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ok and how do i get it to notify the downloadingSpinner() that the loop is finished and to stop it? something like this downloadingSpinner() For $i = 1 To $thumbCount - 1 $thumbCount -= 1 ConsoleWrite("Count Down : " & $thumbCount & @CRLF) $var = StringSplit ($image2load, "/") Local $sOldImage = $var[UBound ($var) - 1] Local $imgLabel = $aTitle[$i] Local $sNewImage = $sImagePath & "\" & $imgLabel & ".bmp" ConsoleWrite("New Image : " & $sNewImage & @CRLF) Global $txt2load = $thumbCount stopDownloadingSpinner() sleep (500) next then to stop it? Func stopDownloadingSpinner() GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "") _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() GUIDelete($spinGUI) EndFunc then to get the text to playanim() Func PlayAnim($text2load) Local $iTimeDiff = $iTimer_Stop - TimerDiff($fTimer) If $iTimeDiff < 0 Then GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "") $bFinished = True Else ;$text2load = StringFormat("%.2f sec", $iTimeDiff / 1000) $hHBmp_BG = _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, $text2load) $hB = GUICtrlSendMsg($iPic, $STM_SETIMAGE, $IMAGE_BITMAP, $hHBmp_BG) If $hB Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hB) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) EndIf EndFunc ;==>PlayAnim sorry i am not at home to test... thank you!

so like this For $i = 1 To $thumbCount - 1 $thumbCount -= 1 ConsoleWrite("Count Down : " & $thumbCount & @CRLF) $var = StringSplit ($image2load, "/") Local $sOldImage = $var[UBound ($var) - 1] Local $imgLabel = $aTitle[$i] Local $sNewImage = $sImagePath & "\" & $imgLabel & ".bmp" ConsoleWrite("New Image : " & $sNewImage & @CRLF) Global $txt2load = $thumbCount downloadingSpinner() sleep (500) next $hHBmp_BG = _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, $txt2load)

no matter how i get this in my gui it wont work sorry and i really appreciate your help it seems that it will start when i hit go , but just spin wont start loading images... if i hit stop it will then delte that gui and then start loading the thumbnail is it because of the loops or something in your code? i really like that spinner but man is it just not fitting.. is there a way to put this into an existing for loop and still work? like just be able to toss in this fort loop? like so $iCounter = 0 For $i = 1 To $thumbCount - 1 $thumbCount -= 1 ConsoleWrite("Count Down : " & $thumbCount & @CRLF) $var = StringSplit ($image2load, "/") Local $sOldImage = $var[UBound ($var) - 1] Local $imgLabel = $aTitle[$i] Local $sNewImage = $sImagePath & "\" & $imgLabel & ".bmp" ConsoleWrite("New Image : " & $sNewImage & @CRLF) downloadingSpinner() sleep (500) next and then delete it after the loop is done

