Overlay Text on a button with an image

monkeypirate83 · 25th August 2016, 17:41

Hi,

I'm trying to overlay text on top of a button which I've applied an image to, but the text on the button gets pushed to the far right of the button instead of the middle.

Any ideas how I can get text to appear in the center of a button which has an image applied to it?

This is what I'm doing to draw an image to a button: (I've tried all manor of things to move the text but nothing)

code:
	; Create an image.

	GetDlgItem $Button $HWNDPARENT 1

	Pop $Button

	System::Call `user32::LoadImage(i 0, t "$PLUGINSDIR\button.bmp", i ${IMAGE_BITMAP}, i 0, i 0, i ${LR_CREATEDIBSECTION}|${LR_LOADFROMFILE}) i.s`

	pop $Image

Thanks

Anders · 25th August 2016, 20:21

Posting the button code would be useful :\

Not really sure what you are after and you might have to settle for a image with text as part of the image. Have you looked at the button skin plugin on the wiki?

Perhaps it is possible to call CreateWindowEx directly to create a static control (label) as a child window of the button, I have never tried it but it might work...

monkeypirate83 · 2nd September 2016, 12:52

Thanks, I worked around this by creating a userdrawn control over the top of my image and managed to get it looking spot on. Thanks for your help.

25th August 2016, 17:41	#1
monkeypirate83 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 4	Overlay Text on a button with an image Hi, I'm trying to overlay text on top of a button which I've applied an image to, but the text on the button gets pushed to the far right of the button instead of the middle. Any ideas how I can get text to appear in the center of a button which has an image applied to it? This is what I'm doing to draw an image to a button: (I've tried all manor of things to move the text but nothing) code: ; Create an image. GetDlgItem $Button $HWNDPARENT 1 Pop $Button System::Call `user32::LoadImage(i 0, t "$PLUGINSDIR\button.bmp", i ${IMAGE_BITMAP}, i 0, i 0, i ${LR_CREATEDIBSECTION}\|${LR_LOADFROMFILE}) i.s` pop $Image Thanks

25th August 2016, 20:21	#2
Anders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ${NSISDIR} Posts: 5,548	Posting the button code would be useful :\ Not really sure what you are after and you might have to settle for a image with text as part of the image. Have you looked at the button skin plugin on the wiki? Perhaps it is possible to call CreateWindowEx directly to create a static control (label) as a child window of the button, I have never tried it but it might work... IntOp $PostCount $PostCount + 1

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2nd September 2016, 12:52	#3
monkeypirate83 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 4	Thanks, I worked around this by creating a userdrawn control over the top of my image and managed to get it looking spot on. Thanks for your help.