Thread: Button Color

By-Fordy

Code:

#include <windows.h>

char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
HINSTANCE hInst;

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);


int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow)
{
WNDCLASSEX wc;
HWND hwnd;
MSG Msg;

hInst = hInstance;
//Step 1: Registering the Window Class
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wc.style = 0;
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
wc.hInstance = hInstance;
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject (WHITE_BRUSH);
wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
wc.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
return 0;
}

// Step 2: Creating the Window
hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
g_szClassName,
"The Password Keeper",
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 240, 120,
NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

if(hwnd == NULL)
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
return 0;
}

ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hwnd);

// Step 3: The Message Loop
while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
{
TranslateMessage(&Msg);
DispatchMessage(&Msg);
}
return Msg.wParam;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(msg)
	{
		case WM_CLOSE:
			DestroyWindow(hwnd);
			break;
		case WM_CREATE:
					//create a default push button
		CreateWindowEx(	0, //more or 'extended' styles
					   	TEXT("BUTTON"), //'class' of control to create
					   	TEXT("DEFAULT PUSH BUTTON"), //the control caption
					   	WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON, //control style: how it looks
					   	10, //control position: left
					   	10, //control position: top
						200, //control width
						30, //control height
						hwnd, //parent window handle
						NULL, //control's ID
						hInst, //application instance
						NULL); 
							//create a push button
		CreateWindowEx( 0, //more or 'extended' styles
						TEXT("BUTTON"), //'class' of control to create
						TEXT("PUSH BUTTON"), //the control caption
						WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_PUSHBUTTON, //control style: how it looks
						10, //control position: left
						50, //control position: top
						200, //control width
						30, //control height
						hwnd, //parent window handle
						NULL, //control's ID
						hInst, //application instance
						NULL);
		break;
		case WM_DESTROY:
			PostQuitMessage(0);
			break;
		default:
		return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
	}
return 0;
}

this is from a thread that fordy replied to

There are some suggestions here.

BTW, Cgawd, the code you posted serves only to create 2 buttons - it won't alter their default appearance at all. Anyway, judging by some of the comments in that code, I have a pretty good idea where some of it originally came from...

edit: typos

it came from fordy, as i said 2 times in that post

Originally posted by Ken Fitlike
BTW, Cgawd, the code you posted serves only to create 2 buttons - it won't alter their default appearance at all. Anyway, judging by some of the comments in that code, I have a pretty good idea where some of it originally came from...

Often if I do a code example as an answer on this board I use Ken's site for the boilerplate code because its both accessible and reliable and I can quickly add what I want to it.....this is often if I am in work and dont have my templates or the time to do it.....

So yeah....its Ken's code alright!

"Plagiarism is the finest form of flattery"

>Usually the WM_CTL* messages work just fine for other controls but not buttons.
When you handle the WM_CTLCOLORBTN message, you can change the button's background color, which is hidden behind the button. This is left over from win 3.1 Just FYI

>> So yeah....its Ken's code alright!

Ken: It's, uh, Bob's code!