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This is a plugin which allows you to add Windows GUI components to your applications. It works under windows xp, vista and 7 and has visual styles turned on by default - you don't need a manifest file to tell the Windows to turn on visual styles.

Finished
Still working on
Not yet started or it doesn't work

Features:
Windows
Buttons
Combobox - 2 different types
Editbox
Radiobox
Listview
Listbox
Treeview
Rebar
Updown (spinner) controls
Tab controls
Static windows and images
Toolbar
Menus - window menus and context (popup) menus
Groupbox
Dropdown groupbox
Splitter
Imagelists
Date picker
Color picker dialog
Open and save dialog
Folder requester dialog
Messagebox dialog
Progressbar
Scrollbar
Trackbar
Statusbar
Cursors
Web browser
Window theming (using .msstyles theme files)
MDI windows
Rich editbox
Sintax highlighting editbox
Font requester dialog
Window skinning
System tray
Transparent windows
GDI - drawing lines, circles, rectangles (black or colored)


Here is a complete command list (there is currently 355 commands):
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The list will be updated soon

Tell me what you think, report bugs and tell me what you want me to add.

Update 04/30/2012 (v1.4.0.2.) NEW
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Changes:
- fixed non-working tooltips
- added backward compatibility with Window xp - all controls should work now on Windows XP, Vista and 7
- updated keywords - thanks to Scraggle
- from this version BBB GUI comes with basic help files which can be accessed inside the editor by pressing F1 key - thanks to Scraggle

Update 04/29/2012 (v1.4.0.1.)
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Changes:
- Added missing command BBB WINDOW_UPDATE
- ES_NUMBER style set as default style of Updown control

Update 04/08/2012 (v1.4.0.0.)
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Most significant changes:
- All the commands now have BBB prefix
- All the commands have been organized into categories - category name is the first part of every command and tells you which control can the command be used on 
- The commands from the Window category can be used on all the controls
- The App category contains commands that don't fit into any other category or can't be used on the controls 
- Commands START BBB GUI and END BBB GUI have been renamed and moved to APP category. They are now called BBB APP_START and BBB APP_END
- BBB APP_END command needs to be called on application exit only if application is using theme (Uskin.dll)
- Fixed bugs in some commands that return strings
- Fixed bugs in dll string table
- Updated keywords file
- Fixed errors in keywords file [tnx to Admiral MH for help]
- Added missing commands to dll string table [tnx to Admiral MH for help] 
- Updated all the examples to reflect the changes
- BBB GUI now comes in 2 versions - one which requires Uskin.dll to be present and one which doesn't (that one doesn't have window theming)
- There's been a lot of changes, it would be hard to list them all so I advise you to take a look at all the examples to see for yourself 

App:
- Added commands:
  * BBB APP_START=main.htm=[*No parameters*]  [Theme file]
  * BBB APP_END=main.htm=*No parameters*
  * BBB APP_SETMAINWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETMAINWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETDBPROWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETDBPROICON
  * BBB APP_GETDESKTOPWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETFOCUSWINDOW
  * BBB APP_SETFOCUSWINDOW
  * BBB APP_FINDWINDOW
  * BBB APP_ISVALIDWINDOW
  * BBB APP_SETFOREGROUNDWINDOW
  * BBB APP_SETACTIVEWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETACTIVEWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETCURSORONWINDOW
  * BBB APP_GETWINDOWUNDERCURSOR
  * BBB APP_SETTOPWINDOW
  * BBB APP_SETWINDOWSVISIBILITY
  * BBB APP_SETWINDOWSICON
  * BBB APP_SETWINDOWSFONT
  * BBB APP_ENUMERATESYSTEMFONTS
  * BBB APP_SCREENTOCLIENTX
  * BBB APP_SCREENTOCLIENTY
  * BBB APP_CLIENTTOSCREENX
  * BBB APP_CLIENTTOSCREENY
  * BBB APP_GETLASTMODIFIEDCONTROL
  * BBB APP_GETLASTMODIFIEDCONTROLEVENT
  * BBB APP_GETEVENT
  * BBB APP_GETEVENTHANDLE
  * BBB APP_GETEVENTMESSAGE
  * BBB APP_GETEVENTLPARAM
  * BBB APP_GETEVENTWPARAM
  * BBB APP_CLEAREVENT
  * BBB APP_SENDEVENT
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDBUTTON
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDSTATIC
  * BBB APP_GETLASTDCLICKEDSTATIC
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDUPDOWN
  * BBB APP_GETLASTHIGHLIGHTEDTOOLBARBUTTON
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDRADIOBOX
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDCHECKBOX
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDTOOLBAR
  * BBB APP_GETLASTCLICKEDTOOLBARBUTTONID
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDTOOLBARMENUSTRING
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDTOOLBARMENU
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDTOOLBARMENUITEMID
  * BBB APP_SETCURRENTPOPUPMENU
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDPOPUPMENUITEMID
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDPOPUPMENUITEMSTRING
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDMENUITEMID
  * BBB APP_GETSELECTEDMENUITEMSTRING

