Re: set the color to a Button - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

Ward10-Mar-06 1:40

10-Mar-06 1:40

Does anyone know how to set the color of the scrollbar of a listbox. I'm using win32. I've already tried several WM_CTLCOLOR... messages, but this did not work.
Changing the colors of buttons and other controls works fine.

Ward

Re: Color of scrollbar of a listbox

Naveen10-Mar-06 1:48

Naveen

10-Mar-06 1:48

Their is no way to change the color of scroll bar in a listbox. The scroll bar in it is Build in.

u can either hide the default scroll bar and put urs

Another method is
http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/coolscroll.asp[^]

nave

Re: Color of scrollbar of a listbox

Nishad S10-Mar-06 1:51

Nishad S

10-Mar-06 1:51

But what about the detours library it uses...?

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Re: Color of scrollbar of a listbox

Stephen Hewitt10-Mar-06 2:30

Stephen Hewitt

10-Mar-06 2:30

You can't (legally) use Detours in a commercial product - I don't even think you can use it in a free product (again, legally). I haven’t read the license in a while but from memory it’s quite restrictive – I think you can use it for “research” purposes. Also it doesn't work properly on Win95/98/ME (but who cares?!?).

I'd be surprised if you couldn't use subclassing to change the colour of the scrollbars.

Steve

Re: Color of scrollbar of a listbox

Nishad S10-Mar-06 17:44

Nishad S

10-Mar-06 17:44

Stephen Hewitt wrote:
I'd be surprised if you couldn't use subclassing to change the colour of the scrollbars.

But we cannot take the handle of the default scrollbars. It is only a drawing, not a window, right? Further more the system paints it directly, in many cases( like thumb positioning, etc. ). So we cannot use the OnPaint also. That is why the detours is used.

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set the color to a Button

chetan21018310-Mar-06 1:13

chetan210183

10-Mar-06 1:13

Hi,
Is it possible to set the color to a button in a dialog based application?
I tried using CTLCOLOR_BTN unsuccessfully.

The code which i tried is given below..

HBRUSH CMyDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
if (CTLCOLOR_BTN == nCtlColor)
// It worked when i used CTLCOLOR_DLG to change the color of the DialogBox
{
hbr = ::GetSysColorBrush(1);
}

return hbr;
}

Thanks in Adavance..
Chetan.

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Re: set the color to a Button

Hamid_RT10-Mar-06 1:23

Hamid_RT

10-Mar-06 1:23

I think you want to change color from button you need to
derived from CButton and use WM_DRAWITEM
But for best way you can go examples in CodeProject and
you find your answer

Re: set the color to a Button

chetan21018310-Mar-06 21:35

chetan210183

10-Mar-06 21:35

Thanks a lot for your suggestion.

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Re: set the color to a Button

Nishad S10-Mar-06 1:58

Nishad S

10-Mar-06 1:58

You will get a good knowledge about button costumization from http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/HyperButtonEx.asp

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Re: set the color to a Button

toxcct10-Mar-06 1:59

toxcct

10-Mar-06 1:59

The art of Subclassing[^]

Re: set the color to a Button

Stephen Hewitt10-Mar-06 2:21

Stephen Hewitt

10-Mar-06 2:21

The documentation states that WM_CTLCOLORBTN (which you're handling indirectly via the MFC plumbing when you handle the WM_CTLCOLOR message) only works you owner drawn controls - Which basically makes it useless as then you have to draw it yourself. You’re not doing anything wrong; this technique simply doesn’t work.

Steve

Re: set the color to a Button

includeh1010-Mar-06 2:38

includeh10

10-Mar-06 2:38

simplest way is to Inherit a CButton then darw it on WM_PAINT or OnPaint(...), very easy.

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Includeh10

Re: set the color to a Button

ThatsAlok10-Mar-06 18:34

ThatsAlok

10-Mar-06 18:34

chetan210183 wrote:
I tried using CTLCOLOR_BTN unsuccessfully.

Button Doesn't support Changing color through WM_CTLCOLOR Message!.. you need to handle WM_DRAWITEM MESSAGE by Subclassing the Button...
look for exmple for same here http://www.codeproject.com/button

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Re: set the color to a Button

chetan21018310-Mar-06 21:37

chetan210183

10-Mar-06 21:37

Thanks a lot.

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DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:30

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:30

Hi!

I've built MFC project with VS MFC wizzard, and have included my own source. It's working fine on my computer, but on other computer isn't, because it doesn't have reqired DLLs.

My question is, how to attach necessery DLLs to my MFC project, to run it on other comuper whitch doesn't have reqired DLLs?

Hope You got the point.

Looking forward to hearing from You.

Thanks!

Re: DLLs for MFC

Dominik Reichl10-Mar-06 0:34

Dominik Reichl

10-Mar-06 0:34

Try statically linking the MFC library to your DLL. You can do this in Main Menu: Project - Project Properties - Configuration Settings - General - MFC usage. Change this from shared MFC DLL to statically linking the MFC library.

Best regards
Dominik

_outp(0x64, 0xAD);
and
__asm mov al, 0xAD __asm out 0x64, al
do the same... but what do they do??
(doesn't work on NT)

Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:53

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:53

I tried, but now i've got build errors.

Reason? Should I add something more to my project?

Re: DLLs for MFC

Monty²10-Mar-06 0:35

Monty²

10-Mar-06 0:35

You need to copy the required dlls to the other computer's windows directory. This is what installers are used for.

Try this installer its free and powerfull
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php[^]

BTW which MFC dll is missing?

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Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:57

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:57

Monty v2.0 wrote:
You need to copy the required dlls to the other computer's windows directory. This is what installers are used for.

Yep i thought so, but how can i know all *.dll-s whitch are needed ?

missed dlls - i.e. mfc70d.dll , msvcr70d.dll

Re: DLLs for MFC

Monty²10-Mar-06 1:00

Monty²

10-Mar-06 1:00

eMtek wrote:
missed dlls - i.e. mfc70d.dll , msvcr70d.dll

you have build the exe in *debug* mode, change to *release* mode and to test simple copy the required dlls (mfc70.dll , msvcr70.dll) without the 'd', if they are not there already

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Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 1:35

eMtek

10-Mar-06 1:35