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I'm trying to make a Text box that displays content (RSS).
I want the background of the text box to be transparent, there is a background image on the window.
I tried RichEdit and StaticControls but have no success...
There arent much options, Alpha, and BaseColor with transparency.
Any suggestions?

i don't know how to do it with the Styles and stuff used for scripts but i think i remember how to do it with API.

heres the code in the best way i show you (sorry i havent made a script in ages dunno the calls to use the API)

code:

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var GWL_EXSTYLE = -16
var WS_EX_TRANSPARENT = 0x20

var temp
temp = GetWindowLong(CtrlWnd, GWL_STYLE)
SetWindowLong(CtrlWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, temp | WS_EX_TRANSPARENT)

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(remember that CtrlWnd contains the handle of the RichTextBox not the entire window, im pretty sure your given the handle of the control when you create it (rtb = MsgPlus.CreateWnd(... or whatever it is))

hopefully that can solve your problem.

Well, GetWindowLong and SetWindowLong are Win32 API functions and are not built-in in JScript. Therefore, you'll need to call the libraries with Interop.Call. Also, the control handle can only be retrieved with PlusWnd.GetControlHandle. With these two things in mind, we end up with the following code:

code:

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//PlusWnd is your created window with the RichEditControl
var GWL_EXSTYLE = -16
var WS_EX_TRANSPARENT = 0x20

var hWnd = PlusWnd.GetControlHandle("EdtThingy"); //Parameter is the Id of the RichEditcontrol
var Style = Interop.Call("user32", "GetWindowLong", hWnd, GWL_STYLE);
if(Style > 0) {
   Interop.Call("user32", "SetWindowLong", hWnd, GWL_STYLE, Style | WS_EX_TRANSPARENT);
} else {
   Debug.Trace("GetWindowLong returned an error. Return value: "+(Style.toString()));
}

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