Set Different Colors For Different Static Controls

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Hi All,
I have one dialog based application, wherein i've different static controls.I want to set different text color for different static controls.How can i use OnCtlColor() for this purpose.If i use CTLCOLOR_EDIT in OnCtlColor(),i can set only one color for all static controls. and how can i fill the static control with color(i mean the background color of static control, not only for the text which will display.for the whole static control.how can i move with these problems?

Please help me in this.

Thanks in Advance.

Posted 6-Jun-11 0:59am

Jijesh Balakrishnan

Updated 6-Jun-11 1:46am

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam)

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Resmi Anna · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-06T01:44:00

for that you need to create some CBrush data as your dialog class membrs
like

MIDL

m_BlueBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,0,255));
m_RedBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(255,0,0));
m_GreenBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,255,0));

afte that initilaize thses brushes in your OnInitDialog()

MIDL

m_BlueBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,0,255));
m_RedBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(255,0,0));
m_GreenBrush.CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,255,0));

after this in each case of your OnCtlColor() function assign these brush object to return as shown below

C#

HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

if( IDC_STATIC == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
{
    pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(255,0,0));
    pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,0,255));
    hbr = (HBRUSH) m_GreenBrush;
}
else if( IDC_STATIC1 == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
{
    pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0,255,0));
    pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,0,255));
    hbr = (HBRUSH)m_RedBrush;
}
else if( IDC_STATIC2 == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
{
    pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0,0,255));
    pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,255,0));
    hbr = (HBRUSH)m_RedBrush;
}
return hbr;

take care of colour conflict with text bkgrnd...

Resmi Anna · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-06T01:16:00

suppose you have 3 static controls
IDC_STATIC, IDC_STATIC1, IDC_STATIC2
write your OnCtlColor() like below

C#

HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

    if( IDC_STATIC == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
    {
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(255,0,0));
        pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,0,255));
    }
    else if( IDC_STATIC1 == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
    {
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0,255,0));
        pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,0,255));
    }
    else if( IDC_STATIC2 == pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
    {
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0,0,255));
        pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,255,0));
    }
    return hbr;

all 3 gets different text colours/ diff bkgrond colours

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