Buttons:
- Changed commands
  * BUTTON CLICKED changed to BBB_BUTTON_GETSTATE

Static image:
- All commands shortened, instead of static image all commands now have only the word static

Fonts:
- Some commands moved to APP category

Events:
- All commands moved to APP category

Cursor:
- command GET MOUSECLICK replaced with BBB CURSOR_GETCLICK
- command GET MOUSEMOVEX replaced with BBB CURSOR_GETMOVEX
- command GET MOUSEMOVEY replaced with BBB CURSOR_GETMOVEY
- command GET MOUSEMOVEZ replaced with BBB CURSOR_GETMOVEZ
- Added commands:
  * BBB CURSOR_SETSONAR

Menu:
- Some commands moved to APP category
- Removed commands:
  * APPLY MENU -> use BBB WINDOW_SETMENU instead
  * SUBMENU INSERT SEPARATOR -> use BBB SUBMENU_ADDITEM instead
- Added commands:
  * BBB MENU_REMOVEITEM menu, item id
  * BBB SUBMENU_SETITEMTEXT submenu, item id, item text
  * item_text=BBB SUBMENU_GETITEMTEXT(submenu, item id)
  * item_count=BBB MENU_GETITEMCOUNT(menu)
  * item_id=BBB MENU_GETITEMID(Menu, item position)
  * item_position=BBB MENU_GETITEMPOSITION(Menu, item id)
  * BBB MENU_SETITEMSTATE menu, item id, item state
  * item_state=BBB MENU_GETITEMSTATE(menu, item id)
- Changed commands
  * SUBMENU INSERT ITEM changed to BBB SUBMENU_ADDITEM 
  * MENU APPEND SUBMENU changed to BBB MENU_ADDITEM menu, item submenu, item text
  * show submenu changed to BBB SUBMENU_SETASCURRENTPOPUPMENU subemnu, window


Toolbar:
- Changed commands:
  * TOOLBAR SET BUTTON STATE toollbar, button_index, state (0,1, or 2) changed to TOOLBAR SET BUTTON STATE toolbar, button id, state 
  * state=TOOLBAR GET BUTTON STATE(toolbar, button index) changed to state=TOOLBAR GET BUTTON STATE(toolbar, button id) 
  * MOUSE ON TOOLBAR BUTTON() changed to BBB APP_GETLASTHIGHLIGHTEDTOOLBARBUTTON()  
  * [check BBB gui constants file for available toolbar button states]
- Added commands:
  * button_id=BBB TOOLBAR_GETBUTTONID(Toolbar, button index)
  * BBB TOOLBAR_SETBUTTONTOOLTIP toolbar, button_id, tooltip text, tooltip style
- Removed commands:
  * TOOLBAR CHECK BUTTON
  * TOOLBAR PRESS BUTTON
  * TOOLBAR ENABLE BUTTON
  * TOOLBAR SHOW BUTTON

Listview:
- Added commands:
  * BBB LISTVIEW_INSERTGROUP Listview, group name, group id, group index
  * BBB LISTVIEW_GROUPADDITEM Listview, group id, item index

