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  • M Madhu Nair 0

    To change the color of a static control do that in WM_CTLCOLOR [^]message

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    Hi, Not only controls color, but also want to change the background color

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      Hi, Not only controls color, but also want to change the background color

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      Madhu Nair 0
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      m_mun wrote:

      want to change the background color

      Create a solid brush in FormView's OnInitialUpdate m_wndbkBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,255,0)); , and use this in OnEraseBkgnd overload of FormView.

      void CxxxFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
      {
      CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
      CRect rect;
      GetClientRect(rect);
      pDC->FillRect(&rect, &m_wndbkBrush);
      return TRUE;
      }

      modified on Monday, December 7, 2009 5:09 AM

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        m_mun wrote:

        want to change the background color

        Create a solid brush in FormView's OnInitialUpdate m_wndbkBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,255,0)); , and use this in OnEraseBkgnd overload of FormView.

        void CxxxFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
        {
        CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
        CRect rect;
        GetClientRect(rect);
        pDC->FillRect(&rect, &m_wndbkBrush);
        return TRUE;
        }

        modified on Monday, December 7, 2009 5:09 AM

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        Thanks, it changes the background color

        modified on Monday, December 7, 2009 5:52 AM

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        • M m_mun

          Thanks, it changes the background color

          modified on Monday, December 7, 2009 5:52 AM

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          Whenever i scroll down, the other portion does not changes. How can i do that? I have used

          void Cxxx::OnDraw(CDC* pDC)
          {
          CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
          CRect rect;
          GetClientRect(rect);
          pDC->FillRect(&rect, &m_wndbkBrush);
          return;
          }

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          • M m_mun

            Whenever i scroll down, the other portion does not changes. How can i do that? I have used

            void Cxxx::OnDraw(CDC* pDC)
            {
            CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
            CRect rect;
            GetClientRect(rect);
            pDC->FillRect(&rect, &m_wndbkBrush);
            return;
            }

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            Sarath C
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            Madhu already mentioned that you must do this in OnEraseBkgnd instaed of OnDraw()

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              Whenever i scroll down, the other portion does not changes. How can i do that? I have used

              void Cxxx::OnDraw(CDC* pDC)
              {
              CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
              CRect rect;
              GetClientRect(rect);
              pDC->FillRect(&rect, &m_wndbkBrush);
              return;
              }

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              David Crow
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              m_mun wrote:

              CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);

              You do not call this within OnDraw().

              "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

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              • M m_mun

                Hi, Not only controls color, but also want to change the background color

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                _Superman_
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                As Madhu mentioned, WM_CTLCOLOR is not only for controls, but also for the dialog. When the wParam is CTLCOLOR_DLG, you can return a brush for dialog box color. Please read the documentation. It says it all.

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                • D David Crow

                  m_mun wrote:

                  CFormView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);

                  You do not call this within OnDraw().

                  "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                  "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

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                  I have created a new class for form view. There is no msg handler for OnEraseBkgnd

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                  • M m_mun

                    I have created a new class for form view. There is no msg handler for OnEraseBkgnd

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                    m_mun wrote:

                    There is no msg handler for OnEraseBkgnd

                    OnEraseBkgnd() is the message handler for WM_ERASEBKGND.

                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

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                    • D David Crow

                      m_mun wrote:

                      There is no msg handler for OnEraseBkgnd

                      OnEraseBkgnd() is the message handler for WM_ERASEBKGND.

                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

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                      m_mun
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                      Yes, but it is not displayed

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