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[h0bbel]

Latest updates ( Version 1.8.0.0 )
- Fixed the API_Menu_DestroyMenu function.
- Added a function to show a popup menu.
- Fixed the statusbar, it resizes now with the window.
- Fixed the game maker window support
- Fixed the functions to change the control colors

Here's my Max WinAPI DLL.

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Colored controls: (Press F1 and F2 in the example to preview)
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The current controls it creates:

• Static controls
• Edit controls
• Button controls
• Radio controls
• Checkbox controls
• Listbox controls
• Listview controls
• Treeview controls
• Combobox controls
• Animate controls
• Progress controls
• Date-Time controls
• IP Address controls
• Calendar controls
• Richedit controls
• Scrollbar controls
• Status controls
• Syslink controls
• Tab controls
• Up-Down controls
• Menu Functions

Every control which needs it can check text and selection.
You don't need to check each control with a separate function, the DLL uses window subclassing, which means window messages are send in one real value to your game maker program.

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Update to version 1.1.0.0

- Added 9 new menu functions
- Added function to check wether window is closed
- Fixed constant memory increase bug in example

Update to version 1.1.5.0

- Added functions to set/get position of controls.
- Added function to set the focus to a control.
- Added function to destroy a control.
- Added function to get the window handle of a control.
- Added function to easily make an about box with bitmap.
- Added function for save/open file dialogs with more options than the standard.

Update to version 1.2.0.0

- All control fonts are now automatically created with the standard system font, not the bold font it was created with in earlier versions.
- Added function to change the font of every kind of control that has text in it.
- Added autofont, a function that sets a default font for creating controls, so you don't have to call the set font function for every control.

Update to version 1.2.5.0

- Added function to change the show status of a control.
- Added functions to get/set the parent of a control
- Added function to show message boxes

Update to version 1.3.0.0

- Updated the window check system to check up to 10 windows at the same time.
- Added function to set/get the parent of a window.
- Added function to get the number of files, and file names of the files that are dropped into the check window.

Update to version 1.4.0.0
- Added the drawing system, a system that makes it easy to draw bitmaps,lines,rectangles,rounded rectangles and ellipses in you API Windows.
- Added a function to change the icon of an API window.

Update to version 1.4.5.0
- Added tooltip support.

Update to version 1.5.0.0
- Added font dialog
- Added internal window scrollbar functions
- Added function to get control focus
- Added function to change the background color of a window

Update to version 1.5.5.0
- Added some richedit functions
- Optimized data conversion, may improve speed and reduce the showing up of debuggers.

Update to version 1.6.0.0
- Added MDI support, create multiple windows into a Max WinAPI window like the Game Maker editor has.

Update to version 1.6.5.0
- Added system tray icon support, including balloon tips.

Update to version 1.7.0.0
- Fixed height error in API_Control_SetPos function.
- Improved the way memory is allocated, reduces memory usage and crashes.
- Keyboard and mouse bug fixed.
- The maximum number of check slots is extended to 100.
- Added functions to remove menus and menu items.
- Added a function to remove a window from a check slot.

Update to version 1.7.5.0
- Reduced virtual memory usage from 500 mb to 95 mb.
- Improved the way control IDs are generated, instead of increasing a number every time, it checks wether a control is deleted, so it can use the ID of a deleted item.
- Added a function to enable controls to be placed into the game window. (See Global control help in the help file)
- Added support for extended window styles in the last argument of every control creation function, this enables you to get the blue XP styled border using WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, instead of the black WS_BORDER which made the controls look older.

Note! The DLL is not backwards compatible with older scripts anymore, caused to the new arguments in all control creation functions.
So you need to update all older scripts.

- Added a function to change the background color of Statics, Buttons, Radios, Checkboxes, Listboxes, Listviews, Animations, Trackbars, Calendars, Comboboxes and Treeviews.
- Added a function to change the text color of Statics, Listboxes, Comboboxes, Treeviews, Listviews, Calendars and Edits.

Update to version 1.8.0.0
- Fixed the API_Menu_DestroyMenu function.
- Added a function to show a popup menu.
- Fixed the statusbar, it resizes now with the window.
- Fixed the game maker window support
- Fixed the functions to change the control colors

Edited by h0bbel, 19 September 2013 - 06:53 PM.