Tab:
- Added commands:
  * BBB TAB_SETITEMTEXT Tab, item index, text 
  * item_text=BBB TAB_GETITEMTEXT(Tab, item index)

Editbox:
- Fixed bug in EDITBOX GET LINE command
- Added commands:
  * line_index=BBB EDITBOX_GETLINEFROMCHAR(editbox, char_index)
  * char_index=BBB EDITBOX_GETSELECTEDCHAR(editbox, which_char)  --> which_char: 0=first, 1=last
  * BBB EDITBOX_SETSELECTEDCHAR Editbox, start_char_index, end_char_index

Treeview:
- Removed commands:
  * TREEVIEW INSERT ROOT
- Added commands:
  * BBB TREEVIEW_SETITEMTEXT Treeview, item handle, text
  * text=TREEVIEW_GETITEMTEXT(Treeview, item handle)
  * BBB TREEVIEW_DELETEITEM treeview, item handle
  * BBB TREEVIEW_EXPANDITEM treeview, item, flag
  * item_handle=BBB TREEVIEW_GETNEXTITEM(treeview, item, flag)
  * BBB TREEVIEW_SETSELECTEDITEMHANDLE treeview, item_handle

Stringlist:
- Added commands:
  * item_count=BBB STRINGLIST_GETITEMCOUNT(stringlist)
  * string$=BBB STRINGLIST_GETSTRING(Stringlist, string index)

Open & save file dialog
- Removed commands:
  * OPEN FILE DIALOG return_string, title, filter
  * SAVE FILE DIALOG return_string, title, filter
- Changed commands:
  * path$=OPEN FILE DIALOG(title, filter) changed to path$=BBB OPENFILE DIALOG(title, filter, default extension)
  * path$=SAVE FILE DIALOG(title, filter) changed to path$=BBB SAVEFILE DIALOG(title, filter, default extension)

Drawing
- Added draw example
- Added commands:
  * BBB DRAW_SETPENCOLOR color, style, width
  * BBB DRAW_SETFILLCOLOR color
  * BBB DRAW_ROUNDRECTANGLE Window, left, top, right, bottom, ellipse width, ellipse height
  * BBB DRAW_TEXT Window, text, left, top, right, bottom, style

Windows:
- Some commands moved to APP category (check keywords.ini file to see which)
- Added commands:
  * BBB WINDOW_REFRESHMENU window
- Removed commands:
  * WINDOW GET TEXT return_string,window -->use text$=BBB WINDOW_GETTEXT(window) instead

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NEW FEATURES:

Rich editbox:
- Added commands:
  * RichEditboxHandle=BBB REDITBOX_MAKE(Position x, position y, width, height, style, parent)
  * BBB REDITBOX_SETCHARFORMAT RichEditbox, style, CharFormatPTR
  * CharformatPTR=BBB REDITBOX_GETCHARFORMAT(RichEditbox)
  * BBB REDITBOX_SETBACKGROUNDCOLOR RichEditbox, color
  * BBB REDITBOX_SETTEXT RichEditbox, text
  * text$=BBB REDITBOX_GETTEXT(RichEditbox, flags)
  * BBB REDITBOX_SAVE RichEditbox, filename, flags
  * BBB REDITBOX_OPEN RichEditbox, filename, flags

CharFormat:
- Added commands:
  * CharFormatPTR=BBB CHARFORMAT_MAKE(No parameters)
  * mask=BBB CHARFORMAT_GETMASK(CharFormatPTR)
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETEFFECTCharFormatPTR, mask, style
  * effect=BBB CHARFORMAT_GETEFFECT(CharFormatPTR)
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETHEIGHT CharFormatPTR, height
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETOFFSET CharFormatPTR, offset
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETTEXTCOLOR CharformatPTR, color
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETCHARSET CharFormatPTR, charSet
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETFONT CharFormatPTR, font name
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETFONTWEIGHT CharFormatPTR, weight
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETBACKGROUNDCOLOR CharFormatPTR, color
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETUNDERLINETYPE CharFormatPTR, type
  * BBB CHARFORMAT_SETREVISIONAUTHOR CharFormatPTR, author

