Define a CBrush pointer in your dialog Class Code: CBrush *brush; Initialize the brush pointer in the constructor of your Dialog Code: brush = new CBrush(RGB(49,49,49)); Add the WM_CTLCOLR Message handler for the dialog and add the following code Code: switch (nCtlColor) { case CTLCOLOR_EDIT: pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(0, 255, 0)); pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0, 0, 0)); return (HBRUSH)(brush->GetSafeHandle()); default: return CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); }
how can I insert an image as background of dialog box? And How I change font of edit box(but static text must be another font)? thanks
Making it as a seperate threads will have more responses but I will give you some hints as how you can do that. There are couple of ways to be doing this. 1. You need to be doing is Derive a class from the CDialog and use that class for your dialog and in the PAINT message just use the bitblt function to render the image. 2. Add the PAINT message handler to the current dialog and draw the image to the DC of the paint method. Using the SetFont method in the InitDialog function of the dialog box where the control is placed. That will remain.
can I have a simple example on which create a custom background and a font different between static text and edit box text? thanks
Is it possible to change the foreground color of a specific part of the text inside an edit box? For example "Error" should be red and the rest black.
Hi, I'm new to the MFC programming. I need to change the back ground color of the edit boxes in my application. I hope the code provided in the first reply in this thread will do that. But I'm confused with the phrase "Add the WM_CTLCOLR Message handler for the dialog". Can any one please explain me how can I add that message handler? Thank You.
A/A, Follow the following steps: 1. Open the .h file (say "uFile.h") in which u want to change the color of a Textbox, 2. Write the declaration as: public: afx_msg HBRUSH OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor); CBrush *brush; 3. Now open your .cpp (uFile.cpp) file, 4. In the Message_Map write ON_WM_CTLCOLOR() message handler as: BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CVCSDlg, CDialog) . . . . . . ON_WM_CTLCOLOR() END_MESSAGE_MAP() 5. Write an event hanler for the Message_Handler as Code: HBRUSH CuFile::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); // TODO: Change any attributes of the DC here switch (1) { case 1: pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(255, 255, 255)); pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0, 0, 0)); return (HBRUSH)(brush->GetSafeHandle()); default: return CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); } return hbr; } Alternatively you can do it as follows: 1. Open the .h or .cpp, 2. Open the properties Window, 3. Click on Messages button at the top of this Properties Window, 4. Search for "OnCtlColor", 5. Click on the right side of it and add the "OnCtlColor", 6. Now you need only to add the following code in the event handler that is generated automatically. Code: switch (1) { case 1: pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(255, 255, 255)); pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0, 0, 0)); return (HBRUSH)(brush->GetSafeHandle()); default: return CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); } return hbr; That will work for sure. If u need further assistance, u r always welcome. Allah Hafiz!
Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. Actually I did it as you said it was successful. You have explained it very well. Thanks lot again for your help. Continue your good work. Regards Piyumali
thank you , great code and simplest , though the text still original size and back ground color limited to text size ! :nice:
