Static control color change

I've created a static text control using the resource.
I have two questions:

1) Is there a way to apply a color to the static within the resource?
2) How can I change the color after the static control was already created?


Thank you.

1) not sure
2) you catch the WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message

Quote:

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Syntax

Code:

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WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC

    WPARAM wParam
    LPARAM lParam;

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Parameters

wParam
Handle to the device context for the static control window.
lParam
Handle to the static control.

Return Value

If an application processes this message, the return value is a handle to a brush that the system uses to paint the background of the static control.

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* Can I use the lParam to match the handle to the handle of the static control I wish to paint?

* Also, I've tried to color the text itself without the background color but it doesn't work...

Code:

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        case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
                SetTextColor((HDC)wParam, RGB(0, 255, 0));
                return((HBRUSH)0);

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Originally Posted by Devil Panther

Also, I've tried to color the text itself without the background color but it doesn't work...

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To return a NULL brush, use GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH).
You should also call SetBkMode to make the background of the text (not the static control) transparent.

Code:

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    case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
      {
        HDC  hdc  = (HDC)  wParam ;
        HWND ctrl = (HWND) lParam ;
 
        SetBkMode( hdc, TRANSPARENT );
        SetTextColor( hdc, RGB(0, 255, 0) );
 
        return (LRESULT)GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH);
      }

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Something is not working...
The result of the code is black text on a white background :(

Hmm, it seemed to work for me when I posted that snippet yesterday.
Mind posting your code?

oops, got the lParam and wParam mixed up :D
it works fine now, thank you.