ok i have tried changing this up a bit , i want to be able to stop it and delete that child gui but its not working... thanks for your help thus far you can see i changed it to a child of the main gui... but it does not let me stop it... if i click the x first it will delete the spinner then second close the entire thing ;coded by UEZ build 2014-02-08, idea taken from http://codepen.io/Fahrenheit/pen/Kbyxu ;AutoIt v3.3.9.21 or higher needed! #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Global $hGUI= GUICreate("Main GUI", 600, 500) Global $cGo = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 100, 450, 50, 30) Global $cStop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 400, 450, 50, 30) GUISetState() Global $spinGUI,$iTimer, $iW = 400, $iH = 250, $iPic, $hHBmp_BG, $hB, $STM_SETIMAGE = 0x0172, $fTimer, $iTimer_Stop = 15 * 1000, $bFinished = False Do Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE GUIDelete($spinGUI) Exit Case $cGo $fTimer = TimerInit() downloadingSpinner() $bFinished = False GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE, $hGUI) WinActivate($hGUI) Case $cStop $bFinished = True GUIDelete($spinGUI) ExitLoop EndSwitch Until False downloadingSpinner() Func downloadingSpinner() _GDIPlus_Startup() Local Const $spinGUI = GUICreate("Loading Spinner", $iW, $iH, 100, 100, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $hGUI) $iPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0, $iW, $iH) GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $spinGUI) Global $iSleep = 30, $s = 0, $t, $m = 0 GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "PlayAnim") DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetTimer", "hwnd", $spinGUI, "int", 0, "int", $iSleep, "int", 0) Do Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch If $bFinished Then ExitLoop Until Not Sleep(50) GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "") _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() GUIDelete($spinGUI) Return EndFunc ;==>downloadingSpinner Func PlayAnim() Local $iTimeDiff = $iTimer_Stop - TimerDiff($fTimer) If $iTimeDiff < 0 Then GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "") $bFinished = True Else $hHBmp_BG = _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, StringFormat("%.2f sec", $iTimeDiff / 1000)) $hB = GUICtrlSendMsg($iPic, $STM_SETIMAGE, $IMAGE_BITMAP, $hHBmp_BG) If $hB Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hB) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) EndIf EndFunc ;==>PlayAnim Func _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, $sText = "LOADING", $sFont = "Arial", $bHBitmap = True) Local Const $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($iW, $iH) Local Const $hGfx = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBitmap) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGfx, 4 + (@OSBuild > 5999)) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTextRenderingHint($hGfx, 3) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetPixelOffsetMode($hGfx, $GDIP_PIXELOFFSETMODE_HIGHQUALITY) _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGfx, 0xFF464655) Local $iRadius = ($iW > $iH) ? $iH * 0.6 : $iW * 0.6 Local Const $hPath = _GDIPlus_PathCreate() _GDIPlus_PathAddEllipse($hPath, ($iW - ($iRadius + 24)) / 2, ($iH - ($iRadius + 24)) / 2, $iRadius + 24, $iRadius + 24) Local $hBrush = _GDIPlus_PathBrushCreateFromPath($hPath) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetCenterColor($hBrush, 0xFFFFFFFF) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetSurroundColor($hBrush, 0x08101010) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetGammaCorrection($hBrush, True) Local $aBlend[4][2] = [[3]] $aBlend[1][0] = 0 ;0% center color $aBlend[1][1] = 0 ;position = boundary $aBlend[2][0] = 0.33 ;70% center color $aBlend[2][1] = 0.1 ;10% of distance boundary->center point $aBlend[3][0] = 1 ;100% center color $aBlend[3][1] = 1 ;center point _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetBlend($hBrush, $aBlend) Local $aRect = _GDIPlus_PathBrushGetRect($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGfx, $aRect[0], $aRect[1], $aRect[2], $aRect[3], $hBrush) _GDIPlus_PathDispose($hPath) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) Local Const $hBrush_Black = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF464655) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx, ($iW - ($iRadius + 10)) / 2, ($iH - ($iRadius + 10)) / 2, $iRadius + 10, $iRadius + 10, $hBrush_Black) Local Const $hBitmap_Gradient = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($iRadius, $iRadius) Local Const $hGfx_Gradient = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBitmap_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGfx_Gradient, 4 + (@OSBuild > 5999)) Local Const $hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate() Local Static $r = 0 _GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, $iRadius / 2, $iRadius / 2) _GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $r) _GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, -$iRadius / 2, -$iRadius / 2) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($hGfx_Gradient, $hMatrix) $r += 10 Local Const $hBrush_Gradient = _GDIPlus_LineBrushCreate($iRadius, $iRadius / 2, $iRadius, $iRadius, 0xFF000000, 0xff0066ff, 1) _GDIPlus_LineBrushSetGammaCorrection($hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx_Gradient, 0, 0, $iRadius, $iRadius, $hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx_Gradient, 4, 4, $iRadius - 8, $iRadius - 8, $hBrush_Black) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGfx, $hBitmap_Gradient, ($iW - $iRadius) / 2, ($iH - $iRadius) / 2, $iRadius, $iRadius) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_Black) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGfx_Gradient) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap_Gradient) _GDIPlus_MatrixDispose($hMatrix) Local Const $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate() Local Const $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate($sFont) Local Const $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, $iRadius / 10) _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign($hFormat, 1) _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetLineAlign($hFormat, 1) Local $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 0, $iW, $iH) Local Static $iColor = 0x00, $iDir = 13 Local $hBrush_txt = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF000000 + 0x010000 * $iColor + 0x0100 * $iColor + $iColor) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGfx, $sText, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat, $hBrush_txt) $iColor += $iDir If $iColor > 0xFF Then $iColor = 0xFF $iDir *= -1 ElseIf $iColor < 0x16 Then $iDir *= -1 $iColor = 0x16 EndIf _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_txt) _GDIPlus_FontDispose($hFont) _GDIPlus_FontFamilyDispose($hFamily) _GDIPlus_StringFormatDispose($hFormat) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGfx) If $bHBitmap Then Local $hHBITMAP = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBitmap) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap) Return $hHBITMAP EndIf Return $hBitmap EndFunc ;==>_GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader

