Transparent background and colored text for radio button

[kiranin]

I am trying for a transpaerent radio button with colored text, i tried so many options by overwriting WM_CTRL_CLR or WM_ERASE_BKGND etcc.. its working for static and buttons but radio buttons not working... can any throw a light on this.. how we can do it

[Naveen]

From comctrl6,if theme enabled you cannot change the text color of the raido button usign the WM_CTLCOLOR color. AFAIK, one thing we can do is, disable theme only for radio button. After this your code in the CTL color will work. eg: SetWindowTheme( GetDlgItem( IDC_RAIOD_BTN_ID)->m_hWnd, L"", L"" ); where IDC_RAIOD_BTN_ID is the id of the radio button

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[Mohan Ramachandra]

Hope this may help 1.Create a CBrush member variable in Dialog class

CBrush m_brush;

2.In OnInitDialog, Create the brush with background color of the dialog

m_brush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(200,100,0));

3.Handle the WM_CTLCOLOR message of the dialog and change the OnCtlColor function

HBRUSH CTestRadioDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
if(pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID()==IDC_RADIO1)
{
// Text Background
pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(200,100,0));
// Text color
pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0,100,200));
return m_brush;
}
return CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
}

[Paresh Chitte]

Have you tried

CDC::SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT)

. Regards, Paresh.

[Mohan Ramachandra]

What is the background of your dialog or window? A Image, or just filled with a color?

[KarstenK]

you can also use the radio button without text and paint the text yourself or in another static.

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