Colorizing CheckBoxes in XP...

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:26 am

Hi HeX0R

Not sure what's causing the problem but here's a quick "hack" if you can live with it for now. I'll take a closer look when I get a chance.

This disables the XP Theme for the OptionGadget and allows the color changes.

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OpenWindow(0,100,150,120,40,#PB_Window_SystemMenu,"") 

Brush = CreateSolidBrush_($808080) 

Procedure myCallback(WindowID, Message, wParam, lParam) 
  Shared Brush 
  Result = #PB_ProcessPureBasicEvents 
  Select Message 
    Case #WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC 
      Debug "HI"
      SetBkMode_(wParam,#TRANSPARENT) 
      SetTextColor_(wParam, $FFFFFF) 
      Result = Brush 
  EndSelect 
  ProcedureReturn Result 
EndProcedure 

SetWindowCallback(@myCallback()) 
CreateGadgetList(WindowID()) 
CheckBoxGadget(4, 10, 10,100, 20, "Test") 

;--> Disable XP Theme for the OptionGadget
If OSVersion() = #PB_OS_Windows_XP
  OpenLibrary(0, "uxtheme.dll")
  CallFunction(0, "SetWindowTheme", GadgetID(4), @" ", @" ")
  CloseLibrary(0)
EndIf

Repeat 
Until WaitWindowEvent() = #PB_EventCloseWindow

MrMat · Post by **MrMat** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:48 am

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CallFunction(0, "SetWindowTheme", GadgetID(4), @" ", @" ")

That can randomly fail because the last two parameters should be pointers to null-terminated 16-bit unicode strings. Credit for tracking that down goes to Fred who helped fix a similar bug in my program

I think this is the simplest fix:

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CallFunction(0, "SetWindowTheme", GadgetID(4), @null.w, @null.w)

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:56 am

Thanks for the info MrMat

I'd go with Fred's recommendation in this case as well.

MrMat · Post by **MrMat** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:06 am

No problem. I think Fred's suggestion was to label a Data.w 0 and reference that but @null.w should do the same thing (since it's a pointer to a 16-bit zero) and it saves typing a few characters...

HeX0R · Post by **HeX0R** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:41 pm

Haa, i knew you're the man!

Thanks a lot both of you, i surely can live with this "Hack".

utopiomania · Post by **utopiomania** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:43 pm

As soon as you activate WinXP Style on your pc and activate the compiler option xp-skin the fontcolor will be black

Will it still turn to black if I don't acvtivate the option xp-skin in the compiler, and the user activates WinXP Style on his PC?

HeX0R · Post by **HeX0R** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:41 am

Nope!
Only if both is activated

localmotion34 · Post by **localmotion34** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:30 pm

isnt a checkbox a BUTTON? hence the #wm_colorstatic message wont be processed? doesnt the checkbox then nees to be ownerdrawn, and the Bkcolor set to "coloref" whatever?