Transparent Tabs and Readonly Editboxes

[martin]

It can be done also by playing with ClipPut() and ClipGet() a litle (if needed "not copy effect"):

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

GUICreate("GUI Edit Test")

$Edit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("This is a test", 80, 50, 270, 170, BitOr($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_EDIT, $ES_READONLY))
GUICtrlSetBkColor($Edit, 0xFFFFFF)

GUISetState()

$OldClipContent = ClipGet()

While 1
    If $OldClipContent <> ClipGet() Then ClipPut($OldClipContent)
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Good ideas, but there is still the problem with all of these that you can still paste into the edit box. Maybe save the contents of the edit and respond to EN_CHANGE and put the contents back. No time to try this now.

[MrCreatoR]

but there is still the problem with all of these that you can still paste into the edit box

No, as i understood the editbox must be read only...

2) Is it possible to have a read-only editbox while it is not disabled

So it's not a barier.

[MrCreatoR]

Check this topic about CallBack function - look in the archive for Subclass.au3 - there is an example on Edit box without context menu!

[JohnBailey]

Check this topic about CallBack function - look in the archive for Subclass.au3 - there is an example on Edit box without context menu!

Are you saying that to append items to the contextmenu for edit or input controls, we actaully have to rebuild the contextmenu and then "add" what we want? So, basically, we wouldn't be appending items, but really building a new one that is similar to the old one?

[MrCreatoR]

Are you saying that to append items to the contextmenu for edit or input controls, we actaully have to rebuild the contextmenu and then "add" what we want?

From what you quoted - no, but generaly, yes Edited September 22, 2007 by MsCreatoR

[JohnBailey]

From what you quoted - no, but generaly, yes

haha ok I think I understand what must be done. We just have to build a new contextmenu and then use that. Okie doke.