Zedna, can I modify your 'About' GUI and use in my app?

Of course Yes

There was some disccusion about licences of code posted on the forum

and somebody said something like: 

Everything posted on the forum can be used without permission

If author didn't want others use his code he wouldn't post his code on the forum.

So take it/use it/be happy with it

[maqleod]

this is a very simple solution

if $msg = $about then
$child1 = GUICreate("About",220, 220,-1,-1,-1,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW,$parent)
$font = "Ariel"
Opt("RunErrorsFatal",0)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("My Program",50,30,150,30)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,10,400,$font)
GUICtrlCreateIcon("my icon.ico",-1,85,65,48,48)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Written By Me", 55,120,150,30)
GUICtrlSetFont (-1,10, 400, $font)
$aboutok = GUICtrlCreateButton ("OK",75,170,75,25)
GUISetState()
Do
$msg1 = GUIGetMsg()
if $msg1 = $aboutok then
ExitLoop
endif
Until $msg1 = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GUIDelete($child1)
endif

[MrCreatoR]

this line doesn't seem to work:

Try this:

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start mailto:author@somewhere.com?subject=Something', '', @SW_HIDE)

[Blue_Drache]

Scrolling text works. See above post about the text effects.

[MrCreatoR]

It doesn't work either

And this one?:

ShellExecute("mailto:author@somewhere.com?subject=Something")

[Zedna]

That doesn't either, weird. This error message dialog appears:

It looks like you have no default email program (Like Outlook for example) on your system.

What email program do you use?

Go to its preferences and check out option "Set this program as default email program" or some similar one.

[MrCreatoR]

which part of your 'About' script made the window 'always on top' as well as 'tabless'(taskbar)? And it only closes when the user clicks on OK or the X button?

It's not have an "Always on top" attribute, it's just created as child for main GUI window (using last parametr in GuiCreate() Func as handle to parent Gui).

And the 'tabless effect' is because it using $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW ExStyle (0x00000080), you can pass then $WS_EX_APPWINDOW ExStyle to _About() func to display the window on taskbar.

BTW, my example here is old and it have some issues (such as CPU increesing), i will post my new example shortly (in the Examples forum).

[MrCreatoR]

How do I apply it?

I not sure what you want to apply? just add the style $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW as ExStyle after BitOr if you do not like that the app will be displayed on the taskbar.