Transparent Action Plugin

[VIP]

This plugin sets the transparency of the window and the background.

If you have any problems, write on e-mail: killer23_maska@mail.ru

[rexzooly]

Ok this would be really good but it crashed on close on windows 7 in using standard not flat and no matter want mode it not movable you need to look in
to this problem part from this if you can fix it then its a good plugin and something i would use as i wanted a way to make the body transparent and
the objects not.

[nico210]

A very cool plugin ! But, is their a possibility for just DialogEX ?

[Sakuya]

Looks like this uses MicroByte's plugin compiler which crashes on Windows Vista and Winodws 7.

[MicroByte]

oooo, dont use my tool FGS, its a little bit buggy

search the forum for "transparent window" there have been a few dll's that do this task, to use it on a dialog use DialogEx.GetWndHandle in place of Application.GetWndHandle

[AMSWaves]

create transparent window is easy and possible just with DLL.CallFunction use & see this function :

function SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hwnd, Color, Opacity)
	
	if Opacity > 255 then
		Opacity = 255
	elseif Opacity < 0 then
		Opacity = 0
	end
		
	local ret = tonumber(DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "GetWindowLongA",  hwnd..", -20", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL)) + 524288
	result = DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "SetWindowLongA", hwnd..", -20, "..ret, DLL_RETURN_TYPE_INTEGER, DLL_CALL_CDECL);
	DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "SetLayeredWindowAttributes",  hwnd..", "..Color..", "..Opacity..", 3", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL);
end

SetLayeredWindowAttributes(Application.GetWndHandle(), Math.RGBToNumber(255, 255, 255), 90)

[T3STY]

Is it possible to set just the background to be transparent ? Because this plugin (or the script) makes the entire application transparent and it's not as useful as it should.

Bye!

[sim]

Is it possible to set just the background to be transparent ? Because this plugin (or the script) makes the entire application transparent and it's not as useful as it should.

Bye!

I seen one demo that could do this but it was very unstable. Sorry I don't have the demo and have no clue whom made it, it was before I reinstalled my computer last night and I really don't remember the name anyway of the example.


Simply Rex

[Centauri Soldier]

create transparent window is easy and possible just with DLL.CallFunction use & see this function :

function SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hwnd, Color, Opacity)
	
	if Opacity > 255 then
		Opacity = 255
	elseif Opacity < 0 then
		Opacity = 0
	end
		
	local ret = tonumber(DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "GetWindowLongA",  hwnd..", -20", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL)) + 524288
	result = DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "SetWindowLongA", hwnd..", -20, "..ret, DLL_RETURN_TYPE_INTEGER, DLL_CALL_CDECL);
	DLL.CallFunction("user32.dll", "SetLayeredWindowAttributes",  hwnd..", "..Color..", "..Opacity..", 3", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL);
end

SetLayeredWindowAttributes(Application.GetWndHandle(), Math.RGBToNumber(255, 255, 255), 90)

Thanks AMSWaves! Nice little script.

[T3STY]

Thanks centauri soldier, but this doesn't work on seven.. the application crashes before loading... I'm going to try it on XP but i'm sure it works there.

Any solutions for seven ?

Bye!

[T3STY]

OK, today I had some free time and I tested the code on seven in a few ways but there is no way to make it work; just on XP it works.
But this code is as same as the plugin, makes the entire window to become transparent.. what I was looking for is a way to make only the background transparent, the objects in the application should always be completely visible (or, visible as I set in the object's properties for those is possible as images).

So, i ask again if is this possible, thanks.
Bye!

[T3STY]

No one knows the solution ?

[jassing]

No one knows the solution ?

You've got a script kiddie pumping out "plugins" from code he found elsewhere; and then he doesn't test it -- and you're suprised it doesn't work?

The basic code has already been posted, now you can take that and adapt to other OS's if you need it.

[Scriptonite]

This trusted plugin from Reteset found here: http://www.indigorose.com/forums/sho...=WinAPI+plugin can also set window transparency. I myself haven't tested it on windows 7 tho.

[T3STY]

..and you're suprised it doesn't work?

No, really I'm not. I was just asking for a solution, not an answer to know why this doesn't work..

Anyhow, the WinApi plugin has the same type of transparency as in the script and plugin before, the entire window with all objects in will become transparent... I was looking for something to make only the background transparent leaving all other objects opaque... But it seems this isn't possible for now..

Bye!