System tray:
- Added commands:
  * BBB STRAY_ADDWINDOW Window, icon path, tooltip text, flags (flags parameter is currently unused)
  * BBB STRAY_REMOVEWINDOW Window

Misc:
- Added commands:
  * folder$=BBB BrowserRequesterDialog(title, flags)

Update 07/13/2010 (v1.3.0.0.)
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Listview:
Added commands:
* imagelist_handle=LISTVIEW GET IMAGELIST(listview_handle)

Events:
fixed stringtable error on event_get_lparam command

Windows:
added commands:
* FLASH WINDOW Window, flags, count, timeout - timeout parameter needs to be specified in miliseconds (1000 miliseconds=1 second)
* WINDOW SET REGION Window, region

NEW FEATURES:
Skinned windows:
added commands:
* layered_window_handle=MAKE LAYERED WINDOW(px, py, width, height, skin_image_file, TransparentColor, parent, style)
* LAYERED WINDOW SET ATTRIBUTES layered_window_handle, transparent_color, style
* Added skinned windows example

Window Regions:
added commands:
* region_handle=MAKE RECTANGLE REGION(Left, top, right, bottom)
* region_handle=MAKE ELLIPTIC REGION(left, top, right, bottom)
* region_handle=COMBINE REGIONS(Region 1, region 2)
* DELETE REGION region_handle

Other:
* changed the way of returning strings within some of the commands to prevent crashing
* updated BBBGUI_CONSTANTS.dba file
* updated windows example to show new commands in use

Update 03/18/2010 (v1.2.0.2.)
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Imagelist:
Changed commands:
* imagelist_handle=MAKE IMAGELIST(Image width, image file, r, g, b) changed to imagelist_handle=MAKE IMAGELIST(image_width, image_file, color_style)
* IMAGELIST SET TRANSPARENT COLOR color r,g,b changed to IMAGELIST SET TRANSPARENT COLOR color as dword

* New feature: child windows can now be automatically resized when their's parent window size changes
To activate this feature for a particular window you have to specify 3 properties - like this:
WINDOW SET PROPERTY hWindow,"_as",1
WINDOW SET PROPERTY hWindow,"_w",WINDOW WIDTH(hWindow)
WINDOW SET PROPERTY hWindow,"_h",WINDOW HEIGHT(hWindow)

* Updated WebBrowser example to show new feature in use

Window:
Added commands:
* font_handle=MAKE FONT(height, weight, italic, underline, strikeout, charset, family, name)
* WINDOW SET EXSTYLE window_handle, exStyle
* exStyle=WINDOW GET EXSTYLE(window_handle)
* WINDOW REMOVE STYLE window_handle, style
* WINDOW REMOVE EXSTYLE window_handle, exStyle 

Update 03/09/2010 (v1.2.0.1.)
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fixed bug where all the icons on desktop disappear at mouse passage

Update 3/01/2010 (v1.2.0.0.)
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Menu:
Added commands:
* POPUP MENU GET SELECTED ITEM STRING return_string
* MENU GET SELECTED ITEM STRING return_string

Statusbar:
Added commands:
* STATUSBAR GET TEXT return_string, statusbar_handle, part_index

Window:
changed commands:
* WINDOW GET PROPERTY now returns integer value instead of string

Added commands:
* WINDOW GET PROPERTY$(window_handle, property_name) - returns property value as string
* WINDOW SET PROPERTY window_handle, property_name, property_value as string
* WINDOW SET PROPERTY window_handle, property_name, property_value as integer
* WINDOW GET TEXT return_string, window_handle

Treeview:
Added commands:
* item_handle=TREEVIEW GET CLICKED ITEM HANDLE()
* item_handle=TREEVIEW GET DCLICKED ITEM HANDLE()