[uuf6429]

Do they do things such as:
read text
write text
get cursor position
get selected text
get item index
get slected item
get double clicked item
....
Coz if not then the dll is useless; alot of such dlls were made such as roach's gmww but none of them is fully working.

[tangibleLime]

uuf6429, I've already fixed those bugs and added many more features in the next version of GMWW (named "Sycon"). Only problem is that I can't finish the DLL until GM7 comes out.

[uuf6429]

hey don't worry i ain't saying i didn't like your dll!!
I loved it from the very first time i tried it, but what i was saying is that many dlls have the some of your own dll's functionality (still yes, your dll is still the largest collection of API functions) but if hobbel won't do anything new then i might as well stick with yours.
BTW: uhhm what is twinkie?
Regards,
Christian

[h0bbel]

Yes I am planning to extend it.
But this DLL is not made to compeet with other DLLs like Roaches, it was originally made for my DLL examples like Super Video Play.

[str1ker-]

wow, this looks nice...

so this is a dll? and it actually creates the form controls from windows?

looks like there's no more need for my library...

[DefuzionGames]

i dont get it? does it let you say create a message box or buttons within your gm windwo/game and use the returned values.

[uuf6429]

Yes but to use the returned values (called handles) you need other API calls.

[DefuzionGames]

what are api calls

[uuf6429]

Guess you don't know c++ or a similar language then.
Check this wikipedia page.
Now roach's gmww dll, hobbel's dll and many other dlls (such as our own IconExt) use API calls which cannot be used in gamemaker.
The dlls act as a 'program' that uses the API calls using values from a gamemaker program.

Regards,
Victor

[h0bbel]

Update to version 1.1.0.0

- Added 9 new menu functions
- Added function to check wether window is closed
- Fixed constant memory increase bug in example

[teej]

It looks pretty similar with GMWW...
can the font be changed? to ones such as
the normal tahoma 8pt

[Seeker]

This is an outstanding piece of work so far. I can't imagine how many hours was put into it. It's much more feature rich than the others of its type right now, and it will be my interface dll of choice once a few issues are resolved.

1. The first is a polite suggestion. Some of the other dll creators did the same thing with their examples, and it really bothered me. For the example you provide, could you automatically make the second window a child window, that way people that try the example won't think that the window can't actually reside within Gamemaker's, and they won't waste your time asking about it? It would be nice if they didn't have to go searching through the scripts or help file to find the way to embed a window within Gamemaker's.

But, for those of you who want to know how to make the second window a child window, just change this in the Create event of the Controller object in the example (line 5):

Win2 = API_Window_Create(100,100,800,620,WS_CAPTION|WS_SYSMENU|WS_MINIM
IZEBOX|WS_POPUP,Win);

to this

Win2 = API_Window_Create(100,100,800,620,WS_CAPTION|WS_SYSMENU|WS_MINIM
IZEBOX|WS_CHILD,Win);

2. I only really investigated the listboxes and comboboxes at this point (because there's so much to test!), and I'm not able to get the right return values using the functions you provided. I'm only able to get the text of the first item in each control.

3. After setting Win2 as a child of the Gamemaker window and clicking on Win2, I'm not able to set the focus back to the Gamemaker window by clicking it. The only way that the window can gain focus again is if I minimize Win2 or click on one of Win2's controls that display a message.

4. The help file said something about their being an EnableWindow function, but I couldn't find one.

That's all I've found at the moment. Other than that, this is really nice. Your detailed and beautiful help file and the fact that you made an alternate example in GM5 will be appreciated by many. I just hope that you can fix these little things so I can make this my permanent interface solution. Thanks.

