GetSysColor(25)?

dontknowitall

I wrote a quickie program that used a combo of GetSysColorBrush() (to verify the color's existence) and GetSysColor() to get the color. Surprisingly, GetSysColor(25) is a valid color...which has no #define nor any documentation on MSDN Library. From the Win32 API headers: #define COLOR_INFOBK 24 25? #define COLOR_HOTLIGHT 26 I get a color value of RGB(181, 181, 181). Google (and Google codesearch) turned up nothing. Not really all that important to me to know what this is. But it is a curiousity. Perhaps something left over from the Win3.x days.

Marc Clifton

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DavidNohejl

dontknowitall wrote:

RGB(181, 181, 181).

181+181+181 = 543 543+123 = 666 Obvious.

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mav northwind

Shouldn't it be 181+181+181 = 543 5*4+3 = 23 Now everyone can pick his favourite interpretation :)

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NingY

Looks like it's the color setting for ButtonAlternateFace. You can find the value at: HKCU\Control Panel\Colors. Default color is 181 181 181. I am not sure what UI element the color applies to though. Also no idea why Microsoft leaves it out of the WinUser.h. Perhaps they don't want us to mess with this setting...