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Simple just paint over it! Have a look here... http://www.codeproject.com/combobox/combobox\_flatcombo.asp HTH Jerry

Ah, I have tried to do custom draw but I don't get it to work, how do I make menu and the other things(mentioned earlier) with custom draw, I could use some samples of code, since I seem to be doing something wrong when I don't get it to work. =) Thanks, /Fredrik

Ah, would have been real neat though =) Ok, could you help me with intercepting the WM_CTLCOLOR messages. I've tried this but I only managed to do it with te buttons, and used SetDialogBgColor() to chandge the dialogs "view" color, but a few things remain. The color of my slider, ComboBox, the menu, the boarder (or is it called frame) of the dialog window. Thx, most thankfull for help. =) /Fredrik

Hi! I know how to do what you just described, but what I need to know is how to override the system colors for my dialog window only. I have no clue how to make my application to actually look for the colors elsewhere than at the place where windows has it's system colors. I know how to create the keys and set upp the palette values I need in my dialog, but when I have made my own palette in the registry, I have no clue how to make the dialog to actually be pointed to my own defined palette in the registry rather than the one it is pointing at by default (the system colors). Thanks a bunch, /Fredrik

Hi, Add the following code to your Dialogs OnPaint() method. If a method like this doesnt exist, you can add it from Class Wizard. void CYourDialog::OnPaint() { CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting CRect rect; GetWindowRect(&rect); ScreenToClient(&rect); dc.FillSolidRect(rect, 0x00000000); //set bk color to black } I am sorry that i cannot answer your other questions. Mustafa Demirhan