i was able to get inside the gui no problem but i see that it does not play well with a for loop i already have in place... it will only go thru the loop once and stop but the animation keeps going ... when i un comment the "dllcall" ....it will go thru the loop no problem but wont show the animation... i thought it was the iSleep but its not. i have it all outside the for loop as you do in your example _GDIPlus_Startup() ;GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) Global Const $STM_SETIMAGE = 0x0172; $IMAGE_BITMAP = 0 Global $iW = $iDialog_Width, $iH = $iDialog_Depth Global Const $spinGUI = GUICreate("Loading", $iDialog_Width, $iDialog_Depth, 0,100, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $hGUI) Global Const $iPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0, $iW, $iH) Global $hHBmp_BG, $hB, $iPerc = 0, $iSleep = 30, $s = 0, $t, $m = 0 GUISetState (@SW_SHOW, $spinGUI) GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE, $hGUI) WinActivate($hGUI) GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "PlayAnim") DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetTimer", "hwnd", $spinGUI, "int", 0, "int", $iSleep, "int", 0) $iCounter = 0 For $i = 1 To $thumbCount - 1 $thumbCount -= 1 ConsoleWrite("Count Down : " & $thumbCount & @CRLF) $var = StringSplit ($image2load, "/") Local $sOldImage = $var[UBound ($var) - 1] Local $imgLabel = $aTitle[$i] Local $sNewImage = $sImagePath & "\" & $imgLabel & ".bmp" ConsoleWrite("New Image : " & $sNewImage & @CRLF) sleep (500) next

