INFO: Changing Window Colors with Control Panel |
Q11246
3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
SUMMARY
In Windows, changing the screen background color or the test color will affect the following programs:
Notepad MS-DOS Executive Clock PIF Editor Control Spooler Panel Calendar Terminal Clipboard Write
However, the following programs are not affected:
Calculator Reversi Cardfile COMMAND.COM Paint
MORE INFORMATION
It is up to the application to look in the WIN.INI file to see what [color] preferences are selected. Some applications do not change because either they do not look in the WIN.INI file for those colors, or the applications choose to ignore them.
For an application to be aware of system color changes, the WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE message must be used in the Windows procedures.
For example, suppose a static hBrush is in the WndProc for repaint purposes. To be aware of system color changes, update the brush based on system color changes by doing something similar to the following:
case WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE: DeleteObject(hBrush); hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(GetSysColor(COLOR_WINDOW)); return 0;
Additional query words: 3.10 3.00
Keywords : kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbSysSettings
Issue type : kbinfo
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Last Reviewed: June 9, 1999 |