"Changing Editbox color"

[Hamid Taebi]

Default color of editbox is white but if you want to change color of editbox use of WM_CTLCOLOREDIT

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[harsh_2961]

I used following function HBRUSH CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { return m_brush; } along with the line m_List.SetBkColor(RGB(255, 255, 255)); in oninitdialog(). harsha

[harsh_2961]

I put the code in my reply just now.. please see the code.. Harsha

[prasad_som]

harsh_2961 wrote:

please see the code

Where ? I cannot see it .

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[_AnsHUMAN_]

Over ride WM_ERASEBKGND and put this code over there. CPen myPen; int i =100; CRect rect ; myPen.CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 1, RGB ((i * 4),0,0)); CPen *oldPen = pDC->SelectObject(&myPen) ; GetClientRect(&rect); for(i = 0 ; i <= rect.bottom;) { pDC->MoveTo(0, i); pDC->LineTo(rect.right, i); pDC->SelectObject (&myPen); } pDC->SelectObject(oldPen) ; return TRUE ; The edit box would not be painted to match the dialog back color and would show as white. See if this helps _AnShUmAn_ -- modified at 4:55 Wednesday 14th March, 2007

[harsh_2961]

I used following function HBRUSH CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { return m_brush; } along with the line m_List.SetBkColor(RGB(255, 255, 255)); in oninitdialog(). Harsha

[Parthi_Appu]

harsh_2961 wrote:

along with the line m_List.SetBkColor(RGB(255, 255, 255)); in oninitdialog().

Hope the m_List is your CEdit control.

harsh_2961 wrote:

HBRUSH CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { return m_brush; }

Instead of simply returning m_brush(hope this the brush to paint the dialog background). Try this,

CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
if (CTLCOLOR_EDIT != nCtlColor)
return m_brush;
return hbr;
}

The above change the background color for all the controls in the dialog except for the CEdit controls. If you want to change the color only to the dialog then change the 'if' condition as below

if (CTLCOLOR_DLG == nCtlColor)

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[harsh_2961]

Thanks a lot ... its perfectly working :) Harsha

[prasad_som]

I'm not sure, how you have done it, but modify your code to,

CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
return m_brush;
}

To skip edit control painting do this,
HBRUSH CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
m_brush= CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
if (nCtlColor == CTLCOLOR_EDIT)
{
return brush
}
else
{
//do your customized painting
}

return m_brush;
}

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[ThatsAlok]

harsh_2961 wrote:

When i change the background color of my dialog, along with that the color of the edit box in my dialog is changing.. but i want the editbox color to be white only..

HBRUSH CFileopenDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) {  HBRUSH OrgBrush=CreateSolidBrush(RGB(255,255,255)); // make it white   if(pWnd->GetSafeHwnd() == GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->GetSafeHwnd()) {   return OrgBrush; } return m_brush; }

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[prasad_som]

ThatsAlok wrote:

if(pWnd->GetSafeHwnd() == GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->GetSafeHwnd())

if (pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == IDC_EDIT1) would be better.

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