Tab control:
Added commands:
* TAB DELETE ITEM tab_handle, item_index

Listview:
Added commands:
* LISTVIEW COPY ITEM listview_handle, source_item_index, destination_item_index

Editbox:
Added commands:
* EDITBOX SET CUEBANNER Editbox_handle, cuebanner text
Modified editbox example to show new command in use

Updown:
Added commands:
* UPDOWN SET STEP SIZE updown_handle, step_size
* step_size=UPDOWN GET STEP SIZE(updown_handle)
* editbox_handle=UPDOWN GET EDITBOX HANDLE(updown)
* label_handle=UPDOWN GET LABEL HANDLE(updown)

Toolbar:
Added commands:
* toolbar_handle=GET CLICKED TOOLBAR()
* button_id=GET CLICKED TOOLBAR BUTTON ID()
* TOOLBAR GET SELECTED MENU STRING return_string

Rebar:
Added commands:
* rebar_handle=GET MODIFIED REBAR()
* REBAR DELETE BAND rebar_handle, band_id
* band_count=REBAR GET BAND COUNT(rebar)
* REBAR GET BAND TEXT return_string, rebar, band_id

Combobox:
Added commands:
* COMBOBOX GET ITEM TEXT return_string, combobox_handle, item_index
* COMBOBOX GET SELECTED ITEM TEXT return_string, combobox_handle

Combobox2:
Added commands:
* combobox2_handle=MAKE COMBOBOX2(Position x, position y, width, height, style, parent_window_handle)
* COMBOBOX2 INSERT ITEM combobox2_handle, item_index, item_text
* COMBOBOX2 INSERT ITEM Combobox2_handle, item_index, item_text, image_index, selected_image_index
* COMBOBOX2 INSERT ITEM Combobox2_handle, item_index, image_index, selected_image_index
* COMBOBOX2 SET IMAGELIST Combobox2_handle, imagelist_handle
* COMBOBOX2 DELETE ITEM combobox2_handle, item_index
Modified combobox example to show new commands in use

WebBrowser control:
Added commands:
* WebBrowser_handle=MAKE WEBBROWSER(url, host_window_handle)
* WEBBROWSER GO BACK WebBrowser_handle
* WEBBROWSER GO FORWARD WebBrowser_handle
* WEBBROWSER GO HOME WebBrowser_handle
* WEBBROWSER REFRESH WebBrowser_handle
* WEBBROWSER NAVIGATE WebBrowser_handle, url
* WEBBROWSER STOP WebBrowser_handle
* WEBBROWSER GET EVENT
* message_id=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT MESSAGE()
* WebBrowser_handle=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT HANDLE()
* WebBrowser_host_window_handle=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT WINDOW()
* boolean=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT BOOL(index)
* string=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT STRING(index)
* WEBBROWSER GET EVENT STRING return_string, index
* integer=WEBBROWSER GET EVENT INT(index)
Added WebBrowser example

The rest:
Added commands:
* control_handle=GET MODIFIED CONTROL()
* event_id=GET MODIFIED CONTROL EVENT()

* OPEN FILE DIALOG return_string, title, filter
* SAVE FILE DIALOG return_string, title, filter

Update 02/09/2010 (v1.1.0.0.)
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Tooltips:
added commands for creating and manipulating tooltips:
* tooltip_handle=MAKE TOOLTIP(style, tooltip text)
* SHOW TOOLTIP Tooltip, x, y, show state
* TOOLTIP SET TEXT tooltip, text
* DELETE TOOLTIP tooltip
* TOOLTIP SET BACKGROUND COLOR tooltip, r, g, b
* TOOLTIP SET TEXT COLOR tooltip, r, g, b
* TOOLTIP SET TITLE AND IMAGE tooltip, title, image
* TOOLTIP SET MARGINS tooltip, left, top, right, bottom
* TOOLTIP SET DELAY TIME tooltip, duration, time
* TOOLTIP SET POSITION tooltip, x, y

