[code] Win32 Moving/Showing/Hiding Toolbars and Dialogs

JD Hill

If you have an API which supports EnumWindows, you can use GetProcessId and GetWindowThreadProcessId to filter on windows in the current process.

thomthom

@jim said:

But I didn't see a lag when applying the ToolWIndow class immediately after .showing the webdialog.

You got a snippet of how you applied the ToolWindow style?

thomthom

'N' instead of 'L'?
hm.. I'm a wee bit confused to exactly when to use what type...

Jim

From the pick-axe book:

@unknownuser said:

Strings n'' and l'' represent numbers,
i'' represent integers, p'' represents pointers to data stored in a string
``v'' represents a void type (used for export parameters only).
These strings are case-insensitive.

So I guessed you just use the type that is the best match to the API call parameters. In other words, your guess is as good as mine.

thomthom

is N === L ? "Number" vs Integer? Number == Float?

thomthom

I got lots of errors when I tried the Toolwindow snippet in the first post. Seems that a few constants where missing from the snippet.

I found them though, and I tried another way to get the window handle.

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/html/lib_windows.html#Win32API.new<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Win32API'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_CAPTION&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x00C00000<br />WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x00000080<br /><br />GWL_STYLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">16<br />GWL_EXSTYLE&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">20<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;SetWindowPos()&nbsp;flags<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_NOSIZE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x0001<br />SWP_NOMOVE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x0002<br />SWP_DRAWFRAME&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x0020<br />SWP_FRAMECHANGED&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x0020<br />SWP_NOREPOSITION&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x0200<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;Functions<br />#FindWindow&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;Win32API.new("user32.dll"&nbsp;,&nbsp;"FindWindow"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,&nbsp;'PP'&nbsp;,&nbsp;'L')<br />#FindWindowEx&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;Win32API.new("user32.dll",&nbsp;"FindWindowEx"&nbsp;,&nbsp;'LLPP',&nbsp;'L')<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">SetWindowPos&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"SetWindowPos"&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'LLIIIII'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'I'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">SetWindowLong&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"SetWindowLong"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'LIL'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'L'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowLong&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"GetWindowLong"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'LI'&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'L'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetActiveWindow&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"GetActiveWindow"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">''</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'L'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">#GetForegroundWindow&nbsp;=&nbsp;Win32API.new("user32.dll",&nbsp;"GetForegroundWindow",&nbsp;'',&nbsp;'L')<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowText&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"GetWindowText"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'LPI'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'I'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowTextLength&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Win32API</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"user32.dll"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"GetWindowTextLength"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'L'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'I'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /><br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;create_toolbar_window<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;window&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WebDialog</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxstring">'My&nbsp;Test&nbsp;Window'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">false</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">window</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">set_html</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<html><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<head><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<style&nbsp;type="text/css"><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;html&nbsp;{<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;font;&nbsp;caption;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;background;&nbsp;ButtonFace;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hr&nbsp;{<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;border;&nbsp;none;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;border-top;&nbsp;1px&nbsp;solid&nbsp;ThreeDShadow;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;border-bottom;&nbsp;1px&nbsp;solid&nbsp;ThreeDHighlight;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</style><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</head><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<body><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>My&nbsp;very&nbsp;own&nbsp;window</b><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<hr&nbsp;/><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neato!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</body><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</html><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">window</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">show<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Find&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;window&nbsp;-&nbsp;should&nbsp;get&nbsp;it&nbsp;by&nbsp;GetActiveWindow&nbsp;since&nbsp;wd.show&nbsp;brings<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;#&nbsp;the&nbsp;window&nbsp;to&nbsp;front.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetActiveWindow</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#hwnd&nbsp;=&nbsp;GetForegroundWindow.call<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;#hwnd&nbsp;=&nbsp;FindWindow.call(DIALOG_CLASS,&nbsp;window_title)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;hwnd<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;puts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Check&nbsp;Window&nbsp;Text'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">buf_len&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowTextLength</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">str&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'&nbsp;'&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">*&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">buf_len&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;GetWindowText</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">length</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;str<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;p&nbsp;str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">strip<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Change&nbsp;Window&nbsp;Style<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GWL_EXSTYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;style<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;p&nbsp;SetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GWL_EXSTYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;SetWindowPos</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_FRAMECHANGED</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_NOSIZE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_NOMOVE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br /></span>

The code needs error checking and such.
(maybe it's because I'm not error checking yet that I some times experience that the window automatically closes after a few seconds. it has happened only sporadically...)

win32.rb

thomthom

Removing the maximize and minimize button: (Addition to the code in my previous post)

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;WS_MAXIMIZEBOX&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x10000<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;WS_MINIMIZEBOX&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x20000<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;WS_SIZEBOX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0x40000<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Remove&nbsp;Buttons<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;#&nbsp;http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137033<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GWL_STYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;style<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">&&nbsp;~</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_MINIMIZEBOX<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">&&nbsp;~</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_MAXIMIZEBOX<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#style&nbsp;=&nbsp;style&nbsp;&&nbsp;~WS_SIZEBOX<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">p&nbsp;SetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GWL_STYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">style</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

This prevents the window from maximising when double-clicking. Seems to introduce some frame flicker.
Can GWL_STYLE and GWL_EXSTYLE changes be combines into one call?