awesome thanks... i was looking at the loading spinner ... is that possible to add right inside a gui as a child? and one other question... i want it to start on a button click so i made it another function. if i called this by using "downloadingSpinner()" in a for loop how would i break and delete the gui then? also any chance it can countdown the number instead of just "loading"? ;coded by UEZ build 2014-02-08, idea taken from http://codepen.io/Fahrenheit/pen/Kbyxu ;AutoIt v3.3.9.21 or higher needed! #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> downloadingSpinner() func downloadingSpinner() _GDIPlus_Startup() Global Const $STM_SETIMAGE = 0x0172; $IMAGE_BITMAP = 0 Global $iW = 400, $iH = 250 Global Const $spinGUI = GUICreate("Loading Spinner", $iW, $iH, -1, -1, $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_TOPMOST) Global Const $iPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0, $iW, $iH) GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE) GUISetState() Global $hHBmp_BG, $hB, $iPerc = 0, $iSleep = 30, $s = 0, $t, $m = 0 GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "PlayAnim") DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SetTimer", "hwnd", $spinGUI, "int", 0, "int", $iSleep, "int", 0) Do Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE GUIRegisterMsg($WM_TIMER, "") _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() GUIDelete($spinGUI) Exit EndSwitch Until False EndFunc Func PlayAnim() $hHBmp_BG = _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, "LOADING") $hB = GUICtrlSendMsg($iPic, $STM_SETIMAGE, $IMAGE_BITMAP, $hHBmp_BG) If $hB Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hB) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBmp_BG) EndFunc ;==>PlayAnim Func _GDIPlus_MultiColorLoader($iW, $iH, $sText = "LOADING", $sFont = "Arial", $bHBitmap = True) Local Const $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($iW, $iH) Local Const $hGfx = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBitmap) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGfx, 4 + (@OSBuild > 5999)) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTextRenderingHint($hGfx, 3) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetPixelOffsetMode($hGfx, $GDIP_PIXELOFFSETMODE_HIGHQUALITY) _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGfx, 0xFF464655) Local $iRadius = ($iW > $iH) ? $iH * 0.6 : $iW * 0.6 Local Const $hPath = _GDIPlus_PathCreate() _GDIPlus_PathAddEllipse($hPath, ($iW - ($iRadius + 24)) / 2, ($iH - ($iRadius + 24)) / 2, $iRadius + 24, $iRadius + 24) Local $hBrush = _GDIPlus_PathBrushCreateFromPath($hPath) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetCenterColor($hBrush, 0xFFFFFFFF) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetSurroundColor($hBrush, 0x08101010) _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetGammaCorrection($hBrush, True) Local $aBlend[4][2] = [[3]] $aBlend[1][0] = 0 ;0% center color $aBlend[1][1] = 0 ;position = boundary $aBlend[2][0] = 0.33 ;70% center color $aBlend[2][1] = 0.1 ;10% of distance boundary->center point $aBlend[3][0] = 1 ;100% center color $aBlend[3][1] = 1 ;center point _GDIPlus_PathBrushSetBlend($hBrush, $aBlend) Local $aRect = _GDIPlus_PathBrushGetRect($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGfx, $aRect[0], $aRect[1], $aRect[2], $aRect[3], $hBrush) _GDIPlus_PathDispose($hPath) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) Local Const $hBrush_Black = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF464655) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx, ($iW - ($iRadius + 10)) / 2, ($iH - ($iRadius + 10)) / 2, $iRadius + 10, $iRadius + 10, $hBrush_Black) Local Const $hBitmap_Gradient = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($iRadius, $iRadius) Local Const $hGfx_Gradient = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBitmap_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGfx_Gradient, 4 + (@OSBuild > 5999)) Local Const $hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate() Local Static $r = 0 _GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, $iRadius / 2, $iRadius / 2) _GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, $r) _GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, -$iRadius / 2, -$iRadius / 2) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($hGfx_Gradient, $hMatrix) $r += 10 Local Const $hBrush_Gradient = _GDIPlus_LineBrushCreate($iRadius, $iRadius / 2, $iRadius, $iRadius, 0xFF000000, 0xff0066ff, 1) _GDIPlus_LineBrushSetGammaCorrection($hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx_Gradient, 0, 0, $iRadius, $iRadius, $hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillEllipse($hGfx_Gradient, 4, 4, $iRadius - 8, $iRadius - 8, $hBrush_Black) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGfx, $hBitmap_Gradient, ($iW - $iRadius) / 2, ($iH - $iRadius) / 2, $iRadius, $iRadius) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_Gradient) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_Black) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGfx_Gradient) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap_Gradient) _GDIPlus_MatrixDispose($hMatrix) Local Const $hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate() Local Const $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate($sFont) Local Const $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, $iRadius / 10) _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign($hFormat, 1) _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetLineAlign($hFormat, 1) Local $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(0, 0, $iW, $iH) Local Static $iColor = 0x00, $iDir = 13 Local $hBrush_txt = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFF000000 + 0x010000 * $iColor + 0x0100 * $iColor + $iColor) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($hGfx, $sText, $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat, $hBrush_txt) $iColor += $iDir If $iColor > 0xFF Then $iColor = 0xFF $iDir *= -1 ElseIf $iColor < 0x16 Then $iDir *= -1 $iColor = 0x16 EndIf _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush_txt) _GDIPlus_FontDispose($hFont) _GDIPlus_FontFamilyDispose($hFamily) _GDIPlus_StringFormatDispose($hFormat) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGfx) If $bHBitmap Then Local $hHBITMAP = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBitmap) _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap) Return $hHBITMAP EndIf Return $hBitmap EndFunc

wow seems like forever since i was working with this... @UEZ this works great by itself, but when trying to use this in my gui it wont work till i click on the gui and then it displays... i have tried several things like even faking the mouse click.. i know it has something to do with being ui and maybe using gui switch but just wondering before i made this a popup you had any info i prefer it inside my gui as a child

wow that is pretty impressive! i may have to see if that will look good in my gui...

i had tried that but wanted to change the color of the number countdown... i guess i should have made that more obvious in my question, but i had been trying to do the " GUICtrlSetData" to JUST the numbers to get the color change, i may just have to settle lol..