Windows:
added a fex commands:
* WINDOWS SET ICON icon_file
* WINDOW SET ICON Window, icon_file 
* tooltip_handle=WINDOW SET TOOLTIP(Window, style, tooltip text)
* tooltip_handle=WINDOW SET TOOLTIP(Window, style, tooltip text, left, top, right, bottom)
* window_style=WINDOW GET STYLE(Window)
* WINDOW SET STYLE Window, style
* WINDOW SET PROPERTY window, property name, property value
* value=WINDOW GET PROPERTY VALUE(window, property name)
* WINDOW DELETE PROPERTY window, property name
* screen_x=CONVERT TO SCREEN X(window, client x)
* screen_y=CONVERT TO SCREEN Y(window, client y)
* FIND WINDOW command rename to FIND WINDOW1 to avoid collision with Styx plugin

Statusbar:
* fixed the bug\feature where size of the statusbar left the same after the window was resized


Splitter:
* changed the way splitters are drawn - they finaly work as they should 

Buttons:
added command:
* button_handle=GET CLICKED BUTTON() - returns handle of last clicked button

Listview:
added commands:
* LISTVIEW SET COLUMN WIDTH listview, column_index, width
* width=LISTVIEW GET COLUMN WIDTH(listview, column_index)
* LISTVIEW SCROLL ITEMS listview, x, y 
* LISTVIEW SET ITEM BACKGROUND COLOR listview, item index, r, g, b
* LISTVIEW SET ITEM TEXT COLOR listview, item index, r, g, b
* LISTVIEW DELETE COLUMN listview, column index
* column_index=LISTVIEW GET SELECTED COLUMN(listview)
* LISTVIEW SET ITEM TYPE listview, item index, column index, type
* type=LISTVIEW GET ITEM TYPE(listview, item index, column index)
* r=LISTVIEW GET ITEM BACKGROUND COLOR R(listview, item index)
* g=LISTVIEW GET ITEM BACKGROUND COLOR G(listview, item index)
* b=LISTVIEW GET ITEM BACKGROUND COLOR B(listview, item index)
* column_count=LISTVIEW GET COLUMN COUNT(listview)
* LISTVIEW SET HIGHLIGHT COLOR listview, r, g, b

Drawing:
added commands:
 * DRAW FOCUS RECTANGLE window, left, top, right, bottom 


Editbox:
added commands:
* line_number=EDITBOX GET FIRST VISIBLE LINE(editbox)
* line=EDITBOX GET LINE(Editbox, line number)
* line_count=EDITBOX GET LINE COUNT(editbox)
* modify_state=EDITBOX GET MODIFY(editbox)
* EDITBOX SET MAX CHAR COUNT editbox, char count
* EDITBOX SCROLL CONTENT editbox, horizontal, vertical
* EDITBOX SCROLL CONTENT editbox, action


Listbox:
added commands:
* listbox_handle=MAKE LISTBOX(px, py, width, height, title, parent, style)
* item_index=LISTBOX ADD ITEM(listbox, item string)
* item_count=LISTBOX GET ITEM COUNT(listbox)
* LISTBOX RESET CONTENT listbox
* LISTBOX INSERT ITEM listbox, index, string
* LISTBOX DELETE ITEM listbox, item index
* text_length=LISTBOX GET ITEM TEXT LENGTH(listbox, item index)
* item_text=LISTBOX GET ITEM TEXT(listbox, item index)
* LISTBOX SELECT ITEM listbox, item index, select state
* LISTBOX SELECT ITEMS listbox, item start index, item end index, select state
* item_index=LISTBOX GET SELECTED ITEM(listbox)
* LISTBOX SET SELECTED ITEM listbox, item index
* item_index=LISTBOX FIND ITEM INDEX(listbox, item string)
* item_state=LISTBOX GET ITEM STATE(listbox, item index)
* item_count=LISTBOX GET SELECTED ITEMS COUNT(listbox)
* item_index=LISTBOX GET TOP INDEX(listbox)
* LISTBOX SET TOP INDEX listbox, item index
* LISTBOX GET SELECTED ITEMS listbox
* item_index=LISTBOX GET SELECTED ITEMS ITEM(index)
* item_index=LISTBOX FIND ITEM INDEX EXACT(listbox, string)
* LISTBOX SET COLUMN WIDTH(Listbox, width)
* item_height=LISTBOX GET ITEM HEIGHT(listbox, item index)
* LISTBOX SET ITEM HEIGHT listbox, item index, height

