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Controls
The DCX supported controls are extended controls built directly on the DCX marked dialog. These are used to extend the capabilities of the existing controls in mIRC dialogs which are very limited in use for GUI design.

Note: Please note that some features of some DCX controls are only available to Windows XP+ machines. These commands have the symbol (OperatingSystem+) beside their listing.
Control Styles
These general control styles are available when creating any DCX control.
disabled The control is created disabled.
group Specifies the first control of a group of controls. The group consists of this first control and all controls defined after it, up to the next control with the group style. The first control in each group usually has the tabstop style so that the user can move from group to group. The user can subsequently change the keyboard focus from one control in the group to the next control in the group by using the direction keys.
notheme Removes XP Themes on controls.
tabstop Specifies a control that can receive the keyboard focus when the user presses the TAB key. Pressing the TAB key changes the keyboard focus to the next control with the tabstop style.
transparent Does not draw the control background so the parent background will show through. (Applies to all controls but only some controls will actually process this style)

/xdid flags
These are general DCX control commands which apply to any DCX control.
/xdid -b
This command lets you disable the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -b [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -b dcx 4

/xdid -e
This command lets you enable the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -e [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -e dcx 4

/xdid -f
This command lets you change a control font.
Syntax:
/xdid -f [DNAME] [ID] [+FLAGS] [CHARSET] [SIZE] [FONTNAME]
Example:
/xdid -f dcx 4 +abs ansi 10 Tahoma
Parameters:
+FLAGS Font style flags.
a Font is anti-aliased.
b Font is bold.
d Default font.
i Font is italic.
s Font is strikedout.
u Font is underlined.
CHARSET Can be any of the following: ansi, baltic, chinesebig, default, easteurope, gb2312, greek, hangul, mac, oem, russian, shiftjis, symbol, turkish, vietnamese.
SIZE Font size in points.
FONTNAME Font name. Ex: Tahoma, Courier New, Arial, ...
 
Note.
  • Font names are limited to 31 chars (system definition).
  • When using +d, CHARSET SIZE and FONTNAME can be omitted.

/xdid -h
This command lets you hide the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -h [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -h dcx 4

/xdid -p
This command lets you move/resize the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -p [DNAME] [ID] [X] [Y] [W] [H]
Example:
/xdid -p dcx 4 10 10 200 120
Parameters:
X X position of control.
Y Y position of control.
W Width of control.
H Height of control.
 
Note. This command will send a sizing event.

/xdid -s
This command lets you show the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -s [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -s dcx 4

/xdid -x
This command lets you modify the border styles of the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -x [DNAME] [ID] [+FLAGS]
Example:
/xdid -x dcx 4 +w
Parameters:
+FLAGS Border style flags.
b Regular Border.
c Clientedge border.
d Dialog frame border.
f Dialog modal frame border. (Similar to +d)
s Staticedge border.
w Windowedge border.

/xdid -C
This command lets you modify the colors of the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -C [DNAME] [ID] [+FLAGS] [COLOR]
Example:
/xdid -C dcx 4 +bk $rgb(0,0,255)
Parameters:
+FLAGS Color Flags.
b Background Color.
Affects: Edit, Radio, Check, Box, Scroll, Text, List, Panel, Image, Trackbar
k Text Background Color.
Affects: Text, Edit, List
t Text Color.
Affects: Text, Edit, List, Box
 
Note. When using +b on the trackbar, call /xdid -U on the control to force a redraw. /xdialog -j will not work. This is an API bug.

/xdid -F
This command lets you set the focus on the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -F [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -F dcx 4

/xdid -J
This command lets you change the dialog cursor.
Syntax:
/xdid -J [DNAME] [ID] [+FLAGS] [CURSOR|FILENAME]
Example:
/xdid -J dcx 4 +r wait
Parameters:
+FLAGS Cursor flags.
f Cursor is defined in FILENAME
r Cursor is a system cursor name in the list below.
CURSOR Cursor system names
appstarting Standard arrow and small hourglass
arrow Standard arrow.
cross Crosshair.
hand Hand.
help Arrow and question mark.
ibeam I-beam.
no Slashed circle.
sizeall Four-pointed arrow pointing north, south, east, and west.
sizenesw Double-pointed arrow pointing northeast and southwest.
sizens Double-pointed arrow pointing north and south.
sizenwse Double-pointed arrow pointing northwest and southeast.
sizewe Double-pointed arrow pointing west and east.
uparrow Vertical arrow.
wait Hourglass.
FILENAME Filename containing the cursor.
 
Note.
  • Cursor files need to be .cur or .ani.
  • You can't change the cursor on the divider control.