[uuf6429]

Someone said listboxs?
Take a look at my c++ source found here:
The compiled dll and example is found on our downloads site at covac.co.nr

#include "dll.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include <winuser.h>
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_create(double hhwnd, double x1, double x2, double x3, double x4);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_addend(double hwnd, LPSTR text);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_destroy(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_count(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_deleteend(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_addpos(double hhwnd, double ps, LPSTR td);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_deletepos(double hhwnd, double ps);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_clear(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_getsel(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_settextpos(double hhwnd, double ps, LPSTR td);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPSTR lb_gettextpos(double hhwnd, double ps);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_dblclk(double hhwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPCSTR lb_edtext(double hhwnd1, double hhwnd2);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPSTR lb_version(double hwnd);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_create(double hhwnd, double x1, double x2, double x3, double x4)
{
      int xx=(int)(double)x1;
      int yy=(int)(double)x2;
      int ww=(int)(double)x3;
      int hh=(int)(double)x4;

      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      HWND stat=CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,"STATIC","",WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_GRAYRECT,xx,yy,ww,hh,nhhh,NULL,NULL,NULL);
      HWND lbox=CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,"LISTBOX","",
      WS_TABSTOP | LBS_NOTIFY | LBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | LBS_HASSTRINGS | LBS_USETABSTOPS | WS_HSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE,-2,-2,ww,hh,stat,NULL,NULL,NULL);
      return (int)(HWND)lbox;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_addend(double hhwnd, LPSTR text)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      return (int)SendMessage(nhhh, LB_ADDSTRING, 0, (LPARAM) (LPCTSTR)(LPSTR)text);
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_destroy(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      DestroyWindow(GetParent(nhhh));
      DestroyWindow(nhhh);
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_count(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      return (int)SendMessage(nhhh,LB_GETCOUNT,0,0);
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_deleteend(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int end=(int)SendMessage(nhhh,LB_GETCOUNT,0,0);
      SendMessage(nhhh,LB_DELETESTRING,(WPARAM)(int)end-1,0)-1;
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_addpos(double hhwnd, double ps, LPSTR td)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int pos=(int)ps+1;
      LPSTR text=(LPSTR)td;
      SendMessage(nhhh,LB_INSERTSTRING,(WPARAM)(int)pos,(LPARAM) (LPCTSTR)(LPSTR)text);
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_deletepos(double hhwnd, double ps)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int pos=(int)ps;
      SendMessage(nhhh,LB_DELETESTRING,(WPARAM)(int)pos,0);
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_clear(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      SendMessage(nhhh,LB_RESETCONTENT,0,0);
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_getsel(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      return (int)SendMessage(nhhh,LB_GETCURSEL,0,0);
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_settextpos(double hhwnd, double ps, LPSTR td)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int pos=(int)(double)ps;
      LPSTR text=td;
      MessageBox(nhhh,"The function 'lb_settextpos' didn't work correctly. So, please report this problem to Covac.","Covac Listbox DLL warning.& #34;,MB_OK|MB_ICONWARNING|MB_DEFBUTTON1|MB_SYSTEMM
ODAL);
      return (int)0;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPSTR lb_gettextpos(double hhwnd, double ps)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int pos=(int)ps;
      static CHAR mybuf[1024];
      SendMessage(nhhh,LB_GETTEXT,(WPARAM)(int)pos,(LPARAM)(LPSTR)mybuf);
      return (LPSTR)mybuf;       
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall double lb_dblclk(double hhwnd)
{
      HWND nhhh=(HWND)(int)hhwnd;
      int pos=(int)hhwnd;
      return (double)SendMessage(nhhh,LBN_DBLCLK,(WPARAM)(int)pos,(LPARAM)(HWND)nhhh);
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPCSTR lb_edtext(double hhwnd1, double hhwnd2)
{
      HWND nhhh1=(HWND)(int)hhwnd1;
      int nhhh2=(int)hhwnd2;
      static CHAR mybuf[1024];
      GetWindowText(nhhh1,mybuf,nhhh2);
      return (LPCSTR)mybuf;
};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) __stdcall LPSTR lb_version(double hwnd)
{
      return (LPSTR)"v2300";
};

I'm positive it is perfect.
Regards and merry xmas,
Victor

Edited by uuf6429, 26 December 2006 - 07:22 PM.

[h0bbel]

The help file said something about their being an EnableWindow function, but I couldn't find one.