Updown control:
added commands:
* updown_handle=GET CLICKED UPDOWN()

Checkbox:
added commands:
* checkbox_handleGET CLICKED CHECKBOX()

Radiobox:
added commands:
* radiobox_handle=GET CLICKED RADIOBOX()

Update 12/30/2009 (v1.0.0.1.)
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couple of bug fixes
changed the way dropdown groupbox works
changed the way splitter is drawn
added a few additional commands for manipulating rebars
added rebar example

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
* My application has a silent crash on exit, what's the problem?
I'm still working on this problem. Possible solutions: stop using theme files or use Newton's plugin just for theming. You can find his plugin at the following link:http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=163892&b=5

* I compiled the examples but they don't work as they should. Why?
Make sure you included "BBBGUI_Constants.dba" file in you project. If you did and it still doesn't work try adding the following line at the beggining of your project: #include "BBBGUI_CONSTANTS.dba"

* When i compile my application i get the following error: "The program can't start because USkin.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
Make sure the "USkin.dll" file is in the same folder as your application exe. If you are compiling in debug mode then your application exe is in dbpro's temp folder.

Screenshot of the plugin in use:

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If its done, why did you post it in the WIP board? Also, can we please see some screenshots of it in action?

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Well, i plan to add a couple of commands more and I don't know if there are any bugs so this version could be called 0.9 alpha ->that's why is it in the WIP board.

For screenshots of it in action please check my other WIP board called Landscape & Map Creator - my 3d modeling program whoose interface is created using this plugin.


http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=159294&b=8

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This looks good... too bad it doesn't work for me. I get the error message:
Failed To Load DLL (3: BBB GUI.dll)

DBpro 7.5 beta 1
Windows XP Media Center Edition (Service Pack 2)
AMD Athlon 3700+ 2.2ghz
2gb PC3200 RAM

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Try installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

Here is the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en

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I like the screenshots in your other thread! I've been fascinated with learning GUi stuff recently, so I may try this out later on.

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I already has this installed (as well as visual c++ 2008 express).
I downloaded and installed it anyways in case anything needed to be repaired but it still crashes with the same error.

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Your project looks interesting.

I have de same problem as Revenant Chaos.
dbpro 1.74

The visual C++ redistributable package is also on my system.

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I also have the same problem

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This looks really cool. Are there any plans to add a Canvas gadget? If BlueGUI becomes unusable in the future I may switch to this for my project, as it seems similar. Nice work!

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I uploaded a new version in the first post. Check if it works now.
For compiling the examples i used dbpro 7.5 beta2.



I don't have blue gui, what is Canvas gadget used for?

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0.0 Exactly what i need by the looks of it...

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Ok the examples work now, and I must say it looks great (your ruby theme looks really nice). However when closing the application I get a crash every time (no matter if I escape out, or click the X).

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That's probably because uskin library needs to be released before closing the application. I will add a command for that. I never got a crash like that though.

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i get the same problem, but overall very nice

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I think a Canvas gadget is just a windows GDI region with which BlueGUI had very basic commands to it, such as setting color and drawing point, box, lines, etc. It also had a function to grab the canvas contents and stick it in a DBPro image. I use the Canvas in my level editor as a minimap on a panel gadget.

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I uploaded a new version in the first post.
I added a new command -> KILL BBB GUI. It shouldn't crash any more when you exit the application.

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@Brendy Boy

Now I could compile your examples. It looks very interesting.

It did not work for me until I copied your files to
c:\program files\the game creators\dark basic professional\projects
and not to a folder like:
H:\newdownloads\bbbgui\BBB Gui examples
In that case I received the message BBBGui.dll not found.
I always installed your latest updates, to test the software
There is also a spelling difference between TGC's 'plugin-user' folder and yours.

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You mean End BBB GUI?

