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Script

code:
var WndManageFiles = null;
var WndAddFile = null;

WndManageFiles = MsgPlus.CreateWnd("GUI.xml", "WndManageFiles");
WndAddFile = MsgPlus.CreateChildWnd(WndManageFiles, "GUI.xml", "WndTest", 100, 40, true);


XML

code:
<Window Id="WndTest" Version="1">
<Attributes>
<Caption>Example</Caption>
</Attributes>

<TitleBar>
<Title>
<Text>Example</Text>
</Title>
</TitleBar>

<Position Width="180" Height="75"/>
<DialogTmpl/>
</Window>

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RE: Cannot CreateChildWnd
Where is the WndManageFiles window ? :p
06-26-2006 01:42 AM
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RE: Cannot CreateChildWnd
quote:
Originally posted by mathieumg
Script

code:
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XML

code:
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The point of the CreateChildWnd is to create One window then create another inside of it instead of having to use the SetParent API. Now what you need to do is first create your WndManageFiles which has the <DialogTmpl /> Template then you create your WndText window which has the <ChildTmpl />.


To show you a bit easier

XML
code:
    <Window Id="WndPref" Version="1">
        <Attributes>
            <Caption>Screenshot Sender</Caption>
            <SetForeground>True</SetForeground>
        </Attributes>
        <TitleBar>
            <Title><Text>Preferences</Text></Title>
        </TitleBar>
        <Position Width="350" Height="250"/>       
        <Elements>
            <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="imgSidebar">
                <Position Top="121" Left="30" />
                <Image><Name>preferences-side-messenger</Name></Image>
            </Element>
            <Element xsi:type="FigureElement" Id="mnuFiller">
                <Position Top="102" Left="0" Width="96" Height="150"/>
                <Figure><Rectangle/></Figure>
                <Fill>
                    <LinearGradient Angle="0">
                        <Color1><BaseColor><Transparency>100</Transparency></BaseColor></Color1>
                        <Color2><BaseColor><Transparency>0</Transparency></BaseColor></Color2>
                    </LinearGradient>
                </Fill>
            </Element>
            <Element xsi:type="LineElement" Id="LnVerticalLine">
                <Position Top="0" Left="96" Width="0" Height="210">
                    <Anchor Horizontal="LeftRightFixed"/>
                </Position>
                <Size>1</Size>
                <Color><Red>195</Red><Green>195</Green><Blue>195</Blue></Color>
            </Element>               
        </Elements>
        <DialogTmpl>
            <BottomBar Style="Plain">
                <LeftControls>
                    <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnAbout">
                        <Position Left="0" Top="0" Width="50"/>
                        <Caption>About...</Caption>
                    </Control>
                </LeftControls>
                <RightControls>
                    <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnOk">
                        <Position Left="0" Top="0" Width="50"/>
                        <Caption>OK</Caption>
                    </Control>
                    <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnCancel">
                        <Position Left="0" Top="0" Width="50"/>
                        <Caption>Close</Caption>
                    </Control>
                    <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnApply">
                        <Position Left="0" Top="0" Width="50"/>
                        <Caption>Apply</Caption>
                    </Control>
                </RightControls>
            </BottomBar>
        </DialogTmpl>
       
        <Controls>
        </Controls>
    </Window>


    <Window Id="WndOverlay" Version="1">
        <ChildTmpl/>
        <Position Width="243" Height="193"/>
        <Controls>
            <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="lblVersion3">
                <Position Top="5" Width="100" Left="5" Height="15" />
                <Caption>Overlay Text</Caption>
                <Color><GlobalColor>green</GlobalColor></Color>
                <Font><Bold>true</Bold><Size>12</Size></Font>
            </Control>
            <Control xsi:type="StaticControl" Id="lblTitle">
                <Position Top="25" Width="100" Left="15" Height="15" />
                <Caption>To be later incorporated</Caption>
            </Control>
        </Controls>
    </Window>


Script

code:
    function OnEvent_MenuClicked(sMenuId, nLocation, ChatWnd){
        if(sMenuId == "preferences"){
            if (WndPref){
                Interop.Call('user32', 'SetForegroundWindow', WndPref.Handle);
            }else{
                WndPref = LoadChildWindows(MsgPlus.CreateWnd("ss4_gui.xml", "WndPref"));
            }
       
        }
        }

    function LoadChildWindows(Wnd){
    /*
        Load Child Windows
    */
        WndGeneral = MsgPlus.CreateChildWnd(Wnd, "ss4_gui.xml", "WndGeneral", 153, 40, true);

        WndCurrentWnd = WndGeneral;
   
    /*
        Click Default General Button
    */
        Wnd.SendControlMessage('RadGeneral', 256 , 32, 0);
        Wnd.SendControlMessage('RadGeneral', 257 , 32, 0);
       
        return Wnd;
    }


I hope this makes a bit more sense on how to do it.

This post was edited on 06-26-2006 at 01:49 AM by matty.
06-26-2006 01:44 AM
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O.P. RE: Cannot CreateChildWnd
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Originally posted by mathieumg
Is there something that must be done differently in the .xml file?


In the first post of the thread :p

Will test now.
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RE: Cannot CreateChildWnd
Here is an example of how to do it.

.plsc File Attachment: CreateChildWnd.plsc (2.01 KB)
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06-26-2006 02:22 AM
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Thank you for the demonstration! I guess it will help the people that use the forums search function too (are there any? :p)

I think I misunderstood what a WindowChild actually was ^^ Still good to know though If I ever need it.
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