I am using this code to do a basic thumbnail loading counter... what i want to do is change the count each time without changing everything else, i think just the number count flashing would be better than the whole thing flashing. i tried it with the whole label inside the loop but it flashed too much so i was thinking of just put a label over the top of the blank area... if its in triple digits it flashes horribly weird when gets to double digits, and then on single digits and i want to have it do its more like finding the position of where to place label on top of the other label , i know this needs cleaning up a ton but here is what i have which is semi working #include "GUIScrollbars_Ex.au3" #include <Skin.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <ComboConstants.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <GUIListBox.au3> #include <GuiListView.au3> #include <GuiTab.au3> #include <StaticConstants.au3> #include <TabConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <File.au3> #include <Array.au3> #include <Process.au3> #include <Constants.au3> #include <String.au3> #include <Date.au3> #include <GDIplus.au3> #include <GuiButton.au3> #Include "Curl.au3" #include "GUIScrollbars_Ex.au3" #include <Skin.au3> #include <GuiButton.au3> #include <GuiListView.au3> #include <GuiTab.au3> #include <StaticConstants.au3> #include <WinAPI.au3> #include <WinAPIGdi.au3> #include "StringSize.au3" Global $iDialog_Width = 1280 Global $iDialog_Depth = 720 Global $blueness = 0xff0066ff $thumbCount = 110 $folder = "testing" $hDialog = GUICreate("", $iDialog_Width, $iDialog_Depth, -1, -1) GUISetState() _GDIPlus_Startup() ;initialize GDI+ Local $hGraphics = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hDialog) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGraphics, $GDIP_SMOOTHINGMODE_HIGHQUALITY) Local $hPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate($blueness, 6) ; Get the size of label needed to hold the text $aRet = _StringSize("Both vertically" & @CRLF & "and horizontally centered", 30) $iX = ($iDialog_Width - $aRet[2]) / 2 $iY = ($iDialog_Depth - $aRet[3]) / 2 _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawRect($hGraphics, $iX - 30, $iY - 30, $aRet[2] + 60, $aRet[3] + 60, $hPen) $thumbLength = StringLen($thumbCount) $string2add = "Loading " & " " & " thumbnail(s) from " & $folder $paddLblDate = GUICtrlCreateLabel($string2add, $iX, $iY, $aRet[2], $aRet[3], $SS_CENTER) ConsoleWrite("label Left position : " & $iX & @CRLF) Local $countPosition = StringInStr($string2add, $thumbCount) ConsoleWrite("count position : " & $countPosition & @CRLF) Local $thumbPosition = StringInStr($string2add, "thumbnail(s)") ConsoleWrite("thumb position : " & $thumbPosition & @CRLF) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 22, 600, 0, "Arial") GUICtrlSetColor($paddLblDate, $COLOR_WHITE) $labelStart = $iX + 130 ConsoleWrite("labelStart : " & $labelStart & @CRLF) For $i = 1 To $thumbCount - 1 $thumbCount = $thumbCount - 1 $thumbLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($thumbCount, $labelStart , $iY + 4, 50, 28, $SS_CENTER) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 20, 700, 0, "Arial") GUICtrlSetColor($thumbLabel, $COLOR_RED) ConsoleWrite("New count : " & $thumbCount & @CRLF) sleep (600) next GUICtrlDelete($paddLblDate) GUICtrlDelete($paddLblDate) GUICtrlDelete($paddLblDate) _GDIPlus_PenDispose($hPen) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphics)

sorry, the marquee won't show up , maybe a color conflict issue?

for some reason it wont work with the skin im using... #include ".\Skins\Cosmo.au3" #include "_UskinLibrary.au3" i was about to fiddle with settings but wasn't sure how much that would mess up anything

ok i went over the code line for line, cause i obviously added a bunch of new code to it for my gui, lol... that's when i realized it was not a oversight on my end with the copy and pasting certain code. when i Tab to the combo box, unless i click with my mouse it wont do anything, am i missing something? like i tried tabbing to it and hit enter and still nothing. Thanks @Melba23 your awesome!

i think your right about then settings option... tabs could get ugly and a mess... going to play with this code and see the changes you made

thank you! very valuable as the splashtexton wont let you close the app or anything. i will play with yours, but i am assuming yours will allow me to close...