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PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:33 am
by dige
Hi folks,
unfortunately, Gnozals PureColorLib no longer works (since PB5.40).
With the PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor(GadgetNumber.l, TextColor.l, BackColor.l)
command, I could change the Colors of many gadgets which are not supported by
SetGadgetColor() like:
+ FrameGadget ()
+ PanelGadget ()
+ ComboBoxGadget()
+ ScrollBarGadget()
/EDIT/
+ TrackBarGadget ()
Does anybody knows, what Gnozal has used for that command? Is it
possible to decode a tailbited lib?
If anybody have used the PureLVSORT Lib, you'll find here an
replacement:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 5&start=15
Ciao dige
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:30 pm
by IdeasVacuum
Hi dige - some of it, such as ListIcon row/cell colour is done natively by PB now, so as you say, there is just a short list of gadgets not supported by SetGadgetColor(). No doubt Gnozal was using Windows API. It's an area of the API that requires a huge amount of code to achieve tiny changes.
Of potential interest:
Scrollbar Gadget [Shardik]
Frame Gadget [Danilo]
Frame Gadget [Fluid Byte] ;Preserves Theme
Combo Box Gadget [bbanelli]
Panel Gadget Tabs [Sparkie]
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:02 pm
by Kwai chang caine
Justly, often i wonder why buttongadget, FrameGadget, CheckBox can't use SetGadgetColor in PB ??
Microsoft not expected this option about it ?
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:56 pm
by dige
@IdeasVacuum thx.
It's a pity to have to replace a single command by several codes..
Is'nt it possible to find out, what have Gnozal used for hier PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () command?
Btw., it also worked for the TrackBarGadget()...
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:57 am
by IdeasVacuum
Well, 'under the hood', most likely there are several Procedures, invoked like this:
Code: Select all
Procedure SetGadgetColor(iGadgetID.i, iTextColourRGB.i, iBackColourRGB.i)
;#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Protected iGadgetType.i = GadgetType(iGadgetID)
Select iGadgetType
Case #PB_GadgetType_ComboBox: SetComboBoxColours(iGadgetID, iBackColourRGB, iTextColourRGB, Transparency.i = #TRANSPARENT)
Case #PB_GadgetType_Frame: SetFrameColours(iGadgetID, iBackColourRGB, iTextColourRGB) ;Border Colour = Text Colour
;etc etc
EndSelect
EndProcedure
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Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:11 am
by IdeasVacuum
Microsoft not expected this option about it ?
It can be done with Windows API, so I imagine the issue is not Microsoft but how to do it cross-platform.
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 8:56 pm
by Kwai chang caine
Thanks IdeasVacuum for your explanation
It's right, like i use always windows i never think to that
But they are several PB function, with this observation "use only with windows"
When even, have a button in color in 2015, and all this big splendid library of 3D, it's not a big request no ??
Re: PureCOLOR_SetGadgetColor () Replacement?
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:20 am
by IdeasVacuum
I think PB really needs a GUI designer that is more comprehensive and flexible. I dislike QT because it is way too expensive, but it does show how GUI graphics should be.