XColorSpectrumCtrl - a non-MFC color picker control that displays a color spectrum

Hans Dietrich

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XColorSpectrumCtrl displays a color spectrum that allows user selection, and provides APIs for color based on RGB and HSL color models.

xcolorspectrumctrl_demo.zip
- src
- vs2005
  - XColorSpectrumCtrlTest.sln
  - XColorSpectrumCtrlTest.vcproj
- vs6
  - Release
  - XColorSpectrumCtrlTest.dsp
  - XColorSpectrumCtrlTest.dsw

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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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//
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STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "About XColorSpectrumCtrlTest"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
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    LTEXT           "XColorSpectrumCtrlTest Version 1.1",IDC_STATIC,40,13,
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    LTEXT           "Copyright � 2008 Hans Dietrich",IDC_STATIC,40,27,165,8
    LTEXT           "This software is released into the public domain.  You are free to use it in any way you like.",
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EXSTYLE WS_EX_APPWINDOW
CAPTION "XColorSpectrumCtrlTest"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
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    CONTROL         "Slow",IDC_SPEED1,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | WS_GROUP | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,20,22,33,10
    CONTROL         "A little faster",IDC_SPEED2,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
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    CONTROL         "Pretty fast",IDC_SPEED3,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
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    CONTROL         "Ludicrously fast",IDC_SPEED4,"Button",
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    GROUPBOX        "Tooltips",IDC_STATIC,10,47,235,32,WS_GROUP
    CONTROL         "None",IDC_TOOLTIP1,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
                    WS_GROUP | WS_TABSTOP,20,61,35,10
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                    WS_TABSTOP,63,61,33,10
    CONTROL         "HTML",IDC_TOOLTIP3,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,104,61,38,10
    CONTROL         "VB",IDC_TOOLTIP4,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,150,61,27,10
    CONTROL         "HSL",IDC_TOOLTIP5,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,185,61,32,10
    RTEXT           "240 ",IDC_STATIC,18,98,16,8
    LTEXT           "__",IDC_STATIC,38,95,14,8,NOT WS_GROUP
    LTEXT           "",IDC_COLOR_NAME,57,87,79,8,NOT WS_GROUP
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    CTEXT           "239",IDC_STATIC,168,208,14,8,NOT WS_GROUP
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    PUSHBUTTON      "Button1",IDC_BUTTON1,10,240,36,14,NOT WS_VISIBLE
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Written By

Hans Dietrich

Software Developer (Senior) Hans Dietrich Software

United States

I attended St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto, with the intention of becoming a priest. A friend in the University's Computer Science Department got me interested in programming, and I have been hooked ever since.

Recently, I have moved to Los Angeles where I am doing consulting and development work.

For consulting and custom software development, please see www.hdsoft.org.

XColorSpectrumCtrl - a non-MFC color picker control that displays a color spectrum

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