Cover inactive windows with GUI, Solutions to Variable Coordinates (AHK) - user-interface

Question

I collapse all my windows to title bars when not active. I want to cover these inactive windows with different color GUIs. The GUI will only need minimal functionality, just a way to color-code title bars when collapsed, and inactive. That way, I can tell what's what much easier when I look at a desktop full of title bars.
Although I know I have the correct coordinates stored as variables, the gui doesn't show up at all if I specify coordinates as numbers, or as variables. But if I don't specify any coordinates, the GUI appears in the middle of the screen.
This just seems like a combination of
-settimer, and a timer that updates the coordinates when the window moves.
-alwaysontop(ish) of a specific window for each gui(could use some help here, Looking to apply winset, top to a GUI when it's associated window is inactive, but also remain under any newly active window (to keep the GUI visible when looking at the desktop).
-using the corresponding window's y coordinate to know how high to place the GUI(main issue, although I know I have the correct coordinates stored as variables)
-displaying a different color for each GUI.
-The GUI should span across the entire screen width, and be 1/17 the screen height (about the height of the title bar with my screen/resolution).
-winhide a window's gui when it's associated window is active, and winshow when inactive
#SingleInstance,Force
WinGetPos , X_SciTEWindow, Y_SciTEWindow, Width_SciTEWindow, Height_SciTEWindow, ahk_class SciTEWindow ;I don't even need the X_SciTEWindow, because the bars will all be aligned at x0, but it's there...
SysGet, aScreenHeight, 1
bar_height := Round(aScreenHeight / 17)
Gui, Color, aqua,FFB1B1
Gui, Show, w%A_ScreenWidth% h%bar_height%, SomeStupidBar
WinSet, Style, -20xC40000
Winmove, %SomeStupidBar%, x0, y%Y_SciTEWindow%, w%A_ScreenWidth%, h%bar_height%
MsgBox, Time to move the window to x0, y%Y_SciTEWindow%, w%A_ScreenWidth%, h%bar_height%
Winmove, %SomeStupidBar%, x0, y%Y_SciTEWindow%, w%A_ScreenWidth%, h%bar_height%
return
Esc::ExitApp
SetTimer, ShowGui, 500
ShowGui:
IfWinNotExist, ahk_class AutohotkeyGUI
{
Gui, +Owner%WinID% +Border +ToolWindow
Gui, Show, NoActivate x%X% y%Y% w51 h431, %GuiTitle%
}
else
{
WinWaitActive, ahk_class SciTEWindow
WinGetPos, X_SciTEWindow, Y_SciTEWindow,,, ahk_class Notepad
WinGet, WinID, ID, ahk_class SciTEWindow,,,
IfWinNotExist, ahk_class AutohotkeyGUI
WinGetPos, %SomeStupidBar%, , , , ahk_class AutohotkeyGUI
If %SomeStupidBar%<>X - 56
WinMove, ahk_class AutohotkeyGUI, X - 56
}
return
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

#NoEnv
#SingleInstance Force
Gui, SciTE: +Owner -Caption
Gui, SciTE: Color, aqua
Gui, Notepad: +Owner -Caption
Gui, Notepad: Color, red
SysGet, aScreenHeight, 1
bar_height := Round(aScreenHeight / 17)
SetTimer, ShowGui, 500
return
Esc::ExitApp
ShowGui:
If !WinExist("ahk_class SciTEWindow") ; means "NOT"
Gui, SciTE: Cancel
else
{
WinGetPos, X_SciTE, Y_SciTE,,, ahk_class SciTEWindow
If X_SciTE >= 0
Gui, SciTE: Show, NoActivate x%X_SciTE% y%Y_SciTE% w51 h%bar_height%, SciTEWindow
}
If !WinExist("ahk_class Notepad")
Gui, Notepad: Cancel
else
{
WinGetPos, X_Notepad, Y_Notepad,,, ahk_class Notepad
If X_Notepad >= 0
Gui, Notepad: Show, NoActivate x%X_Notepad% y%Y_Notepad% w51 h%bar_height%, Notepad
}
return
#If WinActive("ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI")
~*LButton Up::
WinGetTitle, ActiveTitle, A
WinActivate, ahk_class %ActiveTitle%
return
#If