[fenomeno83]

how can i customize background of mfc dialog box?
a simple example?

[shabbir]

Just drawing on the dc in the PAINT method will do your job.

Here is the default PAINT method of the default dialog based MFC

if (IsIconic())
    {
        CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

        SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, (WPARAM) dc.GetSafeHdc(), 0);

        // Center icon in client rectangle
        int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
        int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
        CRect rect;
        GetClientRect(&rect);
        int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
        int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

        // Draw the icon
        dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
    }
    else
    {
        CDialog::OnPaint();
    }

Just replace it with

if (IsIconic())
    {
        CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

        SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, (WPARAM) dc.GetSafeHdc(), 0);

        // Center icon in client rectangle
        int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
        int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
        CRect rect;
        GetClientRect(&rect);
        int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
        int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

        // Draw the icon
        dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
    }
    else
    {
        CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

        CRect rc;
        GetClientRect(&rc);
        dc.FillSolidRect(rc,RGB(98,84,84));
        
        CDialog::OnPaint();
    }

We just added the following lines

CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

        CRect rc;
        GetClientRect(&rc);
        dc.FillSolidRect(rc,RGB(98,84,84));

[shabbir]

Sample attached in reply to your other thread customize font mfc dlg

[fenomeno83]

Thanks

[shabbir]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenomeno83

Thanks

My pleasure.