This is caused by the fact the window style flag descriptions are copied from the MSDN database, because i made the constant names the same in my DLL as they are in C++.
Building my own descriptions for every style flag would kill me .
I have to filter all C++ related descriptions the help file has, but this can take a while, because making this help file costs many time.

[h0bbel]

I only really investigated the listboxes and comboboxes at this point (because there's so much to test!), and I'm not able to get the right return values using the functions you provided. I'm only able to get the text of the first item in each control.

Thanks to mention that.

The help of the getstring functions of the listboxes and comboboxes is wrong.
This is how it should be described:

String API_Combobox_GetString (Real Control ID, Real Item ID );
This function returns the selected string.

String API_Listbox_GetString (Real Control ID, Real Item ID );
This function gets the selected string from the listbox

Edited by h0bbel, 28 December 2006 - 03:38 PM.

[str1ker-]

im sorry, but are these controls really windows controls, or just really good imitations? i ask because the textbox doesnt allow anymore characters in it than its own size will accomodate...

[h0bbel]

im sorry, but are these controls really windows controls, or just really good imitations?  i ask because the textbox doesnt allow anymore characters in it than its own size will accomodate...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This are real windows controls, you have to use the ES_AUTOHSCROLL style flag for the edit control.

[Seeker]

Thanks to mention that.

The help of the getstring functions of the listboxes and comboboxes is wrong.
This is how it should be described:

String API_Combobox_GetString (Real Control ID, Real Item ID );
This function returns the selected string.

String API_Listbox_GetString (Real Control ID, Real Item ID );
This function gets the selected string from the listbox

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks. Now I can get the text from both the combobox and the listbox by supplying the id of an item in each one. But now there's the problem of actually getting that item id. The GetSel() methods for each control are only returning 0. I know a way of getting around that, by using an array to store an id-string association when using the AddString() method for each control, but I'm sure you can fix this little problem.

[h0bbel]

...

Thanks. Now I can get the text from both the combobox and the listbox by supplying the id of an item in each one. But now there's the problem of actually getting that item id. The GetSel() methods for each control are only returning 0. I know a way of getting around that, by using an array to store an id-string association when using the AddString() method for each control, but I'm sure you can fix this little problem.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks for telling that, i did not test the whole DLL.
With the listbox i can get the selection, but with the comobobox not.
I will try to fix that combobox bug.

Note that the first selected item returned is 0 (zero based value).

[h0bbel]

...

...

Thanks for telling that, i did not test the whole DLL.
With the listbox i can get the selection, but with the comobobox not.
I will try to fix that combobox bug.

Note that the first selected item returned is 0 (zero based value).

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok, already found the problem.
The problem of the functions API_Combobox_GetSel and API_Listbox_GetSel is that they have 2 arguments in the external_call function while the DLL function has only 1.
This causes Game Maker to fail in DLL calling.
This is just a littl mistake of me
I will upload it now with the fixed examples and scripts.

Edited by h0bbel, 29 December 2006 - 12:48 PM.

[Brandnew]

is there anyway of making a transparent background? or drawing over the api window?
thanks

Edited by Brandnew, 29 December 2006 - 05:59 PM.

[h0bbel]

is there anyway of making a transparent background? or drawing over the api window?
thanks

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Drawing a bitmap over the api window would be possible.

[Seeker]

Thank you for fixing those. The combobox and listbox work perfectly now. All of the controls that I see myself needing for my next project seem to be in order. The only problem I encountered this time was the new .gm6 example had a gml error in the creation of the Win2 instance. In the .gm6 code, you had the variables 'window_left', 'window_top', etc. which are only available in prior versions. (Sorry, I know it was a little slip and how frustrating it can be when you work so hard on something and upload it, only for an annoying little error to pop up, forcing you to have to upload the entire thing again...and again. )

I just have one question right now. Do you plan on creating a visual designer for this? If not, I can build my own version and maybe pass it your way for inspection, and you can see if it's suitable for a release here. If you're wondering if I'm capable of such a task, you can check out the source file that is provided with the program in my signature. Also, I had just about finished creating a visual designer for Roach's GMWW, but I didn't consider sharing it with him or anyone until he released the next version of his dll. But if you would like to see the approach I was taking in creating that designer, I can send you the source file I have right now. I know you can do a designer yourself, but it might be nice if you didn't have to do so much work.