thomthom

As implemented in TT_Lib2 with error checking:

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br />  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Call after webdialog.show to change the window into a toolwindow. Spesify the<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># window title so the method can verify it changes the correct window.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># @param [String] window_title<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># @return [Nil]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># @since 2.5.0<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  def self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">make_toolwindow_frame</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">window_title</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Retrieves the window handle to the active window attached to the calling<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># thread's message queue. <br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    hwnd </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GetActiveWindow</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call<br />    return nil if hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Verify window text as extra security to ensure it's the correct window.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    buf_len </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GetWindowTextLength</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if buf_len </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    str </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">' '</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">*</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">buf_len </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GetWindowText</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">length</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    return nil unless str</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">strip </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> window_title</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">strip<br />    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Set frame to Toolwindow<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GWL_EXSTYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> SetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GWL_EXSTYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Remove and disable minimze and maximize<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137033<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GWL_STYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">&</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">~</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_MINIMIZEBOX<br />    style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> style </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">&</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">~</span><span class="syntaxdefault">WS_MAXIMIZEBOX<br />    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> SetWindowLong</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> GWL_STYLE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">  style</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Refresh the window frame<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> SetWindowPos</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hwnd</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> SWP_FRAMECHANGED</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_NOSIZE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">SWP_NOMOVE</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />  end<br /></span>

thomthom

Can we have code blocks that expand similar to when you click on images?

Pout

What are possible advantages of using toolwindows instead of webdialogs?
And is the communication between SU and the toolwindow still done in the same way?

thomthom

It's not different windows - it's just different window frames. The code examples changes the window frame of webdialogs to toolwindows - which takes up less space and look neater.

Jim

Thanks for following (and cleaning) up the example. Will some this be getting into TT_Lib at some point?

thomthom

@jim said:

Will some this be getting into TT_Lib at some point?

TT_Lib2, yes.

I already got a wrapper to create toolwindows.

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;def&nbsp;show_toolbar<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;options&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;{<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">title&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Bezier&nbsp;Surface'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pref_key&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"#{TT;;Plugins;;BPatch;;ID}_Toolbar"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">width&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">128</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">height&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">52</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">resizable&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">false</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">scrollable&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">false<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@</span><span class="syntaxdefault">toolbar&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">||=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">TT</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">GUI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ToolWindow</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">options&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@</span><span class="syntaxdefault">toolbar</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">show_window<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br /></span>

(Extract from a work in progress project.)

thomthom

Wonder if one can hook into windows like this under OSX...

Jim

@pout said:

What are possible advantages of using toolwindows instead of webdialogs?
And is the communication between SU and the toolwindow still done in the same way?

For some windows, if it is a Toolwindow it will not show up in the Alt-Tab list. But this is normal for SketchUp dialog windows anyway, so there should be no difference there.

Jim

@thomthom said:

I some times experience that the window automatically closes after a few seconds. it has happened only sporadically...)

It's just getting GC'd. window is a local variable referencing the WebDialog, and the variable no longer exists after the method exits. Since the WebDialog no longer has any references, it is GC'd.

@thomthom said:

Can GWL_STYLE and GWL_EXSTYLE changes be combines into one call?

Maybe - the "styles" are just bits but at different offset (one is -16, the other -20). If you meant is there a win32api function for setting both simultaneously then I don't know.

Hehe, the php highlighter work OK on Ruby.

thomthom

@jim said:

It's just getting GC'd. window is a local variable referencing the WebDialog, and the variable no longer exists after the method exits. Since the WebDialog no longer has any references, it is GC'd.

Oh... that's a gotcha I didn't think of. You need to keep a reference to the WD for the duration of its lifespan.

@jim said:

Maybe - the "styles" are just bits but at different offset (one is -16, the other -20). If you meant is there a win32api function for setting both simultaneously then I don't know.

The thing is - today, I don't really see any lag...

What's nice about having toolwindows is that now I can make my custom toolbar.

thomthom

Just came across a nice API call that will be useful for creating webdialog toolbars:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en/csharpgeneral/thread/e7fef568-2c0b-41eb-9785-304f84d03819/#bf79c87e-ef49-456f-a485-aa767d841d20

One can use WS_EX_NOACTIVATE to prevent a window from catching focus - but from what I understand it'll still allow interaction events. I'll try it out as soon as I get home.

thomthom

hm....

@unknownuser said:

The WS_EX_NOACTIVATE value for dwExStyle prevents foreground activation by the system. To prevent queue activation when the user clicks on the window, you must process the WM_MOUSEACTIVATE message appropriately. To bring the window to the foreground or to activate it programmatically, use SetForegroundWindow or SetActiveWindow. Returning FALSE to WM_NCACTIVATE prevents the window from losing queue activation. However, the return value is ignored at activation time.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms632680%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

"queue activation"?

thomthom

bleh... turns out to not be so straight forwards as I though. Seems that one needs to handle some window messages:
http://www.allquests.com/question/132471/Ws-ex-noactivate.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2969680/c-showing-form-with-ws-ex-noactivate-flag

But working out how to handle window messages would be a very interesting thing - as then we could recreate the roll-up/down feature of SU's toolwindows.