how to get window color?

[VCProgrammer]

hi all, i want to get window color that is appear on window border,start menu and taskbar. how can i do this? thanks in advance.

[Lost User]

See the GetSysColor function[^].

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[VCProgrammer]

yes i already use this . i am using windows 7, and set Leaf color here "Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization\Window Color and Appearance" but using GetSysColor this color cant get even i chk this for all values. please help me which value is use to get this color? thanks.

[Jochen Arndt]

With enabled themes you can use GetThemeColor[^]. See also the CP article Add XP Visual Style Support to OWNERDRAW Controls[^]. It may contain useful information (the demo application is based on the no longer available ThemeExplorer from Microsoft which shows the colors for the various GUI elements).

[VCProgrammer]

//i am use GetThemeColor like this.

// Getting the text color used for taskbar captions.
HTHEME hTheme = ::OpenThemeData(NULL, VSCLASS_TASKBAND);
ATLASSERT(hTheme);

COLORREF clrText = 0;
if(hTheme)
{
	const HRESULT hr = ::GetThemeColor(hTheme, TDP\_GROUPCOUNT, 0, 
									   TMT\_BORDERCOLOR, &clrText);		


	ATLASSERT(SUCCEEDED(hr));

	::CloseThemeData(hTheme);
}

// Classic visual scheme.
::FillRect(pDC->m\_hDC, &banner\_rect, ::GetSysColorBrush(CTLCOLOR\_DLG));

// Themed visual scheme. Draw transparently.
::DrawThemeParentBackground(obj\_RecProfDlg->GetSafeHwnd(), pDC->m\_hDC, &banner\_rect);

but its not useful so please help me ,what values i can use GetThemeColor thanks.