[h0bbel]

Thank you for fixing those.  The combobox and listbox work perfectly now.  All of the controls that I see myself needing for my next project seem to be in order.  The only problem I encountered this time was the new .gm6 example had a gml error in the creation of the Win2 instance.  In the .gm6 code, you had the variables 'window_left', 'window_top', etc. which are only available in prior versions.  (Sorry, I know it was a little slip and how frustrating it can be when you work so hard on something and upload it, only for an annoying little error to pop up, forcing you to have to upload the entire thing again...and again. )

I just have one question right now.  Do you plan on creating a visual designer for this?  If not, I can build my own version and maybe pass it your way for inspection, and you can see if it's suitable for a release here.  If you're wondering if I'm capable of such a task, you can check out the source file that is provided with the program in my signature.  Also, I had just about finished creating a visual designer for Roach's GMWW, but I didn't consider sharing it with him or anyone until he released the next version of his dll.  But if you would like to see the approach I was taking in creating that designer, I can send you the source file I have right now.  I know you can do a designer yourself, but it might be nice if you didn't have to do so much work.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Haha, i make my project from gm5 and if i'm done i load it into gm6 and make a .gm6 example, thats why the window_left vars are there, i forgot to make numbers of them.
But what do you mean with a visual designer ?
Like a window form editor using WS_SIZEBOX style for every control?
That reminds me i have to make functions for getting/setting positions of controls, and making a function to get the window handle from a control ID.
But i'm working on dialogs like open/save file and about boxes now for the new version.

[Seeker]

With the visual designer, I'm thinking about a drag-and-drop system for placing form controls. You can position the controls and open properties boxes to set their attributes. The program will automatically generate the gml code needed so the user can just import that into their program, decreasing the amount of code they have to manually write.

For that, I would need for the dll to have those extra functions you just mentioned (getting the position and updating the position of a control), a function that can destroy any control, a function to get/set the focus of a control/window, and if possible, a function to edit a control that is already created (otherwise, I can do a workaround). I can send you the designer I started working on for Roach's dll if you want, so you can see what I was aiming for.

[h0bbel]

With the visual designer, I'm thinking about a drag-and-drop system for placing form controls.  You can position the controls and open properties boxes to set their attributes.  The program will automatically generate the gml code needed so the user can just import that into their program, decreasing the amount of code they have to manually write.

For that, I would need for the dll to have those extra functions you just mentioned (getting the position and updating the position of a control), a function that can destroy any control, a function to get/set the focus of a control/window, and if possible, a function to edit a control that is already created (otherwise, I can do a workaround).  I can send you the designer I started working on for Roach's dll if you want, so you can see what I was aiming for.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sounds nice.
I will pause the creation of the dialogs for the new version and will add the positioning/updating/focusing functions to the DLL.

[Seeker]

Awesome. Thanks.

[h0bbel]

Update to version 1.1.5.0

- Added functions to set/get position of controls.
- Added function to set the focus to a control.
- Added function to destroy a control.
- Added function to get the window handle of a control.
- Added function to easily make a about box with bitmap.
- Added function for save/open file dialogs with more options than the standard.

[h0bbel]

Awesome.  Thanks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can find the doc. of the control functions in "Global control help".

[Seeker]

My gosh, you work fast! Thank you very much. The updates are just what I needed to get started on that designer, and I like the other additions as well. I prefer making programs over making games, and now I can give them that extra professional feel with this dll. It might take a little time, since I'm trying to wrap up one of my game projects pretty soon, but I'll be sure to let you see the first build of the designer I'm thinking of when it comes, and I'll probably have a few more questions by then. It shouldn't be too hard to get it up and running, because for the most part, I can just use the designer I was working on for Roach's dll, and just swap out the function calls. I'll keep you posted. Thanks.