Sorry man, It still crashes.

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Yeah, I meant END BBB GUI.

I quite sure that the problem is in uskin.dll that i use for theming the windows. Try calling the START BBB GUI command without specifying the theme file (Ruby.msstyles), does it still crashes?

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Works nicely when you don't include the theme file.

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i get an error saying USkin.dll was not found. And after that Failed to load BBB Gui. How can i fix this?

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Do you have the newest version of the bbb gui plugin?
USkin.dll has to be in the same folder with yout application exe file.
Have you tried compiling the examples without specifying the theme file.
Which version of dbpro you use?
What version of windows you have?

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Thank you very much for this plugin!

I just have one question: Does it have any restrictions?

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Nope, without the theme file it doesn't crash upon exiting.

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This is fantastic. Thank you for making this available. I'm sure it will be widely used - it deserves to be. I had the same crashing problem and also found that by removing the theme it was resolved.

I really like the professional-looking, anti-aliased font that you have used for the windows and objects. I very much wish it were possible to use fonts like this for normal text in DBPro (instead of the ugly, un-anti-aliased text that it prints out; even Cloggy's dll cannot produce anti-aliased text in small sizes like this, yet all modern applications use it).

I'm wondering if I could use your MAKE LABEL command in place of TEXT, in a large window, to produce a window with many lines of nice-looking text. Ideally, though, I'd like to do that in the main DBPro screen, not in a new window. Is there any way I could do something like that with this plug-in?

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Well, you can but label's background will be visible all the time. You can't show only text -> for that to work the label's background would have to be set to transparent and that would be painfully slow.

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What kind of restrictions?

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I mean if your plugin is free for commercial use.

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I could just make the label colour the same as the background colour. I've been doing a bit of experimenting with this and it looks good. The only problem I've got is that it doesn't seem to be possible to delete or change the text in a label once it's been created. I want to simulate a screen of scrolling text, so what I was thinking was to have a label for each row on the screen, and then change the text in the labels so that it looks like it's scrolling upwards. But I find that when I change the label text, it changes for a moment and then reverts to the text it had originally. Might there be any way around this? Thanks for any ideas!

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This code wont work when i press the X Button

+ Code Snippet

repeat
   get event
   h=event get handle()
   m=event get message()
   if h=get main window()
      if m=WM_CLOSE
         a=make message box("Are you sure you want to quit?","BBB Gui plugin",MB_YESNO)
         if a=IDYES then end bbb gui : end
      endif
   endif
until m=0

also can you make a tutorial on this for If statements. For example (if menu button clicked then make object box)or something like that.

By the way i like the gui!

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It is.


I don't know why that happened, it shouldn't. Is anybody else experiencing the same problem.


Is the file "BBBGUI_CONSTANTS.dba" included in your project?
Did you set the dbpro window to main window with SET MAIN WINDOW command?
Is this happening in one of the examples that come with bbbgui or in some project of yours?

Of course I can. And I will for one of the future updates.

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Found a bug

if the dbp program is not closed with the X (the gui X in the top right) your application will get a silent crash

Also do you think maybe you could get the top GUI bar to appear when in windowed-full screen and windowed-desktop ?

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When i use the COMBOBOX GET SELECTED ITEM STRING(comboboxnum)

it comes up with

could not determine parameter type of "COMBOBOX GET SELECTED ITEM STRING(comboboxnum)"

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Has anyone else had this problem

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I think a documentation would be no bad thing.

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try it once with:
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combobox get item string(comboboxnum,combobox get selected item(comboboxnum))

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It seems that i wrote the name of the command wrong inside the bbb gui keywords, Sorry about that, i'll upload an update in a few hours.
Correct name is: COMBOBOX GET SELECTED ITEM TEXT(combobox_handle)

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You need to end your application with a command END BBB GUI
If you use themes then you will have a silent crash anyway because there's obviously a bug inside the uskin.dll.
If you don't want silent crash don't use themes.

I'm not sure if that's possible, but i'll see what i can do.

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Yep thats what it was works great now thanks