Thread: Background color

P.S. my compiler doesn't have <windows.h>.

You should look into getting the windows library if you are into doing all this fancy shmancy stuff.


win32API:

Code:

//You can set background color when you set the wndclass.hbrBackground attribute

wndclass.hbrBackground = CreateSolidBrush(0);  //All black background

Code:

//Also, you can always create a new brush and insert the handle in the window class 
//structure and then delete the old brush anytime you want to change background color:

DeleteObject((HBRUSH)
     SetClassLong(hwnd, GCL_HBRBACKGROUND,    
          (LONG)CreateSolidBrush(RGB(color[0], color[1], color[2]))));

//The next time windows recolors the background of the window, it will use this new brush

Here is some example winAPI code that nicely demonstrates how to change background color. (too bad you don't have windows.h, maybe one of your friends can compile it and give it to you)

Download a compiler that has it.

E.g. Dev-C++

I think the bloodshed IDE supports windows.h

Download it here.