making transparent backgrounds... FOR REAL!

Check mi image:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5...titled1xo6.jpg
This is the code:

Code:

IDD_DIALOG2 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 180, 134
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_3DLOOK | DS_FIXEDSYS | WS_CHILD | WS_SYSMENU
EXSTYLE WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
BEGIN
    CONTROL         "",IDC_SPIN1,"msctls_updown32",UDS_SETBUDDYINT | 
                    UDS_ARROWKEYS,39,24,11,14,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    GROUPBOX        "Commands:",IDC_STATIC,62,14,98,52,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    GROUPBOX        "Playlist:",IDC_STATIC,7,14,50,31,BS_LEFT
END

and also for the DlgProc:

Code:

INT_PTR CALLBACK ChildsDlgProc(HWND hDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
switch(uMsg) {
//...
case WM_ERASEBKGND:
		{
			return 1;
		}
//...

But still, those Groupboxes still have those ugly backgrounds...
any ideas about how to make them real transparent?

I hope to use the WM_CTRLCOLORSTATIC as last awnser.

>> But still, those Groupboxes still have those ugly backgrounds...

So do the buttons.

Actually I do have an idea. How about making a custom callback for your groupboxs, and giving them the style WS_EX_LAYERED and use SetLayeredWindowAttributes() to make the defualt background transparent?

Ok...I'll try that