Skinned Window

Is it possible to draw an image around the install window or set the install window to a png or gif without using Graphical-Installer ?

I tried using the hack at http://www.rohitab.com/discuss/topic...-in-cc-part-1/

to remove the title bar and border and make a specific color transparent for when i set the background image but it doesn't make the color transparent.

The code I am using is

	System::Call "user32::GetWindowLong(i $HWNDPARENT, i ${GWL_STYLE} )i.r1"

	System::Call 'user32::SetWindowLong(i $HWNDPARENT,i -16,i $R1|${WS_EX_LAYERED} ) i.R1' 

	System::Call 'user32::SetLayeredWindowAttributes(i $HWNDPARENT, i ${g_ColourKey}, i 0, i ${LWA_COLORKEY}'

Am i doing something wrong ?

Originally Posted by dragonpiper View Post

Am i doing something wrong ?

Yes. GWL_EXSTYLE not GWL_STYLE! $R1 should be $1 and SetLayeredWindowAttributes is missing the closing parens so basically all your source lines contained bugs 😢

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!define g_ColourKey $2 ; It is not very helpful when you don't include the definition of custom defines in your question so I'm forced to pick something I know will be valid
System::Call 'user32::GetSysColor(i15)i.r2' ; We will make the 3dface color transparent

!define GWL_EXSTYLE -20
!define WS_EX_LAYERED 0x80000
!define LWA_COLORKEY 1
System::Call "user32::GetWindowLong(i $HWNDPARENT,i ${GWL_EXSTYLE})i.r1"
System::Call 'user32::SetWindowLong(i $HWNDPARENT,i ${GWL_EXSTYLE},i $1|${WS_EX_LAYERED})'
System::Call 'user32::SetLayeredWindowAttributes(i $HWNDPARENT,i ${g_ColourKey},i 0,i ${LWA_COLORKEY})'
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Ah i see the typo now. It is now transparent. Is there a way to make the window the size of my image or does the require hacking as well ?

I also am trying to make the window drag gable from anywhere.

I'm trying to achieve something like this where the 0xFFFFFF parts the my Splash.bmp will be transparent. I've intred another implementation which i have commented out but the window size is to small and the 0xFFFFFF areas of the image are transparent.

I was able to make it transparent using 2 methods. Now i'm wondering how do i make the window the same size as my image and shift the normal elements by an offset ?

Originally Posted by dragonpiper View Post

I was able to make it transparent using 2 methods. Now i'm wondering how do i make the window the same size as my image and shift the normal elements by an offset ?

That is too complicated.

In Graphical Installer we use exactly the opposite approach: the image is sized to window dimensions.

It is less painful than to move each control and make many calculations...

(I cannot believe i am helping in this topic 🙂