Free WindowEx Action Plugin

[reteset]

Hi
This is a free action plugin and containing window related functions
this is first release of the plugin and it may containing bugs
Please report any bug on this post. its will be fixed
i.m also accept your Window related function requests

this plugin tested on OS: only Microsoft Window Xp SP2
this plugin tested on AMS : AutoPlay Media Studio Version : 6 and 7
Help File : Created for each function but No index file provided
Examples : there are 6 examples in rar file

WindowEx.CreateWindow(); funtion is not full functional yet
but you can create simple child windows like Status Bar

Please Read ReadmeFirst.txt (in rar file) file before use this plugin

available functions are:

WindowEx.MoveWindow();
WindowEx.GetLastActivePopup();
WindowEx.CreateWindow();
WindowEx.ShowWindow();
WindowEx.GetClientRect();
WindowEx.GetDesktopWindow();
WindowEx.SetActiveWindow();
WindowEx.IsWindowVisible();
WindowEx.FindWindow();
WindowEx.FlashWindow();
WindowEx.SetWindowIcon();
WindowEx.EnableWindow();
WindowEx.IsWindowEnabled();
WindowEx.IsWindow();
WindowEx.GetActiveWindow();
WindowEx.SetWindowText();
WindowEx.SetForegroundWindow();
WindowEx.GetForegroundWindow();
WindowEx.WindowFromPoint();
WindowEx.IsWindowMaximized();
WindowEx.IsWindowMinimized();
WindowEx.GetWindowText();
WindowEx.GetWindowRect();
WindowEx.SetWindowTrans();
WindowEx.GetTopWindow();
WindowEx.MinimizeAllWindows();
WindowEx.GetWindow();
WindowEx.FindWindowEx();
WindowEx.ChildWindowFromPoint();
WindowEx.GetParent();
WindowEx.SetParent();
WindowEx.IsChildWindow();
WindowEx.ChildWindowFromPointEx();

and new functions on the way..

good bye.

[Teqskater]

Thanks dude. That may come in handy.

[Intrigued]

If I may, what did you code these with? I like to see what folks are using for their plugin creations.

[Dermot]

Very nice. Thank you very much. :yes:yes

[FoxLeader]

Wow. Those actions are not all useful (at least I can't see how), but others are real good!

The action to change the icon at runtime has been requested often, and you did it. Respect, man!

As for the Web Object Masking, it's right in time! I need it for the project I'm working on right now

Thanks a lot, and I hope you'll be able to show us some more

[FoxLeader]

Intrigued >> Have you had a look at the IR Plug-in SDK? It's mostly in C++ (Visual C++), so Visual Studio 2008, which is free for now (the Beta 2) would be a great tool. I tried with this

[Intrigued]

Oh, I see you did a proper Plug-in, nice. Mind sharing the .sln reteset?

[reteset]

hi
i.m sorry for i.m so late but i can't login to forum for 2 days why i don't know

Wow. Those actions are not all useful (at least I can't see how), but others are real good!

Thanks a lot, and I hope you'll be able to show us some more

FoxLeader: all of this functions are other then SetWindowIcon()
and SetWindowTrans() clone of standart windows api functions
for example: When you call Standart AMS Window.Hide() function
AMS Calls ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_HIDE); from the system
(This function defined in User32.dll in your os) and sytem hides your window
finally AMS just tell your request to system and sytem does it
i.m already wrote in the readme file this plugin requires minimum
WINAPI knowledge, if you have no ,you can't do anything whit this plugin



i.m rebuilding this plugin , there was a big problem with converting api
constants for example : 0x40000000L i resolve this problem now

whit new version you can:
merge another window to your GUI
merge another window inside another one
merge your window inside another one
disable/enable taskbar desktop ect..
set transparency any Main window on system
set style or Exstyle any window on os at runtime
set window as tool , borderless ,captionless ,normal
mask any window on os
shake any main window on os
get /set title of any window on os
set size and Position of any window
and goes like these

i.m also create about 10 new examples with new version

Intrigued:

Oh, I see you did a proper Plug-in, nice. Mind sharing the .sln reteset?

Intrigued i don't think to share source of this plug in
but i can create a sample project just for you, if you want .
because you are grandfather of this forum :yes:yes

i.m using Visual Studio .NET 2003
project will be VS 7.0 format

if you want to sample project PM me A Mail address or write here
i'll send sample project until this weekend

good bye

[Intrigued]

retestet, thank for your kindness. Just knowing what you utilized to create such is much appreciated. I look forward to your examples that you will be putting out though.

