Setting back/foregroundcolor in a static control

**knutso** · 07-23-2003

I tried to change this when i altered the font:

Code:

int SetFont(HWND hWnd, int iSize, char *achFace){
	int iRet, iHeight;
	HFONT hf;
	HDC hDC;

	hDC=GetDC(hWnd);
	iHeight = -MulDiv(iSize, GetDeviceCaps(hDC, LOGPIXELSY), 72);
	hf=CreateFont(iHeight ,0 ,0 ,0 ,FW_THIN ,0 ,0 ,0 ,1 ,OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS ,0 ,PROOF_QUALITY ,0 ,achFace);
	iRet=SendMessage(hWnd,WM_SETFONT,(WPARAM)hf, MAKELPARAM(TRUE, 0));
	SetBkColor(hDC, 0xFF0000);
	ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);
	return(iRet);
}

This doesn't work. In addition i'd like to set the foregroudcolor as well.
Could anyone hint me in the right direction?

Edit:
I forgot to mention that I'm using MSVC++ 6.0, resource script, and not MFC

**adrianxw** · 07-23-2003

SetTextColor(hDC, RGB(255, 255, 255));
SetBkColor(hDC, RGB(100, 100, 100));

**knutso** · 07-23-2003

It doesn't change the color:

Code:

int SetFont(HWND hWnd, int iSize, char *achFace){
	int iRet, iHeight;
	HFONT hf;
	HDC hDC;

	hDC=GetDC(hWnd);
	iHeight = -MulDiv(iSize, GetDeviceCaps(hDC, LOGPIXELSY), 72);
	hf=CreateFont(iHeight ,0 ,0 ,0 ,FW_THIN ,0 ,0 ,0 ,1 ,OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS ,0 ,PROOF_QUALITY ,0 ,achFace);
	iRet=SendMessage(hWnd,WM_SETFONT,(WPARAM)hf, MAKELPARAM(TRUE, 0));
	SetTextColor(hDC, RGB(255, 0, 0));
	SetBkColor(hDC, RGB(0, 0, 0));
	ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);
	return(iRet);
}

**adrianxw** · 07-23-2003

Sorry, I saw your call to SetBkColor() and assumed you just wanted to change text attributes.

Have a look at the WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message.

**knutso** · 07-23-2003

Thanks Adrianxv.
I am familiar with the CTL_COLORSTATIC message;I was just hoping for a simple function to do this...Anyway: I'll give it a try.

**knutso** · 07-23-2003

This is what i've managed:

Code:

if((HWND)lParam == GetDlgItem(hwThis, LBL_HEADER)){
	SetTextColor ((HDC)wParam, 0xFFFFFF) ;
	SetBkColor ((HDC)wParam, RGB(150,150,150));
	return((int)CreateSolidBrush(RGB(150,150,150)));
}

From MSDN:

The system does not automatically destroy the returned brush. It is the application's responsibility to destroy the brush when it is no longer needed.

How can i destroy the brush when the function has this as return value????

**adrianxw** · 07-23-2003

Create the brush in the windows WM_CREATE handler, store the handle in a static HBRUSH, then in WM_DESTROY use DeleteObject() to destroy the brush.

You shouldn't use GDI creates in the way you are doing because you then do not have the handle to delete them and you'll leak.

**knutso** · 07-24-2003

Thanks again, it's working now.

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