Shoutbox

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Originally posted by SmokingCookie
IIRC, matty has done a similar thing with his Screenshot sender

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The selected area feature overlays a transparent window on the desktop and draws a rectangle as the user drags the mouse.

Would it be possible to create and show a transparent window over an exported one of an unknown size (not necessarily unknown, since the user sets it, but it obviously won't be a fixed amount)?

Would it be able to "attach" to a window, or would I have to make it so the window's locked (with the LockOnClick attribute)?

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Interface Writer BETA | Initialization...
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The file "Debug.log" cannot be found.  Please reinstall the script.
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OK   
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Fixed it, I think.  Sorry about that, forgot to make it optional.

Okay, beta 3.0, release 2 is now available.    You can sort interface contents alphabetically, manage multiple controls/elements (no editing yet, but it's coming), and a few other additions such as the status bar (which will be replacing the annoying information alerts by displaying messages quietly).

The backup system has been improved by saving on each action (keeping it up to date instantly).  There's quite a few bug fixes in there too, and I've also added comments throughout the script if you're interested. 

Note that this will probably be the last beta release, since by the next one, I'll probably have it finished, so it won't be a beta any more.    Just need to sort out presets and editing multiple controls/elements (might have to scrap the builder idea, unless anyone has some example code I can try out for drawing on windows and stuff).

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Originally posted by whiz
I've also added comments throughout the script if you're interested. 

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How about inserting comments in the XML for later editing, or documentation for others?

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Originally posted by SmokingCookie
How about inserting comments in the XML for later editing, or documentation for others?

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Documentation?  You mean I should write one, or what?

Nope, I'll set an example:

XML code:

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<!-- Change to FigureElement for testing -->
<Element xsi:type="PlaceHolderElement" Id="Nothing">
    <Position Left="103" Top="20" Width="500" Height="350">
        <Anchor Horizontal="LeftRightFixed" Vertical="TopBottomFixed"/>
    </Position>
    <Figure>
        <Rectangle/>
    </Figure>
    <Fill>
        <PlainColor>
            <BaseColor>
                <Transparency>200</Transparency>
            </BaseColor>
        </PlainColor>
    </Fill>
</Element>

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The code above is taken directly from one of my interface files (well, I removed a bunch of tabs...). As you can see, I've added a bunch of XML elements that are used for FigureElements, but not for PlaceHolderElements. It'd be useful if one could add the comment at the top of the code so they won't remove the additional XML elements, in case they forget why the "useless" data is in the PlaceHolderElement.

Ah.    Okay, fair enough, I'll add that in.

...but it's not possible to load that, is it?  Based on how I load XML files, it'll end up in the window's extra code window. 

I guess you could load the XML file with the ActiveXObject "Scripting.FileSystemObject", search for comment tags and -somehow- figure out for which window, control or element it is...