[h0bbel]

My gosh, you work fast!  Thank you very much.  The updates are just what I needed to get started on that designer, and I like the other additions as well.  I prefer making programs over making games, and now I can give them that extra professional feel with this dll.  It might take a little time, since I'm trying to wrap up one of my game projects pretty soon, but I'll be sure to let you see the first build of the designer I'm thinking of when it comes, and I'll probably have a few more questions by then.  It shouldn't be too hard to get it up and running, because for the most part, I can just use the designer I was working on for Roach's dll, and just swap out the function calls.  I'll keep you posted.  Thanks. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, i also prefer programs, that's the reason its based on gm5, because creating a program which requires a 3d graphics card (gm6) isn't necessary.

[h0bbel]

Update to version 1.2.0.0

- All control fonts are now automatically created with the standard font, not the bold font it was created with in earlier versions.
- Added function to change the font of every kind of control that has text in it.
- Added autofont, a function that sets a default font for creating controls, so you don't have to call the set font function for every control.

[Seeker]

Yes, i also prefer programs, that's the reason its based on gm5, because creating a program which requires a 3d graphics card (gm6) isn't necessary.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured that was the reason. I'd use gm5 also, but there always seems to be a few functions that I need in gm6 for the graphics-centered programs that I work on.

I hate to seem greedy, because you've already implemented the functions I mentioned recently, but I have a few more hopes for the next version:

- functions to hide/show any control
- function to get the parent of a child window
- message box functions

I've already started a little work on the designer (started from scratch instead of using my old version), and have already needed a few of these functions, but I have done a workaround for the moment because I didn't want to bug you with more requests so soon. But whenever you find time to work on the next version, please consider these. The new additions look great.

[h0bbel]

Yes, i also prefer programs, that's the reason its based on gm5, because creating a program which requires a 3d graphics card (gm6) isn't necessary.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured that was the reason. I'd use gm5 also, but there always seems to be a few functions that I need in gm6 for the graphics-centered programs that I work on.

I hate to seem greedy, because you've already implemented the functions I mentioned recently, but I have a few more hopes for the next version:

- functions to hide/show any control
- function to get the parent of a child window
- message box functions

I've already started a little work on the designer (started from scratch instead of using my old version), and have already needed a few of these functions, but I have done a workaround for the moment because I didn't want to bug you with more requests so soon. But whenever you find time to work on the next version, please consider these. The new additions look great.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks to remind me, that functions are really standard requirements for the DLL but i forgot to add them.
Tomorrow i will work on the DLL again .

[Sindarin]

Is it able to show these controls on the game window instead of a new one?

[h0bbel]

Update to version 1.2.5.0

- Added function to change the show status of a control.
- Added functions to get/set the parent of a control
- Added function to show message boxes

[Seeker]

Thanks, h0bbel. Is making this dll really that easy, or are you just that darn good!? Keep up the great work.

[Brandnew]

I have a problem with the dll: My objective is to make a DAT file editor, in which data for a mmorpg will be stored. There is a Treeview, where you can see the Items tree, and should be able to add items, monsters and effects by clicking buttons.
New items should be added to the selected item of the tree, but that only works for the first time. The next times, items are added to the root. :S

Here is the gm6 so you can understand.
http://www.mytempdir.com/1149578

Thanks for the help

[h0bbel]

I have a problem with the dll: My objective is to make a DAT file editor, in which data for a mmorpg will be stored. There is a Treeview, where you can see the Items tree, and should be able to add items, monsters and effects by clicking buttons.
New items should be added to the selected item of the tree, but that only works for the first time. The next times, items are added to the root. :S

Here is the gm6 so you can understand.
http://www.mytempdir.com/1149578

Thanks for the help

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your code is perfectly fine, the problem is in the API_Treeview_GetSel function.
I will try to fix this problem.

[h0bbel]

I have a problem with the dll: My objective is to make a DAT file editor, in which data for a mmorpg will be stored. There is a Treeview, where you can see the Items tree, and should be able to add items, monsters and effects by clicking buttons.
New items should be added to the selected item of the tree, but that only works for the first time. The next times, items are added to the root. :S

Here is the gm6 so you can understand.
http://www.mytempdir.com/1149578

Thanks for the help

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Haha ...
Already fixed the problem in my dll.
My DLL has his own small system to manage treeview items, because the normal treeview handling is to complicated to use directly in Game Maker.
But the problem was the treeview_expand function had a code in it which changed the status of the treeview item to "Not Used".
That way my selection check function didn't check the selection status of the selected item because it was set to "Not Used".
This was probably caused by copy and paste.