[FoxLeader]

reteset >> Thanks. I succeeded by looking at your exemple. Honestly, I don't have any WINAPI knowledge, however I'm used to get familiarized fast in order to do what I want and, thanks to your exemples, it helps a lot.

I'm looking forward to your new version and exemples! Thanks a lot, really, that gives pretty good enhancement to AMS.
BTW, I'm running Vista x64 and this works like a charm. (at least for the exemples you provided)

Finally, do you think you have the knowledge to make object plugins? If yes, I would suggest (it's not a request! only a suggestion that, I think, would be real cool ). So, I was thinking of a ribbon menu, similar to what we see in Office 2007. I taugh as well of a "3D" Carousel, but as we've made one purely in AMS, maybe it's not worth the work

[reteset]

FoxLeader

i.m orginally a delphi author
i went over C++ Because Delphi Not enough For me

of course i want to know how it works on different Systems
i want to know different Vista Versions specially

i made a few object plugin already for test my self
but these are simple objects , like Button StatusBar

of course i'll Create Object Plugins too

in my opinion ribbon menu provided by .Net Platform
this means your application is not cross platform
but nothing impossible this can be done with standart C++
for example this plugin will not work if NET Framework Not installed
dont Forget Win98 2000 me xp when creating a program :yes this versions in use yet

3D Carousel i.ll try this at a free time
i have also an example related with this topic

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22242

this is not 3D but creates slides dinamically

[FoxLeader]

Hello!

I had a look at your sample and I like how it's done; It doesn't uses objects outside of the page area. Like all the others of that kind we've been working on, the main point is the get it to be real smooth.
I don't know if it's just my computer or if it's the *.apz, but when I opened it, the buttons were blank, so I couldn't use it in the preview. I had to replace then with buttons I had in the gallery. Anyway, that worked. The only point is that when I click the button to scroll (for a fixed length), it's not exactly the right distance so after a few clicks, it becomes unaligned with the sides. I'll take a deeper look later.

I'm happy to know you'll make object plugins, because what you did for now is really good!
If you have any other things you want me to test on Vista, I'd be pleased! I have one computer running Vista x64 and the other Vista x32.

As you said, the .Net carousel is not the best since it needs the .Net runtime and you're totally right on this. I tried something 100% AMS, but that was crapp. I'll get this out again and work a bit to post it, maybe others would be able to help me enhance it. If you ever decided to work on a C++ Ribbon object for AMS, I'd sure be the first to test it!

Finally, the topic you found is exactly the one I was talking about. That's a good start, what mainly missing is to switch to rotation direction depending on mouse position. I'm currently working on it.

Regards,
FoxLeader

[Solmos]

Excellent!!

very very thanks!!

the option for windows create is very interesant, thanks!

[thetford]

Man, this is GREAT!!!! Thanks

[reteset]

Updated

hi again

Here is stable version 1 of windowex action plugin
plugin complately changed

New functions Added:
WindowEx.GetWindowLong();
WindowEx.SetWindowLong();

Important

There Is A File Named As "WinApiConstatns.lua" In Rar Package
Copy All Contents Of That File And Paste Your Project's Global
Actions Pane. You Have To Do This If You Are Using A Function
Needs Constants. Takes Just (2 KB) When Compiled With Your Project

there are 13 examples now :

Example_1.apz : Window Movement Example
Example_2.apz : Shake Window Example
Example_3.apz : Status Bar Example
Example_4.apz : Change Window Icon Example
Example_5.apz : Window Transparency Example
Example_6.apz : Masking An Object Example
Example_7.apz : Playing With AMS Window Example
Example_8.apz : Playing With TaskBar And Desktop Example
Example_9.apz : Merging AMS Window In To Self Window Example
Example_10.apz : Setting Self Window's Style At RunTime Example
Example_11.apz : Merging Self Window In To NotePad Window Example
Example_12.apz : Merging A Game In To Self Window Example
Example_13.apz : MDI Clone Example

FoxLeader
i.m planing to do a most wanted plugin now POP3 action Plugin

if i would , i'll post to you for test it

i want to say , most of my plugins will not be free