Change Toolbar Background Color

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:36 pm

Does anybody know how to change the background color of a toolbar?
Thanks, milan1612

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:05 pm

Toolbars have a transparent background, just change the windows color where it's attached on.

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:53 pm

Ah

, thanks anyway

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:59 pm

FYI, I just tested serval methods to accomplish this but I had no success. Even though I removed the transparency (#TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT), hooked on a callback and processed #WM_ERASEBKGND I couldn't get it to work. Also messing with various style constants didn't bring me far. This is a really nasty bugger. Lemme see if I can trick it somehow.

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:01 pm

I got some code working but it doesn't support XP Skins and only works with FLAT TB style.

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OpenWindow(0,0,0,300,200,"untitled",#WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | 1)

hwndTB = CreateToolBar(0,WindowID(0))

For i=0 To 10 : ToolBarStandardButton(i,i) : Next

dwStyle = #WS_CHILD | #WS_VISIBLE | #CCS_TOP | #CCS_NODIVIDER | #TBSTYLE_FLAT

hBrushBack = CreateSolidBrush_(#Red)
SetWindowLong_(hwndTB,#GWL_STYLE,dwStyle)
SetClassLong_(hwndTB,#GCL_HBRBACKGROUND,hBrushBack)

While WaitWindowEvent() ! 16 : Wend

Here's another one with the technique I described first (works with XP):

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OpenWindow(0,0,0,300,200,"void",#WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | 1)
OpenWindow(1,0,0,WindowWidth(0),25,"",#WS_CHILD,WindowID(0))

hwndTB = CreateToolBar(0,WindowID(1))
For i=0 To 10 : ToolBarStandardButton(i,i) : Next

SetWindowColor(0,#Blue)
SetWindowColor(1,#Red)

While WaitWindowEvent() ! 16 : Wend

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:25 pm

Hi,
I need XP Styles in my app, so ...
I am using SmartWindowRefresh and changing the color of the window
makes it flickering again :roll:
Well, OK, I can live with the Standard Toolbar, thanks anyway

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:36 pm

It's impossible to do with the XP-style toolbar buttons because they are bitmaps and not coloured on the fly.

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:56 pm

Impossible <-> Purebasic
That doesn't fit at all!

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:01 pm

Well, if trond's going to say impossible, I might take a look...

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:35 am

You can of course draw your own toolbar buttons, but you can't change the colour of the existing ones.