# User32Addition {% hint style="info" %} Module **Windows only! Some features are available for macOS too in** [**AppKitAddition**](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/appkitaddition.md)**.** {% endhint %} ## Overview ### Methods | Overview | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [BringToFront](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#bringtofront-expands-w-as-window) | [IdealHeight](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#idealheight-expands-p-as-pushbutton-as-integer) | | [IdealWidth](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#idealwidth-expands-p-as-pushbutton-as-integer) | [Image](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#image-extends-s-as-pushbutton-radiobutton-scaling-as-nsimagescaling-nsimagescaling-none-position-as-nscellimageposition-nscellimageposition-imageleft-assigns-pic-as-picture-mac-win) | | [Images](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#images-extends-parent-as-menuitem-s-as-menuitem-assigns-pics-as-picture-mac-win) | [MakeComposited](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#makecomposited-extends-w-as-window-rectcontrol) | | [MakeLayered](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#makelayered-extends-w-as-window-rectcontrol-redraw-as-boolean-true) | [MakeTransparent](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#maketransparent-extends-w-as-rectcontrol-window-transparencycolor-as-color-and-cffffffff-alpha-as-byte-0) | | [SizeToFit](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#sizetofit-extends-p-as-pushbutton-radiobutton) | [Template](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/user32addition.md#template-extends-s-as-pushbutton-scaling-as-nsimagescaling-nsimagescaling-proportionallyupordown-position-as-nscellimageposition-nscellimageposition-imageleft-assigns-pic-as-picture-mac-win) | ## Documentation ### Methods #### BringToFront (expands w As Window) `[mac + win]` Brings the window to the front of the z oder. #### IdealHeight(expands p As PushButton) As Integer Returns the ideal height of a pushbutton, or -1 if it cannot be calculated. #### IdealWidth(expands p As PushButton) As Integer Returns the ideal width of a pushbutton, or -1 if it cannot be calculated. #### Image(extends s As PushButton / RadioButton, scaling As NSImageScaling = NSImageScaling.None, position As NSCellImageposition = NSCellImageposition.imageleft, assigns pic As Picture) `[mac + win]` Sets the image that appears on the button when it’s in an off state, or nil if there is no such image. {% hint style="danger" %} This currently crashes the project under Windows silently when an image or template is assigned second time to a button – because of getting its handle, not because of the declare. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} Scaling and Position are ignored on Windows. {% endhint %} #### Images(extends parent As Menuitem, s As Menuitem, assigns pics() As Picture) `[mac + win]` Sets the offstate and onstate images for a menuitem. \ Example: If you have a menuitem mi with a child miChild and want to set off- and onstateimage for miChild:\ `mi.Images(miChild) = Array(onStateImage, offStateImage)` #### MakeComposited(extends w as Window / RectControl) Makes the window or control a composited (buffered) window to avoid flicker in a non-transparent environment. {% hint style="warning" %} You should make a window either compositied or layered, not both. {% endhint %} #### MakeLayered(extends w as Window / RectControl, Redraw As Boolean = True) Makes a window a layered window, redrawing it optionally. Use Layered Windows to avoid flicker in situations where transparencies are rendered. #### MakeTransparent(extends w As RectControl / Window, TransparencyColor as Color = \&cffffffff, Alpha As Byte = 0) Makes a rectcontrol or a window transparent by turning every appearance of transparencyColor into transparency with an alpha value between 0 (fully) and 255 (opaque). Sets the window to PopupStyle to allow a fully transparent window without title bar. Makes the Window or control layered too. {% hint style="info" %} Works for windows on macOS too. Use [Alpha](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/appkitaddition.md#alpha-extends-w-as-window-rectcontrol-assigns-value-as-integer-as-integer) for controls under macOS. {% endhint %} #### SizeToFit(extends p as Pushbutton / RadioButton) Resizes a button to the optimum space to show all content if possible. #### Template(extends s As PushButton, scaling As NSImageScaling = NSImageScaling.ProportionallyUpOrDown, position As NSCellImageposition = NSCellImageposition.imageleft, assigns pic As Picture) `[mac + win]` Identical to [*Image*](/add-ons/cstruecolors/documentation/appkitaddition.md#image-extends-s-as-segmentedcontrol-index-as-integer-scaling-as-nsimagescaling-nsimagescaling-proportionallyupordown-assigns-pic-as-picture), only that here the template representation of the image is being used. {% hint style="danger" %} This currently crashes the project under Windows silently when an image or template is assigned second time to a button – because of getting its handle, not because of the declare. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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