/xdid -M
This command lets you add additional information to a control that can be retrieved later.
Syntax:
/xdid -M [DNAME] [ID] [INFO]
Example:
/xdid -M dcx 4 Mark info here

/xdid -R
This command lets you clip the control region.
Syntax:
/xdid -R [DNAME] [ID] [+FLAGS] (ARGS)
Example:
/xdid -R dcx 4 +f $rgb(255,0,255) control_shape.bmp
/xdid -R dcx 4 +c
Parameters:
+FLAGS Region flags.
f Region is defined in bitmap file.
o OR new region with existing one. (Can be used with c, p or r)
a AND new region with existing one. (Can be used with c, p or r)
i DIFF new region with existing one. (Can be used with c, p or r)
x XOR new region with existing one. (Can be used with c, p or r)
c Sets an ellipse region.
p Sets a polygon region.
r Sets a rounded rectangle region.
n Resets the region.
Variable parameters ARGS:
d
[0|1]
f
[TRANSPARENT_COLOR] [FILENAME]
g
[VALUE]
VALUE The opacity of the dragged window. This can be a value between 0-255.
p
x1,y1 x2,y2 x3,y3 ... x12,y12
COORDINATES A list of at least 3 coordinates, each coordinate in the format of X,Y.
r
(ROUNDNESS)
ROUNDNESS An integer defining how round the rectangle should be.

/xdid -T
This command lets you set the tooltip information for controls that support tooltips.
Syntax:
/xdid -T [DNAME] [ID] [TEXT]
Example:
/xdid -T dcx 4 This is the tooltip text
 
Note. You must call /xdialog -T to create the tooltip before you can use tooltips with any control. (Except controls which naturally have their own tooltips, such as treeview, listview, toolbar, etc)

/xdid -U
This command lets you remove focus from the control.
Syntax:
/xdid -U [DNAME] [ID]
Example:
/xdid -U dcx 4

/xdid -Z
This command lets you scroll a control in the vertical direction where POS is a percentage expressing the area to scroll (0 being top and 100 being bottom).
Syntax:
/xdid -Z [DNAME] [ID] [POS]
Example:
/xdid -Z dcx 4 50

$xdid() Properties
The $xdid identifier is a given mIRC alias that communicates with the DCX DLL to extract information in DCX controls.
$xdid().alpha
This property returns $true if the control is using the alpha style.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).alpha
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).alpha

$xdid().dpos
This property retrieves the position and size of a control in the format [X] [Y] [W] [H] relative to the dialog.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).dpos
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).dpos

$xdid().enabled
This property retrieves if a control is enabled or disabled.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).enabled
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).enabled

$xdid().font
This property returns the font used for writing on the control.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).font
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).font
 
Note. The return value is in the format +flags charset size fontname, where +flags is specfied in /xdid -f

$xdid().hwnd
This property retrieves the window handle (HWND) of a control.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).hwnd
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).hwnd

$xdid().mark
This property retrieves the additional info given to a control with /xdid -M.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).mark
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).mark

$xdid().mouse
This property retrieves the mouse position from the control viewpoint.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).mouse
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).mouse

$xdid().pid
This property retrieves the control ID of the parent of a control (0 if a dialog is the parent).
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).pid
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).pid

$xdid().pos
This property retrieves the position and size of a control in the format [X] [Y] [W] [H] relative to the parent (which can be the dialog).
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).pos
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).pos

$xdid().tooltipbgcolor
This property retrieves the tooltip background color.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).tooltipbgcolor
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).tooltipbgcolor

$xdid().tooltiptextcolor
This property retrieves the tooltip text color.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).tooltiptextcolor
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).tooltiptextcolor

$xdid().type
This property retrieves the control type.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).type
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).type

$xdid().visible
This property retrieves if a control is visible or hidden.
Syntax:
$xdid(dialog, ID).visible
Example:
$xdid(dcx, 4).visible

Controls Events
These events are fired when activity occurs in the Controls control.
alpha
Returns if a control has alpha style or not.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME alpha ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx alpha 4

focus
Triggered when a control gains the focus where $3 is the control ID.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME focus ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx focus 4

focusout
Triggered when a control loses the focus where $3 is the control ID.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME focusout ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx focusout 4

mouse
When the mouse hovers a control where $3 is the ID of the control.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME mouse ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx mouse 4

mouseenter
When the mouse enters a control where $3 is the ID of the control.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME mouseenter ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx mouseenter 4

mouseleave
When the mouse leaves a control where $3 is the ID of the control.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME mouseleave ID
Example:
/cb_alias dcx mouseleave 4

mwheel
Event triggered when the mouse wheel is scrolled.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME mwheel ID +FLAGS DIRECTION
Example:
/cb_alias dcx mwheel 4 +cs up
Parameters:
+FLAGS Keystate flags during scroll.
c Control key.
l Left mouse button.
m Middle mouse button.
r Right mouse button.
s Shift key.
DIRECTION The direction which the wheel is scrolling.
up Upwards.
down Downwards.

sizing
When the control is resized, where $3 is the new width and $4 is the new height.
Syntax:
/cb_alias DNAME sizing ID W H
Example:
/cb_alias dcx sizing 4 90 60


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