Thread: changing color of certain words in an edit box?

You could try something like this if you're using the MFC, but very easy to convert to Win 32. This will set the IDC_EDIT1 textbox text red.

Code:

LRESULT CEditboxDlg::WindowProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) 
{
	// TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base class
	static COLORREF TextCol = RGB(255,0,0);	// RED
	LRESULT RC = FALSE;
	
	switch (message)
	{
		case WM_CTLCOLOREDIT:
			if (IsWindow((HWND)lParam))
			{
				if (IDC_EDIT1 == ::GetDlgCtrlID((HWND)lParam))
				{
					RC = CDialog::WindowProc(message, wParam, lParam);
					SetTextColor((HDC)wParam, TextCol);
					return 	RC;
				}
			}
			break;
	}
  	return CDialog::WindowProc(message, wParam, lParam);
}

Look up the richedit control.

Again, look up the rich edit control.

well, i've spent about the past 3 hours staring at msdn, and I haven't learned a thing yet

i can't figure out how to use an edit box in my program

what i'm doing is i did the tutorials from http://winprog.org/tutorial/ and i did the multiple document interface, changing and adding a few things. but the thing is, i can't get it to create an edit box. I don't know HOW to create one, because all msdn says is, "hey, we've got edit boxes, whoohooo! but we're not telling you how to use 'em, we'll just tease you with all the stuff it CAN do! muahahahaha"

so, yah, msdn is evil sometimes. lol

help would be appreciated, like some sort of example or tutorial somewhere that is semi-decent......

-thanks in advance

-edit-
oh yeah, here's all the code that is really of importance here:

Code:

BOOL CALLBACK EditProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(msg)
	{
	default:
		return FALSE;
	}
	return TRUE;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK MDIChildWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(msg)
	{
		case WM_CREATE:
		{
			HFONT hfDefault;
			HWND hEdit;

			RichEdit test;
			hEdit=CreateDialog(hInMain, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_EDITBOX), MainWindow, EditProc); // here's where i'm creating the richedit box, but it crashes whenever i try and open it
			ShowWindow(hEdit, numcmd);
			UpdateWindow(hEdit);

			if(hEdit==NULL)
				MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not create edit box.", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);

			hfDefault = (HFONT)GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
			SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));
		}
		break;
// and more from here, not putting it all, lol

After 30 seconds of searching MSDN:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...itcontrols.asp

>>but i KNOW that i'm creating the dialog box

The edit dialog you are trying to create inside the MDI child dlg is failing. Try creating the edit dlg in response to a NEW msg not the MDI childs WM_CREATE.

Use GetLastError() to give you a clue as to what is happening.

PS
I would use a HDC and intecept WM_KEYDOWN msgs. Then I could paint what ever I wanted on screen, whatever colour I wanted.
This may be harder to start with but will give you full control.