Edited by h0bbel, 05 January 2007 - 10:13 AM.

[Brandnew]

thank you very much!!! :D this DLL is really nice, thanks for writing (or copying it ) and addapted it to game maker! Veery useful
thanks also for fixing that detail. Now it works perfectly.

I have a suggestion: Could you add a function to draw bitmaps in these windows? Or, is there a way to draw things like "draw_circle" over these windows? Thanks for helping

[Seeker]

thank you very much!!! :D this DLL is really nice, thanks for writing (or copying it ) and addapted it to game maker! Veery useful
thanks also for fixing that detail. Now it works perfectly.

I have a suggestion: Could you add a function to draw bitmaps in these windows? Or, is there a way to draw things like "draw_circle" over these windows? Thanks for helping

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I also just encountered the problem of displaying images in windows. If you try to display an image using a static control, the function asks for a bitmap resource name, but we don't have access to those resources, only file names. Also, I couldn't assign an image to a button control using the function provided.

[h0bbel]

thank you very much!!! :D this DLL is really nice, thanks for writing (or copying it ) and addapted it to game maker! Veery useful
thanks also for fixing that detail. Now it works perfectly.

I have a suggestion: Could you add a function to draw bitmaps in these windows? Or, is there a way to draw things like "draw_circle" over these windows? Thanks for helping

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I also just encountered the problem of displaying images in windows. If you try to display an image using a static control, the function asks for a bitmap resource name, but we don't have access to those resources, only file names. Also, I couldn't assign an image to a button control using the function provided.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You have to use the BS_BITMAP Flag to assign a bitmap to a button(or BS_ICON for assigning a icon).
Example:
Win_Button = API_Button_Create (Win,20,340,24,24,BS_BITMAP);
API_Button_SetBitmap (Win_Button,"bitmap.bmp");

For displaying an image in a static control i have to make a new function.

Edited by h0bbel, 06 January 2007 - 09:55 AM.

[omeguito]

Nice dll dude, I like it!!! But can I draw a sprite stored in GM?

I got an error using the API things into the main gm window..

It doesnt draw any color in the black things..

Edited by omeguito, 06 January 2007 - 11:13 PM.

[Blijbol]

I got an error using the API things into the main gm window..

It doesnt draw any color in the black things..

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Create a large static in the main GM window, and put the rest of the controls on that static. Directly putting things on the GM window causes this problem because it's a DirectX window. I had this problem with similar DLLs too.

Anyways, looking at the function list this seems to be the best Api DLL out there. Good job.

[omeguito]

Thank you Blijbol ;-).

h0bbel, could you add a [+] and [-] icon in the Tree view?
It will look nicer ^^.

[h0bbel]

Nice dll dude, I like it!!! But can I draw a sprite stored in GM?

I got an error using the API things into the main gm window..

It doesnt draw any color in the black things..

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you want to use a sprite in gm in a DLL you first have to save it fo a file.

Game Maker constantly redraws its window for the game sprites and backgrounds etc ...
This causes the black background because the controls don't have a repaint code.

[h0bbel]

Thank you Blijbol ;-).

h0bbel, could you add a [+] and [-] icon in the Tree view?
It will look nicer ^^.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you add an item to an existing item a [+] box will appear.

Edited by h0bbel, 07 January 2007 - 10:31 AM.

[h0bbel]

...

You have to use the BS_BITMAP Flag to assign a bitmap to a button(or BS_ICON for assigning a icon).
Example:
Win_Button = API_Button_Create (Win,20,340,24,24,BS_BITMAP);
API_Button_SetBitmap (Win_Button,"bitmap.bmp");

For displaying an image in a static control i have to make a new function.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hm, the windows static control does not seem to like loading images from files.
I will make a drawing system for the new version, this will also mean the client window will be able to draw lines and rectangles etc, but this can take a while, I'm also working on a gm